How this populist Democrat is taking on Ron Johnson in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has experienced its share of political wildcards: being snubbed by Hillary Clinton, handing Donald Trump and Joe Biden victories, and hosting a COVID-19 debacle at the Democratic National Convention. Now, Democrats are hoping for another surprise in the making: a populist millennial senator. Democrats have gone all-in on Mandela Barnes, the state’s 35-year-old lieutenant governor, to oust Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.) as part of their keep-the-Senate strategy this fall. Critics think it will take a lot to see that seat turn blue. Skeptical optimists c
Read MoreIRS becomes GOP boogeyman ahead of midterms
As Republicans rail against the FBI in the wake of last week’s search at Mar-a-Lago, they are also hyping the danger to voters from another three-letter federal agency: the IRS. The GOP is warning that the $80 billion funding boost to the IRS included in Democrats’ tax, climate and health care package, which President Biden signed into law on Tuesday, will target middle-class Americans with an “army” of new enforcement agents. The calls have become a key part of Republicans’ messaging ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The Republican National Committ
Read MoreWhy Great Plains agriculture is particularly vulnerable to drought
The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing. The underground aquifer system that supplies water for a quarter of U.S. food producti
Read MoreAlex Jones backs a possible 2024 DeSantis bid over potential Trump bid
Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Wednesday said he’d support a 2024 presidential bid from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), turning his back on former President Trump. Jones, who was recently ordered to pay $49.3 million to parents of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim in a defa
Read MoreBolton on FBI search: 'There is no evidence there is a partisan motive here'
Former Trump White House national security adviser John Bolton argued in an interview on Wednesday that there is “no evidence there is a partisan motive” following the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence. "There is no evidence there is a partisan motive here," Bolton told Reuters in an interview. "I think everybody just ought to calm down, whether you're pro-Trump or anti-Trump, and let the process work its wa
Read More