Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent and another win for the Democratic Socialists of America.
The far-left faction of the Democratic Party landed another major upset on Tuesday after democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated progressive Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) in the Democratic primary for a Denver-based House seat – a win that’s sure to delight Republicans while worrying House Democratic leadership ahead of November. Kiros, a former attorney who was fired for penning a letter criticizing the idea that...
Rep. Diana DeGette is defeated by a DSA-backed socialist challenger Melat Kiros in Colorado's Democratic primary, scoring a victory for the far-left's momentum.
A federal judge in Florida agreed to reopen President Trump’s bid to sue the IRS for $10 billion, siding with intervenors who said a settlement to create an “anti-weaponization” fund tainted the case. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Trump agreed to voluntarily dismiss his suit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of...
The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race has a slight edge over his Republican opponent in a new poll released Friday. Forty-seven percent of likely general election voters in the state backed state Rep. James Talarico (D) in the poll from Texas Public Opinion Research, compared with 44 percent for Texas Attorney General Ken...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday endorsed a $250 bill to commemorate the U.S. semiquincentennial featuring President Trump. Larry Kudlow, a conservative contributor for Fox Business, asked the Trump administration official about his opinion of the proposed currency during a sit-down interview at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. “We are going to have the...
The Pentagon’s new $9.7 billion contract with Dell is raising questions about potential conflicts of interest after President Trump touted the company’s products and purchased significant amounts of its stock. The Department of Defense (DOD) on Wednesday announced a five-year agreement with Dell for Microsoft software and cloud services as part of an effort consolidate...
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Friday that his country will cut the stay of the U.S. military aircraft in Sofia at the end of June after the Trump administration did not greenlight a visa-free pass for Bulgarian visitors to the U.S. “I called for the suspension of visas for Bulgarian citizens during my conversation...
Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare said it will drastically cut down its prior authorization requirements for pediatric care, as the company further scales back a process that physicians say adds an unnecessary barrier to timely and necessary medical care. UnitedHealthcare said it is removing two-thirds of authorization requirements for members under age 18 by the end of the year. The company said it...
Ian Roberts, the former school superintendent of Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty on federal charges of falsely claiming to be a citizen and illegally possessing a firearm. Roberts had led one of the state’s largest school districts, which serves more than 30,000 students, from 2023...
Former first lady Jill Biden opened up about her husband’s battle with prostate cancer in a new interview. She said in a preview clip released Friday from an interview with CBS News’s Rita Braver that former President Biden’s cancer diagnosis was “shocking.” The former president revealed his diagnosis last year in May, and a spokesperson...
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), a 16-year veteran of Capitol Hill, will not seek reelection in November, the Miami Herald reported on Friday morning, becoming the 30th House Democrat from the 119th Congress who won’t be joining the 120th. Wilson is expected to make her formal announcement on Friday at an event in her South Florida district,...
