A progressive scored an unexpected upset in Florida’s Democratic primary for Senate, a left-wing breakthrough in President Trump’s home state that tees up a tough, GOP-favored fight this fall. Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) but was not endorsed by the national organization, toppled Alex Vindman, whose star rose as a witness in...
Independent Bill Hill has advanced in the race for Alaska’s at-large House seat, challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Nick Begich III, Decision Desk HQ projects. Hill, a Bristol Bay fisherman, advanced alongside Begich in Alaska's open primary system — in which the top four vote-getters advance from the primary, regardless of party, to a ranked-choice general...
Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan are advancing to the general election Senate in Alaska, Decision Desk HQ projects. It’s the third cycle under Alaska’s new voting system, in which the top four candidates will advance from the primary, regardless of party affiliation, to a ranked-choice general election. Alaska has been...
The Energy Department is planning to claw back $13 billion in unspent climate funds, it announced Wednesday. In a press release, the department said it plans to "return more than $13 billion in unobligated funds initially appropriated to advance the previous Administration’s wasteful Green New Scam agenda." The press release did not specify exactly where the money...
President Trump’s abrupt shift on how the Russian invasion of Ukraine could end is exposing his newly increased frustrations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump’s sudden determination on Tuesday that Ukraine could win back all of its land — and perhaps more — came after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of...
{beacon} Energy & Environment The Big Story At UN, Trump says climate change is 'con job' President Trump on Tuesday claimed climate change was “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” as he used his speech to the United Nations to bash efforts to reduce carbon emissions and move toward climate-friendly energy...
A federal judge on Wednesday repeatedly urged prudence as the Department of Justice (DOJ) contemplates whether to seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy staffers earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss’s suggestions came as the parties discussed an Oct. 20 deadline that defense attorneys for Elias...
The Trump administration has thrust Tylenol into the spotlight this week with its warnings about a potential link to autism when taken by pregnant women. However, the actual guidance coming from the administration is more nuanced than President Trump’s repeated “don’t take Tylenol” urgings at a Tuesday press conference. And major health groups continue to...
The family of a passenger killed in January’s midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport sued American Airlines and the federal government Wednesday, accusing them of wrongful death and negligence. It appears to be the first federal lawsuit seeking to recover damages over the incident, the deadliest U.S. plane crash in years. “The Defendants were required to...
One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office on Wednesday. No law enforcement officers were injured or killed in the shooting, city and federal officials said at a press conference. The incident is being investigated as “an act of targeted violence,”...
Wisconsin Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) has unveiled a bid to be his state’s governor, aiming to succeed incumbent Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D). “I'm Tom Tiffany, and I'm running for governor because I love our state,” Tiffany said in a video posted Tuesday to social platform X. “I see where we are headed, and I...
Hundreds of General Services Administration (GSA) employees laid off earlier this year have received offers to return, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. The former employees have until the end of this week to accept the offer from the GSA, and they would restart work at the agency Oct. 6. The GSA constructs, manages and preserves...
Dallas law enforcement officials held a press conference on Wednesday after a deadly shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in the city. “The preliminary investigation determined that a suspect opened fire at a government building from an adjacent building. Two people were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds,” the Dallas Police...
The EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) is a censorial framework with far-reaching implications for free speech across the globe, and unless Americans pay attention, their First Amendment rights could be undermined by unelected bureaucrats in Brussels.
