4 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primary Elections

Ed Gallrein, Republican congressional candidate for Kentucky, speaks to the audience during an America First Workers Special Event in Hebron, Ky., on May 18, 2026. Gallrein will be joined by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for the campaign event one day before Kentucky’s Primary Election, where Trump-endorsed Gallrein is running against incumbent Thomas Massie.

Trump’s midterm retribution crusade crescendos with Massie primary defeat: Key takeways

President Trump’s retribution crusade reached a crescendo Tuesday when the president’s endorsee, Ed Gallrein, prevailed in the GOP primary to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), extending his winning streak against Republicans who have defied him.   Massie, a libertarian-leaning lawmaker whose opposition to key Trump priorities has long drawn the president’s ire, is the latest victim of Trump’s revenge campaign after…

Senate Advances Measure to Withdraw US Involvement in Iran Conflict

The U.S. Capitol building on May 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate advanced legislation Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to withdraw American forces from the Iran conflict unless Congress authorizes continued operations or declares war. Lawmakers approved the resolution by a 50–47 vote. The measure, rooted in the 1973 War Powers Resolution, cleared