Oklahoma Voters Decide Primaries and Minimum Wage Measure

 

Oklahoma voters cast ballots across the state Tuesday, June 16, 2026, as polls opened from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Registered voters selected party nominees for governor, attorney general, state superintendent and congressional and legislative seats, while also voting on State Question 832 to raise the minimum wage to $15...

Washington, Tehran agree tentative ceasefire reopening Hormuz

 

On June 15, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian officials announced a tentative peace agreement to end a three‑month war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global oil shipments. The deal, revealed publicly Sunday evening on Trump’s Truth Social account, follows intensive mediation led by...

Georgia runoffs decide GOP nominees for fall elections

 

ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia voters went to the polls Tuesday, June 16, in runoff elections to decide key Republican nominees for U.S. Senate and governor; Rep. Mike Collins faced former college football coach Derek Dooley for the Senate nomination while Lt. Gov. Burt Jones faced Rick Jackson in the gubernatorial...

United States restricts exports of Anthropic Fable model

 

Washington, United States – The U.S. government has imposed emergency export controls on Anthropic’s new consumer-facing AI model, Fable, following the discovery of a critical security vulnerability that regulators say could undermine its built-in safeguards. The action came after Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy alerted senior White House officials to...

D.C. Primary Opens Under New Ranked-Choice System

 

Washington, D.C. voters went to the polls Tuesday in a primary selecting nominees for mayor, D.C. delegate, attorney general and multiple council seats. Polls were open at 75 locations until 8 p.m., and the city used ranked-choice voting citywide for the first time. Seven Democrats contested the open mayoral nomination...

Washington D.C. Holds Primaries Amid Political Shifts Tuesday

 

Washington voters cast ballots Tuesday to choose party nominees for mayor and the district's congressional delegate in a primary that marks the first time in a generation both offices are open. Mayor Muriel Bowser and longtime delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton did not seek re-election. Democratic front-runners Janeese Lewis George and...

Alaska elections bar duplicate-name candidate from Senate ballot

 

Juneau — On Monday the Alaska Division of Elections formally ruled that Daniel J. Sullivan cannot appear on the state's U.S. Senate primary ballot after finding his filing was not a good-faith candidacy and appeared intended to confuse voters by using a variant of incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan's name. This week...

Newsom Alleges DOJ Investigation Directed by Trump

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that he and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, are the subjects of a Justice Department inquiry that he alleges was ordered by former President Donald Trump. In a social media video, Newsom said federal agents have recently contacted family friends and former employees...

Georgia Runoffs and California Special Primary Decide Seats

 

Atlanta, Georgia — Voters returned to polling places Tuesday to decide primary runoff contests across the state while Bay Area residents voted in a California special congressional primary to fill the remainder of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and were scheduled to close at 7 p.m....

Washington tightens global curbs on Chinese AI chips

 

Washington, United States – The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a new directive significantly tightening export controls on advanced artificial intelligence chips, extending restrictions to subsidiaries and branches of Chinese technology companies operating outside China’s borders. The measure, announced in Washington, is intended to close a major loophole that...