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Live results: Candidates jockey to succeed DeSantis in Florida primary
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is leaving the Florida governor’s mansion in January, teeing up a fiery battle to succeed the term-limited state executive. Rep. Byron Donalds (R) leads the crowded GOP field and has notched President Trump’s coveted endorsement. Democrat David Jolly, meanwhile, dominates the polls on the other side of the aisle. Polls close…
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Second Dan Sullivan says he voted for Peltola twice in House races
Before launching a Republican campaign for Alaska’s Senate seat, retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan voted for former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) in 2022 and 2024. Sullivan now faces her, Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-Alaska) and other candidates in Tuesday’s open primary election. He’s also voted for Democratic nominees in the past three presidential cycles and…
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Rosie O’Donnell ‘surprised’ by being tapped to guest host for Kimmel, but eager for anti-Trump platform
Comedian and talk show host Rosie O’Donnell has said she was “surprised” to be asked by Jimmy Kimmel to guest-host “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during his two-month break from the show, but is keen to use the platform to criticise Donald Trump. The move reignites a long-running, decades-old public feud between O’Donnell and Trump, giving her…
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Bolton: Trump’s foreign policy agenda ‘lost at sea’ amid Iran tensions
John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, on Tuesday criticized the president’s foreign policy strategy in the Iran war. During his Tuesday “State of Play” appearance, Bolton told MS NOW’s Peter Alexander that Trump’s new threat to Oman is “evidence that he’s lost at sea” and “doesn’t know what to do” in the midst…
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Embattled Florida Rep. Cory Mills, endorsed by Trump, fights to keep his House seat
Mills is the latest lawmaker in a recent string of congressional members facing scandals and allegations of domestic abuse while running for elected office.
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Ossoff says Trump is ‘draft-dodging crook president’ at Georgia town hall meeting
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on Tuesday accused President Trump of being a “draft-dodging crook president” during a town hall with Georgia voters. Ossoff talked to voters on a stage with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and his wife, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). He emphasized his Senate ally, who works with Ossoff on the Senate Intelligence…
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Judge swapped in Trump’s defamation case against BBC
US President Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC has been reassigned to a new judge, Jeffrey Kuntz, following his recent appointment to the federal bench. Kuntz, who was nominated by Trump in April and confirmed by the Senate last month, takes over from Judge Roy Altman, who had also been a Trump nominee.…
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Iran’s Speaker says Bessent and Hegseth are ‘way out of their league’
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf criticised US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on 18 August, arguing that Washington’s escalating pressure would not secure concessions from Tehran beyond those envisaged in a previous framework. In a post on X, Ghalibaf said the two officials were “way out of their league” and…
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Tycoon’s oil U-turn, five teens killed in motorway crash, Panettiere dies
The headline brings together three major developments reported on 16–18 August. In Ireland, five teenage boys died after the car in which they were travelling was driven southbound on the northbound carriageway of the M9 near Moone, County Kildare, and collided head-on with another vehicle shortly before 3am on 16 August. Gardaí said the four…