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Senate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely Republican flip in West Virginia
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Republican voters advanced strong Senate contenders in Maryland and West Virginia on Tuesday, giving the GOP a big boost in its push to claim control of Congress' upper chamber. Former Gov. Larry Hogan claimed the Republican nomination in what will be a...
Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it, writing in a report released Wednesday that the U.S....
Editorial Roundup: North Carolina
Greensboro News and Record. May 11, 2024. Editorial: What vile posts? Antisemitism bill shines a harsh light (again) on Robinson As a political calculation — and make no mistake, it is one — a GOP-fueled bill in the North Carolina legislature that purports to...
The Biden administration is planning more changes to quicken asylum processing for new migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is preparing more changes to the nation’s asylum system meant to speed up processing and potential removal of migrants who continue to arrive at the southern border, an interim step as President Joe Biden continues to mull a broader executive order to...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 11 The New York Times on college campus protests Protesting the world’s wrongs has been a rite of passage for generations of American youth, buoyed by our strong laws protecting free...
From Hogan to a Trumpier Senate: Takeways from Tuesday's primaries
The presidential primary may be decided, but election season marches on. Voters in several states, including Maryland and West Virginia, chose nominees Tuesday in critical races that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year. Here are some takeaways...
US Rep. Carol Miller defeats Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans for GOP nomination in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Congresswoman Carol Miller has held off a challenge from convicted Jan. 6 riot participant Derrick Evans to win the Republican primary for her U.S. House seat in West Virginia. Miller defeated Evans in the 1st Congressional District and will try to capture...
Brad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brad Knott, a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, overwhelmingly won the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday against a rival who suspended her campaign two weeks ago in response to the endorsement. ...
Speaker Mike Johnson assails Trump's felony trial in remarkable visit outside courthouse
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the hush money case against Donald Trump Tuesday as an illegitimate “sham,” becoming the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court, embrace the former president's claims of political persecution and attack the U.S. system of justice. ...
Judge tosses Republican lawsuit that sought to declare Arizona’s elections manual invalid
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Republicans who sought to have Arizona’s election procedures manual declared invalid, marking the defeat of one of three challenges seeking to throw out parts of the state’s guide for conducting elections. In a ruling released Tuesday, a...
