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.
GOP unity? Some aim for reconciliation after tough primaries
Two days after losing a bitter primary to a rival she once deemed a “sellout” for occasionally working with Democrats, Katie Arrington appeared at a “unity rally” to urge South Carolina Republicans to come together and back Rep. Nancy Mace in the fall general election.
Trump loyalist Mo Brooks — spurned by Trump and reeling from a Senate primary loss — now says he'll testify about the Capitol riot if subpoenaed
Until recently, Brooks was a staunch ally of Donald Trump and even pleaded for the former president's re-endorsement amid his failed Senate campaign.
news.yahoo.comGinni Thomas responds to 1/6 panel, hearings stretch to July
Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON — (AP) — The House's Jan. 6 committee plans to continue its public hearings into July as its investigation of the Capitol riot deepens. “It’s our expectation that we will keep talking and trying to get her to come in,” said Thompson, D-Miss. Thomas has previously said she "can't wait to clear up misconceptions," suggesting she would comply with the panel's request to testify. The committee had been scheduled to conclude this first round of public hearings in June. ___For full coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings, go to https://www.apnews.com/capitol-siegeCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comWomen for Trump co-founder and Jan. 6 rally organizer: Trump is ‘disconnected from the base’
A co-founder of Women for Trump and an organizer of the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally spoke out against former President Trump following Rep. Mo Brooks‘s (R-Ala.) loss to Katie Britt in the Alabama GOP Senate primary Tuesday. Trump, who initially endorsed Brooks in the race, announced earlier this month that he would transfer his…
news.yahoo.comTakeaways: Trump's conditional loyalty, new warning for left
Meanwhile, moderate Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser won her Democratic primary, offering a fresh warning to progressives. Takeaways from the latest round of midterm primary elections:LOYALTY RUNS ONE WAYThroughout his life in business, entertainment and, eventually, politics, Trump demanded loyalty from those around him. Trump initially backed Brooks, but rescinded that endorsement after the campaign got off to a lackluster start. Then, less than two weeks before the runoff, Trump backed Katie Britt, a candidate more oriented toward the GOP establishment but someone whose victory seemed more assured. Her victory allows Trump to take credit for the win — even if he waited until the last minute to back her.
wftv.comTakeaways: Trump's conditional loyalty, new warning for left
A Republican who was backed by Donald Trump at the last minute prevailed on Tuesday in an Alabama Senate runoff. Meanwhile, moderate Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser won her Democratic primary, offering a fresh warning to progressives.
news.yahoo.comBritt wins tumultuous Alabama Senate race scrambled by Trump
Trump eventually endorsed Britt in the race’s final stretch after she emerged as the top vote-getter in the state’s May 24 primary. She will face Democrat Will Boyd in November in the overwhelmingly Republican state. “We are sending to Washington, D.C., the exact opposite of what we need in the United States Senate. If victorious in November, Britt will be the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama and one of its youngest members. In Georgia, Democratic state Rep. Bee Nguyen defeated former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the secretary of state's race.
wftv.comElection 2022: Britt beats Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff
Britt and Mo Brooks face off in the June 21 runoff that will decide the Republican nominee. Trump eventually endorsed Britt in the race’s final stretch after she emerged as the top vote-getter in the state’s May 24 primary. But the Alabama Senate runoff has drawn particular attention both because of the drama surrounding Trump's endorsement and the fact that the winner will likely prevail in November in a state Trump won twice by more than 25 percentage points. Trump initially endorsed Brooks in the spring of 2021, rewarding an ardent champion of his baseless claims of a stolen election. While Brooks, 68, and Britt, 40, have similar views, their race represents a clash between two wings of the party and different generations.
