Race includes late US senator’s sister, Darline Graham, who was sworn in as interim senator last month; polls also close in Vermont as handful of states hold primaries Sign up to the US Breaking News email Pete Hegseth’s appointments to a key Pentagon advisory body include two men with ties to the venture capital fund where Donald Trump Jr is a partner, which has lucrative investments in military and space technology. Defense Policy Board appointee Marc Andreessen’s firm, Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s largest venture capital firms and known by the name “a16z”, co-invests alongside the Trump partnership 1789 Capital in three defense contractors. Fellow DPB appointee Blake Masters also sits on the boards of three ventures tied to 1789 Capital. South Carolina – 7pm ET Vermont – 7pm ET Alabama – 7pm local/8pm ET Connecticut – 8pm ET Minnesota – 8pm local/9pm ET Wisconsin – 8pm local/9pm ET Continue reading...