A group aligned with House Republican leadership is launching an ad buy of close to $12 million highlighting the cost of living in more than a dozen Republican districts. American Action Network, the sister organization of the House GOP leadership-aligned super PAC Congressional Leadership Fund, is launching an ad buy advocating for legislative reform aimed...
Vice President Kamala Harris has kicked off Juneteenth’s National Day of Action by highlighting organizations working to expand the right to vote for Black Floridians. In a new letter, Harris spotlighted the Florida-based Equal Ground Education Fund, a Black-led, non-partisan organization working to expand Black political power in the state. “As you all know, the...
A stunningly tight race in Virginia was among the highlights of Tuesday night’s races, which also included contests in Georgia and Oklahoma. Observers had been closely monitoring the GOP primary for Rep. Bob Good’s seat in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. The contest had boiled over into one of the most tumultuous primaries of the cycle...
Fox News' Kayleigh McEnany attacked President Biden's campaign for "doing cheap fakes" after the White House addressed a string of edited videos depicting the president looking confused or wandering off. McEnany and the other co-hosts of Fox News’ “Outnumbered” on Tuesday discussed White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's comments about a number of videos of Biden...
House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R) is locked in a surprisingly tight battle to hold onto his Virginia seat against primary challenger John McGuire, who has the endorsement of former President Trump. Trump and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) were both aligned with McGuire, and many expected Good to be easily defeated. But the race has...
Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays has died at the age of 93, the San Francisco Giants said in a statement. “My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones,” said his son Michael Mays. “I want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unwavering love you have...
The child of convicted killer Alex Murdaugh, Buster Murdaugh, is suing multiple companies, including Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, for defamation over documentary series they were involved in. The documentaries, both on Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service and Netflix, feature statements that a complaint filed last Friday says “were defamatory and falsely accused the...
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) has won the GOP nomination for his House seat representing Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Cole, who has held his House seat for more than 20 years, held off a few primary challengers in the contest, most notably businessman Paul Bondar. Cole is the chair of the...
State Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D) has won the crowded Democratic contest to replace retiring Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D) in Virginia, according to Decision Desk HQ. Subramanyam beat 11 other candidates in the race to win the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. Wexton announced last year she would not be seeking reelection, saying she had...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre halted a press briefing on Tuesday after someone fainted, and she asked if people needed water as the temperature in the room was hot.
Republican Wayne Johnson, a former Trump administration official, has won the GOP primary runoff for a House seat in Georgia, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating a candidate convicted of a misdemeanor related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Johnson beat out Chuck Hand for the GOP nod in the race for Democratic...
Army veteran Eugene Vindman, who was a key player in the first impeachment of former President Trump, has won the Democratic nomination for the House seat representing Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Vindman came out on top of a crowded Democratic field to try to succeed retiring Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.),...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Tuesday he supports restricting the use of smartphones in the state's schools, citing potential mental health risks associated with social media. Newsom said in a statement on Tuesday that he would work with the state Legislature to restrict the use of smartphones in schools, just one day after Surgeon...
Retired Navy Capt. Hung Cao has won the Senate GOP primary in Virginia to take on Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) this November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Cao, who received former President Trump’s endorsement in May, fended off a small handful of Republican challengers in the Republican contest. The retired Navy captain is...
