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Election 2022: Britt beats Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump took the u...

Jun 21, 2022

Bowser wins Democratic primary for mayor in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser won the Democratic primary on Tuesday, overcoming a progressive rival and virtually guaranteeing that she will win a third consecutive term to l...

Jun 21, 2022

Kiggans snags GOP nomination to face Virginia’s Rep. Luria

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - State senator and Navy veteran Jen Kiggans won the Republican nomination Tuesday in Virginia's coastal 2nd Congressional District. Kiggans, a nurse practitioner, will go on to fac...

Jun 21, 2022

Nguyen is Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state

ATLANTA (AP) - State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November. Nguyen defeated former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in a primary runoff election to ...

Jun 21, 2022

South Dakota attorney general convicted in impeachment trial

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday convicted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg in an impeachment trial over a 2020 car crash in which he killed a pedestrian. The conviction triggers...

Jun 21, 2022

Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar declared winner in Texas recount

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A recount in Texas affirmed Democrat U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar as the winner Tuesday of his primary race against progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros, who had trailed by fewer th...

Jun 21, 2022

Dem senator says agreement on gun violence bill is at hand

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators have moved to the brink of an agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill, Democrats' lead negotiator said Tuesday, potentially teeing up votes this week on an incremental b...

Jun 21, 2022

1/6 panel focuses on Trump's pressure on elected officials

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House 1/6 committee outlined on Tuesday Donald Trump's relentless pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election, aiming to show it led to widespread personal threats on the...

Jun 21, 2022

Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an 'abject failure'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Law enforcement authorities had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, the Texas public...

Jun 21, 2022

Earl and Countess of Wessex to underscore UK-Cyprus ties

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - The Earl and Countess of Wessex met Tuesday with the president of Cyprus as part of a three-day visit to the former British colony to underscore close bilateral ties and to meet...

Jun 21, 2022