Robert Burke won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts’ eighth congressional district Tuesday night by a wide margin against two other GOP hopefuls.The videographer will face an uphill battle against incumbent Democrat Stephen Lynch, who ran unopposed in his Tuesday primary. Lynch, who is vying for his 12th full term, has been representing Massachusetts’ eighth congressional district since 2013. He currently has over $1 million cash-on-hand.

House lawmakers subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday over his alleged refusal to testify about the Biden administration’s deadly 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.The House Foreign Affairs Committee said Blinken must appear before the committee on Sept. 19 or face contempt charges, the committee said in a letter written by Republican Chairman Michael McCaul, of Texas.

Republican attorney and Marine veteran John Deaton of Bolton won a US Senate primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday and will now face longtime Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren in November.Deaton, a personal injury attorney and crypto advocate, moved from Rhode Island to Massachusetts last year. He faced off in the primary against Ian Cain of Quincy, Massachusetts’ first black and openly gay city council member, and Bob Antonellis, an engineer and political newcomer from Medford.

It’s back to school time on Capitol Hill.But not really until next week.What?Even though millions of kids returned to school just after Labor Day, the end of August, or, in some cases, even earlier in August, Congress still isn’t in session yet for the fall term.REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: WHAT THE END OF THE YEAR LOOKS LIKE IN CONGRESSThat comes on Monday, September 9. That’s when the House and Senate come back for legislative action for the first time in more than a month.

Former President Trump plans to plead not guilty to the revised charges in the federal election inference case against him, a new court document shows.According to a court filing obtained by Fox News, Trump signed an entry of not guilty plea. In the document, which was filed on Tuesday, Trump also waived his right to be present at his arraignment.”I authorize my attorneys to enter a plea of not guilty on my behalf to each and every count of the superseding indictment, Doc.

Several vehicles in Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s motorcade were involved in a minor crash on the way to a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Labor Day, causing some minor injuries, Walz said. “Some of you might have heard, some of my staff and members of the press that were traveling with us were involved in a traffic accident on the way here today,” Walz said at a Monday campaign event following the crash. “We’ve spoken with the staff.