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Shapiro, Garrity to face off in Pennsylvania governor's race

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Published on: May 20, 2026, 12:26 am

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is projected to face off against state Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R) in his bid to hang onto his seat this November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Shapiro and Garrity ran uncontested in their respective primary contests, but Tuesday’s primaries have now formally finalized the race between the two statewide elected officials. Shapiro, widely seen...

Jones, Jackson advance to runoff in Georgia GOP gubernatorial contest 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 12:15 am

Billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones are projected to advance to a runoff in the Republican primary for Georgia governor, according to Decision Desk HQ. Jackson and Jones notched spots in the June 16 runoff as the two top vote-getters in the GOP race to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp (R), beating Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state,...

Trump scores major victory with Massie's primary defeat in Kentucky

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Published on: May 19, 2026, 11:41 pm

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is projected to lose his Kentucky House primary race to President Trump-endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein, according to Decision Desk HQ, a major victory for the president in his bid to oust Republican lawmakers who openly defy him. Gallrein, a retired Navy SEAL and farmer, was projected to win the GOP primary...

Trump-backed Barr poised to replace McConnell after Kentucky GOP Senate primary victory

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Published on: May 19, 2026, 11:21 pm

Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) is projected to win the Republican primary for Senate in Kentucky, putting him on a glidepath to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R), the longest-serving Senate leader in history. Barr defeated former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron in a competitive primary that marked the first race without McConnell on the ballot...

Senate Dems press Duffy on 'Great American Road Trip'

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Published on: May 19, 2026, 11:17 pm

Senate Democrats pressed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday about a cross-country road trip he recently took with his family and filmed for an upcoming reality TV-style series commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary. “It doesn’t smell right,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) told Duffy during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Department of Transportation’s (DOT)...

25 states and DC sue Education Department over loan limits, citing health system strain

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:44 pm

Democratic attorneys general in more than 20 states and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday filed suit against the Education Department over new limits set to go into effect for graduate student loan borrowers. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Maryland, states that the new limits will strain the healthcare workforce by discouraging students from...

ACA enrollment data shows impact of expired tax credits

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Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:40 pm

Presented by Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Impact of expired ACA tax credits comes into view We may now be starting to see the impact of congressional Republicans’ decision not to extend ObamaCare’s enhanced premium tax credits. © AP Photo/Patrick Sison Enrollment in the health law’s insurance exchanges is projected to drop...

5M people may drop coverage from ACA marketplaces: Analysis

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Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:40 pm

Roughly 5 million people could lose coverage from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace this year after the enhanced premium tax credits expired in 2025, according to the latest analysis from KFF. Last year marked four consecutive years of record growth in enrollment from the ACA Marketplace, due in large part to the enhanced premium...

GOP panel looks to advance legislation making daylight saving permanent

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:36 pm

Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are planning to move ahead with legislation that would make "springing forward" permanent across the U.S. Matthew VanHyfte, a spokesperson for the committee’s Republicans, told The Hill that the panel plans to notice on Wednesday evening a full markup of the bill that will “list the legislation that includes...

Trump golf resort manager advising on reflecting pool project   

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Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:32 pm

A manager of one of President Trump’s golf courses has served as an unofficial adviser on the renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an Interior Department spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. David Schutzenhofer helped recruit Greenwater Services for a $1.7 million no-bid contract with the Trump administration to install a permanent purification system in the...

Vance says Europe 'overreacting' to Pentagon halting Poland troop rotation

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Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:26 pm

Vice President Vance on Tuesday defended last week’s abrupt pause in a ​U.S. troop deployment to Poland, saying the brigade of 4,000 service members had been “delayed” to Europe and not withdrawn. Speaking at a White House briefing, Vance ​called the pause “a very small and very minor thing,” blaming the European media for “overreacting,” while...

Tuberville casts doubt on Alabama redistricting: 'I’m not so sure it’s going to go through'

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Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:24 pm

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Tuesday said he wasn’t sure if the state redistricting measure would go through, a little over a week after the Supreme Court lifted a block on its new congressional maps set to favor Republicans. “I’m not so sure it’s going to go through. I haven’t looked at it that...

Watch live: Trump gives remarks at congressional picnic

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:15 pm

President Trump is set to give remarks Tuesday evening at the annual congressional picnic. Trump earlier Tuesday touted his $400 million ballroom project during an impromptu presser from the construction site near the now-demolished East Wing, telling reporters, "All of this paid for by myself." The project has been a point of contention on both...

Trump's stunning IRS settlement

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Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:06 pm

Presented by Anthropic {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story IRS barred from auditing Trump’s old tax returns Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order Tuesday that leaves the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) “forever barred” from auditing President Trump's prior tax returns. © AP The memo prohibits the IRS...

Online safety concerns collide with betting markets

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Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:02 pm

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Kids digital safety concerns collide with prediction market debate The growing popularity of prediction markets has caught the attention of kids’ online safety advocates in Congress and gambling researchers, putting pressure on the industry to explain what they are doing to prevent minors and those younger than 21...