After socialist Zohran Mamdani’s primary win in New York City, a Florida mayor spent taxpayer dollars on ads in the Big Apple to try to convince people to move to his city. Now, he’s criticizing his opponent for doing exactly that as the two battle for the GOP nomination in a pivotal battleground congressional district. […]
The National Gallery of Art has conducted an art safety study ahead of the Freedom 250’s IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., as the race cars are set to speed around the gallery and several other historic museums for the semiquincentennial celebration race. The IndyCars will race around a 1.7-mile, seven-turn racecourse through the heart of downtown […]
Freedom Caucus Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) lost the GOP primary for another term representing Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District after a barrage of outside spending and the opposition of Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN). Ogles, who was first elected to the House in 2022, was defeated by former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher on Thursday. The Associated Press called […]
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson won the Democratic primary in the Volunteer State’s newly redrawn 9th Congressional District on Thursday, besting state Sen. London Lamar to advance to the general election. Pearson defeated Lamar by a 40-point margin, winning 64.9% of the vote to the state senator’s 24.9% of the vote, according to the Associated […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) won her bid to be the GOP’s nominee for Tennessee governor on Thursday, defeating Rep. John Rose (R-TN) in the Republican primary. Blackburn defeated Rose by over 10 points, garnering 43.8% of the vote to Rose’s 32.7%. State Rep. Monty Fritts trailed behind with 23.4% of the vote, according to the […]
The Department of Justice accused Duke University School of Law on Thursday of illegally using race as a metric in its admissions process, marking the latest Trump administration move to crack down on race-based admissions in higher education. The DOJ said its Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 compliance review found that […]
Senators hoping to escape Washington for a monthlong recess instead found themselves trapped Thursday by a growing pile of unfinished business, with Republican infighting threatening to keep the chamber in session. Several items on the Senate’s end-of-session agenda appeared ready to be punted for September as Republican leaders confronted disagreements within their own conference as […]
The Democratic Party‘s centrist wing is escalating its fight against the Democratic Socialists of America, with the think tank and advocacy organization Third Way launching a $15 million campaign to blunt the socialist movement’s growing influence ahead of the 2028 presidential race. Third Way is planning to fund public opinion research, opposition research, digital advertising, […]
Support for Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) is eroding in Washington and back home in Ohio as he faces domestic violence and child abuse allegations that threaten his political career. Miller has been accused by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), of abusing both her and their 2-year-old daughter. Miller has […]
A federal judge appeared likely to expand litigation over refunds for President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs by granting a class-action certification, even as the administration has refunded roughly 60% of the $166 billion in unlawful duties. Judge Richard Eaton, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, heard arguments from both the Department of Justice and […]
