Democratic Rep. John Larson of Connecticut lost his primary to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, NBC News and CBS News projected. Bronin’s campaign centered on generational change and new energy in Congress.
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ICE plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million on gloves that can deliver electric shocks to gain compliance from combative people. Civil rights advocates questioned the devices’ use in immigration enforcement, while supporters said they can shorten confrontations in specific jail and transport situations.
Severe storms tore through the Midwest on Tuesday, cutting power to nearly 1 million or more customers and producing tornadoes near Chicago. Deaths were reported in Indiana after a house explosion and in Ohio after flooded roads delayed first responders.
Democrats are seeking a congressional briefing after reports that Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One in Turkey to another aircraft while aides and reporters remained aboard unaware. The White House has not directly confirmed the operation, which officials and experts say may have followed intelligence about a possible Iranian threat.
A Maumelle High School football player in Arkansas found a 2-foot cottonmouth hidden inside his helmet after wearing it for nearly an hour during practice. The player was not bitten, and animal services removed and relocated the snake.
A federal judge in Boston expanded a block on President Trump’s mail-in voting order, barring USPS from implementing challenged ballot-delivery rules nationwide. The judge found voting rights groups are likely to show the order exceeds presidential authority and is causing voter confusion.
A D.C. judge ordered the Kennedy Center to pay jazz musician Chuck Redd $252,479.70 after dismissing its lawsuit over his canceled Christmas Eve concert. Redd canceled after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the arts center’s facade.
White House officials asked the Justice Department to review whether new charges can be brought against former Olympian David Hearn after prosecutors moved to dismiss a Reflecting Pool vandalism case. Prosecutors cited evidence that the damage came from a faulty contractor installation, not vandalism.