Five takeaways from the last primary night of the year
Primary night in New Hampshire, Delaware and Rhode Island — the last primaries of the year — proved to be a good night for incumbents and former President Trump, and a difficult one for many establishment favorites. While Govs. Dan McKee (D) of Rhode Island and Chris Sununu (R) of New Hampshire won their respective primaries, Tuesday night also saw several key wins for Trump-aligned candidates. Retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc, considered a far-right candidate, was set to win the Republican nomination to take on Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) in the fall. And other similarly co
Read MoreJan. 6 panel weighs options in final leg of marathon probe
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol huddled on Tuesday to game out the final weeks of its marathon probe, but deferred decisions about witnesses and hearings to later in the week. Speaking with reporters after the panel’s first in-person meeting following the August recess, Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said the panel would likely hold its next hearing in late September, with its work stretching into the fall and even into the lame duck session. “At this point, the goal is the 28th [of September] for the first hearing and we’re
Read MoreNevada Senate, governor races in dead heat: poll
The races for Nevada’s Senate seat and governor’s mansion are neck-and-neck roughly two months out from Election Day, according to an 8 News Now/Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released on Tuesday. In the race for the state’s Senate seat, 42 percent of likely voters said they supported Republican candidate Adam Laxalt, while 41 percent said they supported Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.). Eleven percent said
Read MoreDOJ seeks to call Trump bluff on declassification claims
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Read MoreDemocrats celebrate inflation reduction bill as stocks tumble on latest data
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