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Redistricting in New York Will Cost a Longtime Democrat a House Seat

Despite an overwhelming sense that the country is headed in the wrong direction, the only way most voters will fire an incumbent is by voting for a different incumbent instead.

Reason

Ousters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election season

More than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Lawmakers touched by gun violence celebrate bipartisan bill: ‘The NRA no longer has authority’

Mark Kelly and Lucy McBath, whose lives were forever changed by gun violence, talk to The Independent

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Key results from Tuesday's elections in Alabama, Georgia and Virginia

Virginia's primaries picked challengers to two vulnerable Democrats while Alabama and Georgia held runoff elections.

Roll Call

Crypto-linked super PACs boost spending on primary races

WASHINGTON — Super PACs with ties to the cryptocurrency industry have spent at least $31.2 million in primary races ahead of this year’s midterms, with most of the money coming from a handful of executives at just one company.

Tribune News Service

Crypto-linked super PACs boost spending on primary races - Roll Call

Super PACs connected to the crypto industry are flexing their muscles in this year's primary campaigns as lawmakers consider regulations.

Roll Call

Why a California Democrat’s ‘red flag’ gun proposal might become law

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday advanced a comprehensive package of gun reforms that would, among other things, raise the age required to legally purchase semiautomatic rifles, restrict high-capacity ammunition magazines and create stiff gun storage requirements.

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Sister's death drives lawmaker's push for gun reform

"This trauma has been with me all my life," U.S. Rep. Salud Carbaja told Axios.

Axios

House Judiciary Committee advances gun control bill

WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday with swath of gun control proposals, setting up a floor vote as early as next week.

Tribune News Service

House Judiciary Committee debates gun control bill amid recent deadly shootings

WASHINGTON — Voices cracked and emotions ran high as the House Judiciary Committee opened a meeting Thursday to vote on a bill with a swath of gun control proposals, the first push on broad legislation after a recent rash of mass shootings across the country.

Tribune News Service

Biden to demand ‘commonsense laws’ to combat gun violence in surprise primetime remarks after mass shootings

House Democrats are considering new gun control measures in wake of recent massacres

The Independent UK

Congresswoman who lost son to gun violence makes impassioned plea for action in hearing

McBath’s son Jordan Davis was shot and killed at the age of 17.

The Independent UK

House Judiciary Committee advances gun control bill - Roll Call

Voices cracked and emotions ran high as the House Judiciary panel opened a meeting Thursday on a bill with a swath of gun control proposals.

Roll Call

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

We covered elections in seven states Tuesday, including statewide primaries in Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia and statewide primary runoffs in Texas. Here’s a look at some noteworthy results from battleground races:

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 24 (May 26, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

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At the Races: Divisions on display - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Ballotpedia

An update on this week’s battleground primary results

Welcome to the Thursday, May 26, Brew.

Roll Call

Primaries show uneven power of Trump — and progressives - Roll Call

Many candidates who Donald Trump didn’t endorse still pledged their allegiance to him, a further sign he is the de facto leader of the GOP.

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McBath wins Democratic primary in Georgia’s 7th District

U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath defeated U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux and Donna McLeod in the May 24 Democratic primary in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District near Atlanta. McBath received 63% of the vote, Bourdeaux was second with 31%, and McLeod was third with 6%.

The Guardian - US

Five key takeaways: the US midterm elections

Races from Georgia to Texas were a litmus test of Trump’s hold on the Republican party with some significant losses

Tribune News Service

Lucy McBath defeats Carolyn Bourdeaux in Georgia’s 7th District primary

ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath is in line to win a third term in Congress while her primary opponent, fellow incumbent U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, will be leaving office after just two years.

Los Angeles Times

Georgia Gov. Kemp beats Trump’s hand-picked challenger in GOP primary — will face Stacey Abrams

Tuesday’s primary elections featured the inaugural stop in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 revenge tour — the first opportunities he’s had to unseat Republicans whom he considers disloyal for refusing to acquiesce in his baseless fraud claims.

Roll Call

McBath ousts Bourdeaux in Georgia primary - Roll Call

Georgia Rep. Lucy McBath's decision to run against fellow Democratic Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux in the 7th District Democratic primary paid off.

WEKU

9 primary races to watch Tuesday in Georgia, Texas, Alabama and Arkansas

Georgia holds the political spotlight, as primary races take place in southern states this Tuesday. Here are nine contests we're keeping an eye on.

The Independent UK

Greene seat, 2 Democratic primaries among top US House races

One of the last remaining anti-abortion Democrats in Congress faces the political fight of his life in Texas

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