Anthropic and the Pentagon squared off Tuesday in a federal appeals court, where the artificial intelligence firm faced an uphill battle in convincing three Republican-appointed judges that Secretary Pete Hegseth’s supply chain risk label violated the law. Lawyers for the
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) predicted that the GOP will maintain its majority in November in comments made Tuesday following President Trump's endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a closely watched Senate GOP primary. The president announced his
President Trump’s decision to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn, who was widely seen as the stronger general election pick, is roiling the Lone State State’s bitter primary battle days one week before the run-off election. The call was a remarkable
Black Democrats on Capitol Hill are amplifying their calls for Black athletes to boycott state universities in the South, saying those schools have done nothing to fight the Republican gerrymandering that’s led to the elimination of minority districts. Led by the Congressional
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is running for a second term as governor in Tuesday's primary elections. The Democrat is facing off against nine challengers in her bid to secure the party's nod for the November general election. On the other side of the aisle, a crowded field of
Voters in Oregon are heading to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on House primaries. All six incumbent lawmakers are seeking their party's nods ahead of the November general election. Polls close at 8 p.m. PDT. Follow Decision Desk HQ's live results below.
Candidates in Kentucky are jockeying to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) in Tuesday primary contests. Rep. Andy Barr and former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron are leading the GOP field, while former state Rep. Charles Booker and former Senate candidate Amy McGrath are
Sen. Jim Risch is competing in a Tuesday primary election to retain the GOP's nod in the Idaho Senate race. There are a handful of candidates vying for both the Republican and Democratic nominations. Polls close at 8 p.m. PDT. Follow Decision Desk HQ's live results below.
Voters in Idaho are at the polls Tuesday to weigh in on its two House districts' primary elections. Republican incumbent Reps. Russ Fulcher and Mike Simpson are both seeking releection this November and face primary challengers. Polls close at 8 p.m. PDT. Follow Decision Desk
Voters in the Peach State are heading to the polls Tuesday to decide which candidates will compete to replace Republican Gov. Brian Kemp (Ga.) this fall. The GOP primary has turned ugly, with outsized spending from the contenders. Lt. Gov Burt Jones, who is endorsed by
A heated GOP primary to take on first-term Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) in Georgia will come to a head on Tuesday. Republican Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins are duking it out for the party's nod to take on Ossoff in one of the most closely watched Senate races this cycle. Former
There are four open House seats up for grabs in Georgia this cycle, as voters head to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on primary elections. Republican Reps. Mike Collins, Buddy Carter and Barry Loudermilk are not seeking reelection. Collins and Carter are running for Senate,
Voters in Alabama are heading to the polls Tuesday to decide who will succeed Gov. Kay Ivey (R) this November. Former Sen. Doug Jones, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is making a longshot bid in the ruby red state. He faces five primary opponents. On the other side of the
A number of candidates in Alabama are jockeying to replace gubernatorial candidate and outgoing Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on November's ballot in primary elections Tuesday. Republican Rep. Barry More leads the pack in a crowded GOP primary, which includes state Attorney General
Alabamans are headed to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on primaries in the state's seven House districts. Rep. Barry Moore of the 1st Congressional District is the only incumbent not running for reelection. He is seeking to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R), who is running for
MAGA voters are becoming more and more disillusioned with the president’s performance. “Matt from Las Vegas” tore into Donald Trump during a call-in segment on Real America’s Voice Tuesday, furious with the White House about how it has handled the Iran War—and the narrative the
Call it a Nordic hello. When Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry—who is, for some reason, President Donald Trump’s new special envoy to Greenland—touched down in the capital city of Nuuk on Sunday, he got a frosty reception, including a middle finger from one resident, The New York
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is “forever barred” from examining President Trump’s old tax returns, according to an addendum to the Justice Department's settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, which was made public Tuesday. Signed by Acting Attorney
The Trump administration is fighting a court order to bring back a Colombian immigrant it deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo, claiming it can’t do so because of the country’s Ebola outbreak . Gothamist reports that the Department of Homeland Security is arguing that
A handful of Democrats called an unofficial hearing on Capitol Hill Monday to slam the Department of Justice's "trivial" and "pathetic" settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, previewing how they might go after Trump administration antitrust deals if they win back
The Trump administration is forcing two American passengers who were exposed to the hantavirus to stay in a special quarantine facility in Nebraska. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a social media post it has issued quarantine orders for two of the
The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on an Iranian currency exchange and 19 vessels accused of helping financially prop up the regime, the latest move in the Trump administration’s campaign to exert enough economic pressure on Tehran that it capitulates to U.S. conditions for
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly defended President Trump’s recent trade deal with China that will allow the country to purchase U.S. farmland, which marked a reversal from the president's 2024 campaign promise that has angered parts of the MAGA base. Trump ran on an
