Washington state voters are voting in a primary election to select candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives. The state uses a system where all candidates compete together, and the two with the most votes move on to the general election in November.
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Washington holds a top-two primary system for elections.
All candidates, regardless of party, run together in the primary.
The two candidates with the highest votes advance to the November election.
Voters are selecting candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Incumbent Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat, is considered vulnerable in this election.
The primary election results will decide who competes in the November general election.
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Voters in Kansas are voting in primary elections to choose House candidates. All current officeholders are trying to win their party’s nomination again. Polls close at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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The elections are for the U.S. House of Representatives seats in Kansas.
All incumbents (current officeholders) are running for reelection.
The voting is taking place on a Tuesday.
Polls will close at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Live results are being tracked by Decision Desk HQ.
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Michigan is holding primary elections to choose who will run for governor. Jocelyn Benson is likely to win the Democratic nomination, while several Republicans, including Rep. John James, are competing for their party’s spot.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer cannot run again due to term limits.
Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s Secretary of State, is running for governor as a Democrat.
Benson faces only one challenger in the Democratic primary.
Several Republicans, including Representative John James, are competing for the Republican nomination.
The primary election took place on a Tuesday.
The nominee chosen from these primaries will run in the general gubernatorial election.
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Voters in Michigan are voting Tuesday in primary elections to choose candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives. Two current members of Congress, Rep. Haley Stevens and Rep. John James, are running for other offices, leaving their House seats open.
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Michigan is holding primary elections to select candidates for House seats.
Two current representatives, Haley Stevens (Democrat) and John James (Republican), are not running for re-election to the House.
Haley Stevens is running for the U.S. Senate.
John James is also seeking higher office (exact position not specified).
The open seats are in Michigan’s 4th and 10th Congressional Districts.
These elections will decide which candidates appear on the ballot in the general election.
Primaries help political parties pick their official nominees for Congress.
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Virginia voters went to the polls to choose candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats had recently redrawn the state’s congressional districts, a move approved by voters in April, which affects the upcoming elections.
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Virginians voted to pick nominees for U.S. House races.
Democrats redrew the state’s congressional districts after winning the governor’s office in November.
The new district map was approved by Virginia voters in an April referendum.
The changes influence which candidates appear in the general election.
Virginia’s Supreme Court is mentioned, suggesting ongoing legal matters related to the districts.
These elections will determine matchups for several key and vulnerable House seats.
The focus is on Virginia, also known as the Old Dominion State.
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Kansas is holding primary elections to choose candidates for governor and other offices. The current Democratic governor, Laura Kelly, cannot run again because of term limits. Republicans are trying to win the governor’s seat, with President Donald Trump endorsing Ty Masterson in the GOP primary.
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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, cannot run for reelection due to term limits.
Republicans want to win the governor’s position in this year’s election.
President Donald Trump endorsed Ty Masterson, the state Senate President, for the Republican primary.
Other Republican candidates include Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and state Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.
The primaries are held on a Tuesday to select party candidates for the fall election.
The governor’s race is seen as important for the political balance in Kansas.
The GOP is actively working to “flip” the governor’s mansion from Democratic to Republican control.
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Cori Bush, a former Democratic member of Congress, is trying to win back her seat in the U.S. House by challenging current representative Wesley Bell in a primary election. Bell defeated Bush earlier in 2024 for the St. Louis district seat, which is now Missouri’s only district held by a Democrat.
Key Facts
Cori Bush previously served as a Democratic representative in Congress.
Wesley Bell defeated Bush in the 2024 primary election for Missouri’s St. Louis House district.
Bush is challenging Bell again in a primary election on Tuesday.
The St. Louis district is the only Democratic-held House seat in Missouri this election cycle.
Another Missouri Democrat, Emmanuel Cleaver, is no longer holding a House seat, contributing to the single remaining Democratic district.
The race is important for control of Missouri’s representation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Republican Senator Roger Marshall is likely to win the Kansas GOP primary as he runs for a second Senate term. He is competing against Pond Naramore, while pastor Adam Hamilton leads the Democratic candidates and has raised more campaign money recently.
Key Facts
Senator Roger Marshall is running for his second term in the U.S. Senate.
He is the Republican candidate expected to win the GOP primary in Kansas.
His only Republican challenger is Pond Naramore.
On the Democratic side, Adam Hamilton is the leading candidate.
Adam Hamilton has raised more money than Roger Marshall in the most recent quarter.
