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.

“This is absolutely false and another reason why the Washington Post is no longer worth the paper it's printed on,” Desai wrote in an email. He said the Trump administration's top concern is ensuring the health and safety of citizens and praised the quality of the German hospital treating Stafford. The US has multiple centers and hospital systems with specialized facilities capable of providing safe, high-quality care for Ebola patients.

A former federal prosecutor in Florida has been indicted for allegedly emailing herself documents that the court had ordered not to be shared, related to Special Counsel Jack Smith's criminal prosecution of President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice says she disguised the documents as cake recipes.

REPORTER: Mr. President, you've pushed to suppress the federal gas tax. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Yeah. REPORTER: Are there other initiatives that you're thinking of (CROSSTALK) to try to lower costs PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, there may be. It's very temporary. Yeah, there may be. Anything to keep it down. Look, as soon as this war is over, gas is going to. You know, I had gasoline down to $1.85 cents in Iowa. I was in Iowa and the stations had it at $1 and 85 cents.

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.

MacDonough ruled that a provision allowing roughly $1 billion in White House and Secret Service security funding tied to Trump’s ballroom project could not be included in Republicans' reconciliation package under Senate rules. The decision was a significant setback for Republicans, who had hoped to pass the funding with a simple majority vote as part of a broader immigration and border security package. MacDonough determined that the provision requires 60 votes in the Senate, all but dooming the idea.