Elections
Ben & Jerry’s galvanizes customers to lobby for tighter gun laws after Texas, New York mass shootings
Ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s is galvanizing its millions of customers in a new lobbying push for tougher gun safety measures after last month’s mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. Christopher Miller, the head of global activism at the ice cream company, told CNBC in an interview that the company has […]
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McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary
Republican Party U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick speaks to supporters alongside his wife, Dina Powell McCormick, at an election night event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 17, 2022. Picture taken May 17, 2022. Quinn Glabicki | Reuters Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart […]
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‘I almost died’: PA Senate nominee John Fetterman says he is still recovering from stroke
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman on Friday said he “almost died” after he suffered a stroke days before he won the state’s Democratic Senate primary race, and is not yet ready to return to the campaign trail. “I should have taken my health more seriously,” Fetterman said in a statement released by his campaign Friday […]
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McCarthy, GOP lawmakers escalate standoff with Jan. 6 panel
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks during his news conference on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is making clear that he will defy a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, escalating a standoff with the panel over […]
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Trump and GOP leaders to speak at NRA event in Houston after Texas school shooting
Former President Donald Trump will deliver a headline speech in support of gun rights at a National Rifle Association event in Houston on Friday, days after a shooting massacre at a Texas elementary school stoked a fervent push to strengthen firearm laws. An 18-year-old gunman — wielding an AR-15-style long rifle that he had purchased […]
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Pennsylvania announces recount of Senate GOP primary race between Dr. Oz, Dave McCormick
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz greets supporters after the primary race resulted in an automatic re-count due to close results on May 17, 2022 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary race between Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick will head to a recount, the state’s elections chief announced […]
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Takeaways from the night the lights went out in Georgia for Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally for Republican U.S. senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, ahead of their January runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate, in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters WASHINGTON — It was the night the lights went out in Georgia for Team […]
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp beats Trump pick Perdue in GOP governor primary race, will face Democrat Abrams, NBC projects
Gov. Brian Kemp greets attendees at a campaign event on May 17, 2022 in Alpharetta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp was projected on Tuesday to win his party’s nomination for reelection, batting away a primary challenge from ex-President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate, former Sen. David Perdue. Kemp will face […]
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Sen. Raphael Warnock wins Georgia’s Democratic Senate primary, GOP race too early to call, NBC projects
Heisman Trophy winner and Republican candidate for US Senate Herschel Walker speaks to supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally at the Banks County Dragway on March 26, 2022 in Commerce, Georgia. Megan Varner | Getty Images News | Getty Images Sen. Raphael Warnock will win Georgia’s Democratic Senate primary race, while […]
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Georgia’s GOP primary for secretary of state is too early to call, NBC projects
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gives an afternoon update on the Georgia Primary Election at the election command center in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24, 2022. Alyssa Pointer | Reuters Georgia’s Republican primary election for secretary of state was too early to call when polls closed Tuesday evening, according to NBC News. Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s […]
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