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National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Wednesday, where Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Jon Ossoff of Georgia were relentless regarding the consequences of President Donald Trump’s ill-conceived war in Iran. Kelly began by asking whether China and Russia are “our primary geopolitical riva…

Fam, is it good when a federal judge invents an entirely new rule just for you? Not really! James Boasberg, the chief judge of the federal district courts in Washington, has ordered that judges in his district be notified every time a grand jury declines to indict—or no-bill—a case brought by the laughably bad U.S. Attorney for Washington Jeanine Pirro. Fam, is it good when your office has had mo…

Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin's confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump's new homeland security secretary quickly went off the rails when a top Republican laced into Mullin over his past conduct. Senate Homeland Security Committee Chair Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican in charge of Mullin’s confirmation hearing, asked him to explain his recent comment suggesting that Paul …

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Senate Democratic primary in that state on Tuesday night, making her the favorite for the seat currently held by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. Stratton was strongly backed by Gov. JB Pritzker, and her win will help him to make a case for a possible presidential run in the 2028 election. Stratton was the underdog in her race but earlier in the year it was re…

The morning after Texas Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton advanced to a runoff for the state’s Republican Senate nomination, President Donald Trump pledged to step in and save his party from an ugly and prolonged battle that could jeopardize the seat for the GOP in this November’s general election . But Tuesday night was the deadline for candidates in Texas to formally end th…

If the prediction markets were betting they would have a good week, they were wrong. First, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed criminal charges against betting platform Kalshi—20 counts, to be precise. It’s illegal to bet on elections in Arizona, but Kalshi lets people bet on elections everywhere, thanks to the Trump administration dropping Biden-era attempts to block just that. Arizona At…

Richard Grenell is causing quite a stir following his exit from his role at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The former president of the cultural center—which President Donald Trump has renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center —was replaced Monday with a Biden-era facilities chief, Matt Floca. “There was a story he got fired; he didn’t get fired,” Trump said Monday to reporters. “He wa…

As countries scramble to secure oil, gas and fertilizer, China’s bets on clean energy and coal are cushioning its dependence on oil and gas imports. By Nicholas Kusnetz and Georgina Gustin for Inside Climate News When Gary Dirks arrived in China in 1995, the country’s government was looking to source more of its energy at home. Dirks was the incoming country head for BP, but efforts to find more …

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The bitter Democratic House primary in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, stretching across Chicago’s North Side, ended with progressive Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss narrowly winning a crowded field. Finishing second was the also progressive Kat Abughazaleh , the former Media Matters staffer now facing a bullshit federal indictment tied to protests against ICE raids in Chicago. That race—along w…

A Republican group working to preserve the GOP's House majority this fall announced on Tuesday that it is rebranding their candidate development program, removing its "Young Guns" name and changing it to the "MAGA Majority.” The program, run by the National Republican Congressional Committee, supports GOP candidates in competitive districts by providing them with resources to aid in fundraising a…