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Key Ohio Senate primary with Trump-backed candidate headed for fierce finish
Ohio's GOP Senate primary is heading for a fierce finish Tuesday night as three Republicans bludgeon each other for the chance to run in one of the country's marquee races this year.Businessman Bernie Moreno and state Sen. Matt Dolan are duking it out in polling, with Ohio Secretary of State…
Three things to watch for in Tuesday’s primaries
(WASHINGTON) -- The presidential nominations are locked up -- but the primaries remain, along with any tea leaves they may provide.Ohio's GOP Senate primary is the headliner Tuesday, with car salesman Bernie Moreno considered by several strategists to be the slight favorite, running with former President Donald Trump's endorsement against…
Trump claims Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
(WASHINGTON) -- Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has shrugged off Donald Trump's suggestion on social media that she and other members of the bipartisan House committee that investigated Jan. 6 should be jailed.The former president attacked Cheney and the others on social media this week. He also questioned whether Cassidy…
Trump claims Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
(WASHINGTON) -- Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has shrugged off Donald Trump's suggestion on social media that she and other members of the bipartisan House committee that investigated Jan. 6 should be jailed.The former president attacked Cheney and the others on social media this week. He also questioned whether Cassidy…
Arizona election officials push forward prep for 2024 count, despite constant threats
(WASHINGTON) -- As election season gets underway, officials in a key battleground state said they are prepared to handle the task of counting and certifying ballots despite a rise in threats.Nearly four years ago, the staff at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix was hounded by former…
Arizona election officials push forward prep for 2024 count, despite constant threats
(WASHINGTON) -- As election season gets underway, officials in a key battleground state said they are prepared to handle the task of counting and certifying ballots despite a rise in threats.Nearly four years ago, the staff at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix was hounded by former…
Biden campaign sees abortion rights, independent voters as key in Arizona and Nevada
(WASHINGTON) -- Ahead of President Joe Biden making campaign stops on Tuesday in Arizona and Nevada, advisers are laying out why they still place him in a better position than former President Donald Trump to win those two key battlegrounds, despite Biden’s mediocre polling in the early lead-up to the…
SCOTUS denies stay of sentence for ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro
(WASHINGTON) -- Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro must report to prison on Tuesday as scheduled, after the Supreme Court on Monday denied the stay of his sentence.Chief Justice John Roberts, in a short opinion, wrote that he saw "no reason to disagree" with lower courts, which also rejected…
Biden gets Netanyahu to send delegation to Washington to resolve standoff over Rafah invasion
(WASHINGTON) -- Israel's expected military invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza was the focus of President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call Monday -- their first in more than a month -- with the White House saying Biden is still not satisfied that Israel will do enough…
Biden gets Netanyahu to send delegation to Washington to resolve standoff over Rafah invasion
(WASHINGTON) -- Israel's expected military invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza was the focus of President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call Monday -- their first in more than a month -- with the White House saying Biden is still not satisfied that Israel will do enough…