Today: April 19, 2026
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) have both resigned from Congress, thinning an already razor-thin House majority. The departures follow a week in which sexual abuse allegations are spurring broader calls for a reckoning on Capitol Hill. Why it…
The Justice Department is seeking to legally erase the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders tied to the January 6 Capitol attack — a move that goes further than pardons by attempting to wipe the legal record entirely.…
On April 16, 2027, I will stand on the House floor and read the names of thirty-two people. And I will ask one question: Are we finally ready to say enough? I know that day the way you know the thing that…
Getty Images/ImaZinS RF Congress is voting this week on whether to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (colloquially known as FISA). The program expires April 20. If it passes clean — with no reforms and no warrant requirements —…
© 2017 Tracie Van Auken & Courtesy of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation There’s a thought experiment I want you to sit with for a moment. Let’s say you’re in Accident, Maryland — a real town in Garrett County, population just over…
There’s a pond tucked into the Jefferson National Forest just outside Blacksburg, Virginia called Pandapas Pond. If you’re from Southwest Virginia, you probably know about it. I went there as a little kid on daycare field trips, the kind where everyone’s just…
TANTV Local News has named Prince George's County Council Member Wanika Fisher to its Civic & Political Voices Network. A former prosecutor, defense attorney, and legislator running for State's Attorney, Fisher will contribute commentary on justice reform, public safety, and immigrant community…
Rep. Ro Khanna torches Democratic leadership on MSNBC for hiding behind tactics instead of moral conviction when Trump threatens Iran. He calls out the failure to defend Iranian and Gazan lives, the lack of passion, and the stale old guard. Here are…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In one of the most startling social media posts of his presidency, President Donald Trump warned Monday that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” — a statement directed at Iran that has sent shockwaves across the…
There are a lot of congressional primaries happening in 2026. Most of them are noise. But Maryland’s 6th Congressional District is not noise and here’s why. What’s playing out in MD-06 right now is a stress test for the entire Democratic Party…
