Ex-counterterrorism official Joe Kent endorses GOP Senate primary challenger as Trump backs Lindsey Graham

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent endorsed South Carolina U.S. Senate primary candidate Mark Lynch, calling incumbent GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham a “war hawk, neocon.” South Carolinians who would like to “stop sending billions of dollars overseas” and “stop us from getting entangled in endless foreign … Read more

Trump admin backs off controversial $2B fund, clearing path for stalled GOP immigration bill

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice (DOJ) pressed pause on the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund on Monday, giving Senate Republicans runway to hammer through a massive immigration enforcement funding package in the process. The DOJ announced on X that it would abide by a Virginia federal court’s order to … Read more

Nancy Pelosi backs candidate in race to succeed her and Blue Origin rocket explodes: Morning Rundown

Nancy Pelosi weighs in on the race to succeed her. A Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launchpad and shakes nearby houses in Florida. And why teen “takeovers” are spreading across the country. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Here’s what to know today. Rep. Nancy … Read more

CBS backs off effort to stop sharing of Colbert’s surprise ‘Only in Monroe’ segment amid backlash

CBS said it had issued copyright notices for a recent episode featuring a surprise appearance by Stephen Colbert on the show “Only in Monroe” per its regular practice, but would stop issuing takedown notices pending further review. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The decision comes … Read more

Trump backs Ken Paxton against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in Texas

President Trump has announced his support for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is challenging incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, in the state’s Republican primary. Trump-backed challengers have already successfully defeated at least two incumbent candidates targeted by the president. CBS News’ Fin Gómez reports. Source link

South Carolina House backs congressional map favoring GOP but bill faces a more skeptical Senate

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republicans in the South Carolina House cast aside Democratic objections and endorsed a congressional redistricting plan just after midnight Tuesday, moving to give the GOP a shot at winning an additional seat in the November midterm elections. The redistricting plan, urged on by President Donald Trump, would reshape the state’s only Democratic-held … Read more

Rep. Thomas Massie becomes latest GOP incumbent to fall in primary after Trump backs challenger

Trump-backed Ed Gallrein defeated Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District Republican primary on Tuesday, CBS News has projected.  Massie is the latest incumbent Republican to fall in a primary to a challenger endorsed by President Trump, who has successfully targeted a number of Republicans he has deemed his adversaries in recent primaries.  Last … Read more

Trump backs Paxton in Texas Republican Senate showdown with Cornyn

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is finally taking sides in the contentious and costly Republican Senate primary showdown in Texas between longtime Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. The president on Tuesday, in a highly anticipated announcement, endorsed Paxton, a MAGA champion. The president’s extremely potent … Read more

Lutnick backs away from his Epstein ‘blackmail’ claim in interview with House committee

WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in an interview with House lawmakers, backed away from a previous claim that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had blackmailed people. Lutnick agreed to sit for an interview with the House Oversight Committee last week after the release of case files on Epstein contradicted his claim on a podcast … Read more

Schumer backs GOP’s plan to bring the pain during future shutdowns: ‘I’m going to vote for it’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans’ gamble to inflict pain on themselves to thwart future shutdowns just got an unlikely backer: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. The upper chamber is set to vote on Sen. John Kennedy’s, R-La., resolution on Wednesday that would prevent senators from getting a paycheck during … Read more