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USA TODAYFetterman wins Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary; NC polls close; live primary results
Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Idaho, Kentucky and Oregon hold GOP and Dem 2022 midterm primaries, with Dr. Oz, John Fetterman and Madison Cawthorn.
The GuardianJoe Biden says ‘white supremacy is a poison’ after Buffalo shooting
President attacks those who promote racist conspiracy theory ‘for power, political gain and for profit’ but says ‘evil will not win’ Joe Biden has condemned those who spread white supremacist lies “for power, political gain and for profit” during a visit to Buffalo, New York, where 10 people were killed in a racist shooting last Saturday. The US president was close to tears as he recalled the victims’ lives, then became angry as he described forces of hatred that have haunted his administration.
NBC NewsFDA says it will take 'weeks' to deliver more baby formula to store shelves
The nationwide shortage of baby formula has left parents scrambling to find product as the Biden Administration vows to step in.
PoliticoUkraine aid splinters the GOP
The Republican establishment is pushing back forcefully in defense of the $40 billion bill.
Associated PressHouse Jan. 6 panel unlikely to call Trump, chairman says
House investigators are unlikely to call former President Donald Trump to testify about his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, relying instead on interviews with aides, family and others who were close to him at the time. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic chairman of the nine-member panel investigating the attack, said Tuesday that it's “not our expectations" to call Trump, whose supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol that day and interrupted the certification of President Joe Biden's victory. Thompson said the panel hasn't made any final decisions, “but there’s no feeling among the committee to call him as a witness at this point.”
Associated PressReview finds US troops didn't violate law in Syria airstrike
A U.S. military investigation found that American troops did not violate the law of war or deliberately cause civilian casualties in a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed dozens of people, including women and children. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who ordered a new review of the airstrike last November, said he was “disappointed” with deficiencies in the handling of the initial review of the operation, which missed deadlines and led to delays in reporting to Congress and the public about civilian casualties.
Associated PressDraft report finds Noem's daughter got special treatment
South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday will consider a legislative report that finds Gov. Kristi Noem's daughter received preferential treatment while she was applying for a real estate appraiser license in 2020. The Legislature's Government Operations and Audit Committee last year probed into the certification process for Noem's daughter, Kassidy Peters after The Associated Press reported the Republican governor had called a meeting that included Peters and key decision-makers in the agency evaluating her license application just days after the agency had moved to deny her the license.
Yahoo NewsProsecutor: Dem used FBI as 'political tool' in seeking Russia-Trump probe
A prominent Democratic lawyer tried to “use the FBI as a political tool” when he met with the bureau’s chief counsel in 2016 about an alleged connection between a Russian bank and Donald Trump, a prosecutor for special counsel John Durham told a jury on Tuesday.
The New York TimesThe Right's Violence Problem
Over the past decade, the Anti-Defamation League has counted about 450 U.S. murders committed by political extremists. Of these 450 killings, right-wing extremists committed about 75%. Islamic extremists were responsible for about 20%, and left-wing extremists were responsible for 4%. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times Nearly half of the murders were specifically tied to white supremacists. As this data shows, the American political right has a violence problem that has n
Yahoo NewsTucker Carlson calls Rep. Crenshaw 'eyepatch McCain' for supporting Ukraine aid
The Fox News host invoked the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., while issuing a derisive nickname for Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, a former Navy SEAL who lost his right eye in combat.
Yahoo NewsBiden vs. Bezos: White House punches back at billionaire over inflation tweets
Though not known as a prolific Twitter user, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has taken to the platform to feud with the Biden administration over what he has called the president’s “misdirection” in arguing that higher taxes on wealthy people could curb inflation.
Associated PressCongress dives into UFOs, but no signs of extraterrestrials
Congress held its first hearing in half a century Tuesday on unidentified flying objects. Testifying before a House Intelligence subcommittee, Pentagon officials did not disclose additional information from their ongoing investigation of hundreds of unexplained sightings in the sky. Ronald Moultrie, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence, said the Pentagon was also trying to destigmatize the issue and encourage pilots and other military personnel to report anything unusual they see.
