The Democratic establishment could be facing a seismic political reckoning not seen since MAGA's historic overhaul of the Republican Party.
A progressive flavor of Democratic candidates has swept their establishment opponents this election cycle, most recently with Abdul El-Sayed's primary win in Michigan against Rep. Haley Stevens. Sayed's upset victory is just the latest in a string of progressive primary wins, many of which are associated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Sayed is not a DSA-endorsed candidate himself, but his anti-establishment appeal and progressive campaign promises echo several DSA candidates who have enjoyed political success. Much like MAGA's successful takeover of the Republican Party just a decade ago, DSA's growing momentum could threaten to decapitate the Democratic establishment as we know it. (RELATED: Radical Socialists Have Taken A Play Straight From Trump Campaign's Playbook)
"DSA is our MAGA, and we are squandering an opportunity to grow our party," Len Foxwell, a Maryland-based Democratic strategist, told the Daily Caller.
"Make no mistake, the Democratic Party is in a state of crisis," Foxwell added. "There is considerable resentment against the party leadership among young voters, and I don't blame young voters
Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy announced Friday he will vote in favor of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination, moving his confirmation process across the finish line.
Cassidy remained hesitant to support Blanche and became the deciding vote after Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced they would vote against his nomination. The senator announced on the Senate floor that he would vote for Blanche since it is essential that a Senate-confirmed attorney general be in office.
"I will vote for Mr. Blanche," Cassidy said. "I'll be criticized for this vote, what's new? But, the people of Louisiana can be assured that I worked hard and understand the issue and make the right decision."
I will announce my decision on the Attorney General nominee at 10:40 am ET from the Senate Floor.
— U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) August 7, 2026
Blanche needed Cassidy's vote to be confirmed given that Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell will likely remain absent and that two Republicans would vote against him. Every Democratic senator
Earth, Wind & Fire called off their Thursday San Francisco concert due to an undisclosed medical emergency.
The band issued a brief statement on their Instagram page that read, "We are unable to perform as scheduled tonight at Chase Center in San Francisco due to a medical emergency involving a member of our band."
Their statement continued, "As a result, tonight's show with Lionel Richie will be rescheduled, with a new date to be announced soon."
The legendary band did not disclose the name of the band member who suffered the health crisis, or provide further insight on their condition.
A representative for the San Francisco Fire Department, Mariano Elias, told TMZ that a fire engine and a private ambulance responded to a "cardiac incident" call at the Chase Center and transported one person to a local hospital in critical condition.
Lionel Ritchie suffered a medical emergency during his June 24 performance
American duck hunters are revolting over a quiet Trump administration review they fear could put some of the nation's most important duck breeding grounds at risk.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened a 14-day public review July 24 of a 2024 rule governing how close farmers can install underground drainage pipes, known as "drain tile," to federally protected prairie wetlands. The administration has not proposed changing the rule, but is asking whether the current protections are working and whether they should be revised.
Duck hunters and major waterfowl conservation groups, including Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl, have spent the past two weeks urging the Trump administration to leave the protections in place — an unusual backlash from a constituency that skews rural and conservative.
The response has extended beyond conservation-group leadership. Hunting organizations have mobilized waterfowlers across the country to weigh in, and more than 10,000 public comments had been submitted to Fish and Wildlife by Aug. 5, according to Realtree.
The issue was a major topic among waterfowlers at Ducks Unlimited's annual expo in Memphis, according to Outdoor Life. Parker Williams, communications director at Ducks
The divide between the neoconservative Republican establishment and the insurgent populist right became even wider this week — over burritos, of all things.
Debate, predominantly online, broke out over the price of a burrito — and whether that price has risen at what would be considered a reasonable rate over time (hint: it has not). But more importantly — and something lost on many establishment free-market and neoconservative D.C. think tankers — the burrito discourse wasn't really about burritos at all. Rather, it was about the rapid rise in the cost of living the average American has experienced over the last decade or more.
Burritogate began simply enough, with a tweet posted by Turning Point USA's spokesman Andrew Kolvet.
"One of our TPUSA college students gave me his take on affordability: 'A burrito shouldn't cost $20,'" Kolvet wrote. "Yeah, a lot of this is a hangover from Covid and Biden-era inflation, but the lived experience is the same: It just feels like basic things cost too much."
One of our TPUSA college students gave me his
The Senate passed legislation Friday placing strict sanctions on Russia in honor of the late Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.
The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would target Russian leadership, banks and its oil "shadow fleet" by requiring President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from the top five importers of Russian oil and gas and up to 500% on goods imported from Russia. The upper chamber passed the bill 86-11, with this provocation coming as U.S. Intelligence assessed that the U.S. may be pushing Putin toward a NATO incursion, thus risking a potential world war, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Since the legislation would target the largest buyers of Russian energy, the bill allows for waivers for countries that import less than 15% of Russia's total natural gas exports and are taking steps to reduce them. China and India are expected to be among the primary targets. (RELATED: SEN. RAND PAUL: Congress Shouldn't Tax Americans To Fight Putin)
The sanctions would target Russian leaders, key
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A QVC host delivered an unexpected laugh during a live broadcast after accidentally swapping the word "blowout" for a far more risqué term.
