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Seven House Democrats broke with most of their party to vote for the spending bill — a measure that keeps roughly flat and includes about $10 billion for -and-customs-enforcement">Immigration and Cust...
Polls and forecasters currently show Democrats favored to make gains in 2026 but not an inevitable “takeover”: several models and polling snapshots project Democrats can win the House (some forecastin...
All 435 U.S. House seats are up for election on November 3, 2026, and while Republicans must hold at least 218 to retain control . Analysts converge that a small number of highly competitive districts...
Reported shares of Somalis receiving government assistance vary widely depending on which benefit, which population (individuals vs. households), and which geography is measured: one commonly cited fi...
Turning Point USA launched a church-facing arm, TPUSA Faith, in 2021 to “engage thousands of pastors nationwide,” and the organization claims more than 8,000 church partners as of its team page . Publ...
A single, definitive list of states that bar firearms at political demonstrations or across entire capitol grounds does not exist in the provided reporting; instead, advocacy groups, think‑tanks and n...
States require original documents that prove identity, age and U.S. citizenship or lawful status to issue REAL ID credentials — commonly a U.S. passport, a certified U.S. birth certificate, a Certific...
The recent “surges” under the current administration have overwhelmingly unfolded in Democratic-led or sanctuary jurisdictions — most visibly and other blue cities — rather than in Republican-led stat...
The 2026 U.S. Senate map will include the regularly scheduled Class 2 cycle — 33 seats — plus at least two special elections that some outlets count, producing either 33 or 35 contests depending on th...
Forecasts and ratings compiled through 2025 point to a *competitive but unfavorable environment for Republicans in the 2026 midterms for the House*, with at least one model projecting a net loss of 28...
Four —Reps. (), (), () and ()—voted with to pass the on April 10, 2025; reporting consistently identifies those four members as the defectors in that House vote . Some earlier coverage of a 2024 House...
Since 2020, reporting shows a renewed push by some Republican lawmakers and state officials to curb the influence of “Sharia” by advancing new bills or touting existing laws; Texas actions and multipl...
voted 57–43 to convict on the single article of incitement of insurrection in his , with seven senators joining all Democrats and independents to vote "guilty"—falling ten votes short of the two‑third...
State driver's licenses or ID cards generally do not, by themselves, prove U.S. citizenship to federal immigration authorities; most states issue standard licenses based on identity and lawful presenc...
Republicans face a defense-heavy map in 2026 but forecasters still consider the GOP favored to retain its Senate majority; only a handful of Republican-held seats are widely labeled competitive, with ...
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has explicitly pursued a church-focused arm called TPUSA Faith and says it partners with thousands of churches; recent reporting shows individual congregations (e.g., New Beg...
Seven Democrats crossed party lines to vote for the appropriations bill; reporting identifies who they were but contains only limited, specific public explanations for that choice, with Representative...
Minnesota is by far the U.S. state with the largest Somali immigrant population; other states with notable Somali communities include Ohio, Washington, Virginia and Georgia, though their Somali popula...
The 2026 Senate map is contested and sources disagree on the exact number of seats and which are most competitive, but consensus places among the top battlegrounds and identifies a narrow path for Dem...
Nestlé has repeatedly been the target of lawsuits, government orders and public campaigns over its water extraction and bottled‑water practices — including California cease‑and‑desist actions, contest...