A potentially competitive general election Senate battle is now officially underway in New Mexico,where it has been 22 years since a Republican has won in the one-time swing state that now leans blue. The last GOP politician to win was Sen. Pete Domenici, who in 2006 was re-elected to a sixth two-year term. Fast-forward 22 years later, and his daughter, …
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Possible McConnell replacement takes Democrat IVF accusations head on with major announcement
FIRST ON FOX:A top Senate Republican is taking Democrats’ claims about the GOP’s approach to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) head on. Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who is running to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as the leader of Senate Republicans, announced Wednesday his launch of a seven-figure ad buy to take the “real” GOP message about IVF to the people of …
Read More »Dems in hot seat for alleged ethics violations over Alito recusal demands
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., suggested Democratic lawmakers could have incurred ethical violations when they made recusal demands of the Supreme Court after news broke of flags flown at Justice Samuel Alito’s homes. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., “potentially engaged in unethical professional conduct before the Court,” the Republican leader claimed in floor remarks on Wednesday. …
Read More »Trump-endorsed Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy wins Republican nomination in Montana Senate race to unseat Jon Tester
Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy has won the Republican nomination in a field of three candidates in the highly anticipated Montana Senate race to unseat the red state’s Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. Sheehy secured the nomination during Tuesday’s primary, after strong support from conservative leadership in Congress made him the GOP pick to take on the three-term Democrat. “America is at …
Read More »Underdog candidate Andy Kim wins NJ Senate primary, setting up battle against Bob Menendez
New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim defeated his Democratic rivals in the state’s Democratic primary Tuesday night and will face off against embattled Sen. Bob Menendez in November, who is running for re-election as an Independent. Rep. Kim defeated challengers Lawrence Hamm and Patricia Campos Medina to have the opportunity to unseat Menendez who has held the elected role since 2006, …
Read More »Three-term Sen. Jon Tester wins Montana Democrat primary in crucial race that could determine Senate control
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has won the Democratic primary over his opponent Michael Hummert in the Montana Senate race – a heated contest that could determine which party controls the chamber next cycle.Tester, a three-term senator, is running for re-election in red state Montana, and his seat has been eyed by Republicans as one of their best pickup opportunities of …
Read More »Trump-backed candidate defeated in Republican Senate primary in New Jersey
In a rare setback for Donald Trump, the candidate the former president endorsed in the New Jersey’s Republican Senate primary went down to defeat on Tuesday. The Associated Press projects that Trump-endorsed Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner will be defeated by real estate developer and hotelierCurtis Bashaw. Republicans believe they have a shot at winning in November, something they …
Read More »FBI director warns of jihadist attack in US, similar to Russian concert hall: 'Heightened terrorist threat'
FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that there is an increasing concern of a potential coordinated attack in the U.S., similar to the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) attack in March at aconcert hall in Russia. Wray met with the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies to make his case …
Read More »FBI director says US needs ‘a whole lot more from Mexico’ to take on cartels and stop flow of precursors
FBI Director Christopher Wray says the U.S. needs “a whole lot more from Mexico” in order to shut down the cartels and stop the flow of precursors into the U.S., as a new president was just elected to serve as the country’s top leader. Wray met Tuesday with the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies to …
Read More »Trump, Biden face tests in final 2024 presidential primaries
After nearly five months and more than 100 primaries and caucuses, the 2024 presidential nominating season comes to a close this month. Voters in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington, D.C., head to the polls Tuesday for both presidential and state primaries. Voters in Iowa, which already held its presidential caucuses, will cast ballots in state primaries. …
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