Aug 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump had harsh words on Tuesday for New York, portraying a planned surcharge on luxury second homes in the city he once called home as a “dangerous” leftist experiment that the federal government could challenge. The so-called “pied-a-terre” tax has already
Primary elections are taking place in six U.S. states on Tuesday — Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin. Sen. Darline Graham advanced to a runoff in South Carolina’s special Republican primary to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham in the U.S. Senate. The first-
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has picked a Republican-turned-independent to be her running mate in a tough reelection campaign, setting up a bipartisan ticket as voters elect the state’s first lieutenant governor. Hobbs’ selection Tuesday of John Giles, a former mayor of Mesa, a
By Costas Pitas and Nolan D. McCaskill Aug 11 (Reuters) – Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline Graham on Tuesday advanced to a run-off to be the Republican Party’s nominee for the South Carolina U.S. Senate seat in November’s election following her brother’s death, according to U.S. media projections. Sh
By Renee Hickman Aug 11 (Reuters) – Polls closed on Tuesday in U.S. gubernatorial primaries in Minnesota and Wisconsin featuring two candidates at the far end of their parties’ ideological spectrums. Former MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is running for the Republican nomination in Minnesota and Democrati
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — Republicans aiming to flip Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District after redrawing the heavily Black district in their favor will pick their nominee Tuesday to challenge U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, the Democratic incumbent who is seeking a second term despite the political headwinds.
Connecticut Democrats are choosing whether to stick with U.S. Rep. John Larson, a longstanding fixture in the state’s politics, or embrace a generational change by choosing a far younger replacement. Larson, 78, has represented the Hartford and central Connecticut-based 1st Congressional District si
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Just two months after nominating Lindsey Graham to return to the U.S. Senate, South Carolina Republicans are casting ballots Tuesday in a special primary to pick a replacement following the sudden death of the president’s close ally. Graham’s sister, Darline Graham, a political
The latest battle over the Democratic ideological divide this year shifts to the upper Midwest on Tuesday as nominating contests for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. senator in Minnesota pit left-wing candidates against more traditional ones. In Wisconsin, state Rep. Francesca Hong, a self-described d
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The factional fight gripping the Democratic Party goes to Minnesota on Tuesday, when voters will settle another moderate-versus-progressive U.S. Senate primary. The race between centrist U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is playing out in the aftermath
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A democratic socialist is trying to rise above the party establishment’s chosen candidate who revived his campaign after another leading contender dropped out in Wisconsin’s chaotic primary race for governor on Tuesday. The winner will advance to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Tom
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Embattled Republican Rep. Max Miller is staying in the race for his Ohio congressional district, defying voices within his own party who urged him to step aside as he faced domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife. His determination to press on with his reelection campaign i
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters the future of the proposed “weaponization” fund would be up to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche. Blanche, who previously served a personal attorney for the Republican president and deputy attorney general, was swor
By Jarrett Renshaw Aug 10 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has extended for 90 days a waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities between U.S. ports, but imposed new limits after shipbuilders and their allies in Congress argued the policy was undermining the domest
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A coalition of U.S. House Democrats is calling on Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to explain how their AI systems escaped containment during a security test, adding that Congress should hold hearings about the incidents, according
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in four of Alabama’s seven congressional districts will select U.S. House nominees Tuesday under a new map that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts currently represented by Democrats. Primaries for all seven congressional districts were originally sche
By Hannah Lang Aug 10 (Reuters) – The chances that the U.S. crypto industry will win once-in-a-generation digital asset legislation are dimming, despite Senate Republicans promising to advance the bill when lawmakers return to Capitol Hill next month. In a blow for the crypto industry, the Senate le
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh on the heels of Abdul El-Sayed’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary win in Michigan, Wisconsin voters will decide another high-profile clash between the party’s establishment and progressive wings in a gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. Like Michigan, Wisconsin is one of the natio
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten Republicans will compete in a special primary election Tuesday to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on South Carolina’s general election ballot. The candidates running to replace him include two congressmen, a former governor and Graham’s sister, now a U.S. senator appo
President Donald Trump is scheduled to swear in Todd Blanche, his old personal lawyer, as attorney general Monday after the Senate voted to confirm him early Saturday. Blanche’s path toward confirmation exposed deep concerns — from some Republicans as well as Democrats — over installing Trump’s clos
By Saeed Azhar and Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) – The race to finance the U.S. data center boom is forcing banks and asset managers to confront an added risk: political and community opposition. A spate of projects has hit roadblocks or faces opposition, creating another level of due d
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday’s election, increasing the pressure on a Democratic establishment that has spent the year on its heels. The primaries come a week after Abdul El-Sayed nar
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, said Sunday he has spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former president campaigns with him as the party tries to unite after a bitter primary that exposed deep rifts between its progressive and moderate w
NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Ed Case easily fended off a Democratic primary challenge from a progressive rival for one of Hawaii’s congressional seats, election results showed late Saturday. Case’s victory over Jarrett Keohokalole, 43, marks the latest front of the battle roiling
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Some Taylor Swift songs have been removed from social media videos posted by President Donald Trump’s campaign and the White House, which has used two of the American superstar’s songs over the past week. The White House and a representative for Swift did
By Jan Wolfe Aug 8 (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden, said in an interview with the BBC. • “The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden told BBC’s “Newsnight,” accordi
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Few people have anything bad to say about Darline Graham, who was catapulted from obscurity last month when she was appointed to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham in the U.S. Senate. “I think Darline’s wonderful,” said Kathy Bustos of Mount Pleasant, after attending a Rep
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – U.S. House Democrats preparing for a possible return to power are developing a broad investigative strategy targeting companies and financial firms surrounding President Donald Trump, instead of trying to impeach him immediately, according to four people
By Andy Sullivan Aug 8 (Reuters) – The ideological divide roiling U.S. Democratic politics moves to Hawaii on Saturday, where voters will decide whether to nominate a seasoned lawmaker to another term in Congress or pick a younger, more left-wing candidate. U.S. Representative Ed Case, 73, faces a c
By David Morgan and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans on Saturday narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general, capping one of the most contentious cabinet fights of Trump’s second term after bipartisan concerns over Blanche’
