Vice President Vance will take his second turn filling in for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday, as the administration faces widespread backlash over its deal to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Vance has been the lead U.S. negotiator with Iran and has been all over television defending…

Vice President Vance will brief the media at 11 a.m. from the White House as President Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran comes under fire from Republicans. Trump signed the MOU Iran while dining late Wednesday at the Palace of Versailles with French President Emmanuel Macron. He’s set to return to the United States this…

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (Va.) and other Democrats on the panel are scheduled to hold a press conference Wednesday afternoon after President Trump delayed the confirmation process for Jay Clayton. Trump had selected Clayton, a federal prosecutor, to be director of national intelligence, but the president…

President Trump will hold a press conference Wednesday before departing France, where he has been attending the G7 summit this week. Trump will face questions about the memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the Iran war, a 14-point plan that is facing intense pushback from his own allies. Appearing alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi…

President Trump on Wednesday defended the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran, telling a press conference after the Group of Seven (G7) summit that the U.S. will resume bombing Iran if the Islamic Republic violates the terms. Earlier Wednesday he emphasized that point. “No, it’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding, and…

Georgians will vote in a handful of House primary runoffs on Tuesday. A few Peach State candidates failed to secure over half of the primary vote last month, triggering runoff elections. Whoemver wins Tuesday will advance to the November general election. Polls close at 7 p.m. Follow Decision Desk HQ’s live results below.

Rep. Blake Moore (R) and Navy SEAL veteran Jared Hudson are showing down Tuesday for the GOP nod to succeed Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) in Alabama. Moore, who is endorsed by President Trump, and Hudson advanced to the runoff after failing to secure over half of the primary vote outright last month. The Democratic primary…

Republican Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley are duking it out in a Tuesday primary runoff to take on Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) this fall. Neither Collins or Dooley secured a majority of the vote in an initial May primary to notch the GOP nod in the race. President Trump backed…

Voters in Oklahoma are weighing in on primaries in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt (R). President Trump has endorsed Mike Mazzei, a former state senator and state budget secretary, on the GOP side. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond (R) is also seeking the nod in the ruby red state. Polls close at…

Lt. Gov Burt Jones (R) and billionaire Rick Jackson are facing off Tuesday in the GOP primary runoff to succeed term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp (R). Jones, who is backed by President Trump, and Jackson failed to secure the majority of the primary vote to avoid a runoff last month. The winner of Tuesday’s runoff will…

Oklahomans are voting in a series of House primary elections Tueday, including the open race to succeed Rep. Kevin Hern (R). Hern is leaving his seat to run for Senate after former Sen. Markwayne Mullin (D) was picked to lead the Department of Homeland Security. There is a crowded field of Republicans looking to replace…

Voters in Washington, D.C., are at the polls Tuesday to weigh in on the race to replace retiring Mayor Muriel Bowser (D). City Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, a Democratic socialist, led in polling ahead of the Democratic primary. Former City Council member-at-large Kenyan McDuffie (D) has been trailing in second place. There are no Republicans…

Rep. Kevin Hern (R) is on track to succeed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin representing Oklahoma in the Senate. Hern, who is backed by President Trump, effectively cleared the GOP field with his entrance into the race after Mullin’s appointment. He is almost certainly going to win the seat in the ruby red state this…

District of Columbia Del. Elizabeth Holmes Norton’s retirement from the House kicked off a race for the non-voting seat on Capitol Hill. Democrats Robert White, an at-large councilmember and former mayoral candidate, and Brooke Pinto, a city councilmember, have led the crowded Democratic primary field. Eighty-eight-year-old Holmes Norton, who has represented D.C. since 1991, had faced…

Oklahoma, Alabama and the District of Columbia, are hosting primary elections and runoffs Tuesday. All eyes are on Georgia, however, where Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor, will learn their Republican opponents in the toss-up races. Here are the races to watch. President Trump, in France…

Gavin Newsom says he’s under investigation by Trump. Is that actually helpful for him? And Democrats are searching for the next Obama. Is there a contender? Meanwhile, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is seeing growing presidential buzz among Democrats. Does he have a chance for the party’s nomination? Join The Fight for 2028 with The Hill’s…