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New Jersey Democratic primary runner-up vows to oppose any candidate endorsed by AIPAC

Former Rep. Tom Malinowski vowed Tuesday to oppose any candidate backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee following his defeat in the Democratic primary in New Jersey‘s 11th Congressional District. Malinowski conceded the congressional special election primary to progressive activist Analilia Mejia on Tuesday after Mejia notched 889 votes more than Malinowski in her […]

RNC tells Supreme Court to strike down late-arriving ballot laws

The Republican National Committee urged the Supreme Court this week to strike down laws that allow states to count late-arriving mail-in ballots, ahead of the midterm election later this year. The Supreme Court will hear the case Watson v. RNC on March 23, in which Mississippi’s law allowing mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to […]

China threatens to ‘strike’ against ‘separatist forces’ in Taiwan

The Chinese Communist Party escalated its saber-rattling against Taiwan, announcing it will be ramping up influence operations. People’s Political Consultative Conference Chairman Wang Huning, the fourth-highest ranking member of the CCP, told allies at the Taiwan Work Conference in Beijing that they will need to “firmly support the patriotic pro-unification forces on the island,” according […]

Bipartisan unease surfaces at Senate hearing on Nexstar-Tegna merger

Lawmakers from both parties signaled deep skepticism Tuesday toward a proposed merger between Nexstar Media Group and Tegna, warning that the deal could concentrate unprecedented power over local TV news even as supporters argue broadcasters need scale to survive in a digital marketplace dominated by Big Tech. At a heated Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, […]

Leavitt says Trump wants US to own half of Gordie Howe Bridge

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that President Donald Trump told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that the United States should “own at least half” of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday that he would block the opening of the project, a half-mile-long cable-stayed bridge connecting Detroit, Michigan, […]

Paramount sweetens all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros with ‘additional benefits’

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is once again putting full confidence behind his company’s hostile takeover bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery by sweetening the deal with what he calls “additional benefits.” The added guarantees announced on Tuesday include a “ticking fee” that pays Warner Bros. shareholders 25 cents per share if Paramount’s deal doesn’t […]

White House stands by Howard Lutnick as Epstein files fallout grows

President Donald Trump’s administration is defending Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick against bipartisan calls for the Cabinet secretary to resign due to his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The latest trove of Epstein files released by the Justice Department showed that Lutnick planned to visit Epstein’s island in the U.S. Virgin Islands in December 2012 after claiming […]

White House confirms Trump ‘floated’ renaming Penn Station and Dulles Airport after himself

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump raised the idea of renaming New York’s Penn Station and Virginia’s Washington Dulles International Airport after himself in a conversation with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). During the White House press briefing, Leavitt was asked about allegations Schumer has made that […]

Trump’s views on NATO could spark Russian opportunities in Europe

President Donald Trump’s complicated relationship with NATO will shape how far Russia goes to further fracture those ties, according to a new report from Harvard University’s Belfer Center. Trump has pressured America’s NATO allies to increase their own defense spending and capabilities to reduce their reliance on U.S. support since returning to office, raising concerns […]

ICE leader Todd Lyons declines to defend Kristi Noem amid calls for her resignation

The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement refused to defend Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem when asked if she should resign during a heated House hearing where Democrats intensified calls for Noem to step down. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons was asked by Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY) during the House Homeland Security Committee’s first oversight […]
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