Hilton, Becerra, in the lead with votes still being counted in battle for California governor
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra were leading in unofficial early returns Wednesday morning and appeared positioned to advance to the November California gubernatorial election in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in steering the nation’s most populous state and one of the world’s largest economies. Hilton, […]
South Dakota governors race remains up in the air as GOP contest goes to runoff
South Dakota Republican businessman Toby Doeden will move on to a July runoff in the GOP gubernatorial sweeps, while the race for the second contender remained too close to call overnight Wednesday. The news is a blow to incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden, who still has a shot to face off in the runoff depending on […]
Trump-endorsed Feenstra concedes to MAHA-backed Lahn in GOP governor primary upset
Trump-backed Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, conceded to MAHA-backed Republican Zach Lahn after the polls closed Tuesday night in Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial primary. Lahn, a farmer and businessman who campaigned on an “Iowa First” message, pulled off a surprising upset over Feenstra in the race to succeed outgoing Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds. Besides Feenstra, Lahn beat […]
Booker set to face Navy vet after former local NJ official lost in 2024 Senate race
Justin Murphy won New Jersey’s Republican U.S. Senate primary late Tuesday night, setting up a general election fight against Democratic Sen. Cory Booker in a state where Republicans have not won a U.S. Senate race since 1972. The race was close among the top three candidates with 90% of the votes counted. Murphy was followed […]
Gregg Hull wins New Mexico GOP gubernatorial primary, setting up bid to flip governor’s office
Former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull has clinched the GOP nomination in New Mexico’s open-seat gubernatorial race. Hull, widely viewed as a leading contender entering Election Day, campaigned on public safety, government experience and economic growth. He defeated businessman Doug Turner and former New Mexico Human Services Secretary Duke Rodriguez. Turner pitched himself as a […]
Jill Biden: Sorry She Didn’t Talk More About Son Hunter’s Addiction
Jill Biden says she is sorry she didn’t talk more about her son Hunter’s drug addiction during her time in the White House, explaining that she now realizes that being open about his substance abuse and his recovery can offer hope to others in the same situation.[#item_full_content]
DOJ expands indictment against SPLC, alleging $4M secretly funneled to KKK and extremist groups
The Department of Justice last month announced an indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), alleging that the civil rights nonprofit defrauded donors by secretly paying informants associated with extremist organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan. A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama returned an 11-count indictment in April charging the […]
Veteran CBS Journalist Pelley Out After ’60 Minutes’ Confrontation
Veteran CBS News journalist Scott Pelley has reportedly been fired following a clash with new “60 Minutes” Executive Producer Nick Bilton and growing tensions over the show’s direction.[#item_full_content]
Iran Claims Cruise Missile Strike on Cargo Ship
A Panama-flagged cargo ship was hit by twin explosions in the Persian Gulf near Iraq’s Umm Qasr port, and a day later Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it launched a cruise missile at the vessel in retaliation for a U.S. strike on an Iran-bound cargo ship in the Sea of Oman.[#item_full_content]
Jill Biden: Sorry She Didn’t Talk More About Son Hunter’s Addiction
Jill Biden says she’s sorry she didn’t talk more about her son Hunter’s drug addiction during her time in the White House, explaining that she now realizes that being open about his substance abuse and his recovery can offer hope to others in the same situation.In a…[#item_full_content]
