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Wesley Bell easily fends off Cori Bush’s socialist challenge in Missouri Democratic primary
Democratic Rep. Wesley Bell ended socialist former Rep. Cory Bush's comeback bid in a rare rebuke of the Democratic Party's rising left wing.
El-Sayed, Stevens go down to wire in Michigan Democratic Senate primary
The supercharged Democratic Senate primary between Rep. Haley Stevens and liberal favorite Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan was too close to call Wednesday morning, leaving the political world glued to slow-trickling returns out of the Detroit area.
Strait talk: U.S. and regional partners see progress toward reopening Hormuz choke point
U.S. and Middle East officials said Tuesday that they were zeroing in on a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential return to normalcy that cheered oil investors and sent Wall Street to record highs.
Trump should stop negotiating and win against Iran
The American way of war from the Revolutionary War to World War II was straightforward. We did not fight to negotiate; we fought to win.
String of setbacks for Trump threatens to also give Democrats edge in midterm elections
President Trump has absorbed a series of rebukes in recent days, including two from his own appointees that left him fuming. Taken together, the reversals carry real costs in political capital that go beyond a bruised ego.
Russian strikes revive Black Sea blockade, threaten Ukraine’s economic lifeline
Russia is trying to turn the Black Sea into a "second Strait of Hormuz," Ukraine's acting foreign minister warned as attacks on Ukrainian ports and commercial vessels are prompting shipowners to halt calls through the country's main maritime export corridor.
Committee backs Blanche for attorney general
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, brushing aside sharp Democratic denunciations and sending the measure to the full Senate for a final confirmation vote this week.
Trump-linked American facing defamation trial over incendiary comments about South Korean president
A former Trump administration diplomat charged with defaming the South Korean president during a speech in Washington was told Friday he cannot leave the country pending the outcome of the case.
Senate advances government funding stopgap in early effort to head off shutdown
The Senate on Monday advanced a stopgap government funding bill, an early start to a bipartisan effort to avoid a shutdown this fall ahead of the midterm election.
Front-runners in swing states put trust in ‘America deserved 9/11’ internet star
Democratic front-runners in some of the toughest midterm races are betting that collaborating with Hasan Piker, a far-left internet personality who once said America deserved the 9/11 terror attacks, will attract more voters than it repels.
Fauci shielded by filibuster minefield in Paul’s push to hold him in contempt
Senate Republicans may find Dr. Anthony Fauci contemptible, but holding the COVID chief in contempt of Congress will be a stretch.
Trump touts incoming peace deal with Iran even as Tehran signals defiance
President Trump said Monday that new negotiations will be Iran's "last chance" for a decent deal and attacked the regime for what he said were "duplicitous" disavowals of his earlier assertions that a peace agreement between the two countries could be reached soon.
Argentina court declares goldfish as ‘sentient beings,’ not just property, in landmark case
Goldfish, long plagued by the notion that they are fine living in a glass bowl until they're discarded in a toilet drain, can now boast about being animal rights trailblazers.