Former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya won Minnesota’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday, defeating state GOP-endorsed candidate Adam Schwarze and several other challengers as Republicans look to end a two-decade statewide losing streak. The Associated Press called the race for Tafoya at 9:50 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. With 15% of the vote counted, Tafoya led with 51% […]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) won the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Minnesota, setting her up to take on the yet-to-be-called Republican nominee in the November general election. Klobuchar won the crowded primary by roughly 85 percentage points, receiving 89.1% of the vote, after the Associated Press called the race. Kobey Layne finished second, receiving 5.1% of the vote. […]
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) won the Republican nomination to be Wisconsin‘s next governor on Tuesday, besting long-shot candidate Andy Manske in the GOP primary to advance to the general election. Tiffany secured the primary win with 96.4% of the vote, while Manske trailed with 3.5% of the vote, according to the Associated Press as of […]
Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) fended off primary challenger state Rep. Josh Elliott Tuesday night, securing the Democratic nomination and paving the way to a third term at Connecticut‘s helm. The race was called shortly after polls closed as Lamont led with nearly 67% of the votes and Elliott trailed, securing only 33%. Lamont has held […]
Washington Examiner healthcare reporter Gabrielle Etzel said President Donald Trump’s executive order changing the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule represents a sweeping shift in federal vaccine policy, though the changes are unlikely to immediately affect school vaccine requirements. “I will say for one, we heard rumbles last week that this was coming down the pipe, but […]
Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), backed by President Donald Trump, advanced to a runoff election that will determine who will inherit the seat previously held by her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. The Associated Press projected Graham Nordone would head to a runoff at 8:15 p.m. At the time of the call, she held […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s playlists consist of the thumping beats of electronic dance music and what he calls late rapper Tupac’s “narrative” style while straying away from country’s heartfelt ballads. Rubio revealed his preferred genres during an appearance on The Katie Miller Podcast, hosted by White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen […]
Six people were killed and 10 wounded in a Houthi strike on a civilian vessel in the Red Sea, marking the group’s first lethal strike on shipping since the beginning of the war with Iran. The Houthis declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia last month and have been routinely harassing shipping since. On Tuesday, […]
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) will have at least one Pennsylvania Democrat he doesn’t have to worry about should he run for a second term in the Senate. Sen. John Fetterman, his home state colleague, told the Washington Examiner he won’t campaign against McCormick in 2030, an unusual promise from a member of the […]
A Michigan city lawmaker who was once a left-wing symbol for criminal justice reform faces two felony cases alleging domestic violence and election fraud. Flint City Councilman Leon el Alamin is set for a September evidence hearing over claims that he lived outside the ward he represents during the 2024 elections and an October trial […]
