Elections
Jan. 6 panel seeks information from GOP Rep. Loudermilk about Capitol tour he led day before Trump riot
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Rayburn Building titled “Financial Industry Regulation: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,” on June 13, 2018. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot is asking GOP Rep. Barry […]
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Fetterman raises $1.6 million in one day after winning Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, campaign says
John Fetterman, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and Democratic senate candidate, speaks in a recorded message during a primary election night event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman raised $1.6 million in just 24 hours after winning the Democratic primary to compete […]
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Australian election polls show race tightening in final campaign stretch
Australia’s national election has become too close to call, polls out on Wednesday showed, as the ruling conservative coalition narrowed the gap with the main opposition Labor Party, three days before the country decides on a new government. Centre-left Labor’s lead over the Liberal-National coalition has shrunk to 51-49% on a two-party preferred basis from […]
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Polls close in Pennsylvania Senate Republican primary clash among Oz, McCormick and Barnette
Polls closed Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s primary elections, including a high-profile and hyper-competitive Republican fight that could play a decisive role in which party controls the U.S. Senate after the midterms. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician and former host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” made waves when he announced he would run as a Republican […]
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GOP Rep. Cawthorn, key Senate race are in focus as polls close in North Carolina primary elections
People mark their ballots at a voting site during primary elections in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May 17, 2022. Jonathan Drake | Reuters Polls closed Tuesday in the North Carolina primary elections, where Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn is hoping to withstand a cascade of negative press to win his party’s nomination for a second term […]
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U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lags behind competitors in ad spending heading into primary
Rep. Madison Cawthorn speaks before a rally for former U.S. President Donald Trump at The Farm at 95 on April 9, 2022 in Selma, North Carolina. Allison Joyce | Getty Images U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C. hasn’t spent any money on local television ads in his bid to win the GOP primary Tuesday, lagging behind […]
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Trump-backed candidates Dr. Oz, Madison Cawthorn face major GOP primaries in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Here’s what to watch
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a Republican leadership forum at Newtown Athletic Club on May 11, 2022 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Two of former President Donald Trump’s highest-profile endorsements hope to emerge victorious from no-holds-barred Republican primary races in Pennsylvania and North Carolina as the pivotal […]
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Backed by Murdoch and Koch, Pennsylvania Senate GOP campaigns spend over $55 million on primary ads
The Pennsylvania Senate Republican primary on Tuesday could be one of the most expensive races in the 2022 election cycle, with candidates and political action committees spending more than $55 million on television and radio ads, according to ad tracker Medium Buying. Data shows that the campaigns of former Bridgewater Associates CEO Dave McCormick and […]
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Lebanon voters deal blow to Hezbollah allies in first election since economic meltdown
Lebanon, a nation of nearly 7 million, is home to 18 different religious communities. Ibrahim Chalhoub | Afp | Getty Images Lebanon has voted in the country’s first parliamentary elections since its economic meltdown in 2019 and the Beirut port blast the following year. Dealing a major blow to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, preliminary results from […]
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John Fetterman, Pennsylvania Democrat running for Senate, has suffered a stroke days before primary
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the leading Democrat in the state’s high-profile Senate contest, suffered a stroke just days before the primary election but was on his way to a “full recovery,” his campaign said on Sunday. The 52-year-old Fetterman, who confirmed that he had been hospitalized all weekend, insisted the health emergency wasn’t slowing […]
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