Weeks before Bahamians are set to decide who will govern the country for the next five years, the government has hired two allies of President Donald Trump to help strengthen relations with the United States.

Coreco “CJ” Pearson, a MAGA youth influencer and commentator, has registered as a foreign agent and will be paid $20,000 a month.

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President Donald Trump has endorsed longtime Central Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr in this year’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

Trump announced the move in a post to his Truth Social network Friday evening.

“Andy is the only Candidate who will easily defeat the Democrat in what will be one of the most important Elections in American ...Read more

MIAMI — As the son of Cuban immigrants who escaped Fidel Castro’s Cuba, David Rivera dove into the anti-communist wave of Miami’s exile community and rode it into a political career as a Florida legislator and member of Congress.

But his career on Capitol Hill would last only one term, leaving the conservative Republican with an uncertain...Read more

WASHINGTON — The clock was ticking in the House chamber. Or was it?

A key vote on the floor began with famous last words: “This is a 5-minute vote.” More than two hours later, it was still going.

Later that day, it happened again. Leaders held open another seemingly endless vote, as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., huddled in corners and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — During the final vote to close out the House’s “hell week,” a handful of Republicans had a message for the Senate: You’re responsible for the “suffering” agenda.

Standing on the steps outside the Capitol on Thursday, House Freedom Caucus members loudly aired their grievances with the Senate. Republicans there have ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The White House is arguing to lawmakers that President Donald Trump does not need to disengage troops from the conflict with Iran in order to comply with the War Powers Act because an extended ceasefire has effectively ended military hostilities.

The Trump administration faced a Friday deadline under the 1973 law that is designed...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Voting Rights Act appears to hamper Congress from passing legislation to restore the law’s protections for minority voters when states draw new congressional districts, legal experts say.

In the hours after Wednesday’s 6-3 decision invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map, House...Read more

MIAMI — A Miami federal jury on Friday convicted former Florida Congressman David Rivera and consultant Esther Nuhfer on charges of failing to register as foreign agents when they lobbied major U.S. politicians in a scheme to “normalize” relations with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro after Rivera had signed a $50 million contract with...Read more

Caribbean politician Gaston Browne has won a historic fourth term as prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, leading his Labor Party to a historic landslide victory and unprecedented fourth term late Thursday night.

The party won 15 of the parliamentary seats in the eastern Caribbean island-nation in an election dominated by concerns over rising...Read more

Trouble in Palm Beach paradise?

We heard Bettina Anderson’s garden-themed bridal shower at Mar-a-Lago went swimmingly. But as far as her wedding to Donald Trump Jr., all bets are off.

According to widespread media reports, their nuptials, which were originally thought to be on the fast track, are now on pause.

Sources close to the couple ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan judge has dismissed felony charges against a former township clerk and a prominent Republican lawyer accused of allowing a breach of sensitive voter data.

In May 2024, Attorney General Dana Nessel's office first accused lawyer Stefanie Lambert and former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott of providing an analyst ...Read more

May 1, 2026, marks the 60th day of Operation Epic Fury in Iran – a symbolically significant date designating when a president who has mounted unilateral military operations must receive Congressional approval or wind it down.

However, the complex history of the War Powers Resolution clock demonstrates it is a toothless milestone....Read more

The Supreme Court has again dealt a devastating blow to voting equality in the United States.

On Wednesday, in Louisiana v. Callais, six justices effectively nullified a 1982 federal statute that prohibits states from running or establishing election systems, such as election districts, that have a discriminatory effect against voters of color....Read more

The phrase “concentration camp” is freighted with dark historical meaning. Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust.

But the use and name of concentration camps originated far earlier. In the late 1800s, Spanish ...Read more

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has struck down Louisiana’s newly created majority-Black congressional district, narrowing the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The ruling is consequential not only for Louisiana but for how the nation understands representation, race and the future of redistricting.

At its core, ...Read more

CHICAGO — Independent would-be candidates for a Southwest Side congressional seat are uniting against two targets as they look ahead to November, one a familiar enemy, the other much less so.

President Donald Trump must be beaten, each independent in Illinois’ 4th Congressional District said Wednesday during the campaign’s first town hall...Read more

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday vetoed a sweeping election reform bill passed by the Legislature in March, the result of years of negotiations between factions in the House and Senate.

The bill seeks to make numerous changes to Alaska’s election laws sought by both Democrats and Republicans.

The Alaska Constitution calls on lawmakers ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security within hours of it clearing the House on Thursday, effectively ending an 11-week partial shutdown.

The bill, which the House cleared on a voice vote, funds all of the vast department — covering the Secret Service, Coast Guard, ...Read more

Shares in spirits companies rose on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced he is lifting the 10% tariffs on alcohol sales between the United Kingdom and the U.S.

The move came at the behest of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, according to Trump’s post on Truth Social.

“In honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a short-term extension of a key surveillance power, sending it to the White House just hours before it is set to expire at midnight.

The bill, which would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act through June 12, passed amid bitter disagreements over a longer-term extension.

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