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Trump’s midterm retribution crusade crescendos with Massie primary defeat: Key takeways

President Trump’s retribution crusade reached a crescendo Tuesday when the president’s endorsee, Ed Gallrein, prevailed in the GOP primary to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), extending his winning streak against Republicans who have defied him. Massie, a libertarian-leaning lawmaker whose opposition to key Trump priorities has long drawn the president’s ire, is the latest victim of Trump’s revenge campaign after...

Georgia Republicans head to runoff in secretary of state race defined by 2020 election claims

Georgia's Republican primary for secretary of state will head to a runoff between Vernon Jones and Tim Fleming after neither candidate secured 50% of the vote on Tuesday.

‘Relics of the past’: The old guard of Georgia’s GOP has fallen

The MAGA takeover of the Georgia GOP is nearly complete. The old-guard of the...

Squad-endorsed socialist wins heated primary to represent America’s birthplace

Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District primary drew multiple candidates vying to represent the nation's most Democratic and Black-majority district.

Former top Oregon GOP official secures nomination for governor as Republicans target blue-state pickup

Oregon Republicans chose their gubernatorial nominee from a crowded primary field, hoping to flip the governor's office held by Democrats since 1982.

Homebuyers, builders grapple with rising prices amid war in Iran

A new poll from Gallup has revealed that only a quarter of Americans who don’t own homes expect to buy one in the next five years.

Alito pauses abortion pill restrictions for 1 week

Justice Samuel Alito on Monday briefly halted a ruling that would prevent mifepristone, the common abortion pill, from being prescribed without an in-person doctor visit.  Alito’s pause will last for one week as the Supreme Court considers the case. It does not necessarily reflect the court’s thinking. Drug manufacturers filed an emergency appeal at the high court over the weekend after the U.S. Court of...

All 9 justices agree: State pols can’t freely harass opponents, demand donor info

The Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling against New Jersey is far-reaching.

Democrat backs Jeffries after Trump calls for his impeachment: ‘Called it like it was’

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) on Sunday backed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) after President Trump said Jeffries should be impeached for criticizing the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, a 6-3 majority of justices struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district. “He is a president that’s drowning in his dismal poll numbers and...

Schumer: House, White House must ban prediction markets bets

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is calling on the House and White House to follow the Senate’s lead and ban government officials from placing bets on prediction markets, which he says poses a serious national security risk. The Democratic leader noted that 16 accounts made more than $100,000 each by correctly predicting a U.S....

Southern Poverty Law Center’s wrongful indictment corrupts policy and history 

Whatever this Justice Department is devoted to, other than submission to Trump’s whims, it is not the rule of law.

Spirit says most customers refunded after shutdown

Spirit Airlines said Sunday that most of its customers had received refunds for their flights after the airline’s shutdown. The airline told Reuters it was close to finishing passengers’ refunds in the wake of ending operations. On Saturday, Spirit announced that it shut down after failing to come to a deal for a government bailout....

The Iran War has real political risks — but don’t ignore its strategic payoff  

Recent developments suggest the long-term strategic impact of the war may improve sentiment in the long term. 

Centcom denies claim US warship hit by Iranian missiles

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) on Monday dismissed a claim from Iranian state media that a U.S. warship was hit by Iranian missiles. “CLAIM: Iranian state media claims that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hit a U.S. warship with two missiles,” Centcom said in a post on the social platform X early Monday morning. “TRUTH: No...

Yes, Northern Virginia, there is a Veterans Day

The only two national holidays that Fairfax is not observing are Veterans Day and Columbus Day.

The birthright citizenship case affects Puerto Rico, too

As policymakers reconsider the scope of birthright citizenship, Puerto Rico exemplifies how territorial ambiguity can obscure constitutional lines and complicate national policy.

No norms: The second liberals stop getting their way, they want to pack the court

For 40 years, it has been clear that Republican-nominated justices are more likely to peel off and side with the liberal bloc than the other way around.

How the weaker dollar quietly makes life more expensive

A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar.

Democrats bullish on midterm election prospects 6 months out

In today’s issue: Democrats are feeling increasingly bullish about their prospects for the midterm elections with less than six months remaining before voters head to the polls. History is on their side, as the party out of power has typically gained seats in Congress in most midterms. But they’re starting to show signs of a chance to flip control of both...

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