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Longtime Democratic Rep. John Larson’s defeat in Connecticut on Tuesday makes him the 10th House incumbent to lose a primary in this cycle.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after landing at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Tuesday. Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images
A former official at the Southern Poverty Law Center faces federal charges in connection with a case the Justice Department brought over the way the organization made payments to informants who provided details about extremist organizations.
Heidi Beirich has been charged in federal court in Montgomery, Alabama, her attorney said. Attorney General Todd Blanche said at an unrelated news conference that the case involved allegations that Beirich “was part of the effort to open bank accounts in completely fictitious companies’ names and make payments to individuals for reasons that were not accurate as described.” CNN first reported on the charges against Beirich.
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Longtime Democratic Rep. John Larson’s defeat in Connecticut yesterday makes him the 10th House member to lose a primary so far this cycle — an unusually high figure as Democrats push their leaders to pass the torch to a new, more progressive generation and Republicans continue to reckon with a party rebuilt in Trump’s image.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is departing her role at the end of the month.
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Trump said Leavitt, 28, the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history, will step down to “spend more time with her beautiful young children and family.”
Leavitt said on X that the decision to leave the administration was “bittersweet” and that she would continue to work with Trump as an outside adviser.
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