Alaska Elections Director Carol Beecher ruled that Daniel J. Sullivan cannot appear on the U.S. Senate primary ballot, finding his candidacy was filed to confuse voters. The candidate denies wrongdoing and can appeal the decision.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital Sunday morning, his spokesperson said, without giving details about his condition. The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican has had several health incidents in recent years, including falls and prior hospitalizations.
A federal judge declined to block a UFC event planned for the White House South Lawn on President Donald Trump’s birthday. The lawsuit challenged the event as an improper private business opportunity and objected to a large temporary structure built on White House grounds.
A federal judge in Virginia indefinitely blocked the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. The court gave top officials one week to swear under penalty of perjury that the program will not move forward.
Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a June 23 Republican runoff for South Carolina governor. Evette led the crowded primary after receiving Donald Trump’s late endorsement.
President Donald Trump nominated Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current acting attorney general, to permanently lead the Justice Department. The nomination is expected to face scrutiny over the Epstein files, January 6 prosecutions and a shelved $1.8 billion fund.
Donald Trump walked out of an NBC Meet the Press interview after Kristen Welker challenged his claims that California’s primary elections and the 2020 presidential election were rigged. The interview also covered Iran, the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and a dropped $1.8 billion compensation proposal.
Trump defended a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and declined to rule out payments for Jan. 6 defendants charged with assaulting police. He also claimed without evidence that California elections were rigged as votes continued to be counted.