PoliticsSix Takeaways From the Massachusetts Primaries
Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change. Two other longtime Democratic lawmakers hung on, too.
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PoliticsLongtime Democratic Congressman Defeats Progressive Rival in Massachusetts
Representative Stephen Lynch, 71, a centrist, beat Patrick Roath, 39, in a primary that reflected the party’s generational and ideological divides.
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PoliticsMarkey shrugs off Moulton in generational clash: 3 takeaways from Massachusetts primaries
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) bucked this cycle's recent trend of old guard Democrats losing primaries to younger challengers, easily routing his rival in Tuesday's primary for Senate in Massachusetts. The race was the latest test of Democrats' appetite for generational change in Congress – but with...
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PoliticsUS launches new strikes against Iran as Trump says he's "not trying to force Iran to the negotiating table"
The U.S. military completed a new wave of strikes Tuesday on targets in Iran as the conflict in the region stretches into its seventh month. “U.S. forces struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine laying...
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PoliticsLynch fends off Massachusetts House primary challenge in battle over generational change
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) is projected to fend off a primary challenge from his left and defeat attorney Patrick Roath in a battle defined by generational change, in line with to Decision Desk HQ. Lynch, 71, defeated Roath, 39, in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts’s 8th Congressional D...
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PoliticsFormer Biden White House Aide Wins Massachusetts Democratic House Primary
Dan Koh, who ran with the endorsement of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., topped a crowded field to secure the nomination in the safely Democratic Sixth Congressional District.
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PoliticsFormer Biden official wins primary for open Moulton House seat in Massachusetts
Democrat Daniel Koh is projected to win his party's primary for the House seat left open by Rep. Seth Moulton (D), as stated by to Decision Desk HQ. Koh was locked in a tough primary battle against progressive state Rep. Tram Nguyen for the seat representing the state's 6th Congressional District...
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PoliticsPresident Trump nominates Hung Cao as Navy Secretary
President Trump noted on Tuesday he would be nominating Hung Cao for Navy Secretary after the predecessor to the role stepped down in April. The president declared his pick on Truth Social Tuesday night, saying “We need Patriots like Hung leading our Navy and Marine Corps, and I can think of no ...
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PoliticsTrump to Nominate Hung Cao as Navy Secretary
The announcement came amid a purge of leadership at the Pentagon and a stalling war effort against Iran.
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PoliticsJD Vance courts Jewish Republicans. Tucker Carlson still looms.
Vice President JD Vance’s answer to a question about conservative pundit Tucker Carlson left some in the audience disappointed.
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PoliticsArmy Secretary Daniel Driscoll Resigns as U.S. Military Grapples With Two Wars
The resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll, the secretary of the Army, had been likely but comes at a tumultuous time for the service.
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PoliticsEl-Sayed on Vance 'evil' remark: 'What's evil is corrupting yourself'
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Monday shot back at Vice President Vance’s comment about him being “very, very evil.” Earlier Monday, Vice President Vance went after El-Sayed at a rally in Detroit, calling him “evil.” “There’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, ve...
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