By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
“What’s the old Judds’ song? ‘Why not me on a rainy day? Why not me to love your blues away?’” – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, on the possibility that he will run for president in 2028.
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., delivers a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition fall fundraiser Sept. 19, 2026, at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines. (Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
By Greg LaRose
Sen. John Kennedy appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” where host Kristen Welker asked him outright if he would run for president. Louisiana’s loquacious junior U.S. senator said Sunday he will ponder a run depending on which of his fellow Republicans pursues the office in 2028.
State Rep. Mike Echols speaks to the media after qualifying as a candidate for Congress in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District on Aug. 5, 2026, in Baton Rouge. With Echols, from left, are his daughters Amelia and Everly, and wife, Christie. (Julie O’Donoghue/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Elise Plunk & Julie O’Donoghue
As data centers pop up across the country, debate around what role elected officials have, if any, on monitoring and restricting their resource use and development has become part of the political conversation. In Louisiana, Democrats running for Congress in the 5th and 6th U.S. House districts as well as the U.S. Senate said they were concerned about water and electricity data centers need. Republican candidates were more inclined to trust the data center industry’s promises not to overuse public resources or pass along operational costs to the public.
Wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm off Rhode Island. (John Moore/Getty Images)
By Tristan Baurick | Verite News
Louisiana’s offshore wind industry has a date circled on the calendar: Jan. 21, 2029 — the first day after President Donald Trump is scheduled to leave office. Industry leaders say Trump’s policies have brought offshore wind development to a near standstill, but they are trying to preserve Louisiana’s wind expertise and supply chain in hopes of reviving the industry under the next administration.
By Jonathan Shorman
Less than a month from Election Day, President Donald Trump’s long-running pressure campaign over elections is approaching a decisive moment. For the past year, the Trump administration has sought to bend the U.S. election system to the president’s will across multiple fronts, despite the Constitution’s guarantee that states administer elections.
By Kevin Hardy
Kalshi, Polymarket and the Coalition for Prediction Markets have spent at least $3 million this year on lobbying and campaign contributions across the federal and state levels, according to a new report from the government watchdog group OpenSecrets.
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