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Huge climate investment passes US Senate, new ceasefire in Gaza, and more Commonwealth Games gold — as it happened

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Dems rally around abortion. Are they reaching Black voters?

Democratic hopefuls in Wisconsin see abortion as the issue that will carry them to election wins in November, but efforts to reach Black voters on the topic are sparse

The Independent UK

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

On Tuesday, we covered elections in six states—Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Washington. Here are some results highlights:

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John Fetterman will hold his first public event in the Pennsylvania Senate race since having a stroke

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat, next week will hold his first public campaign event since having a stroke that nearly killed him four days before the May primary.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

North Carolina Green Party Scores Major Win in Ballot Access Dispute

The State Board of Elections has allowed the Green Party to register as an official political party amid a signature validity dispute plaguing its House and Senate candidates.

Reason

Donald Trump endorses Leora Levy for US Senate in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. — In a surprise to Republicans, former President Donald Trump endorsed Leora Levy for U.S. Senate on Thursday night — throwing drama into Tuesday’s Republican primary.

Tribune News Service

Democrats sue to keep Green Party off North Carolina ballot

North Carolina Democrats have asked a state court to overturn an elections board vote granting the Green Party official recognition despite allegations of fraud

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 33

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

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Beasley, Budd, and seven other candidates running in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate general election on Nov. 8

Former state supreme court justice Cheri Beasley (D), U.S. Rep Ted Budd (R), and seven others are running in the general election on Nov. 8, 2022, to represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate.

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Turnout for Kansas’ Aug. 2 abortion ballot measure

Welcome to the Thursday, August 4, Brew.

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Libertarian appeal to swing voters could force Georgia elections to runoffs

In Georgia's close, unpredictable elections this year, Libertarian Party candidates could be the wild cards.

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv calls Amnesty report that says Ukrainian forces are putting civilians at risk a ‘perversion’ – as it happened

Kyiv hits back after charity says Russia’s attacks ‘unjustifiable’ but Ukraine’s tactics are endangering civilians. This live blog is closed

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 162 of the invasion

UN to conduct fact-finding mission into deaths of Ukrainian PoWs; US Senate ratifies Sweden and Finland’s accession to Nato

The Guardian - AU

Jan. 6 witness Rusty Bowers has no regrets in GOP race loss

Arizona voters relegated House Speaker Rusty Bowers to the history books after the conservative Republican crossed former President Donald Trump and refused to back his unsupported claims that he lost in 2020 because of fraud

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Will abortion rights give Democrats a shot at the US Senate seat in Missouri? They hope so

Freshly christened Democratic nominee Trudy Busch Valentine walked into Chris’ Pancake and Dining on Wednesday morning and did a lap, shaking the hands of people there to eat — some there to see her, others who just wanted a tall stack of pancakes.

The Independent UK

With Greitens out, independent is new challenge for Schmitt

Republican leaders got their wish with the defeat of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in the U.S. Senate primary

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Eric Schmitt wins Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri

Eric Schmitt won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri on August 2. According to the Missouri secretary of state’s office, Schmitt received 46% of the vote. Vicky Hartzler was second with 22% and Eric Greitens was third with 19%.

The Guardian - US

Republican candidates who deny 2020 election results win key primaries

Victories underscore the continued political potency of the stolen election myth, with most significant win in Arizona

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Kansans reject amendment to provide that the state constitution does not secure a right to abortion

Kansans rejected an amendment to provide that the state constitution does not secure a right to abortion on August 2. With 100% of precincts reporting, the vote was 58.78% ‘No’ to 41.22% ‘Yes’.

WEKU

Talk of 'invasion' moves from the fringe to the mainstream of GOP immigration message

With midterm elections looming, many Republican candidates have embraced increasingly extreme language about immigration. Immigrant advocates worry that such rhetoric stokes fear and hate.

Tribune News Service

Kris Kobach narrowly wins Kansas GOP primary for attorney general in political comeback

Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for state attorney general, promising to weaponize the office against the Biden administration.

The Independent UK

Takeaways: Abortion backlash in Kansas, Greitens' collapse

In one of the biggest days of this year's primary campaign season, red-state Kansas rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion, and voters in Missouri repudiated a scandal-tarred former governor seeking a Senate seat

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Eric Schmitt wins Missouri GOP primary for US Senate; Valentine topping Kunce

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt won Missouri’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating a scandal-plagued former governor and a six-term congresswoman on his way to the nomination.

The Guardian - US

Abortion access, Trump’s sway and US democracy hang in balance in primaries

Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington state vote with Arizona’s ballot being the most closely watched

Salon

Trump backs "ERIC" – but "ERIC" who?

Trump backs "ERIC" in Missouri GOP primary – but there are three "Erics" in the running

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