The nation's election system is in a messy legal limbo, with fights over mail-in voting , electoral maps and voter records still locked in court. Why it matters: Americans are in the eye of the storm, with over half saying they don't think the 2026 midterms will be conducted fairly or are unsure, according to a new poll. - President Trump insists his push to reform America's elections will protect the sanctity of votes. But the administration's overhaul has left voters and states in a complicated web of litigation — with the first midterm ballots already sent out. Driving the news: Just 45% think the midterms will be conducted fairly, a sentiment shared by 37% of independents and 48% of both Democrats and Republicans, according to a…
The Energy Department's statistics arm on Wednesday sharply raised its forecast for U.S. diesel prices next year as tight global supplies keep domestic inventories unusually low. Why it matters: The outlook suggests Americans could face elevated fuel costs well into 2027, as President Trump acknowled Wednesday that oil prices may not fall until after November's midterm elections. - U.S. diesel prices hit all-time highs this month, due to the Middle East conflict thwarting oil and petroleum product supplies, and Ukraine's drone campaign targeting Russian refineries . Driving the news: The latest Energy Information Administration outlook expects retail diesel to average $4.40 a gallon in 2027, up 33 cents, or 8.2%, from its previous…
Afternoon Panels: The Future of Immigration (12:45PM) Immigration vs. Mass Deportation Presented by Mass Deportation Coalition Young Republicans join candidates and elected officials for a Q&A on immigration - the signature issue of the 2024 winning coalition - plus, a discussion on the divide on the right over mass deportation and what it will take to resolve it. Host: John Doyle, "The John Doyle Show", Blaze Media Discussants include: Isaac Laster (Chairman, Young Republicans of Texas), Benjamin Shrader (Austin YR Chairman), Luis Canosa (Irving City Councilman), Mitch Little (Texas State Rep.), Bo French (Rep. nominee for Texas Railroad Commission, ex-Chairman, Tarrant County Republican Party) plus Sara Gonzales, ("Sara Gonzales…
No nominations or formal party business will be happening, as they would at a traditional presidential convention. But the made-for-TV speeches will look much the same.
Luis Cruz dashed into a busy street in Puebla, Mexico, to pull a girl out of the path of an approaching S.U.V. Footage of the rescue has made him a local sensation.
Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon made a blunt admission: "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” The just-quit 27-year-old AI researcher made the blunt admission on his way out the door in a resignation thread on X. CNN's Hadas Gold reports.