The information about fundraising and candidate status comes from the Topeka-Capital Journal.
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A supervisory FBI agent named Patrick Steven Yaroch was fired and charged with two federal crimes for stealing over $900,000 in cryptocurrency from accounts linked to criminals outside the U.S. He moved the stolen digital money to his own wallet and was arrested for transporting and receiving stolen goods across state lines.
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Patrick Steven Yaroch worked as a supervisory FBI agent.
He stole more than $900,000 in cryptocurrency.
The stolen money came from cryptocurrency accounts connected to criminal targets overseas.
Yaroch transferred the stolen cryptocurrency to his personal digital wallet.
The FBI fired Yaroch last week.
He faces two federal charges related to stolen goods.
Yaroch was arrested for moving stolen goods between states.
He admitted to the theft in a legal statement called an affidavit.
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The United States National Guard will stay deployed in Washington, DC until January 2029, costing about $1.4 billion. This estimate covers the years 2027 to 2029 and is based on having around 2,500 Guard members in the city.
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The National Guard deployment in Washington, DC will last until January 20, 2029.
The Defense Department estimates the cost will be around $1.4 billion for fiscal years 2027-2029.
The estimate assumes about 2,500 Guard members will remain on duty in the capital.
National Guard troops have been in DC since last summer after President Donald Trump issued an emergency order to address crime.
The Guard has supported patrols, arrests, snow removal, and beautification projects.
The deployment was temporarily larger during the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, with up to 5,000 troops.
Some state National Guard units have started withdrawing troops, but many remain, including about 800 from Georgia and 150 from Louisiana.
Some local residents and officials oppose the continued deployment, saying the money could be better spent on social services like healthcare and food.
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The Pentagon says it will cost an extra $1.4 billion to keep National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., through the end of President Trump's second term in 2026. This cost estimate was shared with Congress by a top Pentagon official.
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The cost is for deploying National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.
The $1.4 billion estimate covers until October 2026.
The information was provided by acting Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst III.
Senator Elizabeth Warren received the cost estimate from the Pentagon.
President Donald Trump is serving his second term as U.S. President.
The Pentagon gave this cost information to Congress for budget planning.
The National Guard deployment is related to security in the capital.
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old immigrant detained at Delaney Hall in New Jersey, died from cardiac arrest. Lopez-Cornejo was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Edwin Lopez-Cornejo was 41 years old and from El Salvador.
He was held at Delaney Hall, a detention center for immigrants in New Jersey.
He died after suffering cardiac arrest (a sudden loss of heart function).
Medical staff at a local hospital declared him dead on Saturday.
Secretary Mullin reported this information on Tuesday.
The article refers to Lopez-Cornejo as having been repatriated, meaning returned to his home country.
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin addressed criticism from supporters of President Trump after his comments during a meeting with state governors. Mullin spoke about the Department of Homeland Security at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Oklahoma City.
Key Facts
Markwayne Mullin is the current Secretary of Homeland Security.
He spoke at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Oklahoma City.
Mullin gave an interview to NewsNation’s Ali Bradley during the event.
Some supporters of President Trump’s MAGA movement criticized Mullin’s remarks.
Mullin publicly responded to this criticism on Tuesday.
The discussion focused on the role and actions of the Department of Homeland Security.
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A care company named Catalyst Care Limited was fined for running three illegal children's homes in England without registering them with Ofsted, the government body that oversees children’s services. The company’s directors admitted guilt, received fines, and were banned from managing children's homes.
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Catalyst Care Limited operated three unregistered children’s homes in Kent from 2022 to 2025.
The homes housed up to nine children and received over £1.7 million from local authorities.
All children’s homes must be registered with Ofsted by law; running one unregistered is a crime.
The two directors pleaded guilty and were fined £92,400, plus additional costs and victim surcharges.
The directors were banned from managing or financially benefiting from any children’s homes in the future.
Ofsted estimates about 900 illegal children’s homes operate in England, often due to a lack of registered places.
Unregistered homes lack proper checks on staff and living conditions, creating safety risks for children.
New laws and funding aim to help Ofsted investigate and fine illegal care providers, and local councils commissioning these homes may face penalties.
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that FEMA may not have enough workers to handle a big disaster this hurricane season. In 2025, over 4,300 FEMA employees left the agency, which is more than twice the usual number.
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FEMA could have dangerously low staff levels if a major disaster happens soon.
The GAO is a nonpartisan group that checks government work and gave this warning.
More than 4,300 FEMA workers left in Fiscal Year 2025.
