https://hotair.com/headlines/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary on politics, media, culture, and current events.en-usWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:27:33 -0400<![CDATA[James Talarico's lips say no no no, but his allies say yes.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:00:09 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/10/28/talarico-rally-lets-abolish-ice-n3820429<![CDATA[he media often spin a tale of despondent American voters sitting at home, unengaged and unwilling or unmotivated to vote. But the latest I&amp;I/TIPP Poll suggests that’s not quite right. In fact, a solid majority of voters are quite interested in the outcome of the 2026 midterm congressional elections.]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/28/i-and-itipp-poll-finds-surprising-level-of-apathy-among-swing-voters-as-midterms-approach-n3820382<![CDATA[he media often spin a tale of despondent American voters sitting at home, unengaged and unwilling or unmotivated to vote. But the latest I&amp;I/TIPP Poll suggests that’s not quite right. In fact, a solid majority of voters are quite interested in the outcome of the 2026 midterm congressional elections.]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/28/i-and-itipp-poll-finds-surprising-level-of-apathy-among-swing-voters-as-midterms-approach-n3820381On this full episode of LARRY with Larry O’Connor, Townhall’s EXPLOSIVE undercover video catches Rep. Rashida Tlaib dismissing questions about Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s alleged Muslim Brotherhood connections and Egyptian citizenship! Tlaib lashes out at voters raising concerns, drops an F-bomb when confronted about El-Sayed’s résumé, and compares the controversy to questions about Barack Obama’s religion! Meanwhile, El-Sayed’s conflicting statements about dual citizenship are drawing scrutiny, Democrats are openly crossing party lines to support Republican Mike Rogers, and even Chris Cuomo is STUNNED by what he’s hearing from Michigan voters! With Election Day just days away, Larry breaks down the undercover footage, the growing backlash, and what it could mean for Michigan’s Senate race!Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:23:05 -0400<![CDATA[Hotair Staff]]>https://hotair.com/videos/2026/10/28/hidden-camera-catches-rashida-tlaib-defending-citizenship-lie-n3820436<![CDATA[Jamelle Bouie is eagerly hoping for a blue wave next week, one that will hand both chambers of Congress over to Democrats. And in anticipation of that sweep, Bouie wants to remind his readers that there's one thing above all that those newly elected Democrats need to do once they are in office: Investigate Trump.]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:20:45 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/10/28/jamelle-bouie-the-future-of-the-party-is-endless-investigations-n3820434<![CDATA[Whether it is exorbitant business expenses or unaffordable consumer costs, healthcare costs may indeed be the determining “sleeper issue” of the midterms.]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/28/is-americas-healthcare-crisis-a-sleeper-issue-for-the-midterms-n3820380<![CDATA[Did I read that riot...I mean right? The French Socialist Party, looking to score points in next year's presidential elections, has introduced a Pedro Sánchez-style amnesty for 300-400 thousand illegal aliens, giving them legal status.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:00:51 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/10/28/frances-parliament-to-vote-on-measure-to-legalize-hundreds-of-thousands-of-illegals-n3820430<![CDATA[As the days grow shorter and temperatures turn chilly, especially in the northern U.S., minds start to turn toward the upcoming holiday season. For too many Americans, though, paying for heat will present a hardship this winter, as heating oil and other fuel prices have soared, in large part because of the ongoing Black Sea war.]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/28/end-the-russia-ukraine-war-by-the-holidays-n3820379<![CDATA[Ed wrote about this story back in June. In case you missed it, all you need to know is that the Senate race in Alaska is between two candidates, incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan and Democrat challenger Mary Peltola.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:20:14 -0400<![CDATA[John Sexton]]>https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/10/28/nytimes-the-peltola-campaign-was-behind-the-dan-sullivan-dirty-trick-n3820431<![CDATA[Leaders in the US Space Force would like to have a new spaceport up and running in four years, adding a third heavy-lift launch site to relieve pressure from bases in Florida and California that have shot rockets into orbit for nearly 70 years.]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/28/inside-the-pentagon-the-pressure-is-on-to-find-a-home-for-a-new-spaceport-n3820378<![CDATA[I voted for this. And I suspect many readers did, too.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:55:41 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/10/28/fafo-jefe-rubio-boots-cuban-diplomat-after-un-confrontation-n3820426<![CDATA[Josh Turek could almost hear Hasan Piker's voice coming from the cornfields. "If you build the (expletive) thing, we will (expletive) come.&nbsp;Another sign of the forthcoming blue wave that's about to sweep American politics in a little under a week would be evidenced by the loss of Ashley Hinson to Turek and the socialist Democrats. And after the first couple days of in person early voting in Iowa, there were more than a few Republicans hitting the panic button.&nbsp;Real Clear Politics' average right now is Hinson up 0.6 percent, but Echelon just dropped a poll yesterday showing Turek up two.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Duane Patterson]]>https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2026/10/28/and-as-for-iowa-falling-nah-n3820401<![CDATA[Minnesota is a blue-leaning purple state. Despite its reputation as a Deep Blue state, the reality is more complicated, and that may matter in this year's election.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:18 -0400<![CDATA[David Strom]]>https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/10/28/has-somali-fraud-crippled-the-democrats-in-minnesota-n3820427<![CDATA[“This is what happens when nations let wealth and power accumulate in the hands of a few,” says prospective 2028 presidential candidate Rep. Ro Khanna about the mass rioting and social unrest unfolding in France.]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/28/democrats-scheme-to-turn-the-us-into-france-riots-and-all-n3820377<![CDATA[One of the entertaining spectacles this cycle here in Florida has been the parade of demagoguing, lily-livered Democratic lesser lights managing to summon up some intestinal fortitude - no doubt desperate at the thought of being left behind and off camera...]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:20:53 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/10/28/ro-coocoo-khanna-latest-to-help-expose-what-a-nutcase-angie-nixon-really-is-n3820428<![CDATA[]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/28/longish-but-illuminating-what-are-they-taxing-you-for-ron-desantis-on-the-ny-state-budget-n3820374<![CDATA[Geez, man. Wait until Abdul El-Sayed finds out what his weekend rally mate did to Anwar al-Awlaki!]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:40:48 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/10/28/america-took-out-al-qaedas-2-and-el-sayed-had-the-sadz-n3820424<![CDATA[Where is William of Occam when you need him? The celebrated author of “Occam’s Razor”—Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem—would be a useful chap to have around when trying to understand The Case of Ilhan. The hijab-clad, Trump-and-America-hating, Somali-born woman who has been representing Minnesota’s 5th congressional district since January 3, 2019, is everywhere in the news. The proximate cause of this new interest was the October 12 pre-dawn search of Ilhan’s Washington, D.C., home by Homeland Security Investigations. The search took about five hours and yielded a number of potentially interesting items, including cell phones, personal computers, notebooks, and her passport.]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/28/thoughts-about-ilhan-whats-her-name-n3820375<![CDATA[Just one month after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the exile of all transgender troops from the military, the military is fighting back. Of the 12 Navy and Marine Corps boards recently surveyed by the&nbsp;New York Times, nine have voted to retain their trans service members against orders.]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Beege Welborn]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/27/us-navy-and-marine-corps-boards-defying-orders-to-keep-trans-personnel-n3820334<![CDATA[As usual, news of Benjamin Netanyahu's political death has been greatly exaggerated by the Protection Racket Media. The current Israeli prime minister has not yet survived his reelection campaign, but his coalition has won the most seats in the Knesset with more than eighty percent of the ballots now counted.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:40:44 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/10/28/surprise-another-bibi-comeback-n3820412