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Andy Burnham has accepted £345,000 in donations… plus Aintree and Glastonbury tickets
Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, has accepted more than £345,000 in political donations since taking office, including corporate hospitality such as tickets to the Aintree races and Glastonbury Festival, according to a Daily Mail investigation. The disclosure raises questions about the influence of donors on a senior Labour figure who is frequently tipped as a potential…
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Rubio’s GOP successor clears key hurdle to finish his six-year Senate term
Republican Senator Ashley Moody has won Florida’s GOP Senate primary, overcoming three challengers to secure the nomination to serve out the remainder of Marco Rubio’s Senate term. The victory, backed by Donald Trump, positions Moody strongly ahead of the general election as she seeks to complete the final two years of the six-year term that…
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Humiliation for Madison Cawthorn as Florida buries candidate burdened by orgy claims and Trump pick goes down in flames
Republican congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn, who was making a political comeback attempt in Florida with an endorsement from Donald Trump, suffered a heavy defeat despite the president’s backing. The result marks another instance of a high-profile Trump-endorsed candidate failing to win over voters, raising questions about the limits of a presidential endorsement in competitive primary…
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Rep Ralph Norman calls Senate hiatus ‘a slap in the face’ while SAVE Act remains stalled
Republican Congressman Ralph Norman of South Carolina has criticised Senate Republican leaders for taking a five-week summer recess while the SAVE Act remains stalled, calling the break “a slap in the face” to voters. He has called on senators to hold round-the-clock votes instead, arguing that stalled legislation should take priority over an extended holiday.…
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Ethics scandal and Trump silence combine to defeat Mills in Florida
Republican congressman Cory Mills has lost his Florida primary after becoming engulfed in a House Ethics Committee investigation and separate sex extortion accusations, with commentators pointing to Donald Trump’s conspicuous silence on the race as the decisive factor in his downfall. Despite Mills having previously secured Trump’s endorsement, the president withheld the vocal backing that…
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Pro-Israel moderate survives primary challenge by socialist insurgent
Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz, a pro-Israel moderate, has defeated a primary challenge from Oliver Larkin, a candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), in Florida. The result is being framed as a significant setback for the party’s far-left wing in its ongoing struggle with the centrist establishment over the future direction of the…
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Boca Raton mayor set to square off against Moskowitz in battleground Florida House race
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) will face off this fall against Republican Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer for his toss-up House seat in Florida, according to Decision Desk HQ. Moskowitz won his primary over Oliver Larkin, a progressive union organizer backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in a race that marked the last congressional…
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Trump-backed Republican survives primary after bucking him on deportations
Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar won her party primary in Florida’s 27th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Miami attorney Michael Arias. Salazar has Donald Trump’s backing but had previously broken with him over his hardline deportation policies, and her primary victory suggests this divergence did not cost her significant support among Republican voters in the…
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Dandiya, Askar duke it out for Frankel’s redistricted Florida House seat
Democrat Pia Dandiya and Republican Casey Askar are projected to win their respective primaries to face off for Florida’s open 22nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Dandiya’s primary victory over attorney Kaysia Earley puts her up for a tought fight against Askar for the seat currently held by Rep. Lois Frankel (D). The…
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Lauf loses contentious Florida House primary despite Trump backing
Catalina Lauf, a congressional candidate endorsed by Donald Trump, has lost the Republican primary for the Florida House seat being vacated by Byron Donalds, bringing to a close one of the most bitter primary contests in the state this cycle. The race turned notably ugly after a rival candidate reportedly referred to Donalds, who is…