North Carolina’s primary has set the stage for one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races, locking in a high-stakes showdown between former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley. Both candidates secured their party nominations Tuesday, formalizing a contest that is expected to play a central role in […]

A Texas judge has ordered polling locations in Dallas to stay open until 9 p.m. as confusion over polling locations has affected much of the county on primary election day. As Texas voters take to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the state’s hotly watched congressional primaries, up to 90% of voters […]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) raised the alarm about the possibility of U.S. troop deployment to Iran after Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed the Senate on the state of the conflict in the Middle East. “I am more fearful than ever after this briefing that we may be putting boots on the ground and that […]

President Donald Trump’s administration is on the defensive, not only from Iranian strikes in the Middle East but also from incoming criticism from members of his own base. Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s concession on Monday that the U.S. started proactively striking Iran in the early hours of Saturday morning because Trump was concerned Israel […]