President Trump has absorbed a series of rebukes over the past few days, including two by his own appointees who left him fuming. Taken together, the reversals carry real costs in political capital that go beyond a bruised ego.
A federal judge took a vicious shot at the Trump administration on Tuesday, saying it was showing "shameful cruelty" in trying to speed the end of a deportation amnesty for hundreds of Somali migrants after a Supreme Court ruling earlier this summer.
CHAUTAUQUA, New York — The road here feels like one of those places that America keeps tucked away on purpose — the kind that you don’t stumble into by accident. You come in from the hills and hollows and farm country, past the modest storefronts and weathered porches, and then the land opens up near […]
When my great-grandparents arrived from Hungary and settled in Philadelphia, they did something that would puzzle many Americans today. They tried to lose their accents. They spoke less Yiddish at home. They wanted their children to sound like Americans. They never forgot who they were. Hungarian food stayed on the table, the old language in […]
The word of the day for Senate Democrats Tuesday was “loophole,” as they fumed over a deal they say failed to kill President Trump’s $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund as well as a sweeping order from his attorney general pick that grants him immunity from any government investigation into past conduct. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Sens....
An executive from TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of the UFC, said Monday the firm lost roughly $30 million from its June event at the White House. “With regards to UFC Freedom 250, we incurred significantly higher-than-normal costs, which we partially offset with sold-out global partnerships inventory,” Andrew Schleimer, the chief financial officer of...
Makers of hemp THC products were thrown a lifeline when senators in a stopgap spending bill included a delay of a federal ban on their products. The Senate’s government funding bill set to be considered this week would delay the upcoming prohibition on most hemp-derived THC products until Dec. 11. Hemp industry groups and...
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall is expected to easily secure the GOP nod Tuesday as he seeks a second term representing Kansas in Washington. He faces one challenger, Pond Naramore. On the other side of the aisle, pastor Adam Hamilton leads the crowded Democratic field — even outraising Marshall this past quarter, per the Topeka-Capital Journal....
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is on track to secure the Democratic nod to replace term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), while three Republicans jockey for the GOP nomination. Benson is expected to easily advance from a Tuesday primary where she faces one challenger. On the other side of the aisle, Republican Rep. John James...
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and centrist Rep. Haley Stevens are facing off Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for retiring Sen. Gary Peters's seat in Michigan. The winner will face off against former Rep. Mike Rogers, the presumptive Republican nominee. Tuesday's primary Tuesday's race has laid bare deep divides within the Democratic Party and its dueling factions....
Republicans are looking to flip the Kansas governor's mansion this fall, with Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly unable to run for reelection again. President Trump has endorsed state Senate President Ty Masterson in Tuesday's GOP primary to replace Kelly, who is term limited. Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and state Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt are...
Voters in Kansas are at the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a suite of House primary contests. All incumbents are running for reelection. Polls close at 8 p.m. EDT. Follow Decision Desk HQ's live results below.
Virginians head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots to choose nominees for House races in the Old Dominion State. Virginia Democrats attempted to redraw the state's congressional districts following their success in taking back the governor's mansion last November. Virginia voters backed the plan in an April referendum. However, the state's Supreme Court...
