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JD Vance courts Jewish Republicans. Tucker Carlson still looms.

LAS VEGAS — Vice President JD Vance tried to make inroads with Jewish Republicans. Not everyone is sold.Vance’s closed-door speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership summit Monday...

Self-funded CEO claims GOP nomination to challenge Massachusetts Democrat’s second-term bid

Mike Minogue won 70% at the Massachusetts GOP convention and defeated former MBTA executive Brian Shortsleeve to take on Gov. Maura Healey.

80-year-old Dem beats back generational challenge after going all-in on trans athletes

Ed Markey defeated Seth Moulton's generational change campaign by leaning into progressive credentials and taking a bold stance on transgender rights in sports.

Scandal-plagued ‘Squad’ rep cruises to Democratic nomination with no GOP roadblocks in view

Ayanna Pressley faces no challengers in the Massachusetts 7th district, but controversies over her husband's federal contract and finances loom large.

San Francisco’s drug-addled Union Square gets a rebirth with $75M bet from rookie real estate investors

“Forget blood in the streets,” Max Raskin joked. “We bought when there was feces...

Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shootings in custody: reports

The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers over the weekend, killing one of the lawmakers, has been taken into custody after a massive manhunt. Vance Boelter was arrested on Sunday evening, The Associated Press reported. He was taken into custody near his home, according to multiple reports. "The face of evil. After relentless and...

Teachers union head Randi Weingarten resigns from DNC

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten is departing the Democratic National Committee, citing disagreements with DNC Chair Ken Martin. Weingarten told Martin in a letter dated June 5 and obtained by The Hill on Sunday that she was declining to be reappointed as an at-large member of the committee. “While I am a...

Minnesota officials describe multi-pronged manhunt for shooting suspect

Minnesota officials on Sunday evening described a multifaceted manhunt for the suspect accused of killing a state lawmaker and her husband over the weekend, saying they believe the gunman is still alive. Authorities have issued state and federal warrants for Vance Boelter, the 57-year-old man accusing him of murder and attempted murder as well as...

Trump says US will keep supporting Israeli airstrikes

President Trump on Sunday said the United States will keep supporting Israel's airstrikes on Iran amid escalating conflict between the two countries. The president was asked as he left for the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada if the U.S. intended to continue to support Israel’s defenses and replied, “We do.” He added that...

Cotton on Trump ICE pause on select industries: ‘I don’t think we should pull back on any kind of enforcement’

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Sunday said he doesn't believe Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should "pull back on any kind of enforcement" after the Trump administration directed the agency to pause raids against workers in the agriculture, hotel and restaurant industries. Cotton told CBS News's Margaret Brennan on "Face The Nation" that "we need to have...

Paul ‘not for censuring’ Padilla: ‘I think that’s crazy’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he would be against censuring Sen. Alex Padilla after the California Democrat tried to approach and question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a press conference, which led to federal agents forcibly removing and handcuffing him. "No, no, no. I'm not for censuring him. I think that's crazy. I'm not for that at all," Paul...

Top Iranian intelligence officer killed by Israel, Netanyahu says

The intelligence chief for Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has reportedly been killed by Israel amid growing conflict between the two countries. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday afternoon that Israel targeted IRGC intelligence chief Mohammad Kazemi in a strike. "Moments ago, we also got the chief intelligence officer and his deputy...

Schiff: Seeing Padilla ‘mistreated’ amid LA protests ‘just atrocious’

Sen. Adam Schiff on Sunday called the handcuffing of fellow California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla "atrocious" after Padilla was forcibly removed for interrupting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles. "To see him mistreated that way and tackled to the ground and shackled that way and in the midst of what we're seeing more broadly...

Immigration protests put Democrats in tricky territory

Nationwide protests against President Trump’s crackdown on immigration are putting Democrats in tricky political territory ahead of the high-stakes midterms. After demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids roiled Los Angeles and prompted Trump to call in the National Guard despite California’s objections, protests cropped up this week in cities big and small, thrusting...

I helped create Medicare Advantage. Here’s why I believe it needs reform.

Medicare Advantage has become a system dominated by a handful of massive insurers who are gaming the rules for profit and exploiting a program meant to better serve seniors, and it's time to reform the system to restore its true promise as a competitive marketplace.

Trump: ‘It’s possible’ US becomes involved in Israel-Iran conflict

President Trump said "it's possible" the United States becomes involved in the current conflict between Iran and Israel, ABC News reported Sunday. "We're not involved in it. It's possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment involved," Trump told ABC News. ABC News also reported that Trump expressed interest in the...

Klobuchar on slain Minnesota Democratic lawmaker: ‘The most incredible person’

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday remembered former Minnesota state Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) as "the most incredible person," a day after Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in what officials are calling a politically motivated shooting. "Melissa Hortman is the most incredible person, that I wish everyone in the nation knew her, went...

‘Never again’ must also mean ‘Not in my name’

Western governments are providing military, political, and economic support to Israel's current government, which is causing devastation in Gaza. Jewish communities in the West should be disturbed by this.

In its war against small farmers, Congress says the quiet part out loud 

Congressional agriculture committees are pushing for a budget reconciliation plan that would cut SNAP benefits to support large-scale industrial agriculture operations, while also introducing the Food Security and Farm Protection Act to override state and local regulations protecting small farmers and animals.

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