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TEXAS, PRIMARY, GOP, CROCKETT
5 takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 midterms
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The first primaries of the 2026 midterm campaign are in the books.
The results in North Carolina and Texas could have big consequences for control of Congress.
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IRAN, TRUMP, STRIKES, HEGSETH
President Donald Trump and The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) agreed on a mediator on Tuesday to help resolve the president’s $10 billion lawsuit.
The BBC has come under intense scrutiny over a 2024 Panorama documentary about Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021,
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SENATE, IRAN, WAR, POWERS
Midterm elections have kicked off against the backdrop of the U.S. and Israel’s intensifying war on Iran — and a progressive pro-Palestine group is spending $2 million on ads targeting Republicans over their support for Israel.
The ad buy by the Institute
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TONY, GONZALES, ETHICS, REP
Embattled Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, who just advanced to a runoff in his Texas district’s primary election, admitted on Wednesday that he had an extramarital affair with a staffer who later fatally set herself on fire.
“I made a mistake, and I had a lapse
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IRANIAN, WARSHIP, TORPEDO, SINKS
US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII A U.S. submarine used a torpedo to sink and Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean Tuesday, the first such attack since WWII , the Pentagon said.
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LEAVITT, WH, CNN, TRUMP
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just concluded a press conference on Wednesday, and as you’d expect, she wasn't taking idiocy from the media corps, and she fiercely defended Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing military action aimed at Iran. The joint
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LOU, LEGENDARY, HOLTZ, COACH
Lou Holtz, the legendary college football coach who led Notre Dame to their last national championship, has died.
He was 89 years old.
Holtz entered hospice care earlier this year but remained in high spirits as he entered the final phase of his life. A life
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WALZ, JORDAN, TIM, FRAUD
The Democrat Party sure knows how to pick 'em, don't they? Whether it's the failing upwards of congresspeople like Rep. Jasmine Crockett or the chaos brought about by former President Joe Biden and failed Democrat presidential nominee, VP Kamala Harris, they
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NOEM, KRISTI, HOUSE, JOINS
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security" to testify, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters
Homeland Security
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EPSTEIN, BONDI, FILES, SUBPOENA
The committee wants to hear from the attorney general behind closed doors.
In a bipartisan vote on Wednesday, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify in a closed-door deposition in front of the committee
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HEGSETH, IRAN, DECISIVELY, WON
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speak Wednesday at the Pentagon.
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The U.S. war effort against Iran was “accelerating”
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EAST, MIDDLE, STRANDED, IRAN
American travelers stranded in Middle East amid Iran conflict Travelers are sharing their stories of being stranded in the Middle East after the joint U.S.-Israel attack against Iran triggered retaliatory strikes, impacting at least 11 countries in the reg
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MAYOR, SON, LOUISIANA, MISTY
Misty Roberts, the former mayor of a small town in Louisiana, was found guilty of having sex with her son’s 16-year-old friend at a pool party where alcohol was present.
On Tuesday, a jury found Roberts guilty of having sex with a minor at a 2024 house party
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TRUMP, KIMMEL, JIMMY, CORRESPONDENTS
California Gov. Gavin Newsom taunted President Donald Trump during a late-night appearance on Tuesday, predicting that the November elections would be a wipe-out for the Republican Party because of Trump.
On "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," host Jimmy Kimmel said Democratic
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HOCHUL, MEDICAID, JAMES, PROGRAM
Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered one of New York City’s largest hospitals to resume providing sex change drugs to minors after the hospital decided to stop its transgender youth program, citing pressure from the Trump administration.
James
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STEVE, DAINES, SEEK, CONFIRMS
At 4:52 p.m. Wednesday, with only minutes left before Montana’s candidate filing deadline, Montana U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme filed paperwork to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. Steve Daines.
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Eight minutes later, the
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, GLOVE, SOLVED
Authorities have revealed mystery DNA on one of the gloves discovered near Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home finally has a match — to an employee who works at a restaurant across the street.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who has faced criticism over his handling
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BORDER, PATROL, CHECKPOINT, TEXAS
FIRST ON FOX: A man was killed Wednesday after he fled through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint and led authorities on a vehicle chase and shootout in Texas.
The incident happened at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in the Big Bend Sector between El Paso and
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NARCO, OPERATIONS, ECUADOR, SOUTHCOM
The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced Tuesday it launched a military operation against narco-terrorists in Ecuador together with the Ecuadorian military.
In an official statement, SOUTHCOM described the joint operation against U.S.-designated
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CITY, OFFENDER, SEX, COUNCIL
A California elementary school filed a police report against a registered sex offender campaigning for a city council seat after he held a news conference near a school last week while children were on the property.
Rene Campos, 41, who is running in the
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USA, TEAM, WOMEN, ELIMINATE
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman defended the United States men's hockey team for their reactions to President Donald Trump talking about the women's team following their gold medal victory at the Milan Cortina Games.
While on the phone with the men's team
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IRAN, ERNST, ATTACK, EXCLUSIVE
Tuesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) discussed Iran.
Ernst said, “If you look at their nuclear aspirations…if you look at the fact that they fund terrorist proxies that target American citizens, and their development and use of ICBMs,
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RICH, TAX, MAMDANI, BIG
Democratic lawmakers will throw their support behind Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to “tax the rich” in the upcoming state budget, according to a new report.
Mamdani’s proposal to hike taxes on New York City’s millionaires will be part of one-house budget resolutions
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