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US Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas fends off challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Steve Womack has won the Republican nomination for his seat in northwest Arkansas, fending off a longshot challenge on the right from a state legislator. Womack, the...

Mar 5, 2024

Haley wins a Super Tuesday election in Vermont despite losing elsewhere to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has scored a surprise victory on Super Tuesday, upsetting Donald Trump to win Vermont. That victory will do little to dent Trump's primary dominanc...

Mar 5, 2024

Hudson reelected to Arkansas Supreme Court; chief justice race too early to call

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Justice Courtney Hudson has been reelected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in a victory that will also hand Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders a new appointment to the court...

Mar 5, 2024

Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee faces tough reelection bid after mayoral loss

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - An unusually tight race is brewing for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's seat after she lost her bid to become Houston's mayor last year. The campaign is among a few compe...

Mar 5, 2024

Sarah Stewart wins Republican nomination for Alabama chief justice

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Supreme Court Justice Sarah Stewart, who was part of a court majority that ruled frozen embryos are considered children under a state law, has won the Republican nomina...

Mar 5, 2024

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz awaits winner of Democratic primary after clinching the GOP nomination

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has officially locked up the GOP nomination for a third term and awaits the winner of a wide field of Democratic challengers. Cruz had no major primary oppo...

Mar 5, 2024

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore wins Republican 14th US House District nomination

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore won the Republican nomination for the 14th U.S. House District in North Carolina on Tuesday, aided by Republican lawmakers who redrew the district to help the Ki...

Mar 5, 2024

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein wins Democratic primary for governor

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, a prolific fundraiser with a history of consumer advocacy along with vocal opposition to Republican policies, won the Democratic gubern...

Mar 5, 2024

Venezuela sets its presidential election for July 28 as the opposition candidate remains barred

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's highly anticipated presidential election will take place July 28 - the birthday of the country's late fiery leader Hugo Chvez - officials announced Tuesday, plowi...

Mar 5, 2024

Haitian prime minister lands in Haiti as he tries to return home to quell gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's embattled prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday as he tried to return to Haiti to quell a surge in violent gang attacks, officials said. Officials told T...

Mar 5, 2024