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Voters Head to Polls in Key States, Setting the Stage for Midterms

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Voters are gearing up for a key primaries with razor-tight races in six states, including Iowa where Democrats are hoping to win a Senate seat in the traditionally Republican state. Meanwhile in California, former reality star Spencer Pratt is gaining late momentum in his push to lead Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city. NBC’s Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY.

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Voters cast ballots in several states as California governor primary goes down to the wire – live

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Voters cast ballots in several states as California governor primary goes down to the wire – live

California voters must decide top two candidates to advance in governor’s race; Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico also hold primariesSign up for the Breaking News US emailCalifornia elections: governor, LA mayor and Congress at stake Californians are frustrated and underwhelmed as they head to the polls to cast their ballots in Tuesday’s primary election, where voters will eliminate all but two candidates in the volatile race for governor, the messy battle for Los Angeles mayor and a series of high-stakes congressional contests.In the marquee race to succeed term-limited Democratic governor Gavin Newsom a trio of new surveys shows Democrat Xavier Becerra pulling slightly ahead as progressive Tom Steyer and Republican Steve Hilton scrap for the second-place spot to advance in the state’s nonpartisan primary. Continue reading...

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Trump ‘suddenly taking losses’ from ‘own friends’ as key leverage crumbles: report

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Trump ‘suddenly taking losses’ from ‘own friends’ as key leverage crumbles: report

President Donald Trump has increasingly faced pushback from his “own friends and allies” in recent weeks leading to a series of “losses,” Punchbowl News reported on Tuesday, a dynamic that the outlet attributed to the president’s most powerful point of leverage crumbling in real time.“President Donald Trump is suddenly taking losses from his own friends and allies, especially on Capitol Hill,” Punchbowl News’ report reads.For instance, Trump’s White House ballroom project is in “serious jeopardy” as GOP senators sour at the $1 billion ask for ballroom security. Trump’s proposal for the creation of a new battleship fleet named after himself also hit a speedbump as Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee expressed a “wave of skepticism,” Punchbowl News reported on Monday.Trump’s $1.7 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has also sparked fierce pushback from GOP lawmakers, and this week, House Republicans may end up supporting a bill to provide $600 million in aid to Ukraine, a bill that Punchbowl News reported “Trump is certain to oppose.”The cause for the recent uptick in GOP defiance, Punchbowl News argued, was the primary election season wrapping up around the nation. Trump’s endorsements – “worth more than ever in GOP primaries,” Punchbowl News’ report reads – are no longer a threat for lawmakers who’ve made it past their primaries unscathed. As such, GOP lawmakers are “suddenly finding it advantageous to oppose” the president.Punchbowl News flagged the wave of GOP opposition to Trump’s $1.7 billion fund – established to award payouts to his supporters who claim to have been unfairly targeted by the Biden administration’s Justice Department – as a key example of Trump’s leverage on his own party having waned. “At least a dozen GOP senators said Monday that the White House’s attempt to quell the uproar over Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund wasn’t enough to win their support for advancing the immigration-centric package – something that should unify them,” Punchbowl News’ report reads.

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California elections: governor, LA mayor and Congress at stake as the state braces for turbulence

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California elections: governor, LA mayor and Congress at stake as the state braces for turbulence

There is little sign of clarity in the closing stretch of a campaign season for governor, Congress and LA mayorUS politics – live updatesCalifornians are frustrated and underwhelmed as they head to the polls to cast their ballots in Tuesday’s primary election, where voters will eliminate all but two candidates in the volatile race for governor, the messy battle for Los Angeles mayor and a series of high-stakes congressional contests.In the marquee race to succeed term-limited Democratic governor Gavin Newsom a trio of new surveys shows Democrat Xavier Becerra pulling slightly ahead as progressive Tom Steyer and Republican Steve Hilton scrap for the second-place spot to advance in the state’s nonpartisan primary. Meanwhile, voters in Los Angeles remain divided over whether to stand by embattled mayor Karen Bass or to elevate her challengers. Continue reading...

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Tuesday is a big primary day. Here are key races to watch

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Tuesday is a big primary day. Here are key races to watch

Six states — California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico — hold elections on Tuesday. Here are key races to follow.

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Tense California governor’s race comes to a head: Key primaries to watch Tuesday

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Tense California governor’s race comes to a head: Key primaries to watch Tuesday

Voters in half a dozen states will vote in primaries on Tuesday, with the spotlight on the race to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Democrats crowded into the wide-open race, raising concerns that the splintered field could open the door for Republicans. But after controversy squeezed Democrat Eric Swalwell out of the running, support…

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Trump makes late-night endorsements in six states ahead of Tuesday primaries, including California

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Trump makes late-night endorsements in six states ahead of Tuesday primaries, including California

The president called Gavin Newsom 'Gavin Newscum' and said crime is increasing and taxes are the highest in the country.

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Democrat Strategist TORCHES Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Suggests Spencer Pratt Could Win Based on Voter Anger (VIDEO)

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Democrat Strategist TORCHES Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Suggests Spencer Pratt Could Win Based on Voter Anger (VIDEO)

Democrat strategist Melissa DeRosa appeared on FOX News today and absolutely slammed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, noting that even though she has the establishment machine fully behind her campaign, she can't break past 27 percent in polling. The post Democrat Strategist TORCHES Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Suggests Spencer Pratt Could Win Based on Voter Anger (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Scathing ruling blasts Trump's 'political revenge' on blue state

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Scathing ruling blasts Trump's 'political revenge' on blue state

A federal judge in Colorado has put a stop to the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, slamming the move as an effort to exact political revenge on the state.According to The Colorado Sun, Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson called the administration's plans to transfer NCAR's supercomputing facility to the University of Wyoming “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.”NCAR is a critical facility for climate research, studying changes to Earth's atmosphere. The Trump administration has long sought to marginalize climate research.But beyond that ideological issue, Jackson agreed with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), the plaintiff in the case, "that breaking off parts of NCAR, dismantling projects and potentially firing thousands of employees was intended by Trump and agency officials as direct political revenge."Colorado has been the subject of Trump's fury multiple times since taking office, including over the imprisonment of Tina Peters, a far-right election conspiracy theorist who tampered with voting equipment to try to prove the 2020 election was stolen. Peters was released on parole this month as part of a highly controversial commutation by outgoing Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.The state's senators have been fighting tooth and nail to preserve NCAR, even obstructing national spending bills in protest.

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