Trump-backed Masters to face Mark Kelly in Arizona Senate race
Venture capitalist Blake Masters is projected to win Arizona’s Republican Senate nomination on Tuesday, setting up a matchup with Sen. Mark Kelly (D). Polls in the lead up to Election Day showed Masters, who was backed by former President Trump, leading a crowded primary field that included businessman Jim Lamon and Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Masters victory is seen as a win for Trump. Both Masters and Lamon
Read MoreBiden will order HHS to consider using Medicaid to support women seeking abortions across state lines
President Biden on Wednesday will sign an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider using Medicaid to pay for expenses for those who cross state lines to seek abortions. The executive order will direct HHS “to consider action to advance access to reproductive healthcare services, including through Medicaid for patients who travel out of state for reproductive healthcare services,” according to a White House fact sheet released on Wednesday. The executive order will be the second that Biden has signed since the conservative Su
Read MoreFive takeaways from primaries in Arizona, Missouri and beyond
Tuesday’s primaries, in many ways, upended expectations. In Kansas, voters rejected a proposed amendment that would have opened the door for state lawmakers to restrict – or even ban – abortions. Meanwhile, in Arizona’s GOP gubernatorial primary, Republicans appear poised to break with former President Donald Trump and his candidate of choice. And in Missouri, a late effort to weaken former Gov. Eric Greitens in the GOP Senate primary proved successful. Here are five takeaways from the primaries in Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Washington.
Read MoreBiden praises Kansas vote to protect abortion rights
President Biden on Tuesday hailed a vote in Kansas rejecting a state constitutional amendment that would have eliminated abortion protections and given the state legislature more power to regulate access to the procedure. The ballot measure was the first time that voters weighed in on abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and it was considered a bellwether of how Americans would respond to
Read MoreVin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, the team said. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles, according to the team, which spoke to family members. “We have lost an icon,” team president and CEO Stan Kasten said in a statement. “His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever.” As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single
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