Michele Tafoya, a former television sports reporter, is the winner of the Republican nomination for Senate in the Minnesota primary election, CBS News projects. Tafoya will face Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in November, who won the Democratic nomination. Tafoya, when she announced her candidacy in January, said Minnesota was “in a crisis.” Her campaign…
10m ago Strait of Hormuz traffic falls to one-week low The number of vessels tracked transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to a one-week low of eight, according to data reported by the Reuters news agency, as the ongoing conflict and stalemate kept shipping companies away from the vital waterway. Tuesday’s tally of eight…
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s visit to Iran was aimed at discussing bilateral relations, security-related matters and regional developments, particularly peace and stability in the region. Addressing a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Naqvi — who arrived in Tehran on Tuesday — was holding meetings…
Moderate Democrat David Crowley will win his party’s primary for Wisconsin governor, CBS News projects, in a narrow, upset victory over Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist who was widely viewed as a frontrunner in the race. Crowley will face GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany on the ballot in November. Crowley overcame significant headwinds, especially after he…
In 2025, United States recorded the most measles cases in more than 30 years, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. A large share of the infections were connected to an outbreak in West Texas that led to the deaths of two children. The total number of cases nationwide topped 2.200 by the end of the…
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth will win the Republican primary in Minnesota’s gubernatorial race, CBS News projects. Demuth will face Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who won the Democratic primary, in the Nov. 3 general election. The state Republican Party earlier this year endorsed Kendall Qualls over Demuth. While Demuth said in February she was “committed to both…
President Trump’s administration said that Medicaid will stop paying for gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender minors and the state Children’s Health Insurance Program won’t pay for the treatments for those under 19. The announcement is the latest in a series of policies from the administration aimed at transgender people that began the day…
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on Tuesday captured the Democratic nomination for Senate in the Minnesota primary election, CBS News projects. It was the latest victory for a progressive over the party’s moderate wing. Flanagan was endorsed by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL Party) at its state convention in May and took on Rep. Angie Craig in the…
Storms hit Midwest as wildfires rage in western states – CBS News Watch CBS News Powerful storms swept across the Midwest and into the mid-Atlantic states on Tuesday night. The outbreak of storms brought hurricane-force winds of up to 100 miles per hour, along with tornadoes and flash flooding. Ian Lee reports. Source link
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has secured the Democratic nomination for reelection in the Tuesday’s primary, CBS News projects. Omar captured over 80% of the votes in the 5th Congressional District, which she has represented in the U.S. House since 2018. The 5th is the most Democratic district in Minnesota and in the entire nation. Her opponents…
