Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) defeated Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) in the Republican primary and will face incumbent Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) in Arizona‘s November gubernatorial election. With 39% of the vote counted as of Tuesday evening, Biggs took 69.6% of the vote compared to Schweikert’s 17.2%, according to the Associated Press. Republicans Scott Neely and […]

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Tuesday that his office lacks the power to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits the Big Apple later this year but urged President Donald Trump to carry out the International Criminal Court‘s warrant. In a two-minute video posted to social media, Mamdani backed down […]

The House pushed through a stopgap measure on Tuesday that extends funding for the federal government until December. The House voted 220-205 to pass the funding patch, with six Democrats — Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Jared Golden (D-ME), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), and Kathy Castor (D-FL) — voting to support […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to bring the Iran war to a close, a contrast to the president’s rejection that same day that the midterm elections would not affect his war strategy. During a press conference, Johnson was asked if he plans to use congressional powers to check Trump’s […]