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U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson speaks at a podium wearing a bright red top and white pants. She gestures with her hands in front of flags and a blurred backdrop.

Rep. Hinson backed Iran War and took big oil cash as Iowa gas prices surged

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson accepted tens of thousands of dollars from major energy corporations while repeatedly voting against ending foreign military hostilities, even as Iowa families and farmers faced surging costs at the pump.

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Two Wisconsin candidates face scrutiny over extramarital dating site accounts

Leaked data from Ashley Madison and AdultFriendFinder links two Wisconsin Assembly candidates — one Republican incumbent, one Democratic challenger — to accounts on sites marketed to married people seeking affairs. Both have now confirmed them.

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.

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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

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell sits smiling next to his wife, Elaine Chao, who stands beside him with a hand on his arm.
McConnell shares second photo amid absence, says he will not attend Kentucky political event

Amid his prolonged absence from the U.S. Senate after he was hospitalized last month, Kentucky Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said he will not attend the Fancy Farm Picnic this weekend.

U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt speaks outdoors in profile near a video camera
Former DOJ lawyer blames Missouri senators for inciting death threats against her

Former Justice Department lawyer Elizabeth Oyer has posted a video to YouTube blaming Missouri Republican Sens. Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley for an onslaught of hate messages and death threats she has received.

A split image showing Vance Luther Boelter in an orange jail jumpsuit, alongside his arrest by law enforcement
Vance Boelter sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in killing of Hortmans

Rep. Melissa Hortman was among Minnesota’s most significant legislative leaders.

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CNN report: Federal immigration agents lied to prosecutors during Operation Metro Surge

A CNN report this week sheds new light on the brutal tactics and alleged deceptions of immigration agents during Operation Metro Surge.

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.

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