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Barry Moore wins Republican primary in Alabama’s 1st US House District, ousting incumbent Jerry Carl
By The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Barry Moore has won the Republican nomination in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District after upsetting incumbent Jerry Carl. Alabama’s shifting district lines have led to an unusual and bitter Republican primary battle that pitted two sitting Republican congressman against each other. Moore challenged Carl after being drawn out of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democratic Rep. Colin Allred wins campaign to challenge GOP Sen. Ted Cruz
By Paul J. Weber And Sean Murphy, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL player who broke with his party over President Joe Biden’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, won his Senate primary Tuesday to propel an underdog campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Allred fended off his biggest Democratic challenger, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dick Brewbaker advances to a Republican primary runoff in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
By The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Dick Brewbaker has advanced to Republican primary runoff in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. It is too soon to call the other spot in the runoff. The top two finishers in Tuesday’s Republican primary will advance to an April 16 primary runoff. A runoff is required unless one candidate captures more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!California Senate: Schiff advances to November election to fill Feinstein’s seat
By Michael R. Blood, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff will advance to a November election to decide who will fill the U.S. Senate seat held for three decades by the late Dianne Feinstein. It’s not yet clear who will emerge from a crowded field of contenders to take on Schiff in the fall. California puts all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haitian PM arrives in Puerto Rico after long absence as he struggles to get home to quell violence
By Evens Sanon, Joshua Goodman And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti’s prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, answering a key question on the minds of all Haitians ever since armed gangs plunged the long-suffering Caribbean nation into near anarchy: Where in the world is he? The embattled Ariel Henry, who assumed power following the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shomari Figures and Anthony Daniels advance to Democratic runoff in Alabama’s 2nd US House District
By The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Shomari Figures and Anthony Daniels are advancing to a Democratic runoff in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. The two were the top finishers in a crowded field vying for the party’s nomination for the newly redrawn district. A runoff is required when no candidate captures more than 50% of the primary vote. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden and Trump are dominating Super Tuesday races and moving closer to a November rematch
By Will Weissert, Bill Barrow And Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, were romping to coast-to-coast victories on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race. Biden and Trump had each won Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Maine, Oklahoma, Virginia, North ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas fends off challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary
By Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
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 only one of the state’s four House members who faced a primary challenge on Tuesday, defeated state Sen. Clint Penzo in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haley wins a Super Tuesday election in Vermont despite losing elsewhere to Trump
By Will Weissert, Bill Barrow And Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
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 dominance, however. The former president won 11 other states on Super Tuesday. Haley is the last major rival to Trump standing in a once-crowded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas congressional challengers target GOP’s Tony Gonzales, Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee
By Acacia Coronado, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Democrat U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was trying to keep her seat in Congress on Tuesday, months after losing a bid to become Houston’s mayor. The campaign was among a few competitive House races in Texas for Tuesday’s primaries, including for Republican Rep. Kay Granger’s open seat. Along the Texas-Mexico border, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hudson reelected to Arkansas Supreme Court; chief justice race too early to call
By Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2024
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. Hudson defeated Circuit Judge Carlton Jones in the race for position two on the seven-member court. The two were running to ... Read More »
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