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Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator who won his Republican primary, in his official Senate photo

Graham Survives His Primary, but the Iran War Nearly Cost Him a Runoff

Lindsey Graham won South Carolina's Republican primary with about 59 percent, avoiding a runoff only after spending a reported $27 million and leaning on Trump's endorsement. The Senate's loudest Iran hawk needed

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Nithya Raman, the Los Angeles City Council member who advanced to the November mayoral runoff

Raman Overtakes Pratt in the LA Mayor’s Race Trump Called Stolen

Nithya Raman overtook reality star Spencer Pratt during a week of ballot counting to reach November's Los Angeles mayoral runoff against Karen Bass. The slow tally that eliminated the race's only Republican

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

The Senate campaign headquarters of Graham Platner in Ellsworth, Maine

Maine Democrats Pick Platner, Scandals and All, for the Fight Against Collins

Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran whose campaign survived a tattoo scandal and accounts of menacing behavior toward women, won Maine's Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday. The party knew everything and

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A nurse cares for a newborn baby at a hospital in Kishanganj district of Bihar, the Indian state with the highest fertility rate

India fertility rate falls to 1.9 and sharpens the delimitation fight

India's own Sample Registration System now records 1.9 children per woman, below the level a population needs to replace itself. The milestone lands in the middle of a delimitation fight in which

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Steve Hilton speaking at an event, the Republican candidate in California's governor runoff

Becerra and Hilton Advance in California as Trump Calls the Vote Rigged

Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton will meet in November's California governor runoff, projections showed Tuesday, giving Republicans their best opening in two decades. The president who endorsed Hilton spent the same day

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Election workers inspect mail-in ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center during California primary 2026

Inside Trump’s California Playbook: A Federal Prosecutor, No Allegations, and a Midterm Strategy Taking Shape

The Justice Department sent a prosecutor to observe Los Angeles ballot counting without naming a single fraud allegation — and California's attorney general said it looked like a rehearsal for November. The

June 9, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Fireworks over the US Capitol during America 250 anniversary celebrations

As America Turns 250, Its Youngest Adults Have Largely Stopped Believing in the American Dream

A new AP-NORC poll released on the eve of America's 250th anniversary finds that only one-third of Americans believe the American Dream still holds true — with a stark generational divide revealing

June 8, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan after Civil Contract party wins 2026 parliamentary election

EU’s Chief Election Observer Calls Armenia Vote Well-Organised as Moscow Disputes Legitimacy

The European Parliament's chief observer said Armenia's June 7 parliamentary vote was calm and well-organised, while Moscow declared it illegitimate — a clash that captures the competing claims over a country pulling

June 8, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine testify before Senate on Operation Epic Fury costs at 100-day mark

Operation Epic Fury’s First 100 Days Cost US Taxpayers Over $105 Billion, Unofficial Tracker Shows

An unofficial tracker called Iran War Cost put the total price of Operation Epic Fury at over $105 billion as the campaign against Iran crossed its 100-day mark Monday — a figure

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Kamala Harris speaks during a fireside chat at MEET Las Vegas on May 7, 2026

Former Harris Allies Signal They Want a Fresh Face for 2028, Not a Rematch

Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she is "thinking about" a 2028 presidential run, but the network that carried her to the Democratic nomination is fraying — with major donors, former fundraisers,

June 8, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Graham Survives His Primary, but the Iran War Nearly Cost Him a Runoff

Raman Overtakes Pratt in the LA Mayor’s Race Trump Called Stolen

Maine Democrats Pick Platner, Scandals and All, for the Fight Against Collins

India fertility rate falls to 1.9 and sharpens the delimitation fight

Becerra and Hilton Advance in California as Trump Calls the Vote Rigged

Inside Trump’s California Playbook: A Federal Prosecutor, No Allegations, and a Midterm Strategy Taking Shape

As America Turns 250, Its Youngest Adults Have Largely Stopped Believing in the American Dream

EU’s Chief Election Observer Calls Armenia Vote Well-Organised as Moscow Disputes Legitimacy

Operation Epic Fury’s First 100 Days Cost US Taxpayers Over $105 Billion, Unofficial Tracker Shows

Former Harris Allies Signal They Want a Fresh Face for 2028, Not a Rematch

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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