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If Gabbard’s signals are correct, this is not a political dispute – this is a crime scene. Source link

Senate Republicans and some Democrats fear another government shutdown after bipartisan spending talks this week forced Republicans to cancel the markup of four appropriations bills scheduled for Thursday. Republicans think Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is setting up another confrontation over government funding just before the midterm elections… Source link

Combat veteran Kat Conley (D) is projected to advance from Tuesday’s Democratic primary to face Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) this fall, according to results from Decision Desk Headquarters. She will face off against a second-term incumbent for the lone toss-up seat in the Empire State in November, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Purple……

Republican Anthony Constantino, the Trump-backed candidate who wants to follow Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as the representative for New York’s 21st Congressional District, is projected to advance to the November general election, according to preliminary results from Decision Desk Headquarters. The district’s Republican primary election ended with Constantino defeating New York Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R),…

Democratic socialist Darieliza Avila Chevalier has defeated Representative Adriano Espaillat (D) in the Democratic primary for his House seat, Decision Desk headquarters projects, marking a victory for New York City’s socialist movement. The race for the 13th Congressional District was one of several tests of influence Tuesday for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani… Source…

New York State Assemblymember Micah Lesher (D) is projected to defeat a crowded field of contenders and win the Democratic primary for the Manhattan-based House seat currently held by his former boss, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), according to Decision Desk HQ. Lesher, who once served as an aide to Nadler and held top positions under…

Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of U.S. Forces Europe and Africa, has submitted his paperwork to retire after serving in the position for a little more than a year, a Pentagon official told The Hill. The Pentagon official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal military deliberations. This change comes after months of top military…

Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) previewed his Wednesday meeting with President Trump and the Senate Republican Steering Committee, saying the topic of “election security” will be discussed after urging GOP colleagues to hold a vote on the Protecting American Voter Eligibility (Save America) Act. Florida Republicans wrote a letter Monday in support of the bill’s proposal……

The gamble of New York City’s Zohran Mamdani (D) paid off in a series of House primary contests on Tuesday, and all three of his picks won. Democratic Socialist candidates Claire Valdez and Darializa Ávila Chevalier, endorsed by Mamdani, cruised to victory, with Ávila Chevalier notably ousting Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.). Former mayoral candidate Brad…

Former Representative Ben McAdams is projected to win the Democratic primary for Utah’s newly minted 1st Congress, according to Decision Desk Headquarters. McAdams, a liberal who represented Utah’s 4th District in Congress from 2019 to 2021 before losing her re-election bid to Representative Burgess Owens (R), defeated progressive state Senator Nate Blouin and two other……