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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) on Thursday slammed Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) for entering the GOP Senate primary in the Lone Star State. “Wesley Hunt should have never gotten in this race,” Patrick said on “The Mark Davis Show.” Hunt came in a distant third in Tuesday’s primary, garnering 13.5 percent of the vote….

Four Democrats defied party leaders on Thursday to oppose a resolution curbing President Trump’s war powers in Iran. Some defections had been expected headed into the vote, given the thorny nature of the conflict and its relationship to Israel, which has divided Democrats on and off of Capitol Hill for years. Before Trump struck Iran…

Four Democrats crossed the aisle Thursday and voted in favor of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill aimed at ending the partial government shutdown, despite opposition from their own leadership. The four Democrats who joined Republicans in voting for the measure were Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Jared Golden (Maine)…

Two House Democrats are demanding answers from FBI Director Kash Patel about his reported decision last week to fire multiple employees, many of whom allegedly worked in counterintelligence roles. Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) asked Patel in a Wednesday letter to come before the House Homeland Security Committee and explain why he…

The race is on to replace Sen. Markwayne Mullin after President Trump announced he will nominate the Oklahoma Republican to replace outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. Two Oklahoma House Republicans are already eyeing runs to represent the Sooner State in the Senate: Reps. Stephanie Bice and Kevin Hern. A source familiar…