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Trump’s grip over GOP tested as state senators who defied president challenged in key primaries
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It’s primary day in Republican-dominated Indiana, where President Donald Trump’s immense sway over the GOP is on the line, as his endorsements in key races will be tested.
In neighboring Ohio, another right-leaning state, some of Tuesday’s top primaries will tee up crucial general election showdowns in November’s midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their slim Senate and razor-thin House majorities.
Two congressional incumbents in Indiana — Republican Rep. Jim Baird and Democratic Rep. Andre Carson — face serious primary challenges.
And in Ohio, Republicans will pick from a crowded primary field in the race to face off with vulnerable Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur.
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Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith announces the results of a vote to redistrict the state’s congressional map at the Statehouse in Indianapolis on Dec. 11, 2025. (Michael Conroy/AP Photo)
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Five months ago, Republicans in the GOP-dominated Indiana state Senate withstood immense pressure from Trump and his allies and voted down congressional redistricting, which would have given solidly red Indiana two more right-leaning U.S. House seats ahead of the midterms.
Fast-forward to today, and eight of those state senators are facing GOP primary challenges. Seeking retribution, the president endorsed challengers to seven of the eight Republican lawmakers who voted against the redistricting bill.
The president’s allies have shelled out more than $6 million to try to oust the state senators, according to the national ad tracking firm AdImpact. Among those in the political fight on behalf of the president are two national groups: Turning Point USA’s political wing and the Club for Growth. Also leading the charge are Hoosier Leadership for America and American Leadership PAC, which are aligned with GOP Sen. Jim Banks, a top Senate ally of the president. Groups allied with Republican Gov. Mike Braun are also part of the full court press.
The intra-party battle is seen not just as a test of fealty to Trump but rather a fight between MAGA forces and more traditional conservatives for the future of the GOP.
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President Donald Trump vowed in December 2025 to «take out» the Republican leader of the Indiana Senate after opposition to a congressional map he supported. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«We’ve got to change those old-style Republicans, put in people who will fight, fight against the Democrat gerrymandering,» Club for Growth President David McIntosh told Fox News Digital.
McIntosh, a former congressman from Indiana, said, «I want to see my state do the right thing.»
But the besieged incumbents have significantly outraised their challengers, and have also been boosted by the Indiana Senate GOP caucus.
In an interesting side note, one of the races pits Trump versus his former Vice President Mike Pence.
Trump is backing challenger Tracey Powell, who is trying to take out state Sen. Jim Buck, who’s backed by Pence, a former Indiana governor and congressman.
A pro-Trump source involved in the Indiana showdowns told Fox News Digital that a victory would be considered winning half the seats, and anything beyond that would be a major win.
In western Indiana’s 4th Congressional District, the Trump-backed Baird is being challenged by state Rep. Craig Haggard. And in Indiana’s 7th Congressional District, Carson is facing three primary challenges, including Georgie Hornedo, a veteran of former President Barack Obama’s administration.
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Vivek Ramaswamy grabbed national attention when he ran for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination before dropping out and becoming a top Trump surrogate.
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Vivek Ramaswamy, seen speaking at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2025 in Phoenix on Dec. 19, 2025, is running for Ohio governor. (Jon Cherry/AP)
Now, the multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and business leader is all but certain to capture the Republican gubernatorial nomination in his home state of Ohio.
Ramaswamy, who is backed by Trump, will face off in November against Dr. Amy Acton, a doctor and researcher who served as director of the state Department of Health from 2019 to 2020. Acton is unopposed in the Democratic primary.
The winner will succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Mike DeWine.
It’s a similar story in Ohio’s Senate primary, where appointed Republican Sen. Jon Husted, a former lieutenant governor, is unopposed in the GOP primary.
Former longtime Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is expected to cruise to his party’s nomination.
The winner will serve the final two years of the term of Vice President JD Vance, who stepped down from the Senate after the Trump-Vance ticket won the 2024 presidential election.
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Sen. Jon Husted and former Sen. Sherrod Brown will face off in a highly anticipated Senate race in Ohio in November. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images ; Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Once a top general election battleground state, Ohio has shifted to the right over the past decade, with Trump carrying the state by 11 points in the 2024 election. But this year’s races for the Senate and governor are expected to be very competitive. And the Senate race is one of a handful across the country that may determine if the GOP holds the majority or if the Democrats flip the chamber.
