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Ten things to know about voting

August 20, 2021October 12, 2022 Adminelection checklist, issues and candidates, election information, voter registration status, before I vote0 comment

An election checklist for voters before and as they vote Study the issues and candidates using nonpartisan resources: Make use of fact check organizations who seek to offset inaccurate, misleading, or false claims by politicians and partisan political groups. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, is a good source for election information. Know your rights and responsibilities before heading out to the polls: To vote in many states, voters must provide a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows the name…

Judge bans Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without permission

September 18, 2026 Judge, Trump, permission, bans, demolishing, from, Center, Kennedy, Without0 comment

A federal judge issued an order Thursday forbidding the demolition of the Kennedy Center’s main building, moving to prevent a repeat of what President Trump did to the White House’s East Wing last year. The Washington Times stories: White House

Senators from both parties voice criticism about Pentagon briefing on US defense strategy

September 18, 2026 Defense, Pentagon, senators, parties, both, Strategy, Voice, about, Briefing, Criticism, from0 comment

Colby, who has supporters and detractors on Capitol Hill, was expected to provide a required briefing on the National Defense Strategy. Congress – Federal News Network

Jon Ossoff Is Doing Something Different

September 18, 2026 doing, Different, Something, Ossoff0 comment

If you’re a Democrat, attending a Jon Ossoff rally feels very good. Therapeutic, even. Many Democrats feel as if every day of the second Trump administration has brought some fresh horror: a discouraging development in the never-ending Iran war; a new vow of retribution from the 80-year-old leader of the free world; or the revelation of yet another money-making venture cooked up by the Trumps. But now, from the South, a young senator has emerged, with a deep voice promising change and a speaking cadence not unlike Barack Obama’s. His…

Where would $1.2 trillion for Trump’s $5,000 checks come from? Not taxes, Lutnick says

September 14, 2026 Taxes, says, from, come, Trillion, checks, trumps, $1.2, Lutnick, $5000, would0 comment

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration will not use tax dollars to pay the $ 5,000 dividends President Trump promised U.S. adults if the Republicans win the November midterm elections. The Washington Times stories: White House

Golden Dome needs congressional buy-in, but lawmakers are still in the dark about what it would entail

September 14, 2026 still, congressional, needs, Dome, Dark, Golden, buyin, entail, would, about, Lawmakers0 comment

“We need to make sure that there’s strong buy-in not just from Congress or from any administration, but from the people of this country,” Sen. Deb Fischer said. Congress – Federal News Network

Gas Prices Could Cost Republicans the Midterms

September 14, 2026 Republicans, could, Prices, Cost, Midterms0 comment

One might expect Donald Trump to be concerned about gas prices. Less than two months out from the midterms, gas costs 37 percent more than it did a year ago. Home-heating oil was up 52 percent as of August, and diesel is up a staggering 69 percent. None of those numbers is likely to go down significantly as long as the Iran war drags on. Meanwhile, just last week, a Saudi oil pipeline that carries about 4 percent of the global oil supply shut down after being bombed. (No one…