Contest seen as latest test of president’s grip on GOP as he urges voters to reject one of the few senior Republicans who has defied him Sign up for the Breaking News US email Defense secretary Pete Hegseth visited Kentucky on Monday to support Thomas Massie’s rival Ed Gallrein in a significant a break from tradition. Hegseth said he was speaking “as a private citizen” and that Gallrein is a “warfighter”. Police are investigating a deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego as a hate crime, after three people were killed and two dead suspects were identified near the scene. Democratic leaders from across the country issued statements in the wake of the shooting calling out Islamophobia and advocating for stricter gun laws. At a healthcare affordability event, Donald Trump announced