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Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own way, until toppled by Trump​

By LISA MASCARO
Updated 11:01 PM CDT, May 19, 2026

There aren’t many lawmakers like Thomas Massie left in Congress.

The renegade Republican who rose to prominence as an idiosyncratic and stubborn outlier in his party, popular in the Kentucky district that repeatedly sent him to the House, lost his primary bid for reelection Tuesday after a vicious and costly attack by President Donald Trump.

The stunning outcome caps a career like few others and shows the extent of the president’s ability to badger, badmouth and eventually boot out his political adversaries — and that no lawmaker is apparently safe. Massie’s defeat comes after the Trump-led ouster of Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana over the weekend and the president’s endorsement Tuesday of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his challenge to Sen. John Cornyn, which sent chills through the Senate.

Trump had reserved his fiercest attacks for Massie, a quirky conservative who had become among the most powerful rank-and-file Republicans in the House because of his willingness to vote as he pleased, rather than as the party demanded. And now he’s been toppled like so many other Republicans who crossed the president.

Massie was undaunted after losing to Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL handpicked by Trump.

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Primary elections: Gallrein defeats Massie in Kentucky, furthering Trump’s hold on GOP

President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate Ed Gallrein defeated Rep. Thomas Massie in a primary election challenge.
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DOJ addendum to Trump settlement ends any IRS audits of him and his family

In an addendum to its settlement ending President Trump's IRS lawsuit, the DOJ has barred the IRS from auditing the tax returns of Trump, his family and his companies.
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Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support

The Senate has advanced legislation that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war.
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Trump discloses thousands of stock trades, some in companies directly influenced by his policies

Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns Supreme Court 'perceived' as political

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters.
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San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says

Authorities say the two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque had been radicalized online where they first met.
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Senate Republicans seethe over Trump's snub of John Cornyn in Texas

One Republican senator told reporters that President Trump's decision to endorse Ken Paxton in Texas puts a Senate seat in jeopardy.
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Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out the possibility of compensating individuals involved in violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from a new $1.776 billion fund.
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Iran live updates: Senate narrowly votes to advance war powers resolution

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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FACT FOCUS: Trump falsely accuses Maryland of sending 'illegal' mail-in ballots to voters

President Donald Trump has falsely accused Maryland officials, including Gov. Wes Moore, of illegally sending hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots to voters in an effort ensure victory for Democrats.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms avoids runoff to win Georgia Democratic governor primary, CBS News projects

Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has secured enough support to avoid a runoff in Georgia's closely watched Democratic primary for governor, CBS News projects
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Trump shows reporters ballroom construction site as lawmakers balk at $1B for White House security

President Donald Trump is defending the White House ballroom he's building. He showed off the construction site to a group of reporters on Tuesday.
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Georgia GOP Senate primary heads to runoff as Republicans battle to unseat Ossoff

Georgia's GOP Senate primary heads to a June 16 runoff between Rep. Mike Collins and outsider Derek Dooley as both vie to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff.
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For Vance and Rubio, the road to 2028 takes a turn through the White House briefing room

The earliest signals of a presidential race normally involve such subtle positioning from candidates that it’s become known as the “shadow primary.”
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Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

Here are key takeaways from Tuesday's primaries and what they might mean for 2028.
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Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Texas GOP primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn

President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff.
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Trump-backed senator cruises to primary win, setting up potential 4th term

Sen. Jim Risch, 83, comfortably won Idaho's GOP primary, the AP reported, as the Foreign Relations Committee chairman sought a fourth Senate term.
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GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy takes digs at Trump, urging renewed unity in politics

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Washington — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who recently lost his primary after President Trump backed one of his opponents, took several digs at the president — without naming him — as he called for "a renewed sense of unity" in politics.

"Americans are hungry for a politics that solves problems. To achieve this, loyalty must first be to country, Constitution, and fellow Americans, not to individuals," Cassidy wrote in an essay published Wednesday on X.

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U.S. intel community analyzing how Cuba might respond to military action

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Washington — The U.S. intelligence community has been exploring how Cuba might respond to an American military action, CBS News has learned.

