34+ min ago (674+ words) New York Times: "More than a dozen candidates, as well as hundreds of state and county election officials across Texas, are watching and waiting for the Supreme Court to decide which congressional map will be used in Texas races in 2026, the old one drawn by Republicans in 2021 or the new one drawn by Republicans this summer." "The decision, which may come within days, could shift the outcome in several congressional races, and possibly impact which party controls the House. Regardless, it's affecting the candidates." "Republican-led committees in the Senate and the House say they will amplify their scrutiny of the Pentagon after a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a" "Politics and debt don't mix well. Americans would be wise to look across the Atlantic to see how tough things can get," the Wall Street Journal…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago (697+ words) Republican-led committees in the Senate and the House say they will amplify their scrutiny of the Pentagon after a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken order to kill all crew members aboard a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea several weeks ago," the Washington Post reports. A live drone feed showed two survivors from the original crew of 11 clinging to the wreckage of their boat after the initial missile attack Sept. 2, The Post reported Friday afternoon. The Special Operations commander overseeing the operation then ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth's directive, killing both survivors." New York Times: More than a dozen candidates, as well as hundreds of state and county election officials across Texas, are watching and waiting for the Supreme Court to decide" Politics and debt don't mix…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago (652+ words) For decades, people have fretted about the financial sustainability of America's bedrock retirement income program. Now, Social Security's precarious fiscal state is an issue for the here and now," Axios reports. How to fix it is set to be a defining political fight of the next several years, with millions of Americans' benefits and the fiscal future of the United States at stake." Republican-led committees in the Senate and the House say they will amplify their scrutiny of the Pentagon after a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a" New York Times: More than a dozen candidates, as well as hundreds of state and county election officials across Texas, are watching and waiting for the Supreme Court to decide" Politics and debt don't mix well. Americans would be wise to look across the Atlantic to see…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago (655+ words) President Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims," the New York Times reports. David Gentile, 59, a onetime resident of Nassau County, N.Y., had reported to prison on Nov. 14, and was released on Wednesday." Filed Under: Uncategorized, White House The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board," Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) announced Saturday that he will not seek reelection in next year's midterm elections but instead focus on his family," The Hill reports. Axios: Nehls joins a" Join Political Wire today and enjoy all the perks of membership " exclusive analysis, a trending news…...

12+ hour, 51+ min ago (34+ words) The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board," CNN reports....

14+ hour, 26+ min ago (716+ words) Politics and debt don't mix well. Americans would be wise to look across the Atlantic to see how tough things can get," the Wall Street Journal reports. The U.K. government demonstrated the problem with its annual budget, where it is stuck in a trilemma, unable to please lenders and voters while also doing the right thing for the economy. Something had to give, so on Wednesday the government ignored its promises to go for growth, and focused on the bond market and its political base." France has the same trilemma, only worse. Government debt is higher than in the U.K., the fiscal deficit is higher, and not only are tax rises politically impossible but taxes are already so high that raising them further might be self-defeating." Republican-led committees in the Senate and the House say they will amplify their scrutiny of the…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago (661+ words) Aftyn Behn, the Democratic nominee for next week's special election in a heavily Republican Tennessee congressional district, has made affordability concerns a centerpiece of her campaign messaging " mirroring the playbook of the party's victorious candidates for governor in Virginia and New Jersey earlier this month," CNN reports. Tuesday's contest is poised to test just how far Democrats can ride that argument in a district that President Donald Trump carried by 22 points last November." Republicans looking to recover after bruising electoral losses in November are sharply divided over one of the next big electoral tests: a statewide judicial race in battleground Wisconsin," Politico reports. Drug companies and lawyers for patients have thought for years that the federal program for people injured by vaccines is understaffed and too slow to offer compensation. They've been urging MAGA entered the year at the apex…...

17+ hour, 24+ min ago (693+ words) Republicans looking to recover after bruising electoral losses in November are sharply divided over one of the next big electoral tests: a statewide judicial race in battleground Wisconsin," Politico reports. Wisconsin voters will head to the polls in April to pick the state's next Supreme Court justice for the fourth time since 2020. In the last three contests, liberal candidates have demolished the GOP-backed ones, sending conservatives " who in as recently as 2023 enjoyed a majority on the court " deep into the wilderness." Drug companies and lawyers for patients have thought for years that the federal program for people injured by vaccines is understaffed and too slow to offer compensation. They've been urging" MAGA entered the year at the apex of its power, but has become mired in its most bitter infighting since its founding by President Trump in 2015," Axios reports. If…...

18+ hour, 24+ min ago (692+ words) MAGA entered the year at the apex of its power, but has become mired in its most bitter infighting since its founding by President Trump in 2015," Axios reports. If the base can unite during the holidays against its perceived enemies " Democratic lawmakers branded "the seditious six," former FBI Director James Comey, the media " it might help the right turn a painful page." If not, the turmoil could become a systemic problem that plagues MAGA through the midterms." Politico: How Trump"s base could break. Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has blown through tens of thousands of dollars given to him by donors to fund stays at beachfront resorts, casino trips, limousines, and flights on private" President Trump said Friday he was revoking all executive orders former President Joe Biden signed with an autopen, escalating his battle with his predecessor over the…...

22+ hour, 1+ min ago (629+ words) Our democracy has been purposefully dismantled, first in the states and now at the federal level. "Republicans looking to recover after bruising electoral losses in November are sharply divided over one of the next big electoral tests: a statewide judicial race in battleground Wisconsin," Politico reports. "Drug companies and lawyers for patients have thought for years that the federal program for people injured by vaccines is understaffed and too slow to offer compensation. They've been urging "MAGA entered the year at the apex of its power, but has become mired in its most bitter infighting since its founding by President Trump in 2015," Axios reports. "If "Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) has blown through tens of thousands of dollars given to him by donors to fund stays at beachfront resorts, casino trips, limousines, and flights on private "President Trump said Friday he…...