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The Latest Breaking News from Pennsylvania

Pa. has 17,000 GOP mail-in ballots still to count in tight US Senate race between David McCormick and Mehmet Oz

LANCASTER, Pa. — The waiting game for who won Pennsylvania's Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate continued into Thursday — and likely will continue into June.

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'Kill for Thrill' murderer John Lesko's conviction, death sentence for 1980 spree upheld

John Lesko, on Pennsylvania's death row for the "Kill for Thrill" murders 42 years ago, won't get a new trial or a new sentencing hearing. The 3rd U.S. Circuit of Appeals this week rejected his bid for both.

Tribune News Service

Legal watchdog asks Texas Bar to suspend or disbar Ted Cruz for trying to overturn 2020 election

The 65 Project sent a complaint on Wednesday to the Texas bar’s Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel

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Deadlocked Oz and McCormick could bruise Republican unity in Pennsylvania Senate race

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell may believe he dodged a Kathy Barnette bullet in Pennsylvania’s Senate race.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Oz, McCormick at tie in PA with thousands of ballots out

Vote counting in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate dragged into a third day as Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick remained essentially tied with tens of thousands of ballots left to count

The Independent UK

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022)

In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and former V.P. Pence to campaign for Kemp

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022)

In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and another possible incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary in NY

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Harley-Davidson Temporarily Halts Production Due To Supply Chain Issues

Harley-Davidson temporarily announced a stop to production at plants in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin due to supply chain issues in May, 2022.

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Mastriano wins the Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

Doug Mastriano defeated Lou Barletta, Bill McSwain, Dave White, and five other candidates to win the May 17, 2022, Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Tom Wolf (D) was term-limited.

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Seth Meyers on Madison Cawthorn’s loss: ‘A rare treat to watch Republicans tear each other apart’

Late-night hosts discuss the scandal-ridden Trump ally’s loss in the North Carolina GOP primary and Dr Oz’s too-close-to-call race in Pennsylvania

The Guardian - US

Trump: Dr. Oz should "declare victory"

Oz holds a slim lead in Pennsylvania Senate race but David McCormick is closing in as more mail votes are tallied

Salon

Republicans just nominated one of the most radical governor candidates in history

Doug Mastriano may be one of the most radical candidates ever to receive a Republican nod and he has been clear that he will use that power

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Pa. Republican Party chair should resign over Doug Mastriano debacle

Faced with Doug Mastriano’s insurgent candidacy, the state’s Republican leaders chose to do precisely nothing to protect Pennsylvania from a fanatic who would use the power of the governor’s office to try to subvert the laws of the United States.

Tribune News Service

A look at this week’s battleground primary results

Welcome to the Thursday, May 19, Brew.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary is probably headed for a recount

PHILADELPHIA — It’s not over yet. And it might not be for a while.

Axios

Rise of ultra-MAGA right could play into Dems’ hands

The rise of far-right GOP candidates has some Republicans considering voting Democratic this fall.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in Pennsylvania

Counting of mailed ballots in Pennsylvania is drawing renewed scrutiny amid a too-close-to-call U.S. Senate primary between Republicans David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Former President Donald Trump blasted the state’s elections procedures on social media, even though there are no indications of any wrongdoing with those ballots other than…

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Fetterman wins Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman defeated three other candidates in the May 17, 2022, Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, including U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, and Alexandria Khalil. Incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey (R)—who was first elected to the Senate in 2010—did not run for re-election.

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The Conversation

Appealing to Trump (and his base) might have worked in Pennsylvania primaries – but it won't play so well in the midterms

The Pennsylvania primaries of May 17, 2022, proved a good night for Donald Trump, a better one for “Trumpism” and a problem for moderates hoping for a candidate primed to capture the center in the upcoming midterms.

The Independent UK

How Pa. GOP gov pick could turn election lies into action

Doug Mastriano is not the only candidate who won a Republican primary on Tuesday after embracing former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen

The Philadelphia Inquirer

John Fetterman dominated the Pa. Democratic primary for Senate. Here’s how he won

PHILADELPHIA — John Fetterman didn’t just win in Pennsylvania, he trounced his rivals. The lieutenant governor won every single county in the state and had a 30-point lead over U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate with 92% of votes counted Wednesday.

Reason

Pennsylvania Democrats Say Doug Mastriano Is a Danger to Democracy. Why Did They Help Him Win?

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro ran ads that boosted Mastriano's GOP primary campaign. There's no way this strategy could ever backfire, right?

Roll Call

Primaries show divisions are not only between the parties, but within them

Results were mixed on the influence of big endorsements and super PACs in races in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

Salon

GOP drops the flash, keeps the fascism

GOP voters still love Trump — but now realize it's easier for authoritarians to win if they put people to sleep

The Guardian - US

Republican ‘big lie’ supporters triumph in sign of Trump’s enduring power

Hard-right candidates who challenged 2020 result win string of primary victories on a good night too for progressive Democrats

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