Earlier this month, as the U.S. intelligence community tracked the Universal, a sanctioned Russian-flagged oil tanker bound for Cuba, analysts at the Pentagon and Defense Intelligence Agency, the U.S. military's intelligence arm, started to analyze what the Cuban response would be to an American attack on the Caribbean country. Work on developing military options for President Trump has begun, according to two...
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Ex-prosecutor allegedly stole secret report on Trump, named file "Bundt Cake Recipe"

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A former federal prosecutor was charged this week with emailing herself a report on the Justice Department's investigation into President Trump that a judge had kept under lock and key.

Carmen Lineberger was indicted Tuesday on two counts of theft of government property, plus counts of concealing and removing a public record and altering a public record. She was arraigned Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.

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DOJ veterans fear probe into ex-CIA director is being stacked with Trump loyalists

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Law enforcement veterans are expressing deep concerns that the Trump Justice Department's criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan is being systematically stacked with politically motivated personnel who are intent on a partisan indictment.

Brennan is the subject of two criminal probes being led by the Miami-area U.S. Attorney's Office. One is weighing allegations that he lied to Congress in 2023 about the U.S. intelligence community's assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The second is a sprawling "grand...
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New website puts Platner on notice by amplifying scandals: 'One red flag after another'

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A group aligned with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has launched a website compiling the "red flags" raised by her Democratic opponent, Graham Platner.

On the site, Pine Tree Results, a fundraising committee, listed the various transgressions that have followed Graham Platner’s campaign as he looks to unseat Collins and flip a key Republican-held Senate seat.

"Over 20 years of a grown man revealing his true character with one red flag after another," the website states. "He's radical. Dangerous. Too extreme for Maine."

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Fox News Poll: 30% think recent Trump assassination attempt was staged

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Three in 10 voters believe the recent assassination attempt against President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was staged, according to a Fox News national survey.

Thirty percent say the shooting was fabricated, including 13% of voters who think it was "definitely" staged. That said, a narrow 52% majority believes the attack was real, with nearly one-third saying it "definitely" happened (31%).

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Fox News Poll: As economic pain deepens, disapproval of Trump hits new high

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Voters are increasingly pessimistic about the economy and President Trump’s handling of key issues, while a majority opposes continued U.S. military involvement in Iran even as most believe the U.S. is winning the war. That’s according to a new Fox News national survey.

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Fifty-eight percent flag the cost of living as their top economic worry, up from 50% in February. This eclipses other issues, such as government spending (16%), jobs (8%) and tariffs (8%).

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Why Russian jets intercepting an RAF spy plane is 'serious incident'

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The BBC's Frank Gardner explained how the incident highlighted tense relations between Russia and Nato.
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Illegal alien sentenced to 50 years for producing child pornography involving own relatives: 'Monster'

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FIRST ON FOX: An illegal alien living in California who used his underage niece with special needs and his nephew to produce child pornography was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison.

Angel Emilio Rodriguez-Marroquin, a Guatemalan citizen, initially pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that featured his own niece and nephew, both 8, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.

"This depraved illegal alien from Guatemala pleaded guilty to producing and possessing child pornography, which...
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Trump roasts Dem candidate as unelectable for cardinal sin in Texas

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President Donald Trump is confident that his pick for U.S. Senate in the Lone Star State will easily defeat Democrat James Talarico, whom he called unelectable because "he’s a vegan in Texas."

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US charges Cuba's Raúl Castro with murder over 1996 downing of two planes

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Castro and five others are charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, murder, and destruction of aircraft
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‘Hunter Biden’ X account debuts with eyebrow-raising claim as GOP lawmakers pile on

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A newly active X account bearing former first son Hunter Biden’s name drew mockery from GOP lawmakers and prominent social media personalities after posting its first message Tuesday.

"Your laptop’s reputation precedes you," Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn wrote in response to the "@HunterBiden" account.

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Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges

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The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity.
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Whale to be removed from Danish island after failed German rescue

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Danish officials will conduct a post mortem examination on the whale, which was released into the sea from a barge more than two weeks ago.
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Could a football match soften North Korea-South Korea relations?

