The following piece was originally published in The Hill by John Shkor, Steven Lepper and William Baumgartner. Read the original article here. President Trump has…
The American Watch Dog
A political attack ad is generating rare bipartisan backlash in Ohio's governor's race, raising questions about where voters draw the line on aggressive campaign tactics.
Phoenix celebrates Pride in October rather than June — a practical concession to brutal desert heat — but the questions surrounding LGBTQ+ rights and representation are just as pressing here as anywhere else in the country.
For thousands of veterans and military families still waiting for justice over the toxic water crisis at Camp Lejeune, a recent statement by President Donald Trump at a campaign rally has raised a deeply unsettling question: Should federal compensation for sick and dying Americans depend on who wins a partisan election?
Rapper and activist Killer Mike has long positioned himself as a voice for Black liberation — but a recent interview is reigniting a debate about whether his political alliances undercut that message.
Michigan's 2026 midterm elections are shaping up to be one of the most closely watched political battlegrounds in the country, with high-stakes races, questions about election integrity, and real consequences for everyday voters.
When war disrupts the world's most critical oil shipping lane, the pain doesn't stay in the Middle East — it travels straight to the gas pump, the grocery store, and the doctor's office. The ongoing standoff between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz is doing exactly that, and American families are beginning to feel it in their wallets and in their access to the care they need.
A retired American schoolteacher is free after four years in Russian custody, and the timing is no coincidence. His release arrived just as a top U.S. envoy sat down with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg — the latest chapter in a rapidly shifting diplomatic relationship between Washington and Moscow.
With just two weeks left before Election Day, the 2026 midterms are shaping up to be one of the most expensive and consequential in modern history — and for millions of American families already stretched thin by high prices, tariffs, and the cost of everyday life, the results could determine who actually speaks for them in Washington.
A U.S. Senate race in Minnesota that Democrats once considered a safe hold is now drawing serious attention from both parties. The Cook Political Report shifted its rating of the Minnesota contest toward Republicans on Tuesday, a signal that the race has grown meaningfully more competitive in the final weeks of the campaign.
While millions of Americans are stretching every dollar at the grocery store, a viral celebrity shopping dispute over a $15,000 mechanical bird has taken over the internet — and the contrast couldn't be more revealing about where we are as a country right now.
A flamingo named Peachy became the unlikely center of a criminal trial in Las Vegas — and on Monday, the man who plucked her from her habitat at one of the city's most iconic hotels was found guilty.
A wave of suspicious letters targeting elected officials and election workers is raising alarms across the country — and Arizona is now at the center of it. Three Democratic members of Congress from the state say they were among the recipients of threatening correspondence, part of a broader pattern affecting more than 100 public officials nationwide.