Topline Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) defeated former governor and close Trump ally Sarah Palin in a race for Alaska’s sole House seat, according to state election officials, while Sen. Lisa Murkowski ...
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Trump-Backed Candidates Have Mixed Showing In Midterms—And Trump Is Reportedly Furious
Topline Some Republicans are already pointing the finger at former President Donald Trump for the party’s worse-than-expected showing in Tuesday’s midterm elections, as the former president’s preferre...
Alaska GOP Censures McConnell For ‘Divisive’ Attack Ads Against Trump-Backed Senate Candidate Tshibaka
Topline Alaska’s Republican Party voted Monday night to censure Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for backing a series of attack ads against Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka...
Trump-Backed Bolsonaro Faces Former Leftist President Lula—Here’s What To Know
Topline Brazilian voters are heading to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a polarizing presidential election in which right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, endorsed by former President Donald ...
Trump-Backed Sarah Palin Advances In Alaska House Race
Topline Former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) advanced to the November general election for Alaska’s single House seat alongside three other candidates as part of the state’s new open primaries process that wil...
Trump-Backed Michels Beats Pence-Endorsed Kleefisch In Race For GOP Nomination
Topline Businessman Tim Michels has defeated former Wisconsin Lt. Gov Rebecca Kleefisch in the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary, delivering a major endorsement victory for former Preside...
Trump-Backed Lake Beats Pence-Endorsed Robson In Arizona GOP Governor Primary
Topline Hard-right former television news anchor Kari Lake has defeated attorney Karrin Taylor Robson in the Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary, delivering former President Donald Trump a big wi...
Trump-Backed Senate Candidate Blake Masters Baselessly Suggests Jan. 6 Rioters Were FBI Agents, Report Says
Topline Blake Masters—a controversial Trump-endorsed candidate in Arizona’s GOP Senate primary—suggested in March that many people at the January 6 Capitol riot may have worked for the FBI, according ...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Beats David Perdue In Latest Loss For A Trump-Backed Primary Challenger
Topline Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won the Republican nomination for his state’s gubernatorial race, defeating Trump-endorsed former Sen. David Perdue, according to the Associated Press—dealing a blow to...
Trump-Backed Gov. Candidate Loses GOP Nomination
Topline Jim Pillen has won the Republican nomination for Nebraska governor, the Associated Press said Tuesday evening, defeating Trump-endorsed candidate Charles Herbster, who spent the final weeks of...
Trump-Backed J.D. Vance Wins GOP Nomination In Crowded Field
Topline Trump-endorsed Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance has won Ohio’s Republican Senate primary, the Associated Press projected Tuesday evening, signaling former President Donald Trump’s...