Socialist candidate Janeese Lewis George leads D.C. mayoral race with 52.6% of votes counted as Trump threatens possible federal takeover of the capital.
Reports are surfacing that White House aides are suddenly alarmed over the likelihood that top secret conversations on national security were taped and leaked...
Sir Ian McKellen on Sunday said he would yell out "Mar-a-Lago," referring to President Trump's Palm Beach, Fla., resort, while portraying "X-Men" villain Magneto when shooting scenes of destruction for the upcoming Marvel film "Avengers: Doomsday." The British actor spoke with The Guardian about his time shooting the film and described a scene where brothers Anthony...
Democrat Robert White is projected to win the party’s primary for Washington, D.C.’s, nonvoting delegate to Congress, according to Decision Desk HQ. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D) decision to retire after 18 terms teed up a competitive race for the position that gives D.C. representation in the House. Delegates are allowed to participate in debates but...
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Idaho cannot enforce a new law that makes it a crime for transgender individuals to use a bathroom that does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford of the District of Idaho granted a preliminary injunction in response to a case brought...
Jackson Lahmeyer, founder of Pastors for Trump, and Oklahoma state Rep. Mark Tedford (R) are projected to advance to a runoff in the GOP primary for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projected. Neither candidate was projected to clear the 50-percent threshold necessary to clinch the nomination on Tuesday. Ten GOP candidates competed for...
Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) is projected to win the Republican runoff for Senate in Alabama, notching another win for President Trump this primary cycle, according to Decision Desk HQ. Moore is Trump’s pick to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who won his own primary to lead the Cotton State as governor last month. The House...
The Republican primary for governor of Oklahoma is heading to a runoff between Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and President Trump-backed rival Mike Mazzei, according to Decision Desk HQ. Sparse polling ahead of the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) suggested that Drummond might have the edge in the crowded primary field, but Mazzei,...
A federal judge on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a former Wisconsin judge who helped an undocumented man evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman declined to reconsider former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan's conviction without rescheduling a sentencing date. Adelman previously postponed Dugan's sentencing on June 3. Dugan's...
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R), backed by both President Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp (R), is projected to lose the Republican runoff for Georgia governor to healthcare executive and billionaire Rick Jackson, according to Decision Desk HQ. Jones's loss deals a major blow to the president, adding another statewide loss to his primary scorecard. Jackson will now face Atlanta...