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A North Korean women's football team played in South Korea marking the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border in nearly 8 years.
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Judge orders White House staff to comply with presidential records law

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Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered White House staff and President Trump's top advisers to comply with a law that requires certain presidential records to be preserved.

In a 54-page decision, U.S. District Judge John Bates granted a preliminary injunction that requires most White House employees to preserve presidential and vice presidential records covered by the Presidential Records Act. The 1978 law was enacted in the wake of the Watergate scandal and established public ownership of presidential records.

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Trump jolts immigration hawks with surprising defense of Chinese students in USA

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President Donald Trump split with immigration hawks by defending Chinese students in the U.S. while also softening on Chinese-owned farmland — creating friction inside MAGA and unexpected overlap with moderate Democrats.

Fox News’ Sean Hannity asked Trump in a recent interview from Beijing about concerns surrounding Chinese nationals attending school in the U.S. and China-linked entities purchasing farmland, including in sensitive areas like near a North Dakota military base that raised eyebrows earlier this decade.

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Trump's endorsement put to the test in Alabama Senate runoff to replace Tuberville

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Alabama is one step closer to anointing the Republican successor to Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.

But determining which candidate will come out on top is still weeks away, given that Tuberville’s decision to run for governor and vacate his Senate seat ignited a crowded race to replace him. And in Alabama, if a candidate doesn’t get a majority of votes, a runoff is triggered.

Out of the field of Republican hopefuls, Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., and former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson emerged from the seven-way clash. They will again square off on June 16.
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Trump-backed nominees dominate primary contests as president tightens party vice grip

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President Donald Trump was the biggest winner of Tuesday’s wide slate of primary elections as the president celebrated a large swath of his preferred candidates winning GOP primaries or advancing to runoff elections.

In the most expensive primary in U.S. House history, a longtime thorn in Trump’s side, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., lost to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in Kentucky’s fourth district. Gallrein defeated Massie soundly with nearly 55% of the vote to Massie’s 45.1%, according to The Associated Press.

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WATCH: Duffy flips script on Dem senators with pointed questions about their own campaign cash

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy turned the tables on two Democratic senators who accused him of allowing companies under his oversight to bankroll his "Great American Road Trip," firing back by highlighting donations they received from industries and groups tied to policies they regulate.

In celebration of America's 250th birthday, the bipartisan America 250 commission sanctioned Duffy's participation in a 10-state road trip with his family to encourage tourism. The expedition was funded by the nonprofit organization "The Great American...
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'Ebola has tortured us': Fear grips eastern DR Congo as deadly virus spreads

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The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.
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Trump demands Senate parliamentarian's ouster for axing ballroom security funding

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President Donald Trump wants Senate Republicans to boot the upper chamber’s rules referee after security funding for his ballroom was nixed.

Trump pointed his fury on Wednesday at Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who holds a nonpartisan role that dictates what can and cannot make it through the budget reconciliation process.

Republicans are currently trying to ram through a $72 billion immigration enforcement funding package, but MacDonough over the weekend stripped out one of Trump’s major requests for $1 billion to in part pay for...
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Cuban ex-President Raul Castro indicted on charges including murder, conspiracy to kill US nationals

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Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been indicted in connection to his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue.

The indictment was unsealed on Wednesday. Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and other officials are expected to make the announcement in Miami.

The charges include conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, destruction of aircraft and murder.

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Trump-backed housing bill clears House after GOP defies Senate pressure campaign

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The House passed a sweeping housing bill backed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, handing Republicans a potential affordability win ahead of November’s midterms.

Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly 396-13 to send the bipartisan measure aimed at boosting housing supply and homeownership to the Senate, where it will need final sign-off before being signed into law by the president.

"The White House supports the House’s housing bill thanks to the changes that were made," a White House official told Fox News Digital.

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Omar breaks silence on alleged fraud connections in statement pointing to Trump admin: 'Flat-out false'

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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is speaking out over mounting questions from critics about her possible connection to the massive Feeding Our Future fraud scandal in Minnesota and suggested the Trump administration bears responsibility.

"Any claim that I had knowledge of this scheme is flat-out false," the Minnesota congresswoman said in a written statement to Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

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