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Senate GOP blocks Democratic effort to ban bump stocks after Supreme Court...

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a ban on bump stocks in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision overturning a Trump-era federal prohibition on the devices. Sen....

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Senate sends package bolstering nuclear power sector to Biden’s desk

The Senate on Tuesday passed a package aimed at bolstering the nation’s nuclear power sector, sending it to President Biden’s desk. The vote was 88-2. Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders...

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Republicans slam Biden immigration order as election ploy

Republicans are accusing President Biden of trying to influence the 2024 election with his move to allow undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens an easier path to seek permanent residency,...

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Hung Cao wins Virginia Senate GOP primary

Retired Navy Capt. Hung Cao has won the Senate GOP primary in Virginia to take on Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) this November, according to Decision Desk HQ.   Cao, who received former President Trump’s...

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Key figure in first Trump impeachment wins Democratic primary for...

Army veteran Eugene Vindman, who was a key player in the first impeachment of former President Trump, has won the Democratic nomination for the House seat representing Virginia’s 7th Congressional...

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Wayne Johnson defeats man convicted in Jan. 6 riot in Georgia House primary...

Republican Wayne Johnson, a former Trump administration official, has won the GOP primary runoff for a House seat in Georgia, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating a candidate convicted of a...

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Suhas Subramanyam wins Virginia Democratic primary for Wexton's seat

State Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D) has won the crowded Democratic contest to replace retiring Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D) in Virginia, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Subramanyam beat 11 other candidates...

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Rep. Tom Cole fends off primary challengers in Oklahoma

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) has won the GOP nomination for his House seat representing Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Cole, who has held his House seat for more...

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Good locked in tight race with Trump-backed rival

House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R) is locked in a surprisingly tight battle to hold onto his Virginia seat against primary challenger John McGuire, who has the endorsement of former President...

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Trump's bid to oust Good ends in nailbiter: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

A stunningly tight race in Virginia was among the highlights of Tuesday night’s races, which also included contests in Georgia and Oklahoma. Observers had been closely monitoring the GOP primary for...

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'It’s his DACA moment': Advocates ecstatic over Biden immigration plan

President Biden’s announcement shielding some immigrants lacking permanent legal status from deportation is firing up Hispanic organizers on the left, who see the move as the biggest immigration win...

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Dr. Fauci says he still fears someone may kill him

(The Hill) - Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci says that he still fears someone may murder him one day. “I still think, deep down, that there's a possibility that somebody's gonna...

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RFK Jr. appears unlikely to make CNN debate stage

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unlikely to stand on the first debate stage next week, a setback that could throw him off course in his race against President Biden and former President Trump. The...

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Bob Good fights for political life as GOP primary heads for likely recount

Rep. Bob Good (R) is still fighting for his political life the day after polls closed in Virginia. The bitter race between Good, the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, and his primary challenger, John...

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George Santos announces OnlyFans account

(The Hill) — Embattled former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced Wednesday that he was joining a new creative platform: OnlyFans. “The moment you’ve all been waiting for! Only on #OnlyFans will you...

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Biden’s Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan running out of time

President Biden is running out of time to complete his goal of ending Israel’s war against Hamas and implement a megadeal to reshape the Middle East toward a position of peace.  The administration is...

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Bob Good’s House antagonists take victory lap over Virginia primary

Republicans who campaigned against House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R-Va.) in his primary against state Sen. John McGuire are seeing the race as a victory, even as it remains too close to call....

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Trump's endorsement puts Larry Hogan in a political bind

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is having to navigate tricky political terrain after former President Trump endorsed him in the state's Senate race — arguably a liability for a Republican in the...

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Microschools are growing large in the school choice movement, but what are they?

(The Hill) -- An educational environment that is tricky to define and difficult to track, microschools have popped up as a growing alternative to traditional schools across the country.   The small...

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Book recalls Trump's quip on pressing nuclear button: US 'won't be second'

(The Hill) - Former President Trump said many controversial things in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, but it was something he told then-Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló about nuclear war...

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