wftv.comElection 2022: Trump endorsement flip scrambles Alabama race
Election 2022 FILE - Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., talks with the media after voting in Alabama's state primary in Huntsville, Ala., May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) (Vasha Hunt)MONTGOMERY, Ala. — (AP) — Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks has run his race for Senate embracing former President Donald Trump's election lies. “I was proud to stand with Mo Brooks on that stage that day,” said Amy Kremer, chair of Women for America First. Trump initially endorsed Brooks in the spring of 2021, rewarding an ardent champion of his baseless claims of a stolen election. And in Georgia, Democratic state Rep. Bee Nguyen is trying to defeat former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the secretary of state’s race.
wftv.comThe Trailer: Three things to watch this primary day
Also, how is Trump’s endorsement record doing and why does it matter? Here are three things to watch:#1: In Alabama, Trump belatedly aligns himself with the party establishmentThis Senate primary has been one of the season’s oddest Republican contests. AdvertisementIn Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, Rep. Elaine Luria (D) won the seat in 2018. Closer to D.C., there’s Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. AdvertisementAs she catches us up on the Alabama Senate race, my colleague Hannah Knowles describes Trump’s endorsement record so far as “shaky.” And that’s spot on.
washingtonpost.comElection 2022: Trump endorsement flip scrambles Alabama race
Election 2022 FILE - Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., talks with the media after voting in Alabama's state primary in Huntsville, Ala., May 24, 2022. “I was proud to stand with Mo Brooks on that stage that day,” said Amy Kremer, chair of Women for America First. Trump initially endorsed Brooks in the spring of 2021, rewarding an ardent champion of his baseless claims of a stolen election. While Brooks and Britt have similar views, their race represents a clash between two wings of the party and different generations. And in Georgia, Democratic state Rep. Bee Nguyen is trying to defeat former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the secretary of state’s race.
wftv.comWhat to watch in Alabama Senate runoff, DC mayor's race
Election 2022 What to Watch FILE - Mo Brooks speaks to supporters at his watch party for the Republican nomination for U.S. Britt comes into Tuesday’s runoff with a fundraising advantage and a shiny new endorsement from Trump, which came a couple of weeks after the primary. State Rep. Bee Nguyen, backed by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams, is trying to defeat former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the secretary of state’s race. Republicans also have high hopes of knocking off 30-year Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop in southwest Georgia's 2nd District. In central Virginia’s 7th District, six candidates are jockeying to take on Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer.
wftv.comTrump endorses Katie Britt in Alabama Senate race
Election 2022 Alabama Senate FILE - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt talks to supporters during her watch party on May 24, 2022, in Montgomery, Ala. Former President Donald Trump on Friday, June 10, endorsed Britt in an Alabama U.S. Senate race, doubling down on his decision to spurn his previous choice in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File) (Butch Dill)MONTGOMERY, Ala. — (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Katie Britt in an Alabama U.S. Senate race, doubling down on his decision to spurn his previous choice in the Republican primary. Trump called Britt "an incredible fighter for the people of Alabama." Katie Britt, on the other hand, is a fearless America First Warrior." “President Trump knows that Alabamians are sick and tired of failed, do-nothing career politicians," she said in a statement.
wftv.comWhat we know about Trump's actions as insurrection unfolded
Members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection are holding their first prime-time hearing to share what they have uncovered about then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Jan. 6 panel's 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to rioters
The House Jan. 6 panel has interviewed more than 1,000 people who were directly or indirectly involved in the U.S. Capitol insurrection as it's probed the violent attack and former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented efforts to overturn his election defeat.
Mo Brooks gets into fiery exchange with Fox News host over 2020 election
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) got into a fiery argument with a guest “Fox News Sunday” host over the 2020 presidential election, which Brooks repeatedly claimed was stolen and riddled with fraud. When Brooks pressed his claims of voter fraud and pushed for tighter election laws, guest host Sandra Smith countered that effort after effort had…
news.yahoo.comMo Brooks success in Alabama primary explains GOP gun politics
The rise, fall and semi-rise of Brooks encapsulates the power that gun rights hold inside Republican politics, particularly in deep red southern and western states and despite national polling showing overwhelming national support for some restrictions on gun ownership.
