In today’s issue: Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson (D) nearly clinched the Democratic nomination for Senate in Maine after his main opponents dropped out of the race on Sunday. Maine Secretary of State Shenae Bellows and Nirav Shah, former director of the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both suspended their candidacies and…
The FIFA Men’s World Cup has come and gone, with Spain beating Argentina 1-0 in the final on Sunday to win the world’s top international football competition for the second time in the last 16 years. The first men’s World Cup to be held in the Americas since 1994 – Canada and Mexico also hosted…
A US service member was killed during a “controlled detonation” of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian unilateral attack drone in northern Iraq on Saturday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday. Another service member was injured and is undergoing medical treatment for a “minor” injury, according to CENTCOM. This announcement is a symbol of…
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the United States will “continue to ensure the flow of traffic” through the Strait of Hormuz, more than a week after hostilities resumed between the United States and Iran. “The president is always looking for diplomatic off-ramps,” Wright told ABC News’ Jonathan Carl in an interview on “This…
House lawmakers face a packed legislative agenda this week before departing for the month-long August recess, with GOP leaders aiming to advance a stopgap funding bill, begin work on a third reconciliation package, hold a long-awaited vote on Congress’ stock trading ban and finally take up the annual defense policy bill. Republicans are… Source link
Several high-profile Trump administration nominees will face committee votes in the coming weeks, which will show whether outgoing GOP senators are willing to push the administration forward — or at least gain some leverage. Erica Schwartz, director-designate of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Todd Blanch, nominee for Attorney General, received a…
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday it had resumed strikes against Iran following the death of a service member in Iraq. “CENTCOM launched a new wave of strikes against Iran for the ninth consecutive night today at 7 p.m. ET,” CENTCOM said in a statement posted to X on Saturday. Source link
President Trump said Sunday that regional grocer, Giant Eagle, will lower prices on “more than 300” products as he seeks to address concerns about affordability. “I have just been informed that Giant Eagle, a great American grocery company, will be greatly reducing prices on over 300 products this summer, through labor… Source link
Former Maine CDC director Nirav Shah dropped out of the Democratic primary for Senate on Sunday, a day after making his case to delegates in Augusta. “A few weeks ago, I entered this race because I could not accept the idea of Suzanne Collins running for a sixth term at the same moment that Maine…
A survivor of slain convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Saturday she was “gaslit” during a meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche last week. Jess Michaels tells MS Now’s Alex Witt about her and other survivors’ recent encounters with Blanche. He said that Blanche repeatedly denied that there was anything wrong with justice. Source…
