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Trump's Paxton Pick Roils Senate Republicans

President Trump's decision to back Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over four-term Senator John Cornyn has triggered a revolt among Republican colleagues who fear the endorsement could hand a cruc...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Vance Claims Washington Has Exhausted Diplomacy With Iran

Vice President JD Vance defended the administration's approach to Iran negotiations, asserting that the U.S. government has communicated its position with maximum clarity to Tehran. Vance's remarks...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Paxton Aims to Topple Cornyn in Texas Senate Shake-Up

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is positioning himself as a serious challenger to four-term Senator John Cornyn, marking a dramatic shift in the state's Republican politics. Paxton, who has serve...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Blanche's vague defense of DOJ compensation fund draws Senate fire

A Justice Department official faced sharp questioning on Capitol Hill over the eligibility criteria for a newly created compensation fund, struggling to articulate clear standards for who qualifies...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Spanberger Orders Protection Against Federal Agents at Virginia Polls

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will sign an executive order Wednesday aimed at protecting election workers and voters if federal agents appear at polling places, the Democratic governor announced...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump picks Texas loyalist over veteran senator, alarming GOP leaders

President Trump sided with Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate runoff, endorsing the state's attorney general over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the final stretch before voters decide between the two...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Trump picks Paxton over Cornyn in Texas Senate gamble

President Trump threw his weight behind Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race on Tuesday, rejecting veteran Senator John Cornyn in a move that has alarmed Republican leadership just days before the p...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Duffy Faces Capitol Hill Grilling Over Family YouTube Road Trip Funded by Regulated Companies

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is bracing for tough questioning on Capitol Hill this week as lawmakers zero in on ethics concerns surrounding a lavish family road trip that doubles as a YouTub...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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NAACP Pushes Black Athletes to Shun Southern College Programs Over Voting Rights

The NAACP launched a provocative campaign Tuesday, calling on Black student-athletes to reject scholarship offers from major Southern universities in response to a Supreme Court ruling that gutted ...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Trump Taps Giuliani Son to Run 2026 World Cup Host Operations

Donald Trump has handed responsibility for overseeing the United States' hosting operations for the 2026 World Cup to Andrew Giuliani, marking a significant expansion of the younger Giuliani's role...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump's Grip on GOP Tested as Endorsements Face Real Opposition

Donald Trump's iron control over the Republican Party faces a genuine challenge on Tuesday, with primary contests across six states putting his political muscle to the test. Three races in particul...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Picks Paxton Over Cornyn in Texas Senate Runoff, Shifting Race Dynamics

Donald Trump threw his decisive endorsement behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state's Republican Senate runoff, effectively siding against four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in what...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Young GOP Splits From Hawk Elders on Foreign Spending

A widening generational divide is fracturing the Republican Party over its approach to international commitments, with younger voters increasingly resistant to overseas military intervention and fo...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Breaks with Cornyn, Throws Weight Behind Paxton in Texas GOP Runoff

Donald Trump has endorsed Ken Paxton in the Republican Senate runoff in Texas, a move that signals his alignment with the state's MAGA wing over the incumbent Senator John Cornyn.The endorsement co...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump tests his grip on GOP as rivals spend tens of millions to defy his picks

The Republican primary races unfolding across six states on Tuesday will provide a crucial measure of Donald Trump's enduring control over his party. In Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama, Trump-endors...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 11 min read

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NextEra Eyes Dominion as Power Grid Strains Under Data Center Boom

NextEra Energy's push to acquire Dominion Energy arrives at a moment when the U.S. power sector faces mounting pressure from two converging forces: surging electricity costs for consumers and unpre...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Weighs Iran Policy During White House Ballroom Tour

Donald Trump offered his thoughts on U.S. strategy toward Iran while walking through ongoing construction of a White House ballroom, mixing facility upgrades with foreign policy discussion in a cha...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Hegseth Inherits Pentagon's Ticking Industrial Time Bomb

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is confronting a chronic weakness that has plagued the military establishment for years, with little progress to show for the effort. The U.S. military industrial bas...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Tesla Semi Charges Into Trucking Market, Disrupting Industry Giants

Tesla's electric semi-truck is drawing serious attention from California's trucking fleet operators, who see it as a genuine alternative to existing electric vehicles offered by traditional manufac...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Blanche Takes Center Stage at Senate Budget Hearing With Opening Remarks

Blanche delivered an opening statement during a Senate budget hearing, marking a significant moment in the chamber's fiscal discussions. The remarks came as lawmakers convened to address budgetary ...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Progressives Eye High-Profile Upset in Deep Blue Philadelphia District

The left wing of the Democratic Party believes it has a genuine shot at capturing another House seat next week, with a state legislator seeking to represent the nation's most Democratic congression...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 11 min read

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Trump-Backed Challenge to Massie Triggers Unprecedented House Primary Spending

The Republican primary fight in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District has become the most expensive House race of its kind in recent memory, fueled by a direct challenge to Rep. Thomas Massie backe...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Alaska Democrats pin Senate hopes on Peltola in brutal Sullivan fight

Mary Peltola, the first Native Alaskan to serve in Congress, has launched her first television advertisement as she pursues what Democrats view as a critical path to Senate control. The House repre...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump's Primary Challenge to Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie

Donald Trump is throwing his political weight behind a primary challenge to Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, setting up a significant test of the former president's influence over GOP rac...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump's Iron Grip Loosens: One in Three Republicans Ready to Move On

