Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an NBC News interview that he would be the first person to support Vice President JD Vance if Vance runs for president in 2028, while also saying he intends to remain focused on his current role in President Donald Trump’s administration.
Rep. Derrick Van Orden used an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday to praise President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism posture, challenge his Democratic opponent’s claim to be a political outsider, and lay out a path for Republicans to keep the House majority by turning out conservative voters in Wisconsin battleground districts such as his.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) holds a wide advantage over primary challenger Mark Lynch in the latest South Carolina Republican Senate primary survey, with the incumbent leading among every demographic group included in the survey.
President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post depicting Venezuela overlaid with an American flag and labeled the 51st state followed a Fox News report that Trump had said he was “seriously considering” such a move.
T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo said during Breitbart News’s “Harnessing American Power” policy event that America “needs to learn how to build again” as it seeks to expand advanced manufacturing and energy production amid rising demand tied to artificial intelligence.
Wisconsin Democrat Rebecca Cooke is pitching herself as a political outsider as she seeks a rematch against Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), after losing to him by 2.7 points in 2024, but records show she spent years doing paid political fundraising and consulting work before running for Congress.
Rep. Chip Roy’s Sister City Transparency Act would direct GAO to review U.S. sister city partnerships tied to foreign communities in countries with significant public sector corruption.
Former Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper reached 50 percent support among likely 2026 general election voters in a new statewide Senate poll, expanding his advantage over Republican Michael Whatley.
Abdul El-Sayed has moved into first place in Michigan’s Democrat U.S. Senate primary, according to a new Mitchell Research & Communications poll showing him ahead of Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow in the race to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters.
While Democrat Amy Acton served as a grants manager at the Columbus Foundation, records show the foundation administered millions of dollars in 2017 and 2018 to organizations involved in abortion services, civil liberties litigation, immigration and refugee services, diversity initiatives, climate activism, and Muslim advocacy.
Interior Secretary and Chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council Doug Burgum said Monday that American natural gas could move through Europe’s vertical corridor to help allies reduce their dependence on Russian energy and change the geopolitics of the region.
Breitbart News on Monday hosted Interior Secretary and National Energy Dominance Council Chairman Doug Burgum for a policy discussion titled “Harnessing American Power,” during which Burgum said he is confident in America’s technological leadership but concerned about barriers to building AI data centers.
Breitbart News’s “Harnessing American Power” event with Interior Secretary and National Energy Dominance Council Chairman Doug Burgum featured a wide-ranging policy discussion on the Trump administration’s energy agenda, including how royalties from production on federal lands help support conservation, wildlife, and national parks.
Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) said Monday at Breitbart News’s “Harnessing American Power” policy discussion that President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping should focus in part on American energy exports and artificial intelligence as the United States deals with China as its “primary adversary” and “primary threat.”
Breitbart News hosted a policy discussion on Monday titled “Harnessing American Power” with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA), where McCormick said America’s competition with China requires coordinated work across government, energy, artificial intelligence, capital markets, and labor.
GOP strategist Mark Bednar said on Breitbart News Saturday that Republicans have a path to hold the House in 2026, while warning conservatives not to become complacent after a major redistricting win in Virginia.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) defended his record and criticized parts of his own party in a Washington Post op-ed Thursday, arguing that Democrats have moved away from positions he said were once mainstream within the party while insisting that his own values have remained consistent.
Prospective presidential candidate Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is set to travel to Canada on Saturday for a summit with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and other center-left politicians focused on “how to battle right-wing politicians on affordability,” as Carney’s government deepens economic ties with China and Canada prepares to receive its first shipment of Chinese-made electric vehicles.
House Democrats reacted with alarm Friday after the Virginia Supreme Court struck down a redistricting referendum that Democrats had hoped would dramatically reshape the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, dealing what even some Democrats described as a major setback to their effort to retake the House.
Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico, who posted during the 2020 unrest that “If only George Floyd was a blonde salon owner,” donated to a group that advocated cutting Austin police funding, campaigned against a ballot initiative to increase police staffing as homicides rose in the city, voted against Republican-backed law enforcement legislation, and called ICE a “secret police force” that should be “torn down.”
Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mike Crapo (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, marked 2026 Hostage Week by renewing calls for the release of Stephen Hubbard, the Idaho-connected American detained in Russia after being taken from eastern Ukraine during Moscow’s 2022 invasion.
Ambassador Monica Crowley said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is one of the few world leaders capable of anticipating geopolitical shifts decades in advance, pointing to his approach toward China while discussing President Richard Nixon’s foreign policy legacy during Breitbart News’s “Celebrating American Greatness” policy event.
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month, Ambassador Monica Crowley said Wednesday that foreign leaders value Trump’s direct approach to diplomacy and understand clearly where the United States stands under his leadership.
Ambassador Monica Crowley said Wednesday that preparations are already underway for the planned UFC ‘Freedom 250’ event at the White House on June 14, describing the South Lawn setup and Flag Day fight as an extraordinary spectacle that will coincide with President Donald Trump’s birthday.
A new report outlines allegations involving workplace conduct by Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) toward younger female aides, as a House Ethics Committee investigation continues into claims tied to his interactions with staff as he seeks reelection in November.
A survey of likely Republican runoff voters in Texas shows a narrow margin between Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn, with a small share of voters still undecided as the May contest approaches.
President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that he has asked Kentucky businessman Nate Morris to step aside from the state’s U.S. Senate race to serve in his administration, then endorsed Rep. Andy Barr for the seat being vacated by Sen. Mitch McConnell.
A congressional ethics inquiry is examining allegations involving a North Carolina lawmaker and a former staff member, adding to a series of recent investigations and resignations tied to misconduct claims on Capitol Hill.
President Donald Trump addressed reporter questions Saturday as he prepared to board a plane, outlining his current posture on Iran’s latest proposal while indicating potential future military and diplomatic steps amid an ongoing standoff.
Michigan Republican Senate candidate and former House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers outlined his view of the state’s political landscape during a radio interview, as host Matthew Boyle described the race as “arguably the number one Republican pickup opportunity anywhere in America.”
A new campaign advertisement from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton targets Sen. John Cornyn over past remarks on immigration and border security, as the May 26 Republican Senate primary runoff nears.
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) said Americans expect leaders to take public safety seriously, in contrast to his votes of “Nay” on two House measures tied to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding during the longest shutdown of any U.S. federal agency in history.
Harry Enten reports rising Republican support among black voters, with Donald Trump’s approval increasing and Democratic margins slightly shrinking ahead of midterms.
Democratic candidate Sarah Trone Garriott, a pastor who has repeatedly expressed support for transgender-related issues, including a 2020 post claiming that being transgender increases the likelihood of experiencing food insecurity, is running against incumbent Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA), who is set to host Vice President JD Vance in Iowa next week.
A new House resolution introduced this week seeks to formally denounce recent and prior attempts on President Donald J. Trump’s life while emphasizing the responsibilities of federal law enforcement and homeland security agencies amid ongoing threat concerns.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani outlined a widening fiscal gap facing the city and emphasized the need for additional revenue and state-level changes, as officials moved to delay a key budget deadline amid ongoing negotiations.
Alexander Vindman, who is running against incumbent Ashley Moody (R-FL) for Senate, urged a reduction in political tensions following a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner despite a record of past social media posts attacking President Trump, Republicans, and ICE officers.
Rev. Jim Rigby, a pastor at the church where Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has been actively involved, told his congregation Sunday that the MAGA movement wants to return to “the Confederate States of America,” following the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner the night before.
An April 2025 survey found 38% of respondents say killing Donald Trump would be at least somewhat justified, rising to 56% among left-leaning respondents.
President Donald Trump on Monday called for Disney and ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after he said First Lady Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow” in a monologue that preceded a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
