Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) defeated former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson in the Alabama Senate GOP primary runoff, effectively guaranteeing Moore will be the state’s next senator. Moore prevailed 58.7%-41.3%, with 77% of the vote counted when the Associated Press called the race on Tuesday. The southern Alabama congressman entered the race as the favorite, but […]
Rick Jackson, a former healthcare executive, defeated Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in Georgia’s gubernatorial primary runoff Tuesday night, notching an upset over President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate. The Associated Press called the race at 9:45 p.m. With 85% of ballots counted, Jackson received 52.8% of the vote, while Jones earned 47.3%. Jackson will now face […]
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) won Tuesday’s Oklahoma Republican Senate primary, all but ensuring a November general election victory in the solidly red state. Hern, endorsed by President Donald Trump, was heavily favored to beat several GOP challengers and will face the Democratic nominee to serve in the Senate seat vacated earlier this year by now-Homeland […]
Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff Tuesday, defeating former football coach Derek Dooley in a closely watched contest that became a proxy fight between President Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA). The Associated Press called the race for Collins at 8:37 p.m. With 56% of the vote counted, Collins led with […]
Vice President JD Vance briefly traded public service for evening television Tuesday, stepping into the role of a Fox News host to introduce a lighthearted segment dedicated to dad jokes. Vance joined Fox News’s The Five, where he took over the anchor desk to introduce a short segment discussing a study that found the intentionally […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing for July 15 and 16, setting the stage for what is expected to be one of the most politically charged Cabinet confirmation fights of President Donald Trump’s second term. Judiciary Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) confirmed the timeline Tuesday after meeting with Blanche, […]
Qatar solidified its role as the Trump administration’s preferred negotiator after playing a decisive role in bringing together the Memorandum of Understanding to end the U.S. war with Iran. Speaking alongside Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani at a summit on Tuesday, President Donald Trump heaped praise on the Qatari leader and his […]
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly pressed Vice President JD Vance on the growing split within the Republican Party over the Trump administration’s military operation in Iran. Kelly described the relationships within the party as a “civil war,” saying that, as a right-leaning independent, she would rather argue with Democrats than Republicans. She said Republicans who disagree […]
Authorities in Delaware are conducting a manhunt for an alleged shooter who opened fire at Wilmington Hospital on Tuesday. The gunman, believed to be a temporary employee, allegedly shot two co-workers at the hospital, ABC News reported. The condition of the two employees who were shot is unknown, and the scene is still active as […]
Filmmaker Sean Penn will be the first major Hollywood director to broach the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, with Bradley Cooper reportedly in talks to lead the film. Penn’s yet-to-be-titled project follows the life of a police officer who finds himself swept into the chaos at the U.S. Capitol, according to Deadline. Yet the film’s […]