The host was walking viewers through the details of a hairstyle when the on-air blunder happened.
"I love to show the texture and this wave pattern," she began.
"Again it looks like you went and got a blowjob — a blowout — at your salon," the host said, without realizing the hilarious slip in the moment.
She attempted to get through the rest of her spiel, but broke out into laughter and had a tough time reining herself back in.
QVC host goes viral after accidentally calling a hair ‘blowout’ a ‘blowj*b.’
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 6, 2026
“I love to show the texture and this wave pattern. Again it looks like you went and got a blowj*b.” pic.twitter.com/mOSskIKmw3
Moments later, the woman sank behind the table and hid herself as the live broadcast continued.
The innocent slip-up quickly went viral online, with viewers getting a kick out of the very not-safe-for-work (NSFW) term accidentally making
The ball is in your court, WNBA, or should I say balls.
Ever since Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham came out publicly against transgenders competing in female sports, it's been an absolute circus around the WNBA, especially considering a lot of figures in the league have taken a public stance themselves against Cunningham for simply protecting women.
But it looks like all of that is blowing up in the WNBA's face, because we now have former NBA players declaring for the 2027 WNBA Draft. (RELATED: Kawhi Leonard Allegedly Had Undisclosed Sponsorship That Was 'Funneling Money' To 'Circumvent Salary Cap': REPORT)
"After careful consideration and reviewing the current eligibility guidelines, I'm officially declaring myself a WNBA prospect," announced Enes Kanter Freedom in a video posted on social media. "If simply declaring who you are is all that's required, then I meet every single requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA.
"My team and I have carefully examined the WNBA's eligibility criteria and governing framework surrounding self-identification and inclusion," continued Kanter Freedom. "Based on
A man with multiple prior arrests was charged Thursday with assaulting a woman in Charlotte, North Carolina, the same city where Iryna Zarutska was killed, police say.
The suspect, 32-year-old Di-Quan Schafar Hunt, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department identified a social media account containing multiple videos under investigation, the department said in a statement.
Among the videos was one that appears to show Hunt filming himself committing an assault that had been reported on July 30, police said. (RELATED: Watch Cop Bring Mass Shooter's Rampage To Screeching Halt)
The reports said the suspect had punched the victim on a sidewalk before fleeing the scene as the victim was transported to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the statement said.
A Connecticut judge brushed off an attempt by the state to fine a Florida firearms manufacturer nearly $7.7 million for operating a website.
Democratic Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced he was suing four companies, including Indie Guns, an Orlando, Florida-based firearms manufacturer, over the sale of so-called "ghost guns." Judge Daniel J. Klau wrote in a 51-page opinion that while the state had proven the company had sold at least one "80% receiver" (an unfinished receiver that can be completed at home) to someone in Connecticut, its demand for a $5,000 fine for each day the company's site was active did not stand up to scrutiny. (RELATED: Semiautomatic Firearms Selling Like Hotcakes As Gun Owners Try To Beat Clock On Dems' Licensing Scheme)
"The attorney general has the legal authority to sue foreign companies for violating [the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA)] violations if they violate a criminal statute by, as in this case, selling, delivering or otherwise transferring illegal gun parts to Connecticut residents," Klau wrote, but he observed that Indie Guns' actions were legal in Florida and the company wasn't
The Senate confirmed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to be the next attorney general after holdouts threatened his nomination process.
The upper chamber confirmed Blanche 50-49, with every Democrat and two Republicans, Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, voting against him. Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis had been hesitant to support Blanche over a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization package, though they later reached a deal with Blanche and voted to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Cornyn and Tillis demanded that the Department of Justice (DOJ) provide written proof that the fund was rescinded and rewrite language in an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) settlement to ensure that audit immunity for President Donald Trump and his family did not extend beyond the plaintiffs. The DOJ sent a written proposal to Cornyn on July 27, though Cornyn returned it and argued they had not met his demands. (RELATED: Trump AG Nominee's Confirmation In Limbo)
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley scheduled the markup for July 30, though he postponed it because Cornyn
The Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) early Saturday to fund the government without addressing the national debt.
The CR would fund the government through Dec. 11 to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections. The funding bill extends current funding levels rather than addressing the national debt, which amounts to approximately $39.8 trillion.
The House passed its own version of a CR on July 21 in a 220 to 205 vote, which would fund the government until Dec. 4.
The Senate voted to invoke cloture on the CR in a 91 to 6 vote, which limited debate so the floor could eventually vote on final passage. Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Democratic Massachusetts Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine voted against the motion.
The final vote on the CR was 90-6, as South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham voted "present" because it included a death benefit to the heir of her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
The legislation is a standard stopgap measure
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