politics

Rep. Feenstra wins primary challenge in Iowa race after fending off conservative challenge

Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, on Tuesday secured victory in his primary challenge from a former CIA officer and retired Army ranger after a fight over who was the more conservative candidate. Feenstra overcame a challenge from Kevin Virgil, who had sought to take the nomination away from the lawmaker. Feenstra is seeking a third term in Congress. Feenstra had drastically …

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Former Navy SEAL Ryan Zinke wins GOP Montana primary

Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., has won the Republican primary against Mary Todd in the race to hold onto his Big Sky State seat in Montana’s 1st Congressional District. Zinke served as Secretary of the Interior under former President Trump for several years before launching a successful bid for Montana’s newly drawn district in the 2022 midterms. RILEY GAINES UNLEASHES ON …

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Trump attorneys request Merchan lift gag order ahead of presidential debate, following end of trial

EXCLUSIVE:Trump defense attorneys are requesting Judge Juan Merchan terminate the gag order restricting former President Trump from speaking about witnesses and the case now that the trial has concluded, citing the 2024 presidential election and the first debate against President Biden later this month, as well as the First Amendment rights of the former president and his supporters, Fox News …

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Bob Menendez's son survives House primary challenge despite dad's criminal charges

Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez’s son, Rep. Rob Menendez, D-N.J., has survived a primary challenge despite the criminal indictments putting his father’s political future in peril. Menendez’s opponent was Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla, who sought to tie the first-term Democrat to his father and denounced the pair as a “political machine” running Garden State politics. “It’s time to move on from …

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US v Hunter Biden: Opening statements to begin in first son's federal gun trial after jury seated

Opening statements are expected to begin in United States v. Hunter Biden on Tuesday morning. The trial for the first son began in Wilmington in the U.S. District Court for Delaware on Monday. Jury selection lasted for a few hours, and a final jury of 12 jurors plus four alternates were seated Monday afternoon. HUNTER BIDEN’S CRIMINAL TRIAL ON FEDERAL …

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Crime a top issue for Washington, DC, Democratic primary following last year's surge in homicide, car jackings

Tuesday’s Democratic primary in heavily Democratic Washington will largely focus on crime, policing and law enforcement — hot-button issues in a city where violent crime spiked dramatically last year. Although the numbers for homicides and carjackings are down so far in 2024, the political dynamics and tensions from last year’s crime spree continue to play out this year, with leftist …

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Trump flips his 2020 stance, launches absentee ballot and early voting push

Former President Trump is urging Republicans to use “every appropriate tool to beat the Democrats,”which the presumptive GOP nominee says includes early voting and absentee balloting. The former president’s 2024 campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) on Tuesday announced the launch of what they call their “Swamp the Vote USA” effort. It’s a major reversal from Trump’s stance four …

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Biden's energy policy ripped by Republican governors: 'Done nothing but attack American energy'

CHALMETTE, LA – Republican governors charge that President Biden has “done nothing but attack American energy” and are urging the president to end what they call his “regulatory war” in a bid to lower fuel and food prices for people across the nation. Seven Republican governors, standing in front of a large oil refinery along the Mississippi River a few …

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Trump's appeal to disqualify Fani Willis from GA case gets October hearing date

The Georgia Court of Appeals has tentatively scheduled a hearing date of Oct. 4 for the case brought by former President Trump and his co-defendants to have embattled District Attorney Fani Willis disqualified from the case. “President Trump’s interlocutory appeal was docketed today in the Georgia Court of Appeals, and oral argument is tentatively scheduled for October 4, 2024,” Steve …

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Maryland agencies must submit a plan to help fight climate change, governor says

State agencies in Maryland will be required to submit a plan to help address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, under an executive order signed by Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday. The plan calls for all state agencies to submit a report to the governor by Nov. 1 showing how they will help the state meet its goal to …

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