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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a decisive victory in this week’s Senate primary race in the Lone Star State. As the general election begins to take shape, Republicans are now scrambling to understand why turnout in the race was so low. The contest has been described as one of the nation’s most closely watched…
The Trump administration confirmed Thursday that no American who has been exposed to Ebola will be permitted to re-enter the United States. The decision marks a firm policy stance from senior officials, who outlined the measures during briefings held on Thursday. A 50-bed field hospital quarantine facility for Americans is currently under construction in Kenya…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) responded Thursday to criticism from her top Democratic challenger regarding her past support of U.S. military foreign intervention. Graham Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer, had made pointed remarks about Collins in a recent interview with The New York Times earlier this month. Platner told the Times that Collins “voted…
Rep. Haley Stevens, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, and Abdul El-Sayed faced off in a combative Thursday debate for Michigan’s open Senate seat. The three Democratic candidates clashed sharply over foreign and corporate campaign donations during the high-stakes primary matchup. El-Sayed previously served as a Wayne County Health, Human and Veteran Services director before entering the…
Vice President Vance said Thursday that the United States and Iran were still “going back and forth” on key issues related to nuclear negotiations between the two countries. Vance described the situation as the two sides being “very close” to finalizing an agreement, though he acknowledged that several sticking points continued to complicate the process….
President Trump says the United States holds a dominant position in ongoing negotiations with Iran, citing recent military strikes as a key factor in that leverage. Trump credited joint U.S.-Israeli strikes with significantly weakening Iran’s military capabilities, framing the damage as a strategic advantage heading into talks. Despite acknowledging Tehran’s skill at the negotiating table,…
Local Virginia police responded to a swatting call Wednesday night at the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Police radio traffic confirmed that law enforcement received a report describing a “suspicious noise of gunshots” at Barrett’s suburban Virginia address. The call prompted an immediate law enforcement response to the residence, drawing officers to…
The United Kingdom’s spy chief has made a striking claim about the staggering human cost of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago, according to the UK’s top intelligence official. The figure represents one of…
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday that energy inflation tied to the war in Iran has lasted longer than initially expected. Goolsbee made the remarks to CNBC’s Kaori Enjoji at the Bank of Japan-IMES Conference, warning of broader economic consequences for energy-importing nations. He said futures markets had originally expected energy prices to…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered a pointed warning to Oman on Thursday, escalating tensions over the critical waterway known as the Strait of Hormuz. The warning came after President Trump publicly stated that Oman should “behave or we’ll have to blow ’em up,” raising the stakes in an already tense diplomatic standoff. Bessent took to…