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Rick Brattin wins Republican primary for Missouri seat redrawn to favor GOP, will face longtime House Democrat

Trump-endorsed state lawmaker Rick Brattin has won the Republican nomination for Missouri’s 5th Congressional District, CBS News projects, setting up a battle against an 11-term Democrat in a district that was made dramatically more GOP-leaning last year. Brattin defeated a crowded field of GOP primary candidates Tuesday. Incumbent Rep. Emanuel Cleaver ran for the Democratic…

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Douglas Ollivant projected to win GOP primary in Virginia’s 7th District, setting up race against Rep. Eugene Vindman

Republican Douglas Ollivant is projected to win the GOP primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. He will face Democratic Rep. Eugene Vindman in November.  Ollivant is a former official at the White House’s National Security Council who graduated from West Point. Vindman also served as a lawyer on the National Security Council, and he and…

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John James wins Michigan Republican gubernatorial primary, CBS News projects

U.S. Rep. John James, endorsed by President Trump, is projected to be the winner of Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial primary race in Michigan, according to CBS News.  As of 10:47 p.m., unofficial results showed that James was leading with 155,109 votes to businessman Perry Johnson‘s 111,942. James will go head-to-head against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who…

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Jocelyn Benson wins Michigan Democratic gubernatorial primary, CBS News projects

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is projected to be the winner of Tuesday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary race, according to CBS News. As of 9 p.m., unofficial results show that Benson was winning with 211,877 votes over Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson‘s 38,439 votes. At that time, 17% of the votes had been counted. Benson would go head-to-head…

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Man carrying ammunition arrested near Trump National Golf Club before president’s Southern California trip

A man was arrested near the Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles County over the weekend after authorities found ammunition and a gun inside his car, just days before the president’s planned Southern California visit for a Republican National Committee event on Tuesday.  In a news release shared by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department,…

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Shannon Taylor wins Democratic primary in Virginia district Democrats hope to make competitive

Shannon Taylor has won the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 1st District, CBS News projects, defeating six other candidates seeking the chance to unseat incumbent GOP Rep. Rob Wittman. He’s held the seat since 2007 and has President Trump’s endorsement.  Taylor, the Commonwealth’s attorney for Henrico County, was the front-runner in the race. The 1st District…

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FBI not conducting civil rights investigation into ICE shooting in Maine despite questions about use of force, sources say

The FBI is not conducting a civil rights investigation into the shooting death of a Colombian man in Maine who was killed by a federal immigration officer in July, several sources told CBS News, though the shooting took place under circumstances that have raised questions about the use of force. The deadly encounter between an…

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Morocco blames Ceuta border surge on “exploitation of digital platforms,” misleading info

Morocco is blaming last week’s massive surge of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on various factors, including “malicious exploitation of digital platforms” and the spread of misleading information. Most of the migrants were sent back home by Spanish officials after the sudden — and deadly — border rush. A Moroccan official said late Sunday that…

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