A political organization in Illinois that emerged from the 2024 independent presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and helped lobby for his confirmation as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is taking steps to field a candidate for governor in the 2026 election cycle.…
Posts published in January 2026
The Forward Party has expressed support for removing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from the streets of Minneapolis following the fatal shootings of Renée Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, calling the events of the past month federal overreach and a breakdown in constitutional protections.…
A member of the Mississippi House of Representatives has introduced legislation that would prohibit elected officials from changing their partisan affiliation while serving in office, treating any such switch as a resignation.…
The Libertarian Party of Ohio is accepting applications from members interested in serving as delegates to the 2026 Libertarian National Convention, with a February 10 deadline for those looking to formally join its delegation.…
A planned “National Shutdown” has been organized in response to recent federal immigration enforcement actions and deaths linked to those operations, drawing public backing from a wide range of third party political organizations and independent groups, according to an endorsement list released by organizers.…
The Libertarian National Committee has designated party Chair Steven Nekhaila as the Libertarian Party’s temporary representative to the International Alliance of Libertarian Parties Congress, granting him full authority to act on the party’s behalf at the organization’s upcoming meeting.…
The Massachusetts Forward Party is soliciting feedback from members and supporters on a slate of proposed 2026 statewide ballot questions, which party leaders say will be used to shape its organizing and advocacy priorities ahead of the general election.…
The United States Pirate Party has formally condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a “domestic terrorist organization,” with its national leadership voting to designate the agency as such following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by agents in Minneapolis over the weekend.…
Steven Nekhaila, the chair of the Libertarian National Committee, has called for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arguing that current practices by the agency reflect an expansion of militarized policing that has continued to grow since the post-9/11 era.…