ReutersFetterman wins Pennsylvania's Democratic U.S. Senate nod from hospital
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman won the state's Democratic primary on Tuesday in a critical U.S. Senate race, Edison Research projected, despite having been hospitalized since Friday after suffering a stroke. Fetterman, a progressive Democrat whose victory over centrist U.S. congressman Conor Lamb came just hours after Fetterman's campaign said he had a pacemaker implanted to address the irregular heart rhythms that caused the stroke, has said doctors expect a full recovery. The Republican senatorial primary in Pennsylvania remained too close to call, with TV wellness celebrity Mehmet Oz - endorsed by former President Donald Trump - vying for the party's nomination against former hedge fund executive David McCormick and conservative political commentator Kathy Barnette.
The Daily BeastKathy Barnette Doesn’t Deny Going Into Capitol on Jan. 6 in Fox Interview
Fox NewsIn a Fox News interview Monday night, Pennsylvania Republican Kathy Barnette was twice asked if she went into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and twice she declined to give a clear denial.Bret Baier asked the Senate candidate, whose electoral prospects have suddenly risen in the last two weeks, about photographs verified earlier in the day by NBC News that show her marching beside members of the far-right group the Proud Boys in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. Barnette has acknowledged sh
HuffPostPete Buttigieg, Father Of Twins, Says Baby Formula Shortage Is 'Very Personal'
The Biden administration has come under pressure to do more to ease the shortage.
ReutersFetterman wins Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania Senate race
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, a progressive who disclosed he had a stroke last week, defeated centrist congressman Conor Lamb in the party's U.S. Senate primary, Edison Research projected on Tuesday. Fetterman now faces a Republican candidate in the Nov. 8 general election to determine the successor to retiring Republican Senator Pat Toomey. The race is pivotal in Democratic hopes of retaining their slim majority in the Senate.
The Daily BeastFetterman Shears Lamb, Wins PA Democratic Senate Nomination
Hannah Beier/ReutersLt. Gov. John Fetterman won Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate primary Tuesday night, defeating Rep. Conor Lamb and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta ending a lengthy intra-party battle, according to the Associated Press. Fetterman, who’s been considered the race’s frontrunner for weeks, will now face the Republican nominee, who has not yet been called, in November.He won despite a sudden health scare this past weekend. On Sunday, Fetterman announced he’d suffered a stroke, was hospi
NBC NewsTrump-backed Ted Budd wins GOP Senate primary in North Carolina, NBC News projects
Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., won North Carolina’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, defeating former Gov. Pat McCrory and former U.S. Rep.
The GuardianHouse panel not planning to seek Trump’s testimony on Capitol attack
After months of uncertainty, chairman says it is ‘not our expectation’ that investigators will summon former president Zoe Lofgren, Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney, of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack, on Capitol Hill in March. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol is not expecting to call Donald Trump to testify about potentially unlawful schemes to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s election win,
ReutersU.S. accuses casino tycoon Wynn of acting as Chinese agent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued Steve Wynn, the former CEO of Wynn Resorts, to compel him to register as an agent of China and accused him of lobbying then-President Donald Trump at Beijing's behest in 2017. Wynn's lawyers denied the allegations, saying he had never acted as an agent of the Chinese government and "had no obligation to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act" (FARA).
USA TODAYOnPolitics: POTUS says 'hate will not prevail' after Buffalo shooting
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden met with family members of 10 victims killed Saturday in a racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.
USA TODAY'White supremacy is a poison': Emotional Biden in Buffalo condemns those who push 'perverse' replacement theory
"What happened here is simple, straightforward terrorism," Biden said in Buffalo after meeting and grieving with family members of shooting victims.
Associated PressJill Biden heads to Latin America before hemispheric summit
Jill Biden will visit Ecuador, Costa Rica and Panama this week to help lay the groundwork as the United States finalizes arrangements for a hemisphere-wide summit being held in Los Angeles in June, the White House announced Tuesday. The trip included an unannounced trip into western Ukraine by Biden for a surprise meeting with first lady Olena Zelenska. Biden's trip through Ecuador, Costa Rica and Panama is meant to serve as a warm up of sorts for a gathering of leaders from Latin American and the Caribbean being held June 6-10 in Los Angeles.
“It could give millions a chance to finally buy a house or start their business or help their kids get an education, too.”
“You signed a contract…If you don’t want to deal with the financial pressure of debt, don’t take out the loan.”
“Without action from Biden, Black student debt will hinder his agenda with respect to eliminating racial inequities.”
“Blanket relief could end up routing too much relief to those who do not need it and too little to those who do.”
“Unlike a number of other policy issues, student debt relief doesn’t need to be pushed through a narrowly controlled Congress.”