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Rep. Victoria Spartz fends off GOP primary challenger in Indiana

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) has won the Republican nomination for another term in the House, fending off a challenge from the right, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Spartz, who has represented Indiana’s 5th Congressional District since 2021, initially announced in 2023 that she would not run for reelection but later changed her...

As Israel chokes off Rafah, US scrambles to salvage cease-fire talks 

{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story As Israel chokes off Rafah, US scrambles to salvage cease-fire talks The White House on Tuesday pushed to finalize a cease-fire agreement that would pause fighting in Gaza, even as Israel carried out a...

Fetterman on support for Rafah capture: ‘I follow Israel on that’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday doubled down on his support for Israel shortly after the nation's forces seized control of Gaza's Rafah border crossing, where more than 1 million civilians are being housed amid the ongoing war. Asked on Fox News if he supports Israel going into Rafah, Fetterman said, "Well, I follow Israel...

Columbia Law backs its graduates after conservative judges said they won’t hire them

Columbia Law Dean Gillian Lester backed the school's graduates Tuesday after a group of conservative judges said they wouldn’t hire them following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests on the campus. Lester said in a statement that Columbia Law graduates are “consistently sought out by leading employers in the private and public sectors, including the judiciary,” Reuters...

Senate tries to limit turbulence ahead of FAA deadline

The Senate’s push to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is coming down to the wire this week as they struggle to strike a time agreement and try to avoid a lapse of the program ahead of Friday’s deadline. Top senators said that while progress had been made toward extending the FAA’s authority for five...

Rafah crossing becomes flashpoint in Israel’s war on Hamas: 4 takeaways

Israel’s push into Rafah and takeover of a key border crossing Tuesday has ignited international debate and condemnation as roughly 1.4 million sheltering civilians in the southern Gaza city were caught in the crosshairs of potential invasion. Israel late Monday began “targeted strikes” in eastern Rafah before seizing control of the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing,...

US repatriates 11 Americans, 6 Canadians from northeast Syria 

The U.S. repatriated 11 Americans, six Canadians, four Dutch citizens and one Finnish citizen from northeast Syria on Tuesday, according to a statement from Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “In conducting this complex repatriation and resettlement the Department coordinated closely with our interagency partners,” Blinken said in the Tuesday statement. “I would like to thank...

Sen. Mike Braun wins GOP primary for Indiana governor

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) has come out on top of a crowded GOP primary in Indiana’s gubernatorial race, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Braun, a first-term senator, beat out five other Republican hopefuls, including Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and former state Attorney General Curtis Hill.  Emerson College Polling/The Hill polling from March found Braun with...

Trump wins Indiana GOP primary

Former President Trump has won Indiana’s Republican primary, according to Decision Desk HQ.  The win gives Trump, already the presumptive GOP nominee, another 58 delegates, according to a tracker from Decision Desk HQ/The Hill, in a state he’s forecast to clinch this fall.  Trump was the only active candidate on Indiana’s GOP ballot, but he was still up against his ex-rival,...

Biden wins Indiana Democratic primary

President Biden has won Indiana’s Democratic primary, according to Decision Desk HQ.  The Hoosier State added 79 delegates into Biden’s column, pushing him further past the mark he needed to become the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, according to a tracker from Decision Desk HQ/The Hill. The incumbent was the only choice on Indiana’s Democratic primary ballot — a setup that insulated him...

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