On Wednesday’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya discussed her primary win and slammed her opponent, Peggy Flanagan, whom she will face in November.
AI:Following her recent primary victory, Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya appeared on Newsmax to deliver a scathing critique of Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, arguing that Flanagan is fundamentally out of touch with the damage she has inflicted upon Minnesota. As the race intensifies ahead of the November election, Tafoya positioned herself as the corrective force against the chaos and mismanagement defining the current administration, setting the stage for a high-stakes confrontation between the GOP challenger and the Democratic incumbent.Open
Can Reform UK’s Nigel Farage come to an amiable settlement with his former political ally? The post Rupert Lowe Is Holding Britain’s Right Hostage appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Rupert Lowe Is Holding Britain’s Right Hostage Can Reform UK’s Nigel Farage come to an amiable settlement with his former political ally? UK Special Coverage Photo by PETER POWELL / AFP via Getty Images Rupert Lowe, the Restore Britain leader who is much applauded among sections of the American right, has just offered to lay down his arms and end the civil war on the British right. Or so he would have us believe. In a 12-minute video directed to Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage, Lowe invited his ex-boss to come together, provided his former colleagues accepted a seemingly…Open
Nigel Farage forced a new election in his parliamentary seat after coming under pressure over his finances. His main challenger is Count Binface, a novelty candidate.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris rattled off four presidents she considers the most effective in American history at a Nashville conference Friday, and the man who put her on the national ticket was not among them. Appearing at the National Urban League Conference, Harris fielded a pointed question from NUL President Marc Morial about which […] The post Kamala Harris names her most effective presidents — and leaves Joe Biden off the list appeared first on American Almanac .
Former Vice President Kamala Harris rattled off four presidents she considers the most effective in American history at a Nashville conference Friday, and the man who put her on the national ticket was not among them. Appearing at the National Urban League Conference, Harris fielded a pointed question from NUL President Marc Morial about which commanders-in-chief she ranked highest. She hesitated for a moment, "Oh Marc, don't make me do that," she said, then offered her picks: Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Barack Obama. Joe Biden, the president who chose her as his running mate and later handed her the 2024 Democratic nomination, went unmentioned . The omission lands in the middle of a public rift between…Open
Trump shared a funny memory about the late Sen. Graham during his memorial service eulogy, saying that the two did not get off to a good start while running against each other in 2016, leading Trump to give out Graham's personal cell phone number to millions of viewers. Trump joked that Graham's phone "exploded" with calls immediately afterward, but that it marked the beginning of their close friendship. #trump #lindseygraham #senate #funeral #eulogy #congress
Division and strife are undermining Ukraine’s already troubled war effort. The post The Meaning of Fedorov’s Firing appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign policy The Meaning of Fedorov’s Firing Division and strife are undermining Ukraine’s already troubled war effort. Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP via Getty Images On January 14, 2026, Mykhailo Fedorov was appointed Ukraine’s minister of defense. Just six months later, he was dismissed. One of Fedorov’s principal tasks, bigger even than addressing the shortage of Patriot interceptors, had been reforming his country’s recruitment and mobilization system. But manpower shortages remain a chronic issue, forcing the government to resort to unpopular solutions like “busification” (the Ukrainian term…Open
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the idea that he and Kamala Harris don't like each other is "preposterous," but acknowledges the former vice president took a shot at him in her bestselling book last year. - "I think it created some color for the book," Newsom said on the latest episode of "The Axios Show," referring to Harris' claim that he didn't return her call when then-President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race. - "It certainly helped her book sales — not my component part, but that book has done unbelievably well," Newsom added. Driving the news: Newsom and Harris are atop most polls of potential Democratic presidential candidates for 2028 after a multi-decade rivalry in California politics. - In his Axios interview Newsom…
Read the first article in this series here. It remains to be seen whether Restore Britain can assemble a slate of candidates at local and national elections. The party boasts tens of thousands of members and a clutch of local councilors—some defectors from Reform or the Conservatives—but we do not know if the considerable hype […] The post Will Restore Britain Be Reform’s Spoiler? (Part II) appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Will Restore Britain Be Reform’s Spoiler? (Part II) The splinter party seems unlikely to put up large electoral numbers—but it doesn’t need to. UK Special Coverage Read the first article in this series here . It remains to be seen whether Restore Britain can assemble a slate of candidates at local and national elections. The party boasts tens of thousands of members and a clutch of local councilors—some defectors from Reform or the Conservatives—but we do not know if the considerable hype surrounding the party will convert into candidates, votes and MPs. Could Restore do the impossible? Two…Open