Rick Ramsay, the sheriff of Monroe County in the Florida Keys, said Sunday that residents should not be “concerned” by a report that the Cuban government has acquired hundreds of military drones. “I am monitoring the situation, but I have not been contacted by any government
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday downplayed the Pentagon's abrupt decision to suspend a joint defense board the day prior, saying his country will continue defense cooperation with Washington but also will look to work with other partners. Speaking at a news
The Internal Revenue Services’ own lawyers wanted to convince the Justice Department to dismiss Trump’s $10 billion case against them, outlining several massive issues with the lawsuit that could have served as defense against the suit, according to The New York Times . The DOJ
Harvard University on Monday called on a federal judge to dismiss the Trump administration's lawsuit accusing the university of antisemitism by failing to protect Israeli and Jewish students. The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division filed the lawsuit in March,
Even Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he was “not a big fan” of the new “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will testify Tuesday afternoon before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking $26.6 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Transportation Department. Duffy
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Tuesday said she was “disappointed” with President Trump’s decision to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Lone Star State's GOP primary, where incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is at risk of losing his seat. “I don’t understand. He is an
The general manager of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, has his hands in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s renovation. David Schutzenhofer has run Donald Trump’s golf club since 2006, and is effectively consulting on the historic renovation as well
A group of Democratic senators are demanding that the White House fire its election security director, citing the time constraints of his temporary appointment to this role. “The public record is clear that Mr. Kurt Olsen’s service as a special government employee (SGE) … has
One of the first of Donald Trump’s many presidential scandals was in 2016, when he refused to release his tax returns as previous presidents and presidential candidates had done for 40 years. On Tuesday, Trump’s Department of Justice essentially ensured his taxes would never be
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
ATLANTA — Jahmiel Jackson, one of the youngest congressional candidates in the country, is looking to reshape politics during the 2026 midterm cycle. While he started out in the race as a Democrat, he recently announced he's running as an Independent, having left the Democratic
President Trump’s decision to endorse Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race has left many Republicans fuming. Paxton, Texas’s scandal-plagued attorney general, is in a runoff in the state’s Republican primary against incumbent John Cornyn, who has the support of many of his
There is a quiet internal negotiation over what the next version of the progressive movement looks like, who defines it, how broad it gets, and whether its future looks more like 2016, or 2020.
Eighteen survivors of millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein accused acting Attorney General Todd Blanche of lying under oath on Tuesday during a Senate Appropriations hearing, claiming he met with the survivors and their lawyers when he never did. “Acting Attorney General
Prince William took over the estate in 2022 when King Charles ascended the throne.
Video footage of a disturbing incident has gone viral on social media. It shows a group of teenagers trashing a Chipotle restaurant, hurling chairs at each other, and causing chaos as frightened customers hide in the corner. It’s all the more disturbing for me because it took
In an interview on Fox News, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin blamed Democrats’ refusal to fund ICE for the mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday and said places of worship should “hire their own security.” “President Trump has assemblied [ sic
A jury ruled that Live Nation-Ticketmaster is a monopoly in violation of federal and state antitrust laws, and the states that brought the case should use their leverage to press for a settlement that locks in real consumer protections and opens up the marketplace to more
Senate Republicans on Tuesday vented their frustration and disappointment over President Trump’s decision to endorse state Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn (R) in the Texas Senate Republican primary, a move that deals a crushing blow to Cornyn’s hopes of
President Trump said Monday that he is ordering the Justice Department to investigate mail-in ballots in Maryland after the state’s election board reported some voters received the wrong ballot for the upcoming primary elections. “In Maryland, they sent out 500,000 Illegal
Former New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D) put California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) at the top of his list of Democrats likely to enter the next presidential race. He told The Hill’s broadcast partner, NewsNation, on Monday that Newsom “has played his cards the best for 2028.”
Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday said he guesses he'll "be in line" for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) $1.776 billion compensation fund for individuals who believe they have been targeted for investigation or prosecution. He told CNN's Jake Tapper that he first
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche can’t handle the heat created by his own office. The Justice Department chief immediately lashed out while getting grilled on Capitol Hill Tuesday, accusing Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of lying about a very real case in which a
Every now and again, a billionaire doesn’t get what he wants. On Monday, Elon Musk was handed a rare loss when a federal jury in San Francisco unanimously threw out his lawsuit against OpenAI’s top leaders, including CEO Sam Altman. Musk had alleged that Altman illegally
Now that Donald Trump has created his very own political slush fund with $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to hand out to allies, the very least that Democrats can do right now is this: Do everything possible to force Republicans to vote on it—over and over again. Make them defend
