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Cassidy’s do-or-die Louisiana primary battle: What to know

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 8:45 pm

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is facing the biggest challenge of his political career on Saturday as voters take to the polls for a highly competitive GOP Senate primary. Cassidy is seeking a third term in the U.S. Senate but his path to the Republican nomination runs through a pair of tough challengers who are hoping...

Bass says LA mayoral race opponent Spencer Pratt ‘tapping into a general sense of anger’

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 8:07 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass accused the Republican challenger in her reelection race of using a “general sense of anger” to motivate support for his mayoral bid. "I think that he is tapping into a general sense of anger that people have, not just in Los Angeles, but in many other places around our country,”...

Tapper rips Trump’s ‘deranged’ attacks on CNN, New York Times Iran reporting

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 7:21 pm

CNN anchor Jake Tapper ripped President Trump’s attacks on the media as “deranged” on Friday after the president lashed out against what he views as “treasonous” coverage of the conflict with Iran. “Reporting these facts isn’t treason, and it’s deranged for any president to say such a thing and potentially dangerous for the reporters he’s...

Trump claps back at Hochul in blame game for Long Island Railroad strike

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 6:55 pm

President Trump hit back at New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) after she faulted his administration over a railroad strike in the state. “Failed New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, a Dumacrat, just blamed ME for her Long Island Railroad STRIKE, when she knows, full well, that I have NOTHING TO DO WITH IT -...

Cuba in crisis amid pressure from Trump administration: 5 things to know

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 6:50 pm

Cuban officials on Friday announced that the island country has run out of oil and diesel as it grapples with a worsening humanitarian crisis in the face of increasing pressure from the Trump administration to change its ways under U.S. terms or risk potential military action. Decades of sanctions stemming from Cold War-era tensions between...

I'm a space scientist. Utah is subsidizing my research with its health.

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 6:00 pm

The Great Salt Lake's decline is providing valuable scientific data for astrobiologists, but the cost is being paid by the 2.5 million Utahns facing the consequences of its decline.

After the Trump-Xi summit, China, not America, is on the back foot

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 5:00 pm

Trump has disrupted Beijing’s strategy.

Maher pans president over Xi summit: ‘China knows what Trump likes’

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 4:22 pm

Comedian Bill Maher on Friday slammed President Trump's summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying that China "knows what Trump likes." The summit focused on a range of topics, including how to handle Iran, the issue of Taiwan and terms of trade between the U.S. and China. It ended with no breakthroughs, with...

Trump rips Cassidy as 'disloyal disaster' ahead of high stakes primary

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 4:19 pm

President Trump took another swing at Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Saturday, calling the incumbent a “disloyal disaster” ahead of Louisiana’s high stakes primary election. “Bill Cassidy is a sleazebag, a terrible guy, who is BAD FOR LOUISIANA,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “Now he’s going to get CLOBBERED, hopefully, in today’s...

Massie primary tests Trump's grip on GOP

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 4:00 pm

President Trump’s quest to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) will come to a head Tuesday, as primary voters weigh whether there is room in the Republican Party for a lawmaker willing to openly defy the president.  The race has become the most expensive House primary battle in U.S. history, according to AdImpact, drawing $25.6 million in...

Without the working class, Democrats will tank the midterms — and 2028

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 4:00 pm

Working-class voters want to hear much less about “hating Trump” and much more about tackling “bread and butter” issues. 

Long Island Rail Road service suspended as workers take to the picket lines

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 3:59 pm

The five unions representing LIRR workers are seeking a 5% wage increase, while the MTA believes a 3% raise is appropriate for the contract.

Where in the US are seniors most often scammed?

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 3:30 pm

In a world that's become so reliant on digital banking, payments, and communication in general, scammers have more ways to reach victims than ever, particularly elderly people over 60.

Virginia's Spanberger fumes after Supreme Court declines to reinstate new map

By: The Hill

Published on: May 16, 2026, 3:14 pm

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Friday blasted the Supreme Court for declining to reinstate Virginia's new congressional map approved by voters after the state's high court struck down the measure. "The Supreme Court of the United States has now joined the Supreme Court of Virginia in choosing to nullify an election and the votes...