US politics

US politics

Ed Gallrein, a retired navy Seal and farmer who was recruited into the race by Trump, defeated the seven-term incumbent in a primary election in Kentucky's fourth congressional district in what the president's allies framed as a test of whether dissent could still exist inside today's Republican party.

Massie, who held his seat for fourteen years, lost the most expensive primary race in history to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, with Trump's pick gaining about 55% of the vote. The historic race saw the president ramp up his efforts to punish his critics, attacking Massie consistently while his allies and pro-Israel groups poured millions into anti-Massie ad spending in the state.

Obviously, you're doing an incredible job. Patel has come under scrutiny after reports about his alleged excessive drinking and use of the FBI's jet. Last month, The Atlantic published an explosive report saying Patel had thought President Donald Trump fired him after he believed he had been locked out of an FBI computer system. That report also stated that members of his security detail had difficulty waking Patel because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to information supplied to Justice Department and White House officials.

Appearing for the first time before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday, a hearing scheduled to ask him about the Justice Department's 2027 budget, Blanche was asked by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) about whether the DOJ would be continuing to release, say, the alleged reams of Epstein files and details not yet released. He replied with some good ol' political amnesia.

The second phase of the Trump Administration's UFO disclosure is underway, with officials saying the next batch of files is expected to be released 'very soon.' Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced Monday on X that the materials are currently 'actively being processed' for publication. The first release, published on May 8, included never-before-seen photos, videos and government documents tied to unidentified anomalous phenomena, also known as UAPs.

We have a lot of time for quirky, go-it-alone libertarians, but prefer if they aren't conspiracy theorists or noxious critics of Israel. The proximate reason for Massie's political peril is that he's crossed President Trump one too many times, most notably on the release of the Epstein files. Members of Congress aren't appendages of the White House, and there's obviously nothing wrong with a congressman bucking a president of his own party. But Massie's independence is too often in service of dubious causes.

Four of the state's congressional districts are expected to hold special primaries in August, as part of a nationwide battle over redistricting. President Donald Trump has pushed Republican-led states to redraw their congressional maps in order to give the right-wing party an advantage in the November midterm elections. At stake is control over the US House of Representatives. Each congressional district represents one seat in the House, where Republicans currently hold a slim majority.

Well, President Trump is always acting in the best interest of our U.S. national security, Kelly responded. Again, Iran is a country that for 47 years has chanted, Death to America,' has killed Americans overseas, has threatened our troops. She went on to add, And so, the president isn't making decisions based on fluid opinion polls. He's making decisions on what is best for the national security of our country. And there's nothing more paramount than ensuring this rogue regime cannot threaten our country with a nuclear weapon.