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STATE OF PLAY: Highly watched Hong race remains too close to call as progressives notch key primary wins

The Democratic Party's progressive wing faces critical tests in Upper Midwest primaries as Peggy Flanagan battles Angie Craig for Minnesota's Senate nod.

How Rob Bonta’s mulishness could blow up Hollywood

Is it hasta la vista, baby, for Paramount Pictures in LA?

If Hollywood studios flee California, a disaster movie will follow

Could Paramount’s David Ellison back up a super-sized U-Haul truck and take two historic...

AI reshapes traditional campaign strategies

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story AI reshapes traditional campaign strategies Artificial intelligence is reshaping the campaign trail, as candidates up and down the ballot turn to the technology for deepfake attack ads, viral social media posts and self-promotion. © Illustration / Courtney Jones; and Adobe Stock The embrace of AI as a political...

Air Force One swap calls into question Trump’s safety abroad

A newly reported Secret Service ruse to fly President Trump out of the NATO summit last month in Turkey amid an assassination threat from Iran is raising questions about the president’s security while traveling abroad. Trump left Ankara on an alternate aircraft because of the threat, The Washington Post first reported Monday. After announcing he...

NOAA pulls support from Arctic climate report

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pulling its support from an Arctic climate and environment report it has helped with in the past. Rick Thoman, lead editor for the 2026 Arctic Report Card, said that participants were informed Monday that they would no longer receive assistance from the government agency. “We were informed...

Ken Paxton demands protection for surrogate and unborn child with birth defect

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has intervened in a Dallas County surrogacy case involving an unborn baby with a severe heart defect, seeking to ensure the fetus receives life-saving medical treatment after birth despite objections from his intended parents. The unborn child, who Paxton’s office referred to as “baby Gabriel,” was diagnosed in utero...

Cornyn posts data on vaccines preventing deaths after Trump executive order

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) shared a post on Tuesday touting the effectiveness of vaccines following President Trump’s executive order seeking to decrease childhood vaccines and buck the standard order of shots by dividing immunizations for mumps, measles and rubella (MMR). “Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than...

Live results: Larson faces primary challenge from Bronin in Connecticut House race

All five of Connecticut's House members are running for reelection, but just one is facing a contested primary Tuesday. Democratic Rep. John Larson is facing off against former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and two other candidates for the party's nomination. Larson secured support from the state's Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Coons, while Bronin...

Live results: Crowded field vies to replace Graham as GOP’s Senate nominee in South Carolina

South Carolina voters head to the polls on Tuesday for a special primary election to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on the November ballot. The crowded field includes the late senator's sister Darline Graham (R-S.C.), who was appointed to fill the remaining months of Lindsey Graham's term following his death in July. She...

Live results: Wisconsin votes in battleground House primaries

Voters in Wisconsin are at the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a series of House elections. All eyes are on the 3rd Congressional District, where Democrat Rebecca Cooke is seeking her party's nomination to take on Republican Rep. Derrick van Orden for the toss-up seat again. She is facing a challenger from her left....

Live results: Minnesota votes in House primaries

Minnesota voters are at the polls Tuesday for a suite of House primary elections. There is just one open seat up for grabs this cycle, with Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) of the 2nd Congressional District running for Senate. All other incumbents are seeking reelection. Polls close at 9 p.m. EDT. Follow Decision Desk HQ's live...

Live results: Vermont voters choose House candidates

Vermont voters head to the polls on Tuesday to select the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Green Mountain State's at-large congressional seat. Two-term Rep. Becca Balint (D-V.T.) is seeking her third term in the lower chamber and she is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Both candidates for the GOP nod are former statewide...

WNBA becomes magnet for culture wars

The WNBA is finding itself at the center of escalating culture wars over issues relating to gender, race and equity as the league’s popularity grows and more players become outspoken on politics. Much of the debate, on social media and sports or news talk shows in recent days, revolves around transgender athletes in women’s sports,...

Hong makes final pitch to voters amid scrutiny of past comments on police, Thanksgiving

Democratic socialist Francesca Hong delivered her closing pitch to voters on Tuesday, hours before polls close in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary. Hong, who leads the Democratic field in recent polling, said her platform focuses on “solutions for working class people” and will deliver “permanent affordability” in the state. “A government that puts people first,” Hong...

Jurors to be anonymous in state Luigi Mangione trial, slated for September

Luigi Mangione is set to be tried by 12 anonymous jurors following the notoriety the case and trial has received in the two years since his alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. On Tuesday, Justice Gregory Carro ordered for the jury to remain completely anonymous throughout the duration of the trial. The decision to...

Hunter Biden: Trump ‘the one existential threat’ to U.S.

Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, took a swipe at President Trump Monday, describing him as an “existential threat” to the U.S. During an interview with conservative media personality Tucker Carlson, the former president's son blamed wealthy tech leaders for the country’s current divide. He said Trump's cordial relationships with people like...

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