In northwest Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, the 79-year-old Kaptur, who is already the longest serving woman in U.S. House history, is running for a 23rd two-year term.
But Kaptur, who barely won re-election in 2024, is now running in a district that’s even redder than it was two years ago, thanks to Republican-steered mid-decade redistricting.
Top non-partisan political handicappers The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball give the GOP a slight edge in the general election showdown.
The packed field of GOP contenders fighting to take on Kaptur in November include former state Rep. Derek Merrin, who lost to the congresswoman by a razor-thin margin two years ago, former state Rep. Josh Williams, Air Force veteran Alea Nadeem, and former ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan.
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Republicans will also choose a nominee in the Cincinnati-based 1st District, where Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman is running for re-election.
Democrats will nominate a candidate in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, south and west of Columbus, where they hope to take out Republican Rep. Mike Carey in November.
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Ucrania golpea objetivos energéticos de Rusia y niega haber atacado la planta nuclear de Zaporiyia
Ucrania lanzó nuevos ataques contra instalaciones energéticas rusas durante la noche hasta el domingo, informaron autoridades y medios rusos, mientras Kiev negaba las afirmaciones de Rusia de que un dron ucraniano golpeó la central nuclear de Zaporiyia, ocupada por el Kremlin.
Restos de un dron provocaron un incendio en una instalación de almacenamiento de combustible en la región rusa de Rostov, en el suroeste del país, informó el gobernador Yuriy Slyusar en Telegram el domingo. Indicó que se evacuó a residentes de viviendas cercanas.
Los drones también dañaron infraestructura civil en la provincia de Saratov, en el suroeste de Rusia, según el gobernador Roman Busargin. Astra, un canal independiente de noticias ruso, señaló que una refinería de petróleo estaba en llamas en la capital regional, Saratov.
El Estado Mayor General de Ucrania confirmó este domingo que drones ucranianos habían atacado la refinería de petróleo de Saratov, provocando un “incendio a gran escala”. Indicó que se estaba aclarando el alcance de los daños y afirmó que la refinería ha estado abasteciendo el esfuerzo bélico de Moscú.
La refinería pertenece a la empresa estatal rusa de petróleo, Rosneft, y produce diésel y gasolina, entre otros tipos de combustible. Las autoridades rusas no hicieron comentarios adicionales de inmediato.
Ucrania ha redoblado en los últimos meses sus ataques contra instalaciones de petróleo y gas de Rusia, ya que sostiene que el sector energético financia y alimenta directamente la invasión de Moscú, que ya supera los cuatro años.
Mientras tanto, Kiev negó las afirmaciones de Rusia de que un dron ucraniano impactó la central nuclear de Zaporiyia, ocupada por Rusia, la mayor de Ucrania y de Europa.
Las fuerzas rusas capturaron la planta en las primeras semanas de la guerra, y la central permanece cerca de las líneas del frente en la región sureña de Zaporiyia, una de las cuatro que Rusia se ha anexionado formalmente a pesar de que no tiene el control militar total ni reconocimiento internacional para sus acciones.
La empresa estatal rusa de energía nuclear, Rosatom, afirmó el sábado que el dron explotó después de abrir un agujero en la pared de una sala de turbinas. El director general de Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, acusó a Ucrania de un ataque “deliberado”.
“Esta tarde, un dron de combate kamikaze ucraniano impactó el edificio de la sala de turbinas de la Unidad de Energía N.º 6, lo que provocó una detonación”, afirmó Likhachev. Añadió que no hubo daños en el equipo principal.
El ejército ucraniano rechazó lo que calificó como “otra maniobra propagandística” de Rusia y afirmó que no atacó ni tuvo como objetivo la planta. En un comunicado, el ejército indicó que se atiene al derecho internacional humanitario y que es consciente de las “consecuencias de cualquier acción dirigida contra instalaciones nucleares”.
“En el tramo pertinente de la línea del frente no había combates activos en el momento del incidente y no se emplearon armas”, señaló.
Rafael Grossi, director del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica, expresó su “seria preocupación” tras el incidente en una publicación en X.