This number of departures is more than twice the normal rate for FEMA.
Low staffing could hurt FEMA’s ability to respond to hurricanes or other emergencies.
The report was released on a Tuesday by the GAO.
FEMA is responsible for helping people when disasters happen in the U.S.
The concern comes ahead of hurricane season, when strong storms are more likely.
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Salah Sarsour, leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque and a legal U.S. resident, is fighting deportation by the U.S. government. His former lawyer testified that Israeli authorities tortured Sarsour and forced him to confess to crimes, but never linked him to a terrorist group.
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Salah Sarsour was arrested in March by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
A judge released him in June, questioning why the government wants to deport him after decades in the U.S.
The U.S. government claims he is a foreign policy threat based on Israeli convictions from the 1980s and 1990s.
Sarsour has no criminal record in the United States.
His former Israeli lawyer testified that Sarsour was tortured and pressured to confess.
He was convicted for trying to possess a weapon but not for terrorism-related charges.
Sarsour’s brother described him as weak and in pain after Israeli detention.
Sarsour will attend the next immigration hearing remotely and will not testify himself.
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President Donald Trump’s plan to build a 250-foot memorial arch in Washington, D.C. could disturb the historical meaning of many nearby monuments and sites, according to the National Park Service. The arch would change important visual connections between landmarks like the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House, which were designed to symbolize unity.
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The proposed arch would be 250 feet (76 meters) tall and have a gold color.
The National Park Service says the arch would disrupt the "integrity" and visual links of many historic places nearby.
These places include the Lincoln Memorial, Memorial Bridge, Arlington House, the National Mall, U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument, and Lady Bird Johnson Park.
The area affected is called the Memorial Avenue Corridor, a historic landscape connecting sites between Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Virginia.
The original design of the Memorial Bridge area symbolized unity between the North and South after the Civil War.
Despite concerns, the arch has passed initial approval steps with support from commissions including Trump appointees.
The White House said it will follow all legal rules in building the arch.
Some groups, including veterans and historians, have filed a lawsuit opposing the project.
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A US federal appeals court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) likely broke the law by trying to cancel a $20 billion clean energy grant program created under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The court stopped the EPA from freezing the grants but paused the release of funds while the EPA considers asking the Supreme Court to intervene.
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The court ruled against the EPA’s attempt to cancel the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a $20 billion grant program for clean energy projects.
The fund was created by Congress in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to support nonprofit groups investing in energy projects and clean energy infrastructure.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin tried to stop the program, claiming it was wasteful and accused recipients of fraud.
The EPA froze billions of dollars that were held at Citibank for distribution to grantees.
The organizations receiving funds sued, saying the administration was wrongfully withholding money approved by Congress.
The full appeals court reversed an earlier panel decision that had sided with the EPA.
Judges said the EPA’s action was based on policy disagreements and likely violated the law.
The court’s decision restores an earlier judge’s order that blocked the EPA from canceling the grants without proper justification.
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Senator Bernie Sanders proposes increasing Social Security benefits by $2,400 annually while extending the program’s funding for 75 years. His plan would raise taxes on income above $250,000, including investment income, to help avoid a 22% benefit cut scheduled for 2032 without congressional action.
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Social Security faces a funding shortfall that could cut benefits by 22% starting in 2032.
Sanders proposes raising Social Security payroll taxes on income and investments over $250,000.
Currently, payroll taxes apply only up to an income limit of $184,500.
The plan would not raise taxes for 91% of Americans earning less than $250,000 a year.
More than 70 million Americans rely on Social Security benefits.
Nearly half of seniors live on less than $30,000 annually, with over 20% living on less than $15,000.
Sanders opposes privatizing Social Security and wants to keep it government-run.
The proposal is based on Social Security Administration analysis showing solvency can be extended for 75 years with these changes.
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Two Republican senators, John Curtis and Jon Husted, decided to support Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after their concerns were addressed. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Blanche’s nomination following several weeks of debate between committee members and the Department of Justice.
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Senators John Curtis (Utah) and Jon Husted (Ohio) were previously undecided on supporting Todd Blanche.
Both senators decided to support Blanche after getting satisfactory answers to their concerns.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Blanche’s nomination on Tuesday morning.
There had been weeks of disagreement between two Republican senators on the committee and the Department of Justice.
Todd Blanche is nominated for the role of attorney general.
The nomination process involves evaluation and approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The article focuses on political support and decision-making within the U.S. Senate.
The update improves the chances of Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general.
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