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. 

Massie Ousted in Historic, Multimillion-Dollar Kentucky Primary

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 4th District. Gallrein defeated Massie soundly with nearly 55% of the vote to Massie’s 45.1%, according to The Associated Press.

The defeat will mark the end to Massie’s congressional stint, a tenure which, toward its end, saw Massie increasingly opposing Trump and criticizing the president’s actions on trade deals, the Jeffrey Epstein files and the Iran war.

In his concession speech, Massie highlighted the influx of support his opponent received from pro-Israel groups like the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

«I would have come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took a while to find him in Tel Aviv,» he joked to his supporters Tuesday night.

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Pro-Israeli groups like AIPAC and the Republican Jewish Coalition, as well as other pro-Trump groups, poured millions of dollars into attack ads against Massie and support ads for Gallrein. With over $32 million spent on the race overall, the contest became the most expensive primary in House history.

Trump and surrogates, like Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, campaigned arduously against Massie in Kentucky and in national media, with Trump referring to Massie as the «Worst Republican Congressman in History» in one of many pre-primary attacks on Truth Social.

Gallrein, for his part, thanked Trump for his support and told supporters «the winner of the race tonight is not so much Ed Gallrein… but it’s the Republicans of Kentucky Congressional District 4 and their families, who I will be a champion for in Washington.»

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Elsewhere in Kentucky, Trump-backed Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., won the GOP nomination for the state’s Senate seat, vacated by Sen. Mitch McConnell’s decision not to run for re-election. Barr defeated former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron handily, winning over 60% of the vote, according to AP. He will face former Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker, who won the Democratic Party’s nomination Tuesday. 

Raffensperger Falls Short in Georgia as Runoffs Take Shape

In Georgia, another Trump foe conceded defeat when the state’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger failed to advance in the GOP gubernatorial primary, falling behind Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson, both of whom will advance to a June 16 runoff. 

Raffensperger drew Trump’s ire in 2021 when he publicly contested claims Trump made that the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia were inaccurate.

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While Trump did not actively campaign against Raffensperger, he threw his support behind Jones, the race’s top vote-getter with over 38% of the vote, according to AP. Jackson finished with roughly 32.5%, compared to Raffensperger’s 15%, per AP. 

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks at a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Nov. 11, 2022. (Getty Images)

The winner of June’s runoff will face Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta who earlier this month collected former President Joe Biden’s first political endorsement since leaving office. Bottoms defeated her Democratic opponents comfortably, collecting over 56% of the vote, per AP.

In the state’s Senate primary, a race in which Trump chose not to place his thumb on the scale, Rep. Mike Collins and former NFL coach Derek Dooley both advanced to the June 16 primary, both gaining more votes than Rep. Buddy Carter, who will not advance.

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Collins, a strong and vocal supporter of Trump’s, gained the most votes, pulling in over 40%, according to AP. Dooley, a former football coach who most recently coached at the University of Alabama, advanced with just over 30% of the vote. 

Tuberville Clinches Nomination; Tight Race for Alabama Senate Seat

Speaking of Alabama and football, former Auburn University head football coach and current U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., secured his party’s nomination to become the next governor of Alabama. Tuberville, who was also backed by Trump, will face former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who won his party’s nomination Tuesday. 

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks as President Donald Trump listens during an event. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

To replace Tuberville in the Senate, Trump-favored Rep. Barry Moore advanced in the GOP Senate primary with close to 40% of the vote, according to the AP.

Former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson and Alabama Secretary of State Steve Marshall are neck-and-neck competing for the second spot to see who will advance to the June runoff to compete against Moore. With an estimated 5,500 votes remaining to be counted as of this writing, Hudson leads Marshall with 123,531 votes compared to Marshall’s 118,228, according to the AP. 

Trump Sweeps Northwest as Democrats Notch Wins in Pennsylvania

Elsewhere in the country, Trump-backed candidates enjoyed victories in Idaho, as incumbents Gov. Brad Little and Sen. Jim Risch won their primaries. In Oregon, Trump-backed incumbent Rep. Clifford Bentz won his primary handily.

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Outside of Trump’s sphere of influence, Pennsylvania Democrats celebrated primary victories for a trio of candidates backed by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro. Bob Harvie, Bob Brooks and Janelle Stelson all won their primaries and will advance to face GOP incumbents in districts the Democrats hope to flip in November. 

Fox News’ Sally Persons and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

SpaceX se prepara para concretar este jueves una de las pruebas más importantes de su historia con el lanzamiento del Starship 3 y el cohete Super Heavy, el sistema de transporte espacial más potente desarrollado hasta el momento por la compañía de Elon Musk.

El despegue está previsto para las 18:30 hora local desde Starbase, en el sur de Texas, Estados Unidos. En Argentina, el lanzamiento podrá seguirse desde las 19:30.

La misión corresponde al vuelo de prueba número 12 del programa Starship y servirá para evaluar por primera vez la tercera versión tanto de la nave espacial como del cohete impulsor.

SpaceX incorporó una serie de mejoras tecnológicas con el objetivo de fortalecer su candidatura como socio privado de la NASA en futuras misiones tripuladas a la Luna previstas para 2028.

