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Donald Trump, Thomas Massie, and the Long, Slow Death of the Tea Party

Whatever happens in Kentucky's GOP primary, the populist right no longer even pretends to care about spending or government overreach.

Reason

Republican Candidate Abraham Enriquez, Who Opposed a Pro-LGBT Group Bill, Is Allegedly Gay, Ex-Lover From Grindr Claims

Republican candidate Abraham Enriquez faces scrutiny after allegations of a past same-sex relationship, challenging his public anti-LGBT stance and sparking widespread online debate.

International Business Times UK

Pete Hegseth brought his ‘warrior’ ethos to Kentucky campaign stop. But don’t worry, it’s definitely not a legal issue

COMMENTARY: While opening with a disclaimer about not violating the Hatch Act, Pete Hegseth then did a very strange speech in favor of Trump’s MAGA candidate in Kentucky’s Republican primary, writes Holly Baxter

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Tuesday’s primary vote will help determine more than control of Congress. It can have a lasting impact on the nation

ANALYSIS: Races in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Georgia might determine control of the House, Senate - and maybe the future of the White House, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Colorado GOP county chair was arrested in a sting operation after allegedly arranging to meet with undercover officers posing as minors online

This should be the end of his political career.

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‘They’re desperate’: Thomas Massie heard Trump call him the worst Republican in history on Sunday and took it as a sign he’s winning Tuesday’s primary

He is not losing faith.

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Could A Former Republican Win Georgia's Democratic Primary? Meet Geoff Duncan

Geoff Duncan's long-shot campaign for Georgia governor is asking Democratic voters to accept one of the strangest political conversions of the 2026 cycle: a former Republican lieutenant governor, once aligned with conservative policies, now running in a Democratic primary shaped by Donald Trump, abortion rights, health care and the future…

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Sen Bill Cassidy stood against Trump, so Trump made sure he lost the primary, but Cassidy refuses to fade quietly into the night

“Our country is not about one individual.”

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Trump Endorsement Could Hurt Republicans in Local Elections in Swing Districts: Poll

A new poll has found that while President Donald Trump remains the most powerful figure in Republican politics, GOP candidates running in competitive House districts this fall could see their election chances hurt as a result of his endorsement.

International Business Times

Massie Taunts Trump 'Losing Sleep' and AIPAC Over Emergency $3M Cash Injection to Save Failing Kentucky Campaign

Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie faces intense attacks from Donald Trump and significant financial opposition in a record-breaking primary, using the attention to bolster his fundraising efforts.

International Business Times UK

Thomas Massie's Moment Has Come

Plus: Ed Gallrein won't talk about his background, and Sen. Bill Cassidy bites the dust.

Reason

Trump’s trip to China doesn’t move the needle on low approval ratings

President Donald Trump returned from China with few concrete wins, and his refusal to owe Xi Jinping a favor in return for the Chinese president’s help reopening the Strait of Hormuz highlights his lack of a plan to ease Republicans’ gas prices concerns as Democrats hammer his 79-day-old conflict. After…

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‘The party has sailed its ship’: ex-Republican runs as Democrat for Georgia governor’s seat

After being excommunicated from the GOP, Geoff Duncan is trying for a comeback on the Democratic ticket

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump says he ‘wasn’t involved’ in creation of $1.7bn compensation fund – as it happened

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‘Disrespectful to your President, ME!’: Trump unleashes every weapon in his armada to take down ‘disloyal’ Thomas Massie

Trump is willing to burn bridges to take Massie down.

The Guardian - US

‘You can bet on it’: Utah lawmakers form united front in push to ban prediction markets

Utah’s heavily Mormon population is largely opposed to all gambling, even on financial exchange platforms

The Guardian - US

Democrats are aiming at Maine for a Senate seat. But will the state give up Susan Collins?

Challenger Graham Platner may have amassed a rare kinetic energy, but the moderate conservative has served the state for almost 30 years

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Republicans pledge to secure funding for White House ballroom

Senate parliamentarian ruled a proposal to fund $1bn in security additions for the White House failed to meet procedural rules. Key US politics stories from Sunday 17 May 2026 at a glance

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Trump attacks Massie as Republican critic describes ‘desperate’ attempts to oust him in primary

US president writes ‘vote the bum out’ as congressman faces close race against Trump-endorsed Republican

The Independent UK

Trump tells voters to ouster ‘bum’ Thomas Massie after Bill Cassidy’s defeat: ‘Worst Republican Congressman in history!’

Trump used the defeat of Sen. Bill Cassidy to urge voters to turn their backs on another one of his enemies, Rep. Thomas Massie

International Business Times UK

Trump Faces Embarrassing Setback as $1bn Ballroom's 'Security' Funding Gets Torched in Senate

A Senate ruling has blocked parts of a Republican funding plan linked to Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, forcing lawmakers to rewrite key sections of the bill.

International Business Times UK

Trump Declares Sacked Senator's Career 'OVER!' — But Defiant Bill Cassidy Fires Back, Calling Him 'Not Qualified'

Senator Bill Cassidy's primary defeat in Louisiana highlights Donald Trump's continued sway over the Republican Party as candidates loyal to him advance, marking the end of Cassidy's political career.

International Business Times

Trump Critic Senator Cassidy Defeated In Republican Louisiana Primary

Cassidy had voted to convict the US President Donald Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial linked to the January 6 Capitol attack that year.

The Economic Times

Louisiana primary election results: Republican Bill Cassidy becomes first elected U.S senator to lose re-nomination since 2012. What does this mean for Donald Trump's midterm polls?

Bill Cassidy is the first elected U.S. senator to lose re-nomination since 2012. Former Republican Senator Richard Lugar was the last elected incumbent to lose his bid for re-nomination in 2012.

The Guardian - US

‘Jim Crow 2.0’: Republicans move to oust James Clyburn, South Carolina’s only Black Democratic congressman

James Clyburn could now find his district dismantled after supreme court effectively gutted Voting Rights Act

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