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Abortion-rights supporters cheer as the proposed Kansas constitutional amendment that would allow abortion restrictions in the state fails. They were watching election results at the Kansas for Constitutional Freedom watch party in Overland Park.

Abortion rights shockwave rocks the midterms and 3 other takeaways from primaries

12:58pm August 03, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have opened the door to abortion restrictions. Elsewhere, Trump showed strength in GOP races again. Both outcomes will impact the midterms.

How Liz Cheney's attempt to get reelected as Wyoming's member of the House is going

12:03pm August 03, 2022

by Bob Beck

Liz Cheney won her House seat big in 2020. But splitting with Trump over election legitimacy and chairing the Jan. 6 hearings has her trailing a pro-Trump challenger by 20 points in a recent poll.

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Blake Masters, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, speaks to supporters during a campaign event in Tucson.

Talk of 'invasion' moves from the fringe to the mainstream of GOP immigration message

10:32am August 03, 2022

by Joel Rose

With midterm elections looming, many Republican candidates have embraced increasingly extreme language about immigration. Immigrant advocates worry that such rhetoric stokes fear and hate.

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Rep. Peter Meijer narrowly loses to Trump-endorsed challenger in Michigan primary

9:30am August 03, 2022

by Elena Moore

Freshman Republican Rep. Peter Meijer voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.

Mark Finchem, a Republican candidate for Arizona secretary of state, waves to the crowd as he arrives to speak at a rally put on by former President Donald Trump in Arizona on July 22.

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Election denier Finchem wins GOP nomination to oversee voting in Arizona

8:58am August 03, 2022

by Miles Parks

Mark Finchem was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and is a longstanding member of the right-wing extremist group the Oath Keepers.

News brief: Pelosi's Taiwan trip, Kansas keeps abortion legal, key primary results

7:39am August 03, 2022

Pelosi's trip to Taiwan heightens U.S.-China tensions. Kansas voters reject a ballot initiative that would have allowed lawmakers to restrict abortion rights. Five states held primaries on Tuesday.

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A roundup of results from Tuesday's key primaries that took place in 5 states

7:39am August 03, 2022

The elections led to some notable results when it comes to former President Trump's endorsements, Republicans who voted for his impeachment and election deniers.

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Kansans vote to keep abortion legal in the state, reject constitutional amendment

5:53am August 03, 2022

The first major abortion-related ballot initiative since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade has failed in Kansas. The amendment would have greatly tightened abortion laws in the state.

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Blake Masters won the Arizona GOP Senate primary Tuesday night, and will face Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in November in a race that could determine control of the Senate.

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Blake Masters, Trump pick funded by billionaire Thiel, wins Arizona Senate primary

5:33am August 03, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Masters, who beat out a crowded field of primary contenders, will face Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in November in one of the most closely watched races.

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After high-profile pushback, Senate passes help for veterans exposed to toxins

5:11am August 03, 2022

by H.J. Mai

Comedian Jon Stewart was frustrated when Senate Republicans initially blocked a bill to provide expanded health care for military veterans exposed to toxic chemicals. The legislation passed Tuesday.