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Rep. Eli Crane is pushing a bill aimed at informing travelers of dangerous areas or routes along the U.S.-Mexico border -- a legislative measure aimed at honoring one veteran's life after he was gunned down at an unauthorized cartel-controlled highway checkpoint in Mexico.
Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea in federal court has thrown his upcoming New York criminal case into doubt. Mangione’s defense team wants the state charges dismissed on double jeopardy grounds, while prosecutors are vowing to press ahead. The reignited debate is unfolding just weeks before the 28-year-old was set to go to trial in state court...
The general election field is set in Alaska’s wide-open race to replace term-limited Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R). More than a dozen candidates were running in Tuesday’s open primary, from which the top four vote-getters advance to a ranked-choice general election. Democratic former state Sen. Tom Begich was leading the gubernatorial field in polling ahead of...
Critics lambasted Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday for her response to a debate question about national security, which the senator said she was "not that informed on." Debate moderator Greta Van Susteren asked Graham if Taiwan and the South China Sea are national security issues for the U.S. and why. "I'm just going to...
In today's issue: ▪ Tough night for Trump's candidates ▪ Canada tariffs paused ▪ ABC sues FCC over free speech ▪ Ebola deaths hit record in Congo President Trump suffered a pair of losses in Florida’s primaries and another in Wyoming on Tuesday as three of his endorsed candidates were defeated in key primaries, showing the limits of his...
A progressive scored an unexpected upset in Florida’s Democratic primary for Senate, a left-wing breakthrough in President Trump’s home state that tees up a tough, GOP-favored fight this fall. Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) but was not endorsed by the national organization, toppled Alex Vindman, whose star rose as a witness in...
Independent Bill Hill has advanced in the race for Alaska’s at-large House seat, challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Nick Begich III, Decision Desk HQ projects. Hill, a Bristol Bay fisherman, advanced alongside Begich in Alaska's open primary system — in which the top four vote-getters advance from the primary, regardless of party, to a ranked-choice general...
Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan are advancing to the general election Senate in Alaska, Decision Desk HQ projects. It’s the third cycle under Alaska’s new voting system, in which the top four candidates will advance from the primary, regardless of party affiliation, to a ranked-choice general election. Alaska has been...
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray (R) is projected to win the GOP primary for his state’s at-large House seat, according to Decision Decision HQ. According to the nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report, the seat leans solidly Republican. If he wins later this year, he will succeed Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.), who is running...
President Trump said late Tuesday that he paused the 50 percent tariffs on a slew of Canadian goods for three days, saying the U.S. and Canada are finalizing a deal. The announcement comes just a few hours before the tariffs were supposed to go into effect at midnight. “I have paused the 50% Tariffs against...
President Trump's pick to succeed term-limited Gov. Mark Gordon (R) is projected to lose the Republican primary, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). GOP state Sen. Eric Barlow is set to defeat Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder and three other Republican candidates, including 2022 gubernatorial contender Brent Bien. Degenfelder was also backed by...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Tuesday signed an executive order that could limit AI data center development in the Keystone State. The executive order, which implements his Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) requirements, requires prospective developers to provide a notice of intent to comply with the safeguards — which include requiring that firms pay...
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman (R) and former state Rep. James Byrd (D) are projected to face off in the November race to replace retiring Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.), according to Decision Desk HQ. Hageman launched her Senate bid in December, just days after Lummis announced her retirement from Congress. President Trump was quick to back...
