GOP voters pick Trump-backed nominee in battle to flip crucial House seat

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Peter Oberacker, a Trump-backed Republican New York state senator, won a GOP primary on Tuesday evening, securing the GOP nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y. New York’s 19th district, which encompasses an area north of Manhattan, is one of many competitive seats Republicans hope to … Read more

Trump says Senate hearing on DNI nominee is cancelled until US attorney replacement confirmed

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump declared in an early Wednesday morning Truth Social post that a scheduled Senate hearing on Jay Clayton’s nomination to serve as director of national intelligence would not move forward Wednesday. The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has a hearing on Clayton’s nomination for … Read more

Dems crown Senate nominee in solidly red Alabama ahead of steep midterm climb

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Judge Everett Wess has won the Democratic Senate nomination in solidly red Alabama, in the race to succeed Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor this year. Wess defeated small business owner Dakarai Larriett in the Democratic Senate runoff, the Associated Press reported on … Read more

Who is Trump’s new nominee for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton?

Who is Trump’s new nominee for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton? – CBS News Watch CBS News Former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton has been nominated to be the next director of national intelligence by President Trump. CBS News’ Olivia Gazis reports. Source link

Democrats await ranked choice vote in Maine to decide key House nominee

Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage is moving onto the general election in Maine’s 2nd District, NBC News projects, as the crowded Democratic field in one of the country’s most important battleground districts remains unresolved ahead of a ranked choice voting tabulation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

Judge dismisses murder charge against Arkansas sheriff nominee who killed daughter’s alleged abuser

A judge has dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas man who won the GOP nomination for sheriff while awaiting trial for the shooting death of his teenage daughter’s alleged abuser. Special Circuit Court Judge Ralph Wilson Jr. dismissed the case against Aaron Spencer on Thursday afternoon — just a few weeks before his trial … Read more

Murder charge dropped for sheriff nominee who killed daughter’s alleged abuser

LONOKE, Ark. — A judge has dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas sheriff nominee who was accused of killing his teenage daughter’s alleged abuser in 2024. Special Circuit Court Judge Ralph Wilson Jr. dismissed the case against Aaron Spencer Thursday afternoon — just a few weeks before his trial on the second degree murder … Read more

Trump says Pulte won’t be his nominee for director of national intelligence

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte, his pick for acting director of national intelligence, would not be his “permanent” choice for the critical security post. The Republican president’s disclosure that he was ruling out installing Pulte in the position full-time came after bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill … Read more

Iowa GOP governor nominee recounts viral clash that put Obama on the spot at 2009 town hall

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Republican nominee for governor in Iowa pulled back the curtain for Fox News Digital on the time he went viral for stumping Barack Obama at a 2009 town hall centered on the then-president’s namesake legislation. Zach Lahn pulled off an upset victory Tuesday night when he … Read more

Full interview: Democratic Texas Senate nominee James Talarico

State Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Texas Senate, speaks with CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe for his first network interview since state Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn in the GOP runoff election. Talarico called Paxton the “most corrupt politician in America” and slammed him for giving out “Epstein-style sweetheart deals to … Read more