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War veteran in crucial battleground race expands campaign, sets sights firmly on vulnerable Democrat

RENO, Nev. — An Afghanistan War veteran and Republican running for Senate in what is expected to be one of this year’s most closely watched races is expanding his campaign as he sets his sights firmly on a vulnerable Democratic incumbent. Former U.S. Army Capt. Sam Brown spoke with members of the media, including Fox News Digital, last week after …

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Former Trump official announces major 'Deport Them All' border initiative amid bid to flip crucial Senate seat

LAS VEGAS — EXCLUSIVE: A former Trump official running in one of this year’s crucial battleground Senate races is launching a major initiative to help end the crisis at the southern border amid his effort to oust an incumbent Democrat. Republican Nevada Senate candidate Jeff Gunter, the former U.S. ambassador to Iceland, announced Saturday his “Build the Wall, Deport Them …

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Critics say 11-term Georgia Democratic congressman too old to be re-elected

U.S. Rep. David Scott faces multiple Democratic primary opponents in his quest for a 12th congressional term in a sharply reconfigured suburban Atlanta district. But with early voting underway ahead of the May 21 primary elections, the 78-year-old is ignoring challengers and trying to glide to renomination. Attacks on Scott are in some ways a microcosm of Democrats’ concerns about …

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GOP in battleground states rip Trump trial judge's 'dangerous' ruling

EXCLUSIVE: The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s ongoing New York City trial is taking heat from a rare coalition formed to jointly condemn his “dangerous” gag order ruling that it says “poses a dire threat to our democracy.” The group, made up mostly of prominent Republican candidates running in battleground states crucial to flipping the Senate red in …

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New majority-Black Louisiana House district rejected, November election map still uncertain

A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in January by the Legislature after a different federal judge blocked a map from …

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Top battleground Senate race heats up as party-backed Republican faces onslaught from former Trump official

LAS VEGAS – What is expected to be one of this year’s most closely watched Senate races has morphed into a one-sided slugfest for the Republican nomination as a well-funded former Trump official continues his relentless onslaught against the national party-backed candidate. Dr. Jeffrey Gunter, who served as former President Trump’s ambassador to Iceland, made waves in Nevada last month …

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Republican makes major announcement in push to grow GOP support from once-solid Dem voting bloc

EXCLUSIVE: A Republican running for re-election in a race key to a possible GOP Senate majority made a major announcement Friday aimed at keeping a crucial voting bloc away from the Democrats. Florida Sen. Rick Scott announced the latest ad installment of a multimillion-dollar investment in Hispanic outreach, one that his campaign hopes will continue the demographic’s swing toward the …

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6 Republican candidates for governor of Indiana to debate ahead of primary

Candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana’s next governor will take to the debate stage Tuesday night, two weeks ahead of the state’s May 7 primary election. Each of the six candidates in the competitive, multi-million dollar primary race have cast themselves as an outsider in an appeal to conservative voters, despite five holding statewide roles at some point. Whoever …

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Judge shoots down Texas AG Paxton's attempt to block guaranteed income program

A Houston district judge on Thursday shot down Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to block a guaranteed income program. In Harris County’s 165th Civil Court, Judge Ursula Hall struck down Paxton’s arguments that the Uplift Harris program, which distributes monthly stipends to more than 1,900 low-income residents, is unconstitutional. “If the program does include a public benefit, it does …

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Figures and Dobson to face off in closely watched race for Alabama’s new 2nd Congressional District

Alabama voters decided primary runoffs on Tuesday for the state’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District, setting up a potentially historic November race that could play a part in the battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Shomari Figures, a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, defeated state House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels to win the …

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