The Washington Examiner reports: Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) will have a chance to stay on Capitol Hill after winning Nebraska’s special primary election on Tuesday to finish out former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse’s term until 2026. Ricketts succeeded Sasse, who left Congress to become the next president of the University of Florida, on Jan. 12, 2023, by an appointment from …
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Mediaite reports: Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) was unabashed when asked about attending former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, telling Newsmax’s Chris Salcedo that Republicans did it to “overcome this gag order” on Trump. Tuberville described himself as being “really disappointed” in “how this whole thing was run.” He said he hoped that there would be “more and more senators …
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The Georgia Recorder reports: The grandson of former President Jimmy Carter provided an update on his grandfather’s condition Tuesday at the Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy, which was the first held since the former first lady’s death. Jimmy Carter, who at 99 years old is the longest lived president, has been in hospice care since early 2023. Rosalynn …
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USA Today reports: Former President Donald Trump cruised to victory in Nebraska’s Republican presidential primary Tuesday night, as projected by the Associated Press. Despite Trump’s dominance in the 2024 primary cycle, a number of “Never Trumper” Republicans have stayed loyal to the more moderate former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. Trump has already surpassed the threshold of delegates required to …
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The Hill reports: West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has won the Republican nod in the Mountain State’s gubernatorial race, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Morrisey emerged the winner of a crowded GOP primary field of conservatives, including businessman Chris Miller and Moore Capito, a former West Virginia state lawmaker. Transgender issues had emerged as a major …
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Maryland Matters reports: Buttressed by a stunning $4.4 million in spending from a super PAC affiliated with a pro-Israel organization, state Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth (D-Anne Arundel) won a hard-fought congressional primary in the 3rd District Tuesday, topping former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn by a wider margin than expected. AIPAC’s decision to play heavily in the 3rd District …
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West Virginia Metro News reports: Two-term Gov. Jim Justice has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, a race that was called shortly after voting concluded. Justice’s most prominent competitor was Congressman Alex Mooney. Polling consistently showed Justice with a big lead over Mooney for months. MetroNews and other outlets called the race early on. The Associated Press called the …
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CNBC reports: The wing of the Boeing jet owned by former President Donald Trump struck a parked plane at a Florida airport after landing safely and taxiing early Sunday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday. In a statement, the FAA said, “A privately owned Boeing 757 landed safely at West Palm Beach International Airport around 1:20 a.m. local …
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The Daily Beast reports: Present for day 17 of Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, the host of The Ingraham Angle brought along a pair of binoculars, which aren’t, strictly speaking, banned in the courtroom. They are, however, banned when evidence is being shown to legal counsel before being presented to the jury—which is exactly when the Fox News …
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The Washington Post reports: Republican Rep. Carol Miller won her party’s primary in West Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Derrick Evans, a former state lawmaker who served three months in prison after pleading guilty to a felony for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. While Evans apologized for his actions on Jan. 6 during his …
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