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A Democratic congressman who spent millions of his own money on a failed Senate bid is being mocked as a “loser” and “pathetic” after getting trounced by his closest rival. Rep. David Trone, D-Md., a wealthy co-founder of Total Wine & More, lost his state’s Democratic Senate primary to Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks by a double-digit margin on …

Politico changed a headline on Wednesday about the Maryland Senate race amid uproar from some conservatives about what they believed was a politically biased framing. The news site reported on the results of Tuesday’s primary where Republican Larry Hogan and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks emerged as the winners of the parties’ primaries. Politico’s update on the results featured a headline that …

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday joined in a call to boost American funding of artificial intelligence research. The group, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., argues the U.S. is at risk of being left behind on AI if government funding does not increase. Joining Schumer from the other side of the aisle were Sens. Mike …

JOHANNESBURG – With two West African countries in the sprawling Sahel region leaning heavily toward Moscow, telling U.S. forces battling Islamist terror activity to get out and letting Russian mercenary forces in, leading GOP Senators have struck out against the Biden administration’s foreign policy, with one calling it a “disaster.” “President Biden’s foreign policy has been a disaster on every …

Shortly after it was introduced, Democrats quickly condemned a new Republican bill that aims to compile resources on a government website for expecting mothers, postpartum women and young mothers. They alleged that it was a covert attempt to establish a “database of pregnant women,” potentially enabling the government to block access to abortions. The More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed …

ANNAPOLIS, MD – It’s on to the general election for Larry Hogan after the former two-term Republican governor was quickly declared the winner of the GOP Senate primary in blue-state Maryland. The Associated Press projected Hogan would win the nomination just over 30 minutes after the polls closed in Maryland at 8 p.m. ET. He now advances to a general …

Voters in Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia head to the polls on Tuesday in some competitive and contentious Democrat and Republican primaries that in a couple of cases will tee up crucial general election showdowns that may decide the House and Senate majorities. The most high-profile of the May 14 primary contests is in Maryland, where Republicans are aiming to …

The Democrat frontrunner in one of this year’s top Senate races is no stranger to controversy. Rep. David Trone – who is running to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin in Maryland and faces a tough primary challenge on Tuesday – has frequently been caught making some truly wild statements, both as a candidate and member of Congress, as well as …

Jury selection continues for Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s federal corruption trial on Tuesday morning. As of Monday afternoon, zero jurors were seated for the trial, which is taking place in a Manhattan courtroom and expected to continue through the end of June. By Monday afternoon, the judge excused 38 of 152 jurors for various reasons pertaining to why …

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice sailed to victory in the state’s Senate Republican primary on Tuesday evening, winning more than 60% of the vote with nearly 90% counted, boosting the GOP’s already-high hopes of flipping the critical seat. Justice had been the favorite to win ever since he entered the race last year. He beat out a crowded primary field …