Today: October 23, 2026
Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels There’s a reason they’re nervous. It’s not necessarily because the challengers are louder, or angrier, or better at throwing punches. It’s because a certain kind of candidate has entered the arena who genuinely doesn’t want what…
(Gabrijelagal / Getty Images) Let me tell you about a math problem most American families don’t see coming. The median American household headed by someone 75 or older has $50,000 in total financial assets. A private nursing home room costs $127,750 per…
Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society talk as a thick plume of smoke from a U.S.-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility late Saturday rises in the sky in Tehran, Sunday. Scientists are concerned about myriad potential health and environmental…
Montgomery and Prince George's counties introduced sweeping bills to block ICE detention centers, restrict agent access, and ban face coverings.…
ICE arrests in Virginia surged to over 7,000 in 2025, driven by 287(g) agreements. Gov. Spanberger pulled state agencies out, but 22 local sheriffs remain.…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "wounded and likely disfigured" from the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, marking a significant escalation.…
President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address was less a constitutional report and more a symphony of standing ovations, a performance staged for the cameras, where substance was often drowned out by orchestrated applause and carefully chosen guests. As the President…
On the evening of the president’s constitutionally mandated address to Congress, a coalition of advocacy groups, journalists, and lawmakers gathered at the Capitol Mall in Washington, D.C., to host the People’s State of the Union. Organized by the progressive advocacy group MoveOn…
Following the president’s State of the Union address, Abigail Spanberger delivered the official rebuttal, presenting a sharp contrast to the administration’s narrative. Speaking during a year that marks the 250th anniversary of America’s independence, the Virginia leader focused her remarks on evaluating…
Inside Trump’s 2026 SOTU: A State of Applause, Not a State of the Union President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address was less a constitutional report and more a symphony of standing ovations, a performance staged for the cameras, where substance was…
