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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state's U.S. Senate seat, center, poses for a selfie with supporters after speaking at a rally in Erie, Pa., on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Dems’ summer rebound makes battle for Senate a toss-up

Buoyed by stronger-than-anticipated polling, solid fundraising and untested rivals, Democrats enter the post-Labor Day campaign sprint with a renewed sense of optimism about their chances of salvaging their Senate majority in the midterm elections.

September 3, 2022
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at a primary Election Day gathering in Jackson, Wyo. Cheney lost to challenger Harriet Hageman in the primary. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Liz Cheney loses primary after taking on Trump

Rep. Liz Cheney, Wyoming Republican, lost her primary battle Tuesday against Harriet Hageman, marking the end, at least for now, of a political dynasty that helped shape GOP politics for over two decades.

August 16, 2022
John Gibbs toasts his supporters as his lead increases against incumbent Peter Meijer in Michigan's 3rd Congressional District at Re/Max of Grand Rapids, Mich., in Kent County on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joel Bissell/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)

Trump-backed candidates score major wins in primary races

Former President Donald Trump's endorsements dominated the primary races in Arizona, underscoring his lingering influence within the Republican Party and the resonance of his stolen-election claims nearly two years after he narrowly lost the state.

August 3, 2022
Arizona Republican U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters speaks to supporters at a campaign party, Wednesday, Aug 2, 2022, in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Trump-backed candidates flex their muscle in Arizona primary

Former President Donald Trump's picks dominated the primary races in Arizona, underscoring his lingering influence over the Republican Party and the resonance of his stolen-election claims nearly two years after he narrowly lost the state.

August 3, 2022
Danette Searle, left, and Tricia Baldwin watch results at an election watch party for Value them Both, a group in favor of a constitutional amendment removing abortion protections from the Kansas constitution, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas voters reject pro-life amendment to state constitution

Kansas voters rejected Tuesday a ballot measure to remove abortion rights from the state constitution, handing a resounding victory to the pro-choice movement in the first popular vote on the issue since the fall of Roe v. Wade.

August 2, 2022
In this Aug. 6, 2020, file photo, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt speaks during a news conference in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) ** FILE **

Eric Schmitt wins Missouri GOP Senate primary

State Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Missouri GOP Senate race Tuesday, emerging victorious in a crowded field of candidates that included disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens and Rep. Vicky Hartzler.

August 2, 2022