Sen. Darline Graham advanced Tuesday to a runoff in South Carolina's crowded Republican Senate primary, extending the fight to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham . Her opponent is not yet determined. Why it matters: The Aug. 25 runoff will almost certainly determine South Carolina's next senator. - Sen. Graham's abbreviated campaign has relied on the immediate advantages of incumbency, President Trump's support and one of the most recognizable names in South Carolina politics. - The eventual Republican nominee will be heavily favored against Democrat Annie Andrews in November in one of the nation's most reliably Republican states. Democrats have not won a U.S. Senate election there since 1998. Driving the news: No candidate won the…
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The Texas primary runoffs have now concluded and major November election matchups are set. And Trump's Justice Department has deleted significant information from the Jan. 6 riot cases.
U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee defeated U.S. Rep. Al Green on Tuesday in the Democratic runoff for Houston's newly redrawn 18th Congressional District. Why it matters: Menefee's victory is set to end Green's two-decade run in Congress. State of play: Menefee received 68.6% (21,678 votes), while Green received 31.4% (9,930 votes) with 61% of votes counted, per the Associated Press . The AP called the election in favor of Menefee about 30 minutes after polls closed Tuesday. - The two were the top vote-getters in the March Democratic primary, but neither won enough support to avoid a runoff. Catch up quick: Menefee already won a special election earlier this year to fill the seat left vacant by former Rep. Sylvester Turner's death . -…
Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, has urged voters in Texas to ensure the delivery of state Attorney General Ken Paxton's expected victory over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary runoff.
Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, has urged voters in Texas to ensure the delivery of state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s expected victory over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primary runoff. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, urged MAGA voters in Texas not to be “complacent” in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primary runoff between incumbent Senator Johyn Cornyn, backed by the Republican Senate leadership, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, backed by President Donald J. Trump, which Paxton is expected to win. Speaking on Stephen K. Bannon’s War Room show , he stressed the importance of turning out to vote, rather than assuming a MAGA victory…Open
