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The leader of the North Carolina Senate, Phil Berger, widely seen as one of the most powerful Republicans in the state, may have just lost a tough challenge from Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page in what would be a stunning upset Tuesday night.

Paige took the lead in the shocking election by just two votes, and the results are almost certainly going to be challenged in court.

A Texas Democrat alleged in a speech to her supporters on Tuesday night that "people were disenfranchised" during the primary election.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) faced off against state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat, in a heated primary election on Tuesday night. It was one of the first elections under Texas's new election laws, which changed the polling locations for many voters. A lower-court judge ordered that election locations in Dallas remain open for an additional two hours due to the confusion, according to reports. But the Texas Supreme Court blocked the extended voting hours.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's resignation during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, criticizing her handling of FEMA disaster relief, harsh immigration policies that resulted in two American deaths, and broader leadership failures. Tillis directly challenged Noem's book "No Going Back," citing her account of killing a 14-month-old hunting dog she deemed dangerous and worthless. He argued a farmer should know better than to kill an untrained puppy. Tillis also referenced Noem killing a goat for behaving badly, drawing parallels between her impulsive animal decisions and her crisis response failures in Minneapolis, North Carolina, and the Southeast. He demanded answers on Operation Charlotte's Web within two weeks, threatening to stall nominees if Noem continues stonewalling.

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Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement celebrated on Tuesday after a Texas Republican lost his primary race.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) lost his primary race to state Rep. Steve Toth by a double-digit margin on Tuesday. Toth was supported by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and the Trump-aligned Turning Point Action, according to The Texas Tribune.Trump had refused to endorse Crenshaw's re-election after the lawmaker failed to go along with Trump's lie that he won the 2020 general election.

With Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) departing Congress, Republicans in Montana had a strong candidate lined up to replace him in state elections secretary Christi Jacobsen — but instead, President Donald Trump endorsed a talk radio host to run for the vacant seat.

"It is my Great Honor to endorse Aaron Flint, who is running to represent the tremendous people of Montana’s 1st Congressional District," wrote Trump on Truth Social. "Aaron is a MAGA Warrior, who is strongly supported by many of the Greatest America First Patriots in Montana, including Senator Tim Sheehy, Congressmen Ryan Zinke and Troy Downing, and Governor Greg Gianforte, among others!"

President Donald Trump stirred renewed concerns about his mental acuity on Tuesday when he confused his father's birthplace during a White House meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Trump stated his father was born in Germany, when actually Fred Trump was born in the Bronx in 1905. Trump's grandfather, Frederick Trump, was born in Bavaria in 1869 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1885. Recent polling shows six in 10 Americans, including 30 percent of Republicans, believe Trump has become erratic with age. The slip-up prompted social media commenters to question his cognitive health. Veteran newspaper editor Mark Jacob characterized the confusion as evidence of dementia. Law professor Jen Taub agreed, noting Trump's father was American-born. The incident adds to ongoing concerns about the 79-year-old president's mental fitness for office.

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Democratic Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado gave his "clearest sign yet" that he will grant clemency to one of President Donald Trump's allies, according to one analyst.

In a post on X, Polis compared the case of Tina Peters, a convicted former county clerk who is serving nine years for participating in a security breach that resulted in her county's election data being leaked to Trump allies, to another case in Colorado, where a Democratic lawmaker, state senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis, was convicted of multiple felonies for forging letters of support during an ethics investigation and received no jail time.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces intense pressure after the department's inspector general accused agency leadership of "systematically obstructing" investigations, including a federal criminal inquiry with national security implications.

In a scathing letter to Congress, Inspector General Joseph Cuffari detailed 11 instances where DHS blocked his office from accessing critical records and databases, the Wall Street Journal and Politico reported.

North Carolina Democrats were projected Tuesday to nominate Roy Cooper as their nominee for U.S. Senate, according to reports, giving the national party one of their best chances to pick up a seat in 2026 on a map that is otherwise highly challenging.

The race was called by The Associated Press and CNN.

Republicans are projected to have selected Michael Whatley as their nominee for the North Carolina Senate race on Tuesday evening, according to The Associated Press and CNN.

Whatley, a former chair of the Republican National Committee, largely cleared the field for himself early. However, he faced some last-minute competition from Michele Morrow, who mounted an extreme-right, unsuccessful bid for state superintendent in the last election cycle.

President Donald Trump attacked Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly during an exclusive interview on Monday, casting doubt on their MAGA credentials after they criticized his decision to strike Iran with Israel. Trump stated, "I think that MAGA is Trump—MAGA's not the other two," asserting that true MAGA supporters back everything he does. He characterized the Iran strikes as necessary "to keep our country safe and keep other countries safe." The strikes, conducted early Saturday, killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and destroyed Iranian military and nuclear missile sites. Trump's comments reveal fractures within his supporting coalition over the military operation. While lawmakers from both parties celebrated Khamenei's death, some questioned whether the strikes were necessary. Trump's redefinition of MAGA as personal loyalty signals potential consequences for allies who voice independent criticism.

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Conservative analysts at The Bulwark were floored on Tuesday after watching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Noem appeared before the committee on Tuesday to answer questions about her agency and some of the decisions she has made as its leader. Republicans and Democrats showed a rare sign of bipartisan unity by sharply questioning Noem about DHS's marketing expenses, some of the contracts the agency has awarded to people close to Noem's inner circle, and the agency's investigations into the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both of whom were killed during "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis.

A man has been arrested near the campaign watch party for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Dallas, reported The New York Times.

According to the report, police have not immediately confirmed that this incident is related to Paxton.