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primary election in history on Tuesday to [Ed Gallrein](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/ed-gallrein-kentucky-republican-house-election.html), a farmer and former US Navy Seal backed by Donald Trump. Massie’s ousting after nearly 14 years was proof that Trump still
Trump administration announced last week that it was nominating Mastriano to serve as ambassador to Slovakia. ## What about lieutenant governor? Incumbent Austin Davis will be the Democratic candidate, while Republicans are choosing between Jason Richey
influence the midterm elections.** Ten Democratic senators, including minority leader Chuck Schumer, met with the party’s top election officials last week to run through a series of extreme scenarios that could play out, [Politico
Trump. I think it’s going to be less likely that he gets certain things through,” Renee Cross, senior executive director at the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, told
influence of Black and other minority voters.** Here’s more of that statement from [Louisiana](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/louisiana) attorney general **Liz Murrill** and Republican governor **Jeff Landry**: > double quotation markYesterday’s historic Supreme Court victory
Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump). Some Democratic operatives saw the party’s primary as a key test of whether the “Mamdani moment” – in Zohran Mamdani [reshaping New York’s mayoral race](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/zohran-mamdani-mayor-new-york-city) last year
influencer, said LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman’s odds of winning improved on the site because “the public has so little faith in California’s elections that they just assume Democrats are going to dramatically
primary, and for years Clyburn served as the No. 3 Democrat in Congress. "And before Barack Obama came along, he was the highest-ranking African American ever in United States history in the legislative
influence the results. In Georgia, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger [declined](https://www.npr.org/2021/11/04/1052448136/in-his-new-book-georgias-top-voting-official-goes-deep-on-infamous-call-with-tru) Trump's request to "find" 11,780 votes. In Michigan, Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson had armed protesters [descend
Trump took a muted approach as he sidestepped questions on Taiwan. A White House readout of the meeting published later also omitted mention of the country. ## **At least 24 killed in Kyiv
Republicans were on the verge of passing the immigration enforcement funding, but some [withdrew their support over concerns](https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5831005:x) about the $1.8 billion fund and Trump's White House ballroom plans. The ballroom
Trump administration](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/27/joe-biden-sue-department-of-justice-records-00937987) in an effort to block the release of recorded interviews with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the Justice Department during a now-shuttered probe of whether he had mishandled
primary challenger. The president searched for a [“warm body”](https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-speech-verst-logistics-hebron-kentucky-march-11-2026/) to run against the “third rate Grandstander” and eventually found one in Gallrein, a fifth-generation farmer and failed state Senate candidate. Trump
primary votes are held on 18 August. With little time left to make changes, the staff of Republican governor Ron DeSantis has reportedly been drafting a map in secret to be presented on Tuesday
Republican runoff winner. [In the GOP primary](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5823613/georgia-primaries-elections-governor-senate), Lt. Gov. Burt Jones will compete against healthcare executive Rick Jackson next month. **Yesterday, Trump said he was an hour away from deciding to launch
primary tomorrow, the results will be a [test of Trump's power of political retribution](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5788979/trump-indiana-primary-redistricting-retribution-midterm-election). **After an NPR investigation, lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill in Congress aiming to stop "claim sharks
Republicans in the state legislature to get his priorities through — and readily punish detractors by wielding his line-item veto. Last year, he [killed 16 spending projects](https://www.nola.com/news/politics/jeff-landry-targeted-republicans-with-line-item-vetoes/article_b020e78d-c5fc-4f94-ac62-7726890d2860.html) in districts held
primaries](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/17/cyrpto-super-pac-illinois-primaries-00784504?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it) through its network of PACs. Both industries are also spending big on Washington lobbyists to ensure their influence continues past Election Day. The AI lobby in particular has ballooned in recent
primary, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, a former Democratic candidate for the Senate [and a partner at Ascend Strategy Labs](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/republican-primary-runoff-texas)*,* a social justice consulting firm in Austin, said that “if Ken Paxton becomes