Elections
Michigan governor’s race could cost $100 million as billionaire DeVos family spends millions to oust Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
The wealthy DeVos family is pouring millions of dollars into its long established political network to help Republican candidate Tudor Dixon overtake Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in what could be one of the most expensive races in the 2022 midterm elections. State records show that since the beginning of May, DeVos family members contributed […]
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Fetterman campaign says it raised $500,000 in 24 hours after Dr. Oz’s viral crudites video
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman speaks during a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, August 12, 2022. Quinn Glabicki | Reuters Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s Senate campaign said it reaped a $500,000 fundraising windfall in just 24 hours after a much-mocked video of his opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, went viral. The spike in donations between […]
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Sarah Palin advances to November general election for Alaska House seat, NBC projects
U.S. House candidate former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during a “Save America” rally at Alaska Airlines Center on July 09, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will advance to the November general election for the state’s sole seat in the U.S. House, NBC News projects. Republican […]
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Rep. Liz Cheney loses GOP primary to Trump-backed challenger, NBC projects
Vice Chair U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) speaks during a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Rep. Liz Cheney, former President Donald Trump’s highest-profile Republican critic and a leading figure […]
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Murkowski and Trump-backed Tshibaka advance to Alaska general election, NBC projects
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is seen in the Capitol during a vote on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and a top Republican primary challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump will advance to the general election, NBC projects. Murkowski and Kelly Tshibaka, former Alaska […]
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Trump enemies Liz Cheney, Lisa Murkowski face GOP primary challengers as Sarah Palin stages comeback
A billboard outside Cheyenne, Wyo., calls on voters to cast their ballots for Harriet Hageman, who is running against incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., in the Republican primary election Aug. 16, 2022. Thomas Peipert | AP Two prominent congressional Republicans who made enemies of former President Donald Trump are set Tuesday to defend their seats […]
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House to vote on major climate, tax and health bill, teeing up huge win for Biden
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for a news conference with members of the Congressional delegation who traveled to Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region, in the Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House is expected to pass a sweeping tax, health […]
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Trump faces a slew of investigations and lawsuits — and they’re heating up as he weighs White House run
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Hilton Anatole on August 06, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. CPAC began in 1974, and is a conference that brings together and hosts conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders in discussing current events and future political agendas. Brandon Bell | […]
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Sen. Ron Johnson faces Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin general election
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes who is running to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. senate greets guests during a campaign event at The Wicked Hop on August 07, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Scott Olson | Getty Images Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin will defend his seat against Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes […]
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Biden to sign China competition bill to boost U.S. chipmakers
From left, Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., and Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, are seen after a bill enrollment ceremony for the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act of 2022, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on […]
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