Rep. Jake Auchincloss advanced Tuesday against Jason Poulos in Massachusetts ’ 4th Congressional District. Auchincloss has held his seat since 2021, facing his first Democratic primary challenge since winning the seat. Progressive challenger Poulos is an AI policy researcher who has been critical of Auchincloss regarding past support for military aid to Israel and ties to AIPAC while calling for an end to U.S. military assistance to Israel . PROGRESSIVE WAVE CRASHES IN SUN BELT BATTLEGROUND AS M
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to permanently lead the service, calling the former Navy special operations officer a "true WARRIOR" and urging the Senate to quickly confirm him. Cao has served as acting secretary for the past four months, overseeing the Navy and Marine Corps as the Trump administration pushes to expand U.S. shipbuilding and strengthen the military’s maritime capabilities. "I am pleased to nominate a true WARRIOR, Hun
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y., was caught off guard when the progressive lawmaker was asked by TMZ whether she'd date a conservative. TMZ DC managing editor Charlie Cotton approached Ocasio-Cortez outside Capitol Hill on the heels of her reported split from fiancé Riley Roberts to ask about her dating habits. "Would you ever date a conservative?" Cotton asked. "Is that [something] you'd ever entertain?" AOC DOCUMENTS EGG-FREEZING JOURNEY, TAKES AIM AT TRUMP ADMIN OVER WOMEN'S REPRODUCTI
Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., went on offense against independent opponent Dan Osborn in a debate Tuesday night, repeatedly calling him “Democrat Dan” throughout their meeting and associating his campaign with democratic socialists. The debate will be the first of many across the country over the next two months, as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the Senate. Deep-red Nebraska is not usually home to nationally watched campaigns, but Osborn’s one-on-one contest with Ricketts could b
A 21-foot steel beam recovered from the South Tower of the World Trade Center arrived at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point Tuesday, bringing a physical piece of the Sept. 11 attacks to the institution that trained generations of Army officers who would go on to serve in the wars that followed. The 16,900-pound beam was brought to West Point as part of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s Steel Across America tour, a nationwide commemoration marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Tuesday
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Move from Washington quashes hopes that exchange of fire last weekend might not presage wider renewal of hostilities Middle East crisis live – latest updates The US launched new airstrikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing hopes that an exchange of fire last weekend might not presage a wider renewal of hostilities. Oil prices had already risen after that first exchange of direct attacks since July and after reports of two tankers being hit leaving the strait of Hormuz, the global oil s
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Former medical device executive Mike Minogue won the Massachusetts gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, defeating Brian Shortsleeve, a former executive at the MBTA, the state-run transit agency. The winner will now face favored Democratic Gov. Maura Healey , who is running for a second term. Massachusetts has had continuous Democratic representation in Congress since 1996, but Republicans have had considerably more success in races for the governor's mansion since the Reagan era. Minogue emphasized
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Bill Simmons, the popular sports podcaster who has championed sports betting, is under review by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
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Incumbent, 80, beats back challenge from Seth Moulton, who argued Markey was too old to be effective at his job Senator Ed Markey won the Democratic primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday, beating back a challenge from Seth Moulton, a congressman who tried to unseat him by arguing to voters his opponent was too old to be effective at his job. Massachusetts is heavily Democratic, making the senator favored to win a third full term in the November general election, where he faces the Republican nomin
