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NBC NewsMcCormick sues to boost Pa. mail-in votes in tight Senate GOP primary
Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick sued in a bid to ensure certain mail-in ballots aren't disqualified from his Pa. primary fight against Mehmet Oz.
Associated PressMichigan GOP governor candidates short signatures
Michigan's elections bureau said late Monday that five Republican candidates for governor, including two leading contenders, failed to file enough valid nominating signatures and should not qualify for the August primary. The stunning recommendations immediately transformed the race in the battleground state and dealt a major blow to former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who has led in primary polling despite campaign problems, and businessman Perry Johnson, who has spent millions of his own money to run. Another GOP candidate, Tudor Dixon, had also contested Craig's voter signatures as fake.
HuffPostDavid Perdue Attacks Stacey Abrams As 'Demeaning Her Own Race' In Racist Remarks
The GOP candidate for Georgia governor said Abrams should “go back to where she came from," while campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s primary.
USA TODAYGeorgia, Alabama, Texas and more: the primary races to watch on Tuesday (and why)
Tuesday sees primaries in Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas and runoffs in Texas. Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams are on the ballot.
USA TODAYPa. GOP Senate primary: Why Oz and McCormick race may not be decided before June
It's possible the winner of the Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick Pennsylvania Senate GOP primary race won't be known until the second week of June.
Associated PressWatchdog: WVa Rep. Mooney likely broke rules with Aruba trip
A congressional watchdog has determined that Rep. Alex Mooney likely broke House rules when the West Virginia Republican accepted a trip to Aruba allegedly paid for by a campaign client and family friend. The latest allegations were included in a statement released Monday by the House Ethics Committee, which said it was extending the review of an Office of Congressional Ethics report sent to the committee in December. The House Ethics Committee includes five Democrats and five Republicans and is chaired by Florida Democrat Ted Deutch.
ReutersWhite House weighs waiving smog rules on gasoline to lower pump price -sources
(Reuters) -The White House is considering waiving U.S. gasoline environmental rules aimed at reducing summertime smog, hoping the waiver will combat rising pump prices, according to three sources involved in the discussions. Refiners and blenders are required to avoid lower-cost components like butane in summer gasoline, but the White House is weighing suspending that rule to help lower fuel costs. President Joe Biden's administration has already lifted the requirement for summer sales of E15, a lower-price, high ethanol gasoline.
USA TODAYTrumpism is here to stay in Georgia no matter what happens during Tuesday's primaries
Donald Trump is hoping to exact revenge on disloyal Georgia Republicans in the primary elections. He may fall short, but his influence will remain.
Associated PressMace, Arrington meet in South Carolina 1st District debate
In one of the year's most closely watched congressional Republican primaries, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace met two GOP challengers on the debate stage who are seeking to oust her from South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, one of whom immediately endorsed the other, before walking off stage. In the Monday night matchup in Charleston, slated to be the only debate for Mace, Katie Arrington and Lynz Piper-Loomis ahead of the June 14 primary election, Piper-Loomis answered her opening question by saying she would be supporting Arrington before removing her mic and leaving the debate. Arrington notably knocked U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford out of the GOP primary, going on to lose the general election to Democrat Joe Cunningham, who became the first of his party in decades to flip a South Carolina House seat.
The New York TimesDebate Over Tariffs Reveals Biden's Difficulties on China Trade
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s decision Monday to try to align with Asian partners to form an economic bloc against China comes at a moment of frustration over his administration’s economic approach to Beijing, with some White House advisers pushing the president to move away from the Trump-era policies he criticized and others arguing that Biden risks being seen as weak on China if he relents. Some officials have grown frustrated that U.S. trade relations with China are still defined by pol
CBS NewsManhattan D.A. opposes effort to dismiss charges against Trump Org.
The company and former CFO Allen Weisselberg asked a judge in January to dismiss the criminal fraud and tax evasion case.
Associated PressAppeals court: Florida law on social media unconstitutional
A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, dealing a major victory to companies who had been accused by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis of discriminating against conservative thought. A three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously concluded that it was overreach for DeSantis and the Republican-led Florida Legislature to tell the social media companies how to conduct their work under the Constitution's free speech guarantee.
Yahoo NewsCheney and Pence take the fight to Trump, from Georgia to Wyoming
The battle for the Republican Party is entering a new phase, and Rep. Liz Cheney sounded the first shot of it on Sunday evening, saying, “We face a threat we have never faced before: a former president attempting to unravel our constitutional republic.”
