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National Democratic Party leaders threw their support behind Graham Platner within hours of his victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary on June 9, while the Republican Party’s Senate campaign arm released an attack ad on the same evening, opening up…

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visits U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Florida, at 2:45 p.m. ET on June 10. Hegseth is expected to participate in troop engagements and a coin recognition event. ...

California is home to the lion’s share of illegal immigrant families in the United States with children who received federal welfare assistance in 2024, according to a federal report published on June 10. More than 80 percent of all nationwide…

The House Committee on Financial Services holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on June 10 titled “Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery.” Witnesses: Joseph V. Jaroscak, Congressional Research Service Pat Cave, Enterprise Community Partners Heather Lagrone, Texas General Land…

More than 10,000 suspects have been arrested in Memphis, Tennessee, since last fall as part of a sweeping anti-crime operation. The U.S. Marshals Service said on Wednesday that the Memphis Safe Task Force arrested another 42 people on Tuesday, bringing…

The Department of State on June 10 announced that it dismantled several “illegal birth tourism” networks spanning Europe, West Africa, and North Africa, and warned that it will not allow people to come to the United States for the purpose…

President Donald Trump asked Congress on June 10 to pass a short-term extension of a federal surveillance program set to expire this week, as Senate Democrats had blocked a longer renewal over his choice of Bill Pulte to serve as…

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is considering not renewing the North American free trade agreement, arguing the United States would be better off without goods produced in Canada and Mexico. Trump made the remarks in the Oval Office on…

President Donald Trump on June 10 signed a $72 billion bill on June 10 to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. The measure, known as the Secure America Act, funds ICE and Border Patrol through Jan. 20,…

The House Education and Workforce Committee holds a hearing at 10:15 a.m. ET on June 10 titled “Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, and Legal Abuses in America’s Schools.” Witnesses: Aaron Spence, Loudoun County Public Schools Maria Su,…

  A key plank of President Donald Trump’s program to deport illegal immigrants is expected to reach the nation’s highest court. The policy in question allows authorities to detain illegal immigrants who have been in the country for years, and…

On June 9, voters in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada, and North Dakota went to the polls. In Maine, voters selected oysterman and military veteran Graham Platner—a dark horse candidate who won the race after Gov. Janet Mills suspended her Senate…

RENO, Nev.—Financial adviser and Iraq War combat veteran Dave Flippo appears to have defeated longtime state lawmaker James Settelmeyer in their deep-red Congressional District 2 (CD 2) Republican primary and will enter the general election as a heavy November favorite…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed Tuesday that its Civil Rights Division has launched a probe into whether the City University of New York (CUNY) discriminates based on race through its Black Male Initiative program. The investigation comes after reports…

President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday evening that William Pulte will take over for Tulsi Gabbard on June 19 as acting director of national intelligence Pulte assumes the acting role while still holding positions as director of the Federal Housing Finance…

A state senator and career educator, a video game composer, and a fourth-generation cattle rancher have won their June 9 Nevada Republican congressional district primaries and will challenge incumbent Democrats for three Las Vegas-area U.S. House seats in November. State…

LAS VEGAS–Incumbent Joe Lombardo will face off against Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford in Nevada’s gubernatorial election this fall. Lombardo, a former sheriff endorsed by President Donald Trump, defeated more than a handful of long-shot Republican candidates to win the…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on June 9 that Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines on disparate-impact liability are unconstitutional because they pressure employers to make employment decisions based on race. That appraisal came in a new legal…

The U.S. House passed a labor-backed bill on Tuesday that would make it easier for new unions to get their first contracts as 20 Republicans broke from their party to support the measure. The Faster Labor Contracts Act passed by…

Democratic voters in Maine on Tuesday nominated oysterman and military veteran Graham Platner as their candidate to take on incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), locking in the nominees for one of the most critical Senate elections of the 2026 cycle.…