Washington — The House on Tuesday passed a landmark housing affordability bill, marking a rare bipartisan legislative accomplishment as lawmakers seek to address rising costs ahead of the midterm elections. House GOP leaders fast-tracked the legislation after the Senate approved it with overwhelming bipartisan support Monday. It passed the House in a 358 to 32 vote…
Anthony Constantino, a Trump-backed businessman and political newcomer, beat a more traditional Republican candidate in Tuesday’s GOP primary to replace Rep. Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District, CBS News projects. Constantino defeated Robert Smullen, a state assemblymember who had the support of the state Republican Party and other local GOP officials. Stefanik did…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in an effort to get more like-minded political allies in Washington, endorsed three left-of-center candidates in the congressional Democratic primaries covering the city, including two who were running against sitting congressmen. CBS News projected all three — Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier — will win their primaries….
Brad Lander defeated two-term incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman on Tuesday for the Democratic nomination in New York’s 10th Congressional District, which covers Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, CBS News projects. In what is a solidly blue district, Lander will be the favorite in the November general election against Jennifer Moore, who was uncontested in…
Democrat Cait Conley, a former national cybersecurity expert, will challenge Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in the battle for New York’s 17th Congressional District, after winning Tuesday’s primary, CBS News projects. Conley easily defeated Beth Davidson, a Rockland County legislator, and three other challengers. Cait Conley speaks to Politico Cybersecurity reporter Maggie Miller during Politico’s annual…
State Assemblyman Micah Lasher won the crowded primary race for New York’s 12th Congressional District, CBS News projects. He will face a number of candidates from other parties in November to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler. The district encompasses a large portion of Manhattan, including the Upper West Side and Upper East Side and Midtown neighborhoods….
Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, has submitted his retirement papers, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, marking the latest high-level officer to leave the military during the second Trump administration. Donahue had clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, multiple sources told CBS News. Donahue is a West Point…
State Attorney General Alan Wilson will face off against Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson in November’s race for South Carolina governor, as Republicans look to hold onto the governor’s office in a reliably red state. CBS News projects Wilson won the Republican runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, defeating Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. The…
Just over 50 career and political intelligence staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have been removed from their roles since Bill Pulte became the agency’s acting director, Friday. Six career and political intelligence staff were terminated and 45 were sent back to their home agencies, according to three sources familiar with…
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with an effort to expand fast-track deportations throughout the U.S., in a legal win for the president’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The 2-1 decision by a panel of judges at the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia Circuit allows the…