Associated PressPence push for Kemp caps end of Georgia primary campaign
Former Vice President Mike Pence made an in-person push for Gov. Brian Kemp's reelection a day before the Republican incumbent faces his biggest challenge from a GOP candidate backed by Pence's old boss. Ex-President Donald Trump, meanwhile, held a telephone rally moments after Pence finished speaking to champion the candidacy of former U.S. Sen. David Perdue. Trump urged Perdue to enter the primary as retribution for Kemp not going along with Trump’s effort to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden in Georgia in 2020.
Yahoo NewsHouse Ethics Committee investigating Cawthorn trading, staffer affair allegations
The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., for accusations of insider dealing in cryptocurrency and allegations of an improper affair with one of his staff members.
Associated PressNext New York lieutenant governor to be sworn in Wednesday
U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado will be sworn in Wednesday as New York's next lieutenant governor, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. Hochul said Monday she will issue a proclamation for a special election to fill her fellow Democrat's seat in upstate New York once he resigns. Once a seat becomes vacant, the governor has 10 days to announce a special election held 70 to 80 days later, according to state law.
HuffPostKellyanne Conway Lets Loose On Jared Kushner In New Memoir
"There was no subject he considered beyond his expertise," she said of her former White House colleague.
CBS NewsSenator Chris Van Hollen released from hospital after stroke
The 63-year-old Van Hollen isn't the only high-profile Democrat to be hospitalized for a stroke recently.
USA TODAYAhead of Texas GOP runoff, AG candidate George P. Bush out-fundraises incumbent Ken Paxton
Tuesday's Republican primary runoff for Texas attorney general pits Trump-backed incumbent Ken Paxton against George P. Bush.
USA TODAY'Do you guys know how stupid you are?' Congressional staffers field increasingly abusive calls
Capitol Hill staffers are routinely bombarded by callers venting their frustration at Congress over the Southern border, inflation, abortion rights.
ReutersGeorgia Republicans seen dealing Trump first major defeat in midterm endorsements
Georgia Republicans are expected to reject Donald Trump's campaign to oust Governor Brian Kemp in Tuesday's primary election, though polls show they are likely to back the former football star he has endorsed in their U.S. Senate primary. The former president has backed primary challenges to Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for rejecting his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, which he falsely claims was the result of widespread fraud. While polls show Kemp with a strong lead and Raffensperger locked in a close race, another Trump endorsee, former football great Herschel Walker, looks set to easily snag the Republican nomination to run for U.S. Senate.
USA TODAYPrimaries in 5 states, Biden's 'Quad' meeting, Austin on Ukraine: 5 things to know Tuesday
Georgia's races highlight primaries in five states, President Biden wraps up his Asia trip by meeting the 'Quad' and more news to start your Tuesday.
Yahoo NewsPoll: 61% of Trump voters agree with idea behind 'great replacement' conspiracy theory
A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that more than 6 in 10 Donald Trump voters agree that “a group of people in this country are trying to replace native-born Americans with immigrants and people of color who share their political views.”
Associated PressNew Australian leader Albanese makes whirlwind world debut
Hours after being sworn in as Australia's new prime minister, Anthony Albanese found himself fresh off a jet and thrown into the glare of a global spotlight Tuesday. “You were sworn in and got on a plane, and if you fall asleep while you’re here, it’s OK,” Biden joked as the leaders met at the Quad, an Indo-Pacific security and economic coalition meant as a counterweight to China's growing influence in the region. Biden marveled at Albanese’s stamina.
USA TODAYWar in Ukraine is 'not the United States' fight,' Defense Secretary Austin says: Live updates
Biden told Indo-Pacific leaders Tuesday that they were navigating "a dark hour in our shared history" due to Russia’s brutal war. Live updates.
“It could give millions a chance to finally buy a house or start their business or help their kids get an education, too.”
“You signed a contract…If you don’t want to deal with the financial pressure of debt, don’t take out the loan.”
“Without action from Biden, Black student debt will hinder his agenda with respect to eliminating racial inequities.”
“Blanket relief could end up routing too much relief to those who do not need it and too little to those who do.”
“Unlike a number of other policy issues, student debt relief doesn’t need to be pushed through a narrowly controlled Congress.”