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Trump-backed candidates mostly prevail over incumbents in Indiana Senate primary races, reinforcing bitter divide on redistricting

Trump-backed candidates mostly prevail over incumbents in Indiana Senate primary races, reinforcing bitter divide on redistricting

by George Alexandrakis | May 6, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Five of seven Republican Indiana state senators who successfully voted to block a Trump-backed redistricting plan last year lost their primaries Tuesday, after the president endorsed challengers against them.  The result underscored the influence of an...
King Charles III speaks before joint session of Congress, first monarch of UK to do so since 1991

King Charles III speaks before joint session of Congress, first monarch of UK to do so since 1991

by George Alexandrakis | Apr 28, 2026 | Events, Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics

WASHINGTON — A joint session of Congress played host to a British monarch for the first time in 35 years on Tuesday as King Charles III stood before the legislative branch and spoke about the importance of the alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom....
Durbin, Hawley attempt bipartisan push to strip social media giants of lawsuit shield

Durbin, Hawley attempt bipartisan push to strip social media giants of lawsuit shield

by George Alexandrakis | Apr 15, 2026 | Politics, Social Justice

WASHINGTON — Senators Richard J. Durbin, D-IL, and Josh Hawley, R-MO, joined survivors of online sexual exploitation on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to call on Congress to stop shielding big tech companies from any legal repercussions for harmful posts by...
Republican wins GA-14 special election, but Democrats see their biggest swing since 2024 elections

Republican wins GA-14 special election, but Democrats see their biggest swing since 2024 elections

by George Alexandrakis | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Republican Clay Fuller won Georgia’s 14th Congressional District special election Tuesday, the seventh such contest since the 2024 general elections, filling the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene in January ahead of this fall’s highly anticipated...

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