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Maggie Little

Maggie Little is a Heartlander News writer based in Washington, D.C. Her reporting has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Sun, the Federalist, RealClearPolitics and The Daily…

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Government
Trump: ‘We resurrected Christopher Columbus’ as he proclaims Columbus Day 

President Donald Trump held a Columbus Day event ahead of the Monday holiday, saying “we resurrected Christopher Columbus” and calling the explorer “a hero.” Speaking at the… Read More

October 9, 2026
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Politics
‘We cannot afford Abdul’: Rogers, El-Sayed face off in contentious Michigan Senate debate 

Republican Mike Rogers and his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, clashed over everything from the economy to El-Sayed’s mother in a Michigan Senate debate Thursday that grew increasingly combative. Read More

October 9, 2026
Politics
Trump to Texans: Vote for Ken Paxton, or blue-state ‘squalor’ is coming 

President Donald Trump returned to Texas Wednesday, his third visit in less than a month, to rally for Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate race against Democratic state… Read More

October 8, 2026
Courts
Texas school district ordered to display Ten Commandments in classrooms after legal fight 

Galveston Independent School District in Texas was ordered to display the Ten Commandments amid legal battles in the state over the extent to which religious references can exist in… Read More

October 6, 2026
Politics
Trump rallies in Nebraska amid competitive Senate race, takes executive action seeking to lower diesel costs 

President Donald Trump rallied in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday, adding the deep-red state to his midterm campaign swing as Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts faces a competitive challenge from… Read More

October 6, 2026