Donald Trump commands fierce loyalty among the Republican base, but fresh polling reveals a significant fault line within the party as it looks toward its future direction. A New York Times/Siena s...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump's War on Dissent Reaches Climax in Kentucky House Primary

Donald Trump's campaign to purge Republican dissenters within his own party reaches a watershed moment Tuesday as voters across six states decide primaries that will reshape both chambers of Congre...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump's Grip on GOP Tested in High-Stakes Primary Day

Voters in Kentucky, Georgia, and beyond head to the polls Tuesday for primaries that will reveal just how much sway the former president maintains over Republican candidates and the party's directi...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Lawmakers Push $130 Annual EV Tax to Fund Crumbling Roads

Bipartisan support is building in the House for a transportation bill that would require electric vehicle owners to shoulder new costs for road maintenance through an annual fee of $130. The propos...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Eyes New White House Helipad to Spare the Lawn

Donald Trump has proposed adding a new helipad to the White House, according to sources familiar with the idea, as a potential solution to a persistent problem that has plagued the residence for ye...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Pelosi finally picks a successor, backs progressive supervisor Chan

Nancy Pelosi has ended months of public silence about her replacement, throwing her political weight behind San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Connie Chan in the race to inherit her congress...

Sarah Mitchell May 19, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Pentagon's watchdog launches probe into deadly drug-boat strikes

The Defense Department's inspector general has opened a full-scale investigation into U.S. Southern Command's targeting operations against suspected drug-smuggling vessels, examining the intelligen...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Supreme Court Justices Hit the Road, Tensions Simmering Behind the Scenes

Members of the Supreme Court are fanning out across the nation to defend the judiciary's independence, even as cracks in collegiality become increasingly visible through their public statements and...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Cassidy Stands Firm on Trump Conviction Vote, Blasts New Admin Spending

Senator Bill Cassidy emerged from his primary defeat defiant, declaring that his 2021 vote to convict Donald Trump on impeachment charges was worth the cost of his Senate seat. The Louisiana Republ...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump Seeks to Resettle 10,000 White South Africans as Refugees

The Trump administration is moving to admit roughly 10,000 white South Africans as refugees, framing the effort as a response to what officials characterize as an emergency humanitarian crisis in t...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump's Purge of Disloyal Republicans Exposes a Party Split Between Base and Broader Voters

President Donald Trump has spent the opening months of 2025 systematically removing Republicans from office who have crossed him, most recently engineering the defeat of Senator Bill Cassidy of Lou...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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News outlets demand release of sealed DOJ files in Georgia election probe

Major news organizations are pushing to pry open records in the Justice Department's investigation into Georgia's 2020 election, arguing that secrecy no longer serves its purpose now that Fulton Co...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Harvard Moves to Kill Trump's Antisemitism Lawsuit

Harvard University is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration that accuses the school of failing to address antisemitism on its campus. The administration bro...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Shapiro Bucking 2028 Playbook: Stays Home While Others Campaign

While potential 2028 presidential candidates typically spend months crisscrossing early primary states, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is taking a noticeably different approach. Rather than hit...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Demands DOJ Probe Into Maryland Mail Ballot Mix-Up

President Donald Trump called for a Justice Department investigation Monday into a printing error that forced Maryland to reissue roughly half a million mail ballots ahead of the state's June 23 pr...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump's Online Pharmacy Adds 600 Medications to Undercut Rivals

President Trump has expanded his TrumpRx online drugstore to include 600 new medications, capitalizing on public frustration over prescription drug costs ahead of the 2024 election cycle.The move r...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Massie Shrugs Off Trump Primary Challenge in Kentucky

Rep. Thomas Massie is dismissing Donald Trump's effort to unseat him in Kentucky's Republican primary, displaying a calm defiance as the former president backs a challenger against the incumbent co...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Authorizes Iran Strikes, Then Orders Them Halted

President Trump said he authorized new military strikes against Iran but decided to hold off on launching them, continuing a pattern of escalating threats followed by restraint in a conflict that h...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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San Diego mosque threat neutralized by police

Local police in San Diego have neutralized a threat at a mosque in the city, authorities confirmed. Details about the nature of the threat and how it was resolved remain under investigation by law ...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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U.S. Bars Entry From Three African Nations Over Ebola Fears

The United States is restricting entry from Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan for the next month as health officials respond to an outbreak of Ebola in the region. The temporary measure does not affec...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Georgia GOP hunts for Ossoff slayer as primary nears

Republicans heading into their primary election are increasingly jittery about November's general election matchup against Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, who party strategists view as perhaps the m...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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G7 Takes Aim at Iran Sanctions as Energy Costs Spiral

Finance ministers from the world's seven largest economies are converging on Paris this week to address a thorny intersection of geopolitics and inflation: how to manage economic fallout from Iran ...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Administration Moves to End IRS Lawsuit With $1.8 Billion Settlement

The Justice Department announced a settlement worth $1.8 billion to resolve a lawsuit connected to the unauthorized release of Donald Trump's tax returns in 2019, according to recent developments i...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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DOJ Creates Fund to Combat 'Weaponization' as Trump Abandons IRS Case

The Justice Department has established a new fund focused on what the administration describes as efforts to prevent the weaponization of federal agencies, following President Trump's decision to w...

Sarah Mitchell May 18, 2026 0 comments 6 min read