Actualmente, Starship es una de las dos opciones que analiza la agencia espacial estadounidense para acoplarse con la cápsula Orion durante la misión Artemis IV y facilitar el descenso de astronautas sobre la superficie lunar. La empresa compite directamente con Blue Origin, la firma aeroespacial fundada por Jeff Bezos.

Entre las principales novedades del Starship 3 aparecen nuevos motores de maniobra orbital que permitirán realizar tareas de aproximación y acoplamiento en el espacio, funciones consideradas claves para futuras misiones lunares.

Además, esta nueva versión puede permanecer hasta 48 horas en órbita sin utilizar paneles solares y transportar cargas de hasta 100 toneladas, una diferencia importante respecto al modelo anterior, cuya capacidad era de 35 toneladas.

El vuelo tendrá una trayectoria de cuasi órbita. Aunque técnicamente será suborbital, la nave alcanzará niveles energéticos muy cercanos a una órbita real. SpaceX explicó que el objetivo de esta prueba es medir la confiabilidad del sistema antes de colocar un vehículo de 135 toneladas en órbita baja terrestre.

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Durante la misión, Starship también llevará 22 maquetas de satélites Starlink. Una vez en el espacio, serán liberadas como parte de una prueba destinada a evaluar distintos sistemas. Dos de esos satélites tendrán además la tarea específica de fotografiar y analizar el comportamiento térmico de la nave.

Para realizar ese control, SpaceX simuló fallas en algunas losetas térmicas pintándolas de blanco, con el objetivo de comprobar si los satélites logran detectar correctamente esas anomalías ficticias.

Debido a que se trata de la primera prueba de esta nueva versión, la compañía no intentará recuperar la nave ni el cohete en tierra firme. Ambos amerizarán tras completar el vuelo para luego ser recogidos. Según el plan previsto, Starship caerá sobre el océano Índico poco más de una hora después del lanzamiento.

El cohete Super Heavy, encargado de impulsar la nave durante la primera etapa, mide 72,3 metros y utiliza 3650 toneladas de metano y oxígeno líquido como combustible.

Su estructura fue diseñada para alimentar en simultáneo los 33 motores Raptor 3 que posee. Cada uno de ellos tiene una capacidad de empuje de 280 toneladas, superando ampliamente las 230 toneladas de la versión anterior.

El resultado es un empuje total de 9240 toneladas, cifra que le permitirá superar el récord histórico del Saturn V y convertirse en el cohete más potente del mundo.

El Super Heavy también cuenta con rejillas aerodinámicas de gran tamaño, sistemas de protección térmica y mecanismos de supresión de incendios, aunque mantiene un peso relativamente menor gracias al diseño más liviano de sus motores.

Tras separarse de la nave, el cohete amerizará en el Golfo de México apenas siete minutos después del despegue.

Colorado Democrats formally censured Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday after he commuted the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a prominent election denier convicted in a voting system breach case.

The Colorado Democratic Party State Central Committee voted Wednesday to censure Polis, a fellow Democrat, after he issued a controversial commutation for Peters, who was convicted in connection with a 2021 voting equipment breach case.

«Reducing her sentence now, under pressure from Donald Trump, is not justice,» the party said in a statement. «It sends a message to future bad actors that election tampering has consequences, unless you’re friends with the president.»

«That’s a dangerous and disappointing precedent to set,» the statement added.

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The party accused Polis of having «materially harmed» the state party’s credibility and barred him from participating in official Democratic Party-sponsored events moving forward.

It also said the clemency decision «does not reflect the values, institutional positions, or democratic commitments of the Colorado Democratic Party.»

When reached for comment, a spokesperson for Polis defended the governor’s decision in a statement to Fox News Digital.

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks to members of the media in the spin room following the first vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on Oct. 1, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

«The Governor made this decision based on the facts of the case and what he believed was the right thing to do,» the spokesperson said. «Sometimes the right thing isn’t the popular thing with everybody. Democracy is strongest when disagreement is met with debate and dialogue, not censorship.» 

The reprimand came after Polis announced clemency for 44 individuals last Friday, including 35 pardons and nine commutations.

Peters was among those granted a commutation, reducing her prison sentence and making her eligible for parole beginning June 1, 2026.

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Attorneys for former Colorado election official Tina Peters filed a motion seeking her release from prison and urged the appellate court to recognize a pardon issued by President Donald Trump. The motion argues that Trump’s pardon applies to Peters’ state convictions, a claim disputed by Colorado officials as the court considers its jurisdiction. (Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Peters became a nationally known figure among 2020 election skeptics following the Mesa County voting equipment breach controversy and subsequent criminal prosecution.

President Donald Trump quickly weighed in on the commutation, posting on Truth Social: «FREE TINA!»

According to the executive order signed Friday, Peters’ sentence was reduced from eight years and three months to four years and four-and-a-half months.

The order also stated the clemency action «shall not in any way affect the underlying criminal conviction.»

Peters was convicted in 2024 of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, along with conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, official misconduct, violation of duty and failure to comply with secretary of state requirements.

In a statement announcing the clemencies, Polis said, «the Clemency power is a serious responsibility, and not one that I take lightly.»

«This power has the ability to change lives — help grant a second chance for someone who has made grave mistakes — and it comes with great consideration, and sometimes even controversy,» he added.

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The move was immediately condemned by Democrats, including Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who accused Polis of legitimizing «the election denial movement.»

Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.