J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
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This year’s election cycle has seen a dozen congressional incumbents lose their primaries, with multiple contests remaining over the next month.
In the upper chamber, Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) lost their primaries earlier this year to challengers backed by President Trump. The two have since criticized Trump and administration officials from time to time, joining outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in the “YOLO” caucus.
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Alex Brandon, Associated Press
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What we know about the Air Force One ruse
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President Trump departed the NATO summit in Turkey last month aboard an alternate aircraft at the behest of the Secret Service amid what intelligence officials said was a credible assassination threat from Iran.
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GOP senators not happy with Trump administration’s handling of Iran funding request
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Republican senators are criticizing the Trump administration’s handling of an emergency request for $70 billion in defense spending to cover the costs of the Iran conflict and warning that the Pentagon will need to do a better job explaining its war plan to get the money.
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New aircraft carrier going to Middle East amid questions over conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
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The U.S. is sending a new aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been long deployed to the theater in support of the war against Iran.
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Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press file
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Grassley, Whitehouse blast Treasury decision on FinCEN
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) issued a statement Thursday blasting the Treasury Department’s decision to exempt 99 percent of entities from their previous requirement to report beneficial ownership to the department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN.
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Appeals court rules key Alien Enemies Act lawsuit moot
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A federal appeals court on Thursday sidestepped major questions on whether President Trump lawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act last year to conduct swift deportations, finding a key challenge moot.
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Baier pushes back on Trump’s Strait of Hormuz claim: ‘Traffic has slowed … to a trickle’
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Fox News host Bret Baier pushed back Wednesday on President Trump’s claim that the U.S. “totally” controls the Strait of Hormuz, saying that traffic through the waterway has slowed down “to a trickle.”
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USS Abraham Lincoln: Senate Democrats press Hegseth for answers on reports of attempted suicides
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Senate Democrats are pressing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration for more information about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed since November, amid reports that sailors have attempted to jump overboard.
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