Bill Gates faces House investigators over Jeffrey Epstein ties

House lawmakers are turning their focus to billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates as congressional investigators press ahead with their probe into Jeffrey Epstein and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.  Gates will participate in a voluntary interview with the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. Members on the panel are expected to pepper him with questions about his relationship … Read more

What Are Graham Platner’s Chances of Unseating Susan Collins?

NBC News is projecting Democrat Graham Planter will face incumbent Republican Susan Collins in Maine’s Senate race in November. Meanwhile, Republican Steve Hilton is projected to face off against former Biden cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra in the race for California governor. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

Controversial Graham Platner overcomes allegations to seal Maine Democratic nomination for Senate race – US politics live

Marine veteran won 72% of the vote despite infidelity and abuse allegations that emerged during primary campaign Platner shrugs off scandals to win Maine Democratic Senate primary Sign up for the Breaking News US email European confidence in an American “security guarantee” has hit a historic low, a survey suggests, with only one in 10 … Read more

Sen Tom Cotton urges DOJ to probe Chinese bid to ‘kneecap’ American AI

Sen. Tom Cotton urged the Justice Department to investigate a covert campaign linked to China designed to “kneecap” America’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure in a letter obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital. In the letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Arkansas Republican calls for federal investigators to examine whether foreign actors are … Read more

Top takeaways from the primary elections in Maine and South Carolina: ‘Movement about us’

BLUE HILL, Maine – Graham Platner, the progressive left, and Donald Trump appear to be the big winners in Tuesday’s high-profile primaries in Maine and South Carolina. Platner, the oyster farmer and military combat veteran who has been facing plenty of incoming fire amid mounting controversies, cruised to the Democratic nomination Tuesday in left-leaning Maine … Read more

Democrats rally round Platner in Maine while Trump reaffirms grip on GOP after primary elections

Outcome of polls in four states offer mixed signals about direction of two major parties before November’s midterms Progressives rallied round the controversial Graham Platner after his primary victory in Maine on Tuesday, while Donald Trump again exerted his grip on the Republican party, helping defeat a politician who pushed for the release of the … Read more

Asian stocks fall as US and Iran exchange fire – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Asian stocks have fallen sharply after Iran and the US exchanged their biggest round of fire since a ceasefire was agreed in April. The US launched strikes against Iran after Donald Trump blamed Tehran for downing a US army helicopter near the strait of Hormuz. On … Read more