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Rich Eberwein is a multimedia journalist for Heartland Signal. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois before joining Heartland Signal in 2022. In addition to politics, Rich writes about baseball and entertainment for Fansided. Read Richard’s reporting

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Rep. Mackenzie, smiling and wearing a blue suit, walks forward in front of a large American flag backdrop.
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie avoids constituent’s question on Iran military spending, then votes for more spending

Mackenzie declined to answer a constituent question regarding federal spending on foreign military conflicts during a telephone town hall, hours before voting against a House resolution to remove U.S. forces from Iran.

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga speaks into a microphone.
Rep. Bill Huizenga has a 15-year record of voting to cut Social Security and Medicare

More than 330,000 people in Bill Huizenga's district collect Social Security or Medicare. Over 15 years in Congress, he has voted repeatedly to shrink both.

A leashed dog walks along a beach as another stands in shallow water, with a pier and lighthouse shrouded in thick wildfire haze.
DOGE grant freeze left Minnesota forest vulnerable to wildfires

A federal funding freeze by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) delayed $10 million in Minnesota wildfire prevention. Local officials say the Trump administration's pause set back forest clearing efforts by a year and a half — right before over 60,000 acres burned in the Superior National Forest

Official portrait of Michigan state Rep. Jamie Thompson smiling
Michigan state Rep. Jamie Thompson touts endorsement from anti-vaccine mandate group

Thompson is a nurse, but she is touting an endorsement from Stand for Health Freedom — an advocacy group lobbying to roll back public school vaccine requirements.

U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts looks off-camera outdoors against a blurred green background.
Pete Ricketts PAC funded Ken Paxton after plea deal sent convicted child abuser to Nebraska

FEC records show Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts’ leadership PAC donated $5,000 to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign on June 17. The contribution came shortly after local officials in Papillion, Nebraska, required a convicted child abuser released under a Paxton plea deal to register as a sex offender.

A man wearing a beanie stands behind a row of white voting privacy booths labeled "VOTE" with American flags while filling out a ballot.
Michigan utility donation ban clears corporate-funded signature challenge

Board of State Canvassers meets July 24 to decide whether the measure, which would bar utilities from donating to state candidates, reaches November's ballot.

Vivek Ramaswamy speaks into a microphone with a raised fist in front of a red campaign sign that reads, “LOWER COSTS. BIGGER PAYCHECKS. VIVEK.”
During bid for governor, Ramaswamy has spent nearly 40% of his time outside of Ohio

According to a new report, the multibillionaire has spent 79 days away from Ohio this year — including 14 international travel legs — as he faces off against Democrat Amy Acton.

Thick smoke and haze shroud Detroit skyscrapers and a wide street where a pedestrian walks.
Michigan Republican films campaign ad in hazardous wildfire smoke

Michigan House candidate Laura Perry is facing scrutiny after filming a campaign ad on a soccer field during a hazardous statewide air quality alert. State health officials had recommended avoiding strenuous outdoor activities as air quality readings exceeded dangerous levels.

Sara Rodriguez speaks at a podium, surrounded by supporters holding "Sara Rodriguez" campaign signs.
[UPDATED] Wisconsin Dems react as Sarah Rodriguez ends bid for governor after campaign finance scandal

Rodriguez suspended her gubernatorial campaign Friday, citing serious financial mismanagement that left her campaign unable to pay for a scheduled $1 million ad buy.

Mike Lindell speaks inside a manufacturing facility with machinery in the background.
Trump backs Mike Lindell in Minnesota governor race

Donald Trump has endorsed Mike Lindell in Minnesota's governor race, snubbing the state Republican Party's chosen candidate, Kendall Qualls. The endorsement bolsters Lindell despite his history of promoting unfounded election conspiracies and receiving massive defamation lawsuits.