El organismo estatal ucraniano de supervisión nuclear indicó que los daños descritos por Rusia deben ser verificados por expertos del OIEA presentes en la planta de Zaporiyia como parte de una misión de monitoreo de largo plazo.
La planta de Zaporiyia ha sido atacada repetidamente desde la invasión a gran escala de Rusia en febrero de 2022, lo que ha despertado temores de un accidente nuclear. Moscú y Kiev se han culpado mutuamente de atacar la planta de manera deliberada.
En otros sucesos, la Fuerza Aérea ucraniana informó el domingo que derribó 212 de los 299 drones lanzados por Rusia durante la noche. Indicó que 14 drones alcanzaron sus objetivos, mientras que restos de drones cayeron en cinco lugares.
Drones rusos impactaron la ciudad de Dnipro y una refinería de petróleo en la región ucraniana de Rivne, lo que provocó incendios, informaron las autoridades.
Oleksandr Koval, jefe de la administración regional de Rivne, dijo que nadie resultó herido en la refinería y que los servicios de emergencia estaban en el lugar.
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Trump warns judge against sacrificing national security by blocking White House ballroom, drone base
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President Donald Trump offers an exclusive look at the White House Ballroom project, discussing its innovative design and its role as a secure venue for formal events. Trump states it’s a gift to America, funded by patriots, providing ample space for up to 2,000 guests, ensuring the safety of leaders for generations to come.
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President Donald Trump is warning against obstruction of the $400 million White House ballroom and rooftop drone base, directly calling out U.S. District Judge Richard Leon for giving in to a «serial plaintiff» and a «ridiculous lawsuit» putting U.S. national security at risk.
«The DronePort at the White House Ballroom will be, perhaps, the most sophisticated anywhere in the World!» Trump wrote Sunday on Truth Social. «It will safeguard our Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C., long into the future.
«Judge Richard Leon should stop playing games with America’s Security!»
Trump urged Leon to dismiss the lawsuit from a person he described as a «highly litigious woman,» warning the judge would be «held responsible» if an attack hits the White House.
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«If anything happens, he will be held responsible for the Death and Destruction caused to our Country,» Trump added. «He has already created enough problems by allowing ‘Top Secret’ information to be released and exposed based on a ridiculous lawsuit started by a highly litigious woman (serial plaintiff!) whose ‘strolling,’ in her opinion, will be disturbed by the new, desperately needed structure – In any event, a woman who has absolutely no STANDING!
«With the advent of highly sophisticated, and powerful, modern day weaponry, we can no longer defend Washington, D.C., with rifles and pistols, alone. This ridiculous lawsuit must be dismissed, IMMEDIATELY!» Trump added.
The post came as the Justice Department again pressed Leon to lift an injunction that has held up parts of the project, arguing in a court filing that a shooting outside a White House checkpoint earlier this month underscored the need for stronger security measures at the executive mansion.
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«In light of the recent attacks against President Trump’s life — including two attempts in less than a month — the injunction entered by this Court for the benefit of a strolling woman, who filed suit against the East Wing Project long before she knew what was going to be built (This is a woman who is a known serial plaintiff throughout Washington, D.C.), and who has absolutely no standing, must be immediately vacated, and this suit, which is a complete embarrassment to our Country, must be dismissed,» acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in the five-page filing.
«This is a terrible, tremendously harmful case to the United States of America, and all it stands for!» .
The gunman who opened fire at the White House checkpoint was shot by officers and later died at a hospital.
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Leon ruled in April that Trump lacked the legal authority to build the ballroom without congressional approval. He issued an injunction halting «above-ground construction of the planned ballroom,» though an appeals court quickly put that order on hold, allowing construction to continue until June.
The lawsuit was brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization. The group has said it would not drop the case, even after the Justice Department cited a foiled attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in April as a reason to dissolve the injunction and dismiss the lawsuit.
Trump previously disclosed that the ballroom project would include a rooftop drone base and a six-story underground military complex with a hospital and research facilities.
President Donald Trump has overseen ongoing construction of the underground military fortress that is going to be below the $400 million privately funded East Wing ballroom. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
During a tour with reporters , Trump said the ballroom’s roof would be built for military use and designed to withstand a direct attack.
