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Trump taunts Indiana 'RINOs' on primary day

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 9:06 pm

President Trump mocked a group of Republican state senators in Indiana as voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the state’s primary elections. Trump has endorsed a slate of challengers in the GOP primary against seven state lawmakers who opposed his push for redistricting in the Hoosier State last year. “Good...
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Marco Rubio gets presidential tryout in White House briefing room 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 9:03 pm

Marco Rubio, the secretary of State and national security adviser for President Trump, tried on yet another hat Tuesday at the White House press briefing, taking questions on the Iran war and foreign policy in a performance that had all the bearings of a presidential tryout. Rubio, who spent 14 years in the Senate representing...
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Live results: Indiana holds House primary elections

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 9:00 pm

Voters in Indiana are heading to the polls Tuesday, when they'll weigh in on several House primary elections. Incumbent Republican Reps. Rudy Yakym of the 2nd Congressional District, Marlin Stutzman of the 3rd Congressional District, Jim Baird of the 4th Congressional District, Victoria Spartz of the 5th Congressional District, Jefferson Shreve of the 6th Congressional...
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Live results: Indiana state senators opposed by Trump fight for GOP primary nominations

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 9:00 pm

Several of Republican state senators are fighting for their political lives Tuesday as they face challengers backed by President Trump over their opposition to the state's failed redistricting push last year. Twenty one GOP state senators voted against the push, drawing the ire of Trump. Eight of these legislators are running for reelection in Tuesday's...
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Live results: Ramaswamy seeks GOP nod in Ohio governor's race

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 9:00 pm

GOP frontrunner Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor is running in a Tuesday primary against one other candidate. Ramaswamy, a businessman and former 2024 presidential candidate, is facing off against business owner Casey Putsch. Ramaswamy will almost certainly advance to the November general election, where he''s compete against Democrat Amy Acton, who doesn't face a primary...
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Live results: Brown seeks primary nod in Ohio Senate race

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 9:00 pm

Sen. Jon Husted (R) and former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown are expected to face off this fall to fill out the remainder of Vice President Vance's seat in the Senate. Husted, who was appointed to the seat by Gov. Mike DeWine (R) in 2024, faces no primary challenger. Meanwhile, Brown, who served three terms in...
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Grand jury indicts alleged WHCA dinner gunman on 4 charges

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 8:07 pm

A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday indicted the man accused of attempting to violently disrupt the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last month on four charges. The charges faced by Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged gunman, include attempting to assassinate President Trump at the annual black-tie dinner for journalists and public officials and assaulting an officer or employee of the United...
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FAA contractor charged with threatening to kill Trump

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 7:56 pm

A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor in New Hampshire is facing federal charges after authorities said he threatened to kill President Trump and used a work computer to research previous assassination attempts against the president. Dean DelleChiaie, 35, was arrested on Monday and made his first appearance before a federal judge on Tuesday, according to...
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GOP includes $1B for Trump White House ballroom security in budget bill

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 7:50 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee late on Monday added $1 billion to a spending package for the U.S. Secret Service to allow for security upgrades to the compound tied to the construction of the White House ballroom. The $1 billion makes up part of a $72 billion budget reconciliation bill released by the Judiciary panel and...
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Delta cutting free snacks, drinks on hundreds of flights

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 7:44 pm

Delta Air Lines will soon end its free snack and drink service for most passengers on flights shorter than 350 miles. The change comes amid growing cost pressures on the airline industry amid the war in Iran, which has spurred rising airfares and increased fees for checked bags and other services. But a spokesperson for...
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Rand Paul pushes for Fauci indictment before statute of limitations expires 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 5, 2026, 7:41 pm

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday called for Anthony Fauci, former longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), to be indicted for what the senator claimed was his lying under oath about gain-of-function research. "6 days from now, on May 11th, the statute of limitations expires on the possibility of...