washingtonpost.comKatie Britt, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate runoff
Election 2022 Alabama Senate Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt arrives to talk with supporters during a watch party, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Montgomery, Ala. (Photo/Butch Dill) (Butch Dill)MONTGOMERY, Ala. — (AP) — Alabama's Republican primary for U.S. Senate is going to a June runoff between Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks after neither candidate captured a majority of the vote. Britt is Shelby’s former chief of staff and the former leader of the Business Council of Alabama. They will advance to a June 21 runoff, which is required if no candidate captures more than 50% of the initial vote. Outside groups have pumped more than $20 million into the Alabama race to either support or oppose one of the frontrunners. “Trump gets 95% of them right, but on this one I’m going to stand with Brooks,” said McCuiston, a retired businessman.
wftv.comForsaken by Trump, Brooks finds a second wind in Alabama senate race
Brooks’s campaign saved up for a final push, airing more than $600,000 worth of ads in the last month of the race, according to data from the media tracking firm AdImpact. Whoever emerges as the nominee in the Republican-dominated state has vowed to bring Trump’s brand of politics to the Senate. In the aftermath, Brooks avoided criticizing Trump himself, instead blaming his advisers for misleading him. AdvertisementThe clash echoes the 2017 Alabama Senate primary, when the Senate Leadership Fund spent millions bashing Brooks. And Brooks has been attacked for being soft on ISIS terrorists because of votes for requiring congressional authorization for military operations.
washingtonpost.comTough GOP race for Shelby seat in Alabama closes with flurry
(AP Photo/Kim Chandler) (Kim Chandler)HOMEWOOD, Ala. — (AP) — Republican Senate hopefuls made last-minute pitches to primary voters Monday in the tight race for the GOP nomination for seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Richard Shelby. Brooks, a six-term congressman from north Alabama, is banking on his long history with Alabama voters to overcome his feud with Trump. “If you’re a conservative Republican I would submit to you that I’m the only proven conservative in this race. Britt said while her experience would allow he to “hit the ground running” she would bring a fresh perspective to Washington. Lillie Boddie of Florence, small business owner Karla M. Dupriest of Mobile and Jake Schafer also are on the ballot.
wftv.comGOP primary race for Alabama Senate seat turns bitter
Election 2022-Alabama Senate Alabama Republican Senate candidate Katie Britt speaks to a GOP club meeting on March 1, 2022, in Opelika, Ala., on May 16, 2022. The Alabama race is one of several bitterly contested GOP primaries for open Senate seats. Trump further scrambled the Alabama race this spring when he rescinded his endorsement of Brooks. Both Britt and Durant have courted Trump’s nod, but he has so far stayed out of the Alabama race. But Jones, who was the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in over two decades, lost the following election.
wftv.comGOP primary race for Alabama Senate seat turns bitter
Alabama’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby has become a bitter high-dollar contest with the three strongest contenders jockeying for the nomination. The leading candidates are U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks who won — and then lost — former President Donald Trump’s backing in the race; Katie Boyd Britt, the former leader of Business Council of Alabama and Shelby’s former chief of staff; and Mike Durant, an aerospace company owner best known as the helicopter pilot whose capture during a U.S. military mission in Somalia was chronicled in the “Black Hawk Down" book and subsequent movie. David Mowery, an Alabama-based political consultant said the race has an up-for-grabs feel.
news.yahoo.comNorth Carolina Senate race tests Trump's endorsement power
When Ted Budd won a surprise endorsement from former President Donald Trump last year, he was a little-known congressman running for a Senate seat in North Carolina against some of the state’s most recognizable Republicans, including a former governor.
High court's Alabama ruling sparks alarm over voting rights
The Supreme Court’s decision to halt efforts to create a second mostly Black congressional district in Alabama for the 2022 election has sparked fresh warnings that the court is eroding the Voting Rights Act and reviving the need for Congress to intervene.
EXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rally
The House panel investigating the Jan_ 6 Capitol insurrection has focused some of its early work on the planning behind a massive rally at which President Donald Trump falsely claimed to have won reelection and told his supporters to “fight like hell.”.