A number of states held primaries for races up and down the ballot Tuesday, with President Biden and Donald Trump inching ever closer to their respective nominations and a couple notable Senate matchups solidifying. Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington, D.C., held some of the last presidential primaries of the cycle. Guam...
A potential treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder using the psychedelic MDMA was overwhelmingly rejected by a panel of federal regulators on Tuesday, marking what could be a major setback for the use of psychedelics in the treatment of mental illness. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted 10-1 against endorsing the safety of MDMA...
Former President Trump has won the Republican primary in Montana, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. His win in Big Sky Country could add another 31 delegates into the presumptive Republican nominee’s column. He and President Biden were alone on the presidential primary ballots, but voters had a chance to cast a vote...
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) is projected to win his GOP primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gianforte, who was elected in 2020 and is running for a second term, fended off a challenge from his right after he defeated state Rep. Tanner Smith (R) in the Republican contest. Smith sought to paint himself...
President Biden has won the Democratic primary in Montana, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. His win in Big Sky Country is set to notch the presumptive Democratic nominee another 20 delegates en route to his party’s nominating convention this summer. Only Biden and former President Trump appeared on the presidential primary ballots,...
Sen. Jon Tester won the Democratic primary for Senate in Montana, Decision Desk HQ projects, setting him up for a closely watched race for reelection in red Montana. Across the aisle, businessman Tim Sheehy is favored to win the Republican contest and tee up a bitter battle for the upper chamber seat this fall. The...
Republican businessman Tim Sheehy won the GOP primary for Senate in Montana, Decision Desk HQ projects, as he looks to flip Democrat Sen. Jon Tester’s seat in the red state. Tester’s seat is seen as key to Republicans’ hopes of winning the Senate majority this fall. Former President Trump and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who is chairing the Senate...
Real estate developer Curtis Bashaw will win the GOP nomination for Senate in New Jersey, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Bashaw defeated Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner and two other candidates for the nomination. Despite not having the endorsement of former President Trump, who backed Serrano Glassner, Bashaw had the support...
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he “likes the idea” of former COVID response chief Anthony Fauci being arrested over his testimony Monday about the early Trump administration response to the coronavirus. Comer said Fauci lied to Congress about the government’s early COVID response, claiming he made up the recommended six-foot spacing, which quickly...
Social media platform X filed a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, requesting the court hear a challenge to the process by which the Department of Justice accessed former President Trump’s records on the platform. The writ challenges a federal court’s order last year forcing the platform to hand over documents about...
Customers of AT&T and Verizon faced problems when calling between carriers, the companies said, according to multiple reports. “The interoperability issue between carriers has been resolved,” an AT&T spokesperson said in an emailed statement to The Hill Tuesday. “We collaborated with the other carrier to find a solution and appreciate our customers' patience during this...
Nearly 1 in 5 Republicans in three key battleground states say they think former President Trump is guilty in the New York hush money criminal case that ended in a felony conviction last week, according to a poll released Tuesday. Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover...
Austin, Texas’s district attorney on Wednesday requested that a state court of appeals overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) pardon of convicted murderer Daniel Perry, a man made a political pariah by conservatives. Travis County District Attorney José Garza urged a court to overturn Perry’s pardon in order to “restore the sanctity of the rule of...
President Biden has won the Democratic primary in Washington, D.C., according to Decision Desk HQ. Biden in D.C. easily beat long-shot challenger Marianne Williamson. His win could mean another 20 delegates moved into his column as he heads toward a rematch with former President Trump in the tight race. The district’s GOP primary was held...
