1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (336+ words) By Timothy Mason | Sep 14, 2026 | Economy & Business, Featured, Law and Regulation, News & Analysis, Politics President Donald Trump declared Sunday that $5,000 dividend checks for Americans will “happen 100 percent,” contingent on the Republican Party maintaining its congressional majority after the midterm elections. Trump…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (131+ words) “President Donald Trump has agreed to a significant portion of a stringent ethics proposal that is part of broader cryptocurrency legislation headed for a key vote this week, according to three of the bill’s main Republican authors,” the Associated Press…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (143+ words) “The Trump administration plans to announce Monday that the United States will no longer limit the planet-warming pollution that power plants pump into the air while burning coal and gas,” the New York Times reports. “The shift by the Environmental…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago   (132+ words) “The 2028 race for the White House will give new political clout to a long-overlooked constituency: Native American voters,” Axios reports. “Driving the news_ New Mexico now holds an influential early spot as one of the first states to vote in the…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago   (131+ words) Washington Post: “The three-hour-and-forty-five minute ‘Musk’ (plus a 10-minute intermission) hits theaters on Oct. 16, but it’s already causing a stir.” ”The documentary, which spans from his early Silicon Valley days through his Department of Government Efficiency dalliances and Twitter acquisition…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (143+ words) “The Serious Newsperson cast of correspondents was different — goodbye, Scott Pelley; hello, Ross Douthat — and the production values seemed glossier, a little more Vice News than Huntley-Brinkley Report,” the New York Times reports. “But for all the Sturm und Drang…...

6+ hour, 5+ min ago   (409+ words) The federal government is conducting a criminal investigation related to Gov. Gavin Newsom's international travel and its funding, according to subpoenas reviewed by The Standard. Posted by lfthndthrds at 09:30 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Federal investigators seek six…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago   (391+ words) Amid fresh controversy over Zohran Mamdani and his conduct at the recent 9/11 ceremony, a video of him from some time ago has gained renewed attention on social media. The clip is from June 2025, before Mamdani became the mayor of New…...

5+ hour, 59+ min ago   (178+ words) “A new poll shows that Democratic voters are more driven to cast their ballots in the November midterms elections out of their opposition to President Trump more so than the party’s platform,” NewsNation reports. “The CBS News/YouGov poll released…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (161+ words) “President Donald Trump dropped his largest reported spend so far this weekend, sending $21 million to candidates in competitive races as pressure ramps up for Republicans two months before the midterms,” the Washington Sun reports. “The president’s Senate spending before Sept....