Cheney retweets article arguing case for prosecuting Trump is getting stronger
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, retweeted an article on Tuesday that suggested that the case to prosecute former President Trump has gotten stronger. In her tweet on Tuesday, Cheney shared an article from The Dispatch by David French published in response to testimony from former White House aide
Read MoreZeldin wins New York GOP gubernatorial primary
New York Rep. Lee Zeldin is projected to win the state's Republican gubernatorial nomination on Tuesday, setting up a match-up with incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D). The Associated Press called the race at 10:30 p.m. EDT. Zeldin defeated Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani; former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino; and businessman Harry Wilson in the GOP primary. The congressman will likely face an uphill battle against Hochul, who is seen as having a significant cash and incumbency advantage. The nonpa
Read MoreAnderson wins Colorado GOP secretary of state nomination in rejection of Trump election claims
Republican Pam Anderson is projected to capture her party’s nomination for Colorado secretary of state on Tuesday in a primary that will likely be seen as a rejection of former President Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election was stolen, according to The Associated Press. Anderson, a former Jefferson County clerk and recorder, has repeatedly pushed back against the baseless notion that widespread voter fraud robbed Trump of a second term in the White House. That message set her apart from her two primary opponents, including Tina Peters, who echoed Trump’s fals
Read MoreMulvaney: 'Things could get very dark' for Trump after Hutchinson testimony
Former White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney predicted "things could get very dark" for former President Trump after the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 rioting held an explosive hearing on Tuesday that showed Trump intimidated witnesses who testified before the panel. Mulvaney, who resigned from the Trump administration on Jan. 6, 2021, wrote in an opinion piece for USA Today that if Trump or members of his
Read MoreGOP Rep. Palazzo ousted in Mississippi runoff
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell was projected to have unseated incumbent Rep. Steve Palazzo (R) in the GOP primary runoff for Mississippi's 4th Congressional District on Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race at 9:55 p.m. EDT. During the primary earlier this month, a total of six Republicans lined up to challenge Palazzo after he faced an ethics controversy last year. An ethics watchdog group found last year there was “substantial” evidence the Mississippi congressman had misused campaign funds to improve a riverfront home before a sale and unethicall
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