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1,094 stories Updated Oct 21, 2026 Related desks: Politics National Security

The lead Oct 21, 2026 21

The Socialists Want to Hold Congress Hostage

If Democrats win the House by a few seats, DSA-backed members want to withhold their votes from Jeffries unless he agrees to defund ICE and end aid to Israel.

Michael Freund

Oct 21, 2026 29

2 Weeks Before the Midterms, DC Sent Me 4 Other People’s Ballots

Each stray ballot that gets voted is a felony carrying up to five years, and in races decided by a few hundred votes, a handful could flip the result.

Virginia Grace McKinnon

Oct 19, 2026 31

Abdul El-Sayed: A Muslim Brotherhood Puppet and a Grave National Security Threat

On "Meet the Press," El-Sayed denied any Muslim Brotherhood ties, but his half-sister wrote her "family has long been MB" and praised their mother's Brotherhood activism.

Josh Hammer

Oct 16, 2026 71

Kamala Harris Admits to Far-Left Ideas That Democrats Will Impose on America if Elected

Harris wants 13 Supreme Court justices and statehood for D.C. and Puerto Rico, while strategist James Carville told Democrats to "just do it" without campaigning on it.

Amanda Head

Oct 15, 2026 2

Step Up and Vote: A Civic Duty Worth Honoring

The Golden Rule from Leviticus 19:18 carries a first part most of us miss: you cannot love your neighbor until you first understand and value yourself.

Robert B. Charles

Oct 14, 2026 11

Blakeman for NY Governor

Childhood poverty tops 40% in Syracuse, Troy and Binghamton, higher than the Bronx, while Blakeman leads Hochul upstate 51% to 43% on a promise to allow fracking.

Betsy McCaughey