Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) has won the GOP nomination for his House seat representing Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Cole, who has held his House seat for more than 20 years, held off a few primary challengers in the contest, most notably businessman Paul Bondar. Cole is the chair of the...
State Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D) has won the crowded Democratic contest to replace retiring Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D) in Virginia, according to Decision Desk HQ. Subramanyam beat 11 other candidates in the race to win the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. Wexton announced last year she would not be seeking reelection, saying she had...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre halted a press briefing on Tuesday after someone fainted, and she asked if people needed water as the temperature in the room was hot.
Republican Wayne Johnson, a former Trump administration official, has won the GOP primary runoff for a House seat in Georgia, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating a candidate convicted of a misdemeanor related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Johnson beat out Chuck Hand for the GOP nod in the race for Democratic...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Tuesday he supports restricting the use of smartphones in the state's schools, citing potential mental health risks associated with social media. Newsom said in a statement on Tuesday that he would work with the state Legislature to restrict the use of smartphones in schools, just one day after Surgeon...
Army veteran Eugene Vindman, who was a key player in the first impeachment of former President Trump, has won the Democratic nomination for the House seat representing Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Vindman came out on top of a crowded Democratic field to try to succeed retiring Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.),...
Retired Navy Capt. Hung Cao has won the Senate GOP primary in Virginia to take on Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) this November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Cao, who received former President Trump’s endorsement in May, fended off a small handful of Republican challengers in the Republican contest. The retired Navy captain is...
Republicans are accusing President Biden of trying to influence the 2024 election with his move to allow undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens an easier path to seek permanent residency, with some using a dubious claim that it would create more Democratic voters before November. Former President Trump, who said he would reverse the...
The Senate on Tuesday passed a package aimed at bolstering the nation’s nuclear power sector, sending it to President Biden’s desk. The vote was 88-2. Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) opposed the measure. While a White House spokesperson did not respond to questions about whether Biden will sign the bill, national climate adviser...
The outgoing chief of the National Guard warned that deploying troops to the southern border has “no military training value” and could possibly hurt military readiness. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, testified before a Senate Appropriations budget defense subcommittee hearing Tuesday. He said there are about 2,500 National Guardsmen at the...