«The entire roof is built for military,» Trump said. «They have a massive drone capacity. Not only is it drone-proof, if a drone hits it, it bounces off, it won’t have any impact. But it’s also meant as a drone port that would protect all of Washington.»
The proposed 90,000-square-foot ballroom would dwarf the historic White House complex and has become a flashpoint in a broader fight over presidential authority, security spending and the preservation of historic federal buildings.
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Trump has argued that the ballroom is necessary to host large events of up to 1,000 people in a secure location, saying current White House entertainment spaces are too small.
The White House has said the project’s security features include titanium fencing, hardened roofing, thick special glass and underground facilities. Trump told reporters the roof would be made of «impenetrable steel,» and said the fencing was strong enough that «a bulldozer cannot knock it over.»
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Leon has not yet ruled on the Justice Department’s latest request to dissolve the injunction and dismiss the case.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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El cuerpo sin vida de una mujer fue localizado al interior de un cafetal, en el cantón El Paste, de Santa Ana, en el occidente de El Salvador. Elementos de la Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) confirmaron el hallazgo la tarde del sábado 30 de mayo a través de sus plataformas oficiales. La víctima presentaba un golpe en la cabeza, según información oficial difundida por la PNC.
El hallazgo se produjo a aproximadamente 10 metros de la calle que conecta hacia el Valle Nuevo, en la jurisdicción de estación El Coco, Chalchuapa, en el sector oeste de Santa Ana. El Movimiento de Trabajadores de la Policía (MTP) informó que el cuerpo ya se encontraba en estado de descomposición y las autoridades, en un inicio, catalogaron el hecho como “muerte por sobre averiguar y determinar en autopsia”.
La víctima de la cual no se ha difundido su nombre tenía 34 años de edad.
Pocas horas después del hallazgo, a las 8:00 de la noche de ese mismo sábado, la Policía Nacional Civil anunció la captura de Armando Adelio García Martínez, de 40 años, señalado como el presunto responsable del crimen y pareja de la mujer. De acuerdo con el informe policial, la mujer habría sido “lesionada en la cabeza con un objeto contundente”. Las autoridades procedieron a remitir a García Martínez por el delito de homicidio, mientras se investigan las circunstancias que rodean el caso.
La PNC indicó que las pesquisas continúan para determinar el motivo detrás del ataque y establecer si existieron antecedentes de violencia entre la pareja.
El caso en Santa Ana se suma a una serie de hechos violentos recientes en el país, en un contexto donde los reportes oficiales muestran una disminución en los homicidios, aunque persisten episodios de especial gravedad que involucran a mujeres y situaciones de violencia intrafamiliar.
En el barrio El Calvario, dentro del distrito de Olocuilta, municipio de La Paz Oeste, se registró otro hecho violento el sábado 30 de mayo. A las 2:29 de la tarde, una ciudadana alertó al sistema de emergencias 911 tras observar un cuerpo flotando en una poza ubicada sobre la calle principal que conduce al cantón El Chilamate.
Al llegar al lugar, agentes de la Policía Nacional Civil confirmaron la presencia del cadáver, que fue identificado como Francisco Ismael Aranda Guzmán, de aproximadamente 53 años. Testigos relataron que al mediodía hubo un altercado entre varias personas que estaban consumiendo bebidas alcohólicas en el sitio. Tras el conflicto, los involucrados abandonaron el lugar.
Hasta el momento, las autoridades no han confirmado si el fallecimiento de Aranda Guzmán está relacionado con el altercado reportado, ni si se trata de una muerte accidental o provocada. La PNC mantiene las investigaciones abiertas y no ha ofrecido nuevas declaraciones sobre el avance del caso.
Según datos oficiales publicados por la Policía Nacional Civil, el mes de mayo registra al menos seis homicidios en todo El Salvador. Estas cifras corresponden únicamente a los reportes formales presentados por la autoridad policial. El análisis comparativo muestra una marcada reducción en los homicidios si se compara con años anteriores. En 2018, el promedio diario superaba los 10 casos, mientras que en 2025 y 2026 la tendencia se mantiene baja, con días en los que no se reportan homicidios y solo algunos picos aislados que, en el caso de 2026, suman seis homicidios durante todo mayo.
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