We’ve been talking about a likely red wave coming in the midterms, and now Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is not holding back on what he thinks is going to happen in November. On this week’s “Fox News Sunday,” McConnell said that he thought Republicans were going to take back both the House and…Continue Reading

Admit it – there are songs you secretly hate. I’ve always hated  “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers. I associate it with a silly routine from high school football. Before every game, one of our coaches would play that song to “inspire” the team. Sure, “lean on me” sounds like a nice entreat for a…Continue Reading

A Texas district attorney announced Sunday his office will drop a murder charge against a woman for an alleged “self-induced abortion.”Catch up fast: Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested Thursday and held at the Starr County jail in Rio Grande City until Saturday. She was charged with murder for causing “the death of an individual by…Continue Reading

Initial results from the first round of France’s presidential election Sunday indicate that French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have emerged as the top two winners from a field of 12 candidates, garnering a projected 28.1% and 23.3% of the vote, respectively.Why it matters: Though largely expected, the results mean Macron…Continue Reading

Former President Trump’s surprise endorsement of TV’s Dr. Oz on Saturday in the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Pennsylvania is a gamble, and a substantial test of his endorsement power.Why it matters: If Mehmet Oz’s chief rival for the nomination, Dave McCormick, wins anyway on May 17, people will say the words Trump hates most:…Continue Reading

Former Sen. Rick Santorum will endorse Dave McCormick for the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania.Why it matters: Former President Trump on Saturday made a surprise endorsement of Mehmet Oz, better known as Dr. Oz, who is running against McCormick.Details: “I know Pennsylvania and I know conservatives. Dave McCormick will be the…Continue Reading

Newly released satellite images show a Russian military convoy moving south through the eastern town of Velykyi Burluk toward the Donbas region, according to Maxar Technologies.Driving the news: In the photos taken on Friday, the convoy stretches at least eight miles long and consists of hundreds of armored vehicles and trucks carrying artillery and support…Continue Reading

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi mayor has vetoed a proposal to install cameras that would help police identify and ticket uninsured drivers.Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin said in his veto Friday that the city lacks an attorney general’s opinion on whether using surveillance equipment for that purpose is allowed, the Commercial Dispatch reported. Gaskin also…Continue Reading

GRANT TOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Grassroots groups blocking the entrance to a West Virginia power plant denounced Sen. Joe Manchin’s ties to the coal industry, and several arrests were made.Dozens of protesters rallied Saturday outside the front gate of the coal-fired Grant Town Power Plant, news outlets reported. The protest called on Manchin to abandon…Continue Reading