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6 takeaways from the primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and more | CNN Politics
CNN — Pennsylvania Republicans chose a Holocaust denier on Tuesday as their gubernatorial candidate in this year’s midterm elections – but appear to have rejected a far-right Senate candidate. Since Wednesday morning, Mehmet Oz, the famed heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and retired hedge fund executive David McCormick have been locked in […]
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Trump appointed State Department official met with election deniers on January 6 | CNN Politics
CNN — A senior Trump-appointed official at the US State Department met on January 6, 2021 with two activists who were pushing false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The meeting took place on the same day that thousands of Donald Trump supporters descended on the US Capitol. It also came as allies […]
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Trump-backed candidates vie for Republican nominations in West Virginia and Nebraska | CNN Politics
CNN — The next phase of the Republican Party’s fight for dominance will be decided on Tuesday in a key House contest in West Virginia and Nebraska’s gubernatorial primary, where former President Donald Trump is backing a candidate facing… allegations of sexual misconduct. Trump’s influence is felt throughout May’s GOP primaries as candidates clamor for […]