Troy Jackson steps out of Graham Platner’s shadow to take on Susan Collins in November. by Gabrielle Gurley July 23, 2026 (Prospect.org) Troy Jackson, the North Woods legislator-logger, has snatched up Graham Platner’s mantle of Maine authenticity and anti-establishment populist cred, a dazzling profile that blinded almost an entire state to… Continue reading
President Donald Trump knows that he is unpopular. This is why he has become even more obsessed with election fraud; why he fumed and rambled about the 2020 election for a primetime audience last week; and why he wants Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, a bill that —… Continue reading
House candidate Connie Chan is backed by Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and now TrackAIPAC, signaling the growing influence of a politics skeptical of Israel. Jonah Valdez July 21 2026 (TheIntercept.com) Connie Chan, candidate for U.S. Congress, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco on May 29, 2026. Photo: Jason Henry/Bloomberg… Continue reading
By Chelsea Gohd Published yesterday (Space.com) “We have to do what we can to ensure that the country makes it through the challenges that we’re dealing with here, and that is the message that we’re going to be taking to colleges and universities.” LOS ANGELES — Standing in the shadow of the… Continue reading
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US Love the World Cup but hate FIFA? Love professional sports but hate the billionaires, gambling companies, and authoritarians ruining them? You’re not alone. by Maximillian Alvarez, Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff July 22, 2026 (therealnews.com) FIFA President Gianni Infantino and U.S. President Donald Trump in conversation after the award… Continue reading
US House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) conducts a hearing on June 4, 2026, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) “BreakThrough News is not the first, nor will it be the last, to come under official attack,” said… Continue reading
“We pray that peoples of all faiths, all races, all nations, may have their great human needs satisfied; that those now denied opportunity shall come to enjoy it to the full; that all who yearn for freedom may experience its spiritual blessings; that those who have freedom will understand, also,… Continue reading
July 22, 2026 This morning, Democrats in Congress are hosting a Medicare for All shadow hearing — a walk-through of what it will look like in the Capitol when we finally have the votes to pass guaranteed health care. The hearing features expert witnesses, including NNU President Jamie Brown, RN, who… Continue reading
