The Kentucky congressman's stand against US aid to Israel and the Iran war triggered a pro-Israel donor backlash that reveals how firmly the lobby still shapes Republican politics

Thomas Massie lost to the Trump-endorsed former Navy Seal, Ed Gallrein

The race for the Kentucky House seat was the most expensive in history and saw Trump-aligned groups and pro-Israel organizations pour in money.

The race was widely viewed as a referendum on Donald Trump. It was also a test of the pro-Israel lobby's power.

The president has turned Thomas Massie into an even bigger enemy.

The MAGA base proves again in Kentucky that Trump’s blessing is everything. But beyond that base, it’s the kiss of death.

Massie, Who Has Also Drawn Accusations of Antisemitism, Lost to Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein in a Significant Victory for pro-Israel Organizations and Megadonors - Who Spent More…

Trump-backed Republican challenger Ed Gallrein ousts incumbent Thomas Massie in the most expensive House primary in history.

Massie, a GOP critic of Israel aid and Trump, defeated by former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in Kentucky’s costly Republican primary

HEBRON, Kentucky: Kentucky US Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Republican House primary Tuesday in another test of President Donald Trump’s power over his party after he handpicked…

As Thomas Massie becomes the latest Republican added to Trump’s growing list of revenge and retribution, his concession speech Tuesday night here in Kentucky sounded like anything…

With an estimated 72 percent of the vote counted, Ed Gallrein led with 54.4 percent to Massie’s 45.6 percent.

The Kentucky Republican built a movement of his own, and it's one that's not going away.

There aren’t many lawmakers like Thomas Massie left in Congress.

Kentucky congressman clashed with US president over war with Iran and Epstein files

While President Donald Trump has racked up several wins this primary season, this one perhaps sends an even more forceful message to the president's Republican critics.

Massie, who has served in Congress since 2012, fell into Trump’s crosshairs in part by pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and denouncing the war in Iran.

President Donald Trump reserved his fiercest attacks for Massie, a quirky conservative who had become among the most powerful rank-and-file Republicans in the House because of his…

"He lost," said friend and congressional ally Rep. Ro Khanna, "because he had the guts to stand up to the Epstein class and against the war."

Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary to Ed Gallrein. He can blame Trump, neocons, Jewish donors, but it was his own decision to fly too close to the sun.

The campaign to unseat Thomas Massie exposed a growing Republican backlash against pro-Israel political influence.