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Angus King’s son announces run for governor of Maine

The son of longtime Sen. Angus King (I-ME), Angus King III, will run for governor of Maine in the 2026 election. His father served two terms as governor from 1995 to 2003 and has been representing Maine in the Senate since 2013. The younger King is looking to replace Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME), who is […]

Georgia Republicans brace for bruising Senate primary with ‘Plan B’ hopefuls

Republicans are gearing up for what is likely to be a brutal battle to select a GOP challenger for Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) next year in one of Democrats’ most vulnerable seats. The decision by Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) to bow out of consideration Monday allowed Democrats to take a victory lap, as it dashed […]

Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russian airports in overnight attack

Ukraine launched a large drone attack overnight on Russia that led to the country closing several airports in and around Moscow.  More than 100 drones hit targets across 11 regions in Russia on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Four airports in Moscow were forced to close for several hours because of the attacks to ensure […]

Trump’s Cabinet to face DOGE scrutiny in flurry of budget hearings

Members of President Donald Trump‘s Cabinet will be forced to defend his sweeping rollback of the federal government this week in a series of hearings commencing Congress’s 2026 budget process. Starting on Tuesday, five members of Trump’s 21-person Cabinet will deliver testimony before House and Senate appropriators after the administration released a blueprint last week […]

Conservative leader fails to become German chancellor by six votes in parliament election

Friedrich Merz, the conservative leader seeking to become Germany’s next chancellor, failed to obtain the necessary votes to win the position in parliament on Tuesday. Out of a total of 630 votes, Merz needed a majority of 316 votes to win the country’s vote in the Bundestag, according to the Associated Press. However, Merz, leader […]

Trump’s austerity argument on tariffs may be ‘dangerous politically’

While President Donald Trump promises his tariffs will be a net positive for the United States in the long run, his arguments for them in recent days have caused widespread blowback and could become a feature of Democratic attack ads in the midterm elections. “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, […]

House committee to create task force to ensure safety at large events hosted by US

EXCLUSIVE — The House Committee on Homeland Security will announce a task force on Tuesday to ensure security oversight for major U.S. events over the next couple of years. Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) and Vice Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) are set to create the Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the United States. […]

Trump’s Harvard feud puts snag in passage of antisemitism bill

Republicans are struggling to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act as President Donald Trump’s push to defund Harvard University over alleged antisemitism has turned the measure into a flashpoint in his wider campaign against campus free speech and elite universities.  The Trump administration informed Harvard on Monday that it will lose access to federal research grants […]

Skype, the video calling and messaging service, officially shuts down after 22 years

Once hailed as a technology of the future, the video calling and messaging service Skype officially shut down on Monday, May 5, after 22 years in operation.  Microsoft, which has owned Skype for 14 years, announced in February that it planned to end the service. “In order to streamline our free consumer communications offerings so […]

New Hampshire rated best state for public safety: US News & World Report

New Hampshire was rated the best state in the United States in the category of public safety, according to a new study released Tuesday. Findings from the U.S. News and World Report revealed that the New England state outranked all 49 other states in the metric of public safety, which takes into account violent and property […]
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