Michigan’s three leading Republican candidates for governor traded jabs at one another during Wednesday night’s heated primary debate, hurling accusations at opponents battling for an edge less than a month before the primary election. Criticism was directed at Rep. John James (R-Mich.), who has emerged as a frontrunner in the race after securing President Trump’s...
Israel recently shared intelligence with the U.S. that reportedly indicted a new plot from Iran to assassinate President Trump, according to a Wall Street Journal article published Thursday. The report, which cited people familiar with the matter, said Israeli officials warned the U.S. of what they viewed as a fresh threat against the president that would...
Republicans have the upper hand in the battle for an open House seat in Maine as voters head to the polls Tuesday. Rep. Jared Golden (D) is leaving his seat in the Pine Tree State's 2nd Congressional District, and Democrats are duking it out for a spot on the November ballot. Cook Political Report rates...
Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R) is slated to easily advance from a Tuesday primary in North Dakota. Democrat Trygve Hammer, a teacher, faces no challengers and is the presumptive nominee on the other side of the aisle in the ruby red state. Polls close at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. EDT. Follow Decision Desk HQ's live...
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) on Tuesday said Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner should win his primary on Tuesday and then get off the ballot so that Democrats can replace him with a sronger candidate in the fall. Platner is expected to win Tuesday's Democratic primary for Senate. He would then face Sen. Susan Collins...
Alaska’s top election official is investigating a GOP Senate candidate who shares the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), citing “credible allegations” that he entered the race to confuse voters. Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom (R), who oversees elections in Alaska, said Monday that her office is investigating Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. — who...
The Cleveland Clinic pledged $2 million in care for people who detransition after receiving gender-affirming care as minors under a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ), becoming the second major health system to cut a deal with the Trump administration. Under the deal, which the DOJ announced Friday, Cleveland Clinic will offer detransition services to all patients, regardless of...
Charlamagne Tha God on Tuesday said President Trump “sucked the joy” out of New York City by attending Game 3 of the NBA finals. “One of the greatest things about this whole playoff run, this Finals run, is watching the joy that Knicks fans have. I’ve never seen anything like it in New York City...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, the first such addition since the late 1990s. Bemotrizinol provides protection against ultraviolet A and B rays and has low levels of absorption through the skin into the body, according to an FDA release. The FDA considers...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright predicted Tuesday that the amount oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz will “continue to rise" as the U.S. and Iran work to end the 100-plus day conflict. During an Atlantic Council event, Wright said that traffic through the strait, a key oil shipping chokepoint, was “rising very meaningfully.” He added that oil...
Paris Hilton is sounding the alarm about explicit AI-generated images that she says could "ruin someone's life," shining a star-powered light on one of the darkest corners of the internet. "Searching for Mr. Deepfakes,” Hilton's new true crime docuseries, just debuted exclusively on her TikTok channel. The series, shared in rapid-fire videos built for a younger-skewing...
President Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran for shooting down an American Apache helicopter overnight and said a response was necessary. “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump posted on his social...
Ms. Rachel, a YouTube entertainer known for her vast children's audience, visited on Monday the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, N.J., to visit families separated by detainment. “Met the sweetest children whose hearts are broken. They just want their parents home again…,” she wrote in a post on Instagram. “It makes no sense...
Nearly 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. expect gas prices to worsen over the next year, as the ongoing Iran war continues to roil energy markets, according to a new poll. The survey, released Monday by Reuters/Ipsos, found that 59 percent of 4,531 respondents said that gas prices will go up in the next...
Concerns over the spread of the New World screwworm are growing after multiple new cases were confirmed on Monday, and as state and federal officials ramp up efforts to contain the parasite.
