Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism post

Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot and healthcare executive, has won the Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, NBC News projects, setting up a general election campaign against Republican Rep.

Voters in six states are headed to the polls on Tuesday, with the main focus on the gubernatorial race in California to replace outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).  Ahead of polls closing in the Golden State at 11 p.m., former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and billionaire Tom Steyer led the pack for...

Graham Platner visited Washington on Tuesday to meet with Democrats amid fresh controversy.

Democrat Rebecca Bennett is projected to win her party’s primary and will face incumbent GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District this fall, according to Decision Desk HQ. Bennett, a former U.S. Navy helicopter and officer in the Air National Guard, will face Kean in the general election, with the latter...