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Potential signature fraud in Michigan threatens to disrupt congressional races

May. 17, 2024 14:56 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Fraudulent signatures could upend Michigan's congressional races this year as each declared GOP U.S. Senate candidate faces new calls to investigate their attempts to get on the August primary ballot and a Democratic U.S. House candidate appears likely to fall short. ...

West Virginia GOP Senate president, doctor who opposed drawing back vaccine laws ousted in election

May. 15, 2024 21:58 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va (AP) — West Virginia voters ousted the Republican state Senate president on Tuesday, as well as a doctor who drew fire for breaking with his party over school vaccination policy. They were among at least eight incumbent GOP legislators who lost in the state's...

Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review

May. 15, 2024 17:40 PM EDT

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....

Senate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely Republican flip in West Virginia

May. 15, 2024 15:00 PM EDT

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...

From Hogan to a Trumpier Senate: Takeways from Tuesday's primaries

May. 15, 2024 09:10 AM EDT

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...

Why AP called Maryland's Senate primaries for Alsobrooks and Hogan: Race calls explained

May. 14, 2024 23:20 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan the winners in their primaries for the U.S. Senate in Maryland on Tuesday. The race is expected to be competitive in November, when Hogan will try to become the first...

Glenn Elliott wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in West Virginia primary election

May. 14, 2024 22:54 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Glenn Elliott wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in West Virginia primary election.

Angela Alsobrooks wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maryland primary election

May. 14, 2024 21:59 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Angela Alsobrooks wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maryland primary election.

Pete Ricketts wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Nebraska special primary election

May. 14, 2024 21:12 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Ricketts wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Nebraska special primary election.

Deb Fischer wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Nebraska primary election

May. 14, 2024 21:12 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deb Fischer wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Nebraska primary election.