Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., was defeated in a primary challenge on Thursday evening by Republican challenger Charlie Hatcher, a farmer and the state’s former commissioner of agriculture.Although the primary was far from a top-watched contest coming into the 2026 primaries, it served as a microcosm of larger forces at play in the Republican Party.
The Trump administration has spent more than $2.2 billion buying four immigration detention facilities from CoreCivic.
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New York City democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani repeatedly sidestepped questions Thursday about reported plans to launch a public pressure campaign this fall pushing tax hikes on wealthy New Yorkers and corporations.Mamdani reportedly plans to build public support after Labor Day for similar proposals that Gov. Kathy Hochul previously rejected in early 2026.
Squad-backed Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, District 86, part of the trio of lawmakers in his state referred to as the “Tennessee Three,” won the Democratic primary Thursday in Tennessee’s newly redrawn 9th Congressional District.Pearson defeated state Sen. London Lamar, District 33, community activist Marion LaTroy Alexandria-Williams and attorney Jim Torino.
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., cruised to victory in a GOP primary on Thursday evening in a race to replace outgoing Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.With the nomination in tow, Blackburn is likely to become the next governor in the Volunteer State — a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to its top executive role since 2006. Lee, who has served in the role since 2019, is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. He last won reelection in a 64.9% to 32.
EXCLUSIVE: A new lawsuit set to be filed in Maryland seeks to block a redistricting amendment backed by Democrat Gov. Wes Moore from appearing on the November ballot, arguing state officials advanced the measure after the state’s own legislative analysts concluded the statutory deadline for certifying ballot questions had already passed.
President Donald Trump signed executive orders Thursday ending birth tourism and expanding the definition of who does not qualify for birthright citizenship.
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President Donald Trump said Thursday he and “Communist Dumocrat” Michigan Senate candidate Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed agree on ending the filibuster, warning the change, if enacted first by Democrats, would make him “the last Republican President.”
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President Donald Trump predicted Thursday that the war with Iran will end “pretty soon,” saying Tehran cannot sustain the conflict much longer as he revealed that he is personally involved in negotiations toward a potential agreement over the Strait of Hormuz.
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The DOJ is offering $3 billion in “BIDEN” grants to help local municipalities recoup losses due to Joe Biden’s immigration policies
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This is not how republican governance is supposed to proceed.
It is irresponsible to compel one individual to serve as the only source of professional military advice.
The party should take a stand against ranked-choice voting.
The institution was willing to look the other way when it came to the now-former professor’s manifest inadequacies and deceptions for DEI reasons.
At its American History Museum, anger’s in, real history’s out, and heads need to roll.
Wednesday on CNN’s “OutFront,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) claimed Republicans would vote for Michigan Democratic Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
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On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said that he hopes Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) is on the campaign trail but responded to a question on if he’ll renounce Hasan Piker by saying that
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President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed Wednesday, singling out the progressive candidate as “full of s—” while arguing Democrats are embracing communism.The remarks came hours after El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democrat Senate primary, winning by less than one percentage point after The Associated Press called the race early Wednesday.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday notched a major immigration victory after a federal judge acknowledged that the court order blocking the administration from ending temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians is no longer in effect after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mullin v. Doe.
Fox News Digital has confirmed that a key investigative panel in the Senate has obtained Dr. Anthony Fauci’s pandemic-era cellphone.The cellphone was transferred from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.A spokesperson for the senator told Fox News Digital the subcommittee “obtained a copy of Dr. Fauci’s iPhone that was used during his time at HHS.
A Senate committee led by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has obtained a forensic copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s cellphone.
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President Donald Trump touted the results of his economic policies in Las Vegas on Wednesday, including 40,000 new jobs for Nevadans since his second term began.
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North Carolina’s largest school district hired a transgender elementary teacher without informing the parents of the children who will soon be in his classroom.
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Abdul El-Sayed sparked online controversy moments after capturing the Democratic Party’s nomination in Michigan’s Senate race for his word choice in challenging Republican nominee Mike Rogers to a series of five debates.”I know you’re going to say no because you’re a coward. Five debates. All right?” El-Sayed said.”You and I both know that you will wither in front of your own crimes, but I’m gonna make sure Michiganders know about them.
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., is introducing new legislation that works to restrict illegal aliens from reaping federal housing benefits, blocking loopholes and cutting off access for sanctuary cities to receive federal community development grants.”[Illegal immigrants] have been allowed to participate in federally subsidized housing programs,” Hagerty told Fox News Digital.
These qualities play a role in policymaking even when limiting principles are not clear.
Trump is charging Americans a fee for the privilege of receiving news about his official actions earlier than those who do not pay.
Republicans’ odds are long, but with the outcome of last night’s Democratic primary, they have a shot at saving this race — and much more.
The winner of the Michigan Senate primary does not disclaim the DSA’s radical politics and has a long list of institutions he’d like to see abolished.
The Afghanistan withdrawal left thousands of U.S. weapons behind. Now, they’re in the Taliban’s hands.