
Daily Signal - 15 hours 19 min ago
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky lost to a primary challenger backed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, denying the libertarian rebel an eighth term in Congress and reaffirming the president’s dominance of the Republican Party. The Associated Press declared Ed Gallrein the victor shortly before 8 p.m. when he held an almost eight-point lead...

The Guardian - 15 hours 27 min ago
Victory for Ed Gallrein, former Navy Seal hand-picked by Trump, shows strength of president's grip on party Donald Trump displayed his supremacy over the Republican party on Tuesday when voters in northern Kentucky rejected the maverick congressman Thomas Massie in favour of the US president's hand-picked challenger. Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy Seal and farmer who was recruited into the race by Trump, defeated the seven-term incumbent in a primary election in Kentucky's fourth congressional...

NBC News - 16 hours 23 min ago
Rep. Andy Barr, riding an endorsement from President Donald Trump, has won the Republican primary in the race for retiring Sen.

NBC News - 16 hours 50 min ago
The Senate voted to move forward with a resolution to force President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran, a breakthrough for the Democratic-led effort.

The Guardian - 16 hours 59 min ago
President says $400m building costs to be funded by private donors, but has asked for taxpayers to cover security costs Shouting over the banging and clanging sounds from heavy construction equipment, Donald Trump on Tuesday gave a group of reporters a closer look at the construction for the White House ballroom he's building on the site of the former East Wing to mount a defense of the project that has hit a speed bump in Congress. The administration has asked for $1bn from taxpayers for security...

The Guardian - 17 hours 1 min ago
Chamber advances bill for first time as four Republicans join all but one of Senate's Democrats in favor The Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution aimed at forcing Donald Trump to end the war in Iran unless he receives congressional authorization to continue it. Tuesday's 50-47 vote marks the first time the chamber has advanced the bill, the eighth attempt at doing so since the conflict began in February. Continue reading...

Mother Jones - 17 hours 7 min ago
A new addendum to the so-called settlement agreement between Trump and Trump that is, the Department of Justice and Donald Trump’s personal lawyers will “forever” prohibit the United States from seeking any claim or initiating any IRS enforcement action or audit against Donald Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and the Trump Organization, based on any […]...

The Hill - 17 hours 8 min ago
President Trump is set to give remarks Tuesday evening at the annual congressional picnic. Trump earlier Tuesday touted his $400 million ballroom project during an impromptu presser from the construction site near the now-demolished East Wing, telling reporters, "All of this paid for by myself." The project has been a point of contention on both...

Fox News - 17 hours 30 min ago
Senate Democrats scored a big win on their eighth try to curtail President Donald Trump's war powers in Iran, gaining another Republican defector.

Huffington Post - 17 hours 49 min ago
The 13-time Grammy winner slammed the man in charge, just like she famously did decades ago.

Daily Signal - 18 hours 19 min ago
During a White House press conference Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance pushed back on what he characterized as an "inflammatory" question from The Independent's Andrew Feinberg, reiterating both his and President Donald Trump's opposition to insider trading. "I am a big fan of banning members of Congress from trading stocks," Vance said. "So is the...

NBC News - 18 hours 33 min ago
Steve Kornacki dives into the key places to watch in Rep. Thomas Massie's district tonight as he tries to fend off a GOP primary challenger backed by President Donald Trump.

UPI - 19 hours 9 min ago
President Donald Trump endorsed Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, for Senate on Tuesday, calling Paxton a "MAGA Warrior" and citing his loyalty.

NBC News - 19 hours 11 min ago
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he would like to see presidents along with along with other federal officials banned from trading individual stocks.

CNBC - 19 hours 37 min ago
Vice President JD Vance said at the White House on Tuesday that he and President Donald Trump both support banning congressional stock trading.

Yard Barker - 19 hours 55 min ago
UFC CEO Dana White revealed a concerning update on the upcoming UFC White House event scheduled for June 24. President Donald Trump pushed for the event, which will serve to celebrate America 250.

The Guardian - 19 hours 58 min ago
Addendum quietly slipped into widely criticized agreement creating a $1.7bn fund to compensate president's allies The justice department quietly added a provision barring the IRS from auditing Donald Trump's tax returns on Tuesday, amending a widely criticized agreement that creates a secretive and loosely controlled $1.776bn fund to compensate allies of the president. The addendum , signed by Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, says the government is "forever barred" and...

The Guardian - 20 hours 12 min ago
Outgoing Republican says backing Trump's conviction may have cost me my seat, but who cares?' Returning to the US Capitol after a stinging primary re-election loss, Bill Cassidy, a Republican senator of Louisiana, said on Monday evening that he had no regrets about his "momentous" vote to convict Donald Trump on 2021 impeachment charges during his first presidency. "I voted to uphold the constitution. It may have cost me my seat, but who cares?" Cassidy told reporters in...

Rolling Stone - 20 hours 13 min ago
The musician slammed the president for "using your gas money to pay the insurrectionists," in an ostensible reference to the new billion dollar fund for "victims of lawfare and weaponization"...

Fox News - 20 hours 21 min ago
"The View" erupted in debate over President Donald Trump's new TrumpRx prescription drug initiative, with co-hosts feuding over whether his involvement helps or hurts it.

The Hill - 20 hours 23 min ago
Republican strategist Karl Rove and journalist Bill Hemmer on Monday both agreed that the outcome of the primary election in Kentucky will speak volumes to GOP incumbents as President Trump ups his efforts to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). Massie is vying to hold onto his seat in the state's 4th Congressional District against Ed...

The Guardian - 20 hours 37 min ago
US vice-president says Iran must agree to never have a nuclear weapon; Tehran warns US against resuming hostilities Trump threatens a big hit' if Tehran does not make deal soon Iran's army has warned it would "open new fronts" against the US if it resumes attacks on the country amid reports that Donald Trump is weighing up restarting military operations in Iran amid an impasse in negotiations. "If the enemy is foolish enough to fall into the Zionist trap again and launches new...

The Guardian - 20 hours 38 min ago
President claims planned Tehran attack postponed to allow talks to continue but no indication peace plan is imminent As he seeks an exit from the Iran war, Donald Trump is increasingly outsourcing his policymaking to US allies in the Middle East, while the White House appears unable to find a simple way to end the fighting and reopen global shipping lanes held by Tehran. In Trump's telling, the "dealmaker-in-chief" has maintained a consistent policy toward Iran aimed at preventing Tehran...

The Guardian - 21 hours 21 sec ago
Renewed threat comes after US president said he was an hour away' from ordering a strike before pulling back Middle East crisis live updates Donald Trump has again threatened Iran, saying the US may launch new attacks if Tehran continues to refuse the significant concessions he wants before a deal can be struck to end the Middle East war. The US president said he had called off a fresh wave of strikes , which would have broken the ceasefire in place since early last month. "I was an hour...