President Trump said a U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz would “remain in full force.” The sudden shift came after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. efforts to free vessels trapped in the waterway would continue.

The Department of Education on Tuesday announced that it is investigating the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) over its alleged reassigning, and not removal, of teachers accused of sexual misconduct. The department released a statement accusing LAUSD of "protecting predators at the expense of its students" and that the reassigning of teachers included those...

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) and Republican Eric Conroy are projected to win their respective primaries on Tuesday, setting up a competitive general election matchup in November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Landsman, who has represented Ohio’s 1st Congressional District since 2023, fended off a primary challenge from businessman Damon Lynch IV. Conroy, an Air Force...

Two hard facts hover over this year’s midterm races in Ohio.

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Incumbent Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.) fended off primary challengers to win the Democratic primary for his Indianapolis-area House seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race for Indiana’s 7th Congressional District, which Carson has represented for nine terms, is one of several this cycle that saw younger, progressive candidates challenge longtime members of Congress amid mounting frustration...

Vice President JD Vance took repeated shots at Democrats in Iowa in a midterm-year effort to boost a vulnerable Republican congressman.

Sen. Jon Husted (R) and former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) are projected to win their primaries for Senate in Ohio on Tuesday, teeing up a November showdown in one of the most competitive midterm races in the country. Husted was unopposed in the GOP contest, and Brown easily defeated a longshot Democratic rival, according to...

Republican billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton, a former state health director, are set for a showdown in the November general election for governor of Ohio, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projects. The rivals are running in the red state’s open race to replace term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R), who has endorsed Ramaswamy — but...

Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy has won Ohio’s Republican primary for governor, NBC News projects, advancing to what could be an expensive and competitive general election with Democrat Amy Acton in a state that has been brutal for Democrats in recent elections.

Former Sen. Sherrod Brown has won the Democratic nomination in Ohio’s special Senate election, NBC News projects, paving the way for a nationally watched general election matchup against Republican incumbent Jon Husted

NBC News' Rebecca Keegan joins "Here's the Scoop" to talk about how Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's case raises questions of just how much public perception could be manipulated, which Lively's team has alleged that Baldoni has done to target her reputation.

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