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Winners have emerged from primaries across “America’s Dairyland,” Wisconsin. One is Eric Hovde, the Republican businessman now slated to take on Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in November. “Thank you, Wisconsin! I look forward to earning everyone’s support this November. We’ve got a country to go save,” Hovde wrote on X soon after the polls closed

The request came after a federal appeals blocked part of the $475 billion program. Texas told the Supreme Court on Aug. 10 that it wants to press on with a pending emergency application to halt the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed student loan relief plan even after a federal appeals court blocked key parts of

President Joe Biden said he is “not giving up” on efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East despite threats from Iran and increased regional tensions. The president made the comments when he arrived in New Orleans via Air Force One on Tuesday. When asked if the potential for a ceasefire is waning,

In another Minnesota district, Rep. Fischbach fended off a GOP primary challenge from a populist candidate. MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is the projected winner of the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. She fended off a challenge from a moderate Democrat in a close contest. Omar, who has represented the district that covers most

Omar defeated her challenger by a 13 percentage point margin. In another district, Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) also fended off a primary challenge. MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District after fending off a challenge from a moderate Democrat in a close contest. Omar, who has represented the