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#1 Darline Graham and Ralph Norman Advance to Runoff in South Carolina GOP Senate Primary, CBS News Projects - Kaia Hubbard for CBS News, Adam Morgan, Kelly McCarty, Sunset Beach News, Mona Burns, and ꧁𝓥𝓲𝓸𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓥𝓲𝔁𝓮𝓷29꧂on X
Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman will advance to a runoff later this month in the South Carolina special Republican primary for Senate, CBS News projects, as the two candidates aim to replace Graham's late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the ticket in November. In South Carolina, if no candidate clears 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters in the primary advance to a runoff, which will be held on Aug. 25. Ten candidates faced off in Tuesday's special primary election as they aimed to secure the Republican nomination and take on Democrat Annie Andrews in November...
#2 David Crowley Pulls off Upset Over Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s Democratic Primary for Governor - Adam Edelman for NBC News, Maria Mel, Algernon Fross, Myron J Clifton/The Rev. Dr. Auntie Michelle She/Her, Matt Berman, and JSRagman on X
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s race for governor, NBC News projects, dealing a major upset to democratic socialist Francesca Hong. The result marks a dramatic turnaround for Crowley, who had dropped out of the race roughly a month ago after initially struggling to gain traction, only to re-enter days later with outgoing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ endorsement. Hong, a state lawmaker from Madison, had led in the polls in the final stretch of the race, but faced growing scrutiny over her past controversial positions and general election viability. Her loss is a setback for progressives, who have found success in other high-profile primaries around the country this year against establishment-backed candidates...
#3 Amy Klobuchar Promises to Be a ‘Transformative Governor’ After Primary Win - CNN, Steve Lessner, Joanne/Caleb Jephunneh, Dustin Grage/Amy Lou, Common Sense with Chad Law, and Walt Hayes on X
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar promised to govern for the people of Minnesota and fight back against President Donald Trump as she turns her sights to the November general election.#4 Lindell Loses Republican Minn. Gov Race to Lisa Demuth - NEWSMAX, Elena, Dustin Grage/Mike Geyen, O’Keefe Media Group/Oiler's Nathan, Eric Daugherty, and John Solomon on X
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth won the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, setting up a November showdown with Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar for the open seat being vacated by Gov. Tim Walz. Demuth emerged from a seven-candidate Republican field that included MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, and businessman Kendall Qualls. Newsmax and Decision Desk HQ called the race for Demuth nearly three hours after the polls closed. With 26% of the vote counted, Demuth had 44.1%, followed by Lindell (31.3%), Qualls (20.3%), and four other candidates...
#5 Ex-New Jersey Mayor, Her Husband Charged for Using Fake Ballot Signatures After She Pleaded Guilty to DUI - Landon Mion for Fox News, John Holloway, Betsy Roy, Courier-Post, Wake Up NJ New Jersey, and SueD63 on X
A former New Jersey mayor who previously pleaded guilty in a DUI case involving her child is facing new charges alongside her husband after prosecutors alleged false signatures appeared on her nominating petition for a Democratic primary race. Gina LaPlaca, the former mayor of Lumberton Township who remains a member of the township committee, was charged with making a false statement under oath, knowingly filing a false petition, tampering with public records, and falsifying or tampering with records, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday...
#6 Duffy’s Son-In-Law Wins GOP Primary for Open Tiffany House Seat - Sarah Fortinsky for The Hill, M. A. Rothman, TV-Recaps-Reviews, #TuckFrump, Grace Lidia Suarez/CNN, and NoVA WineMom on X
Michael Alfonso, the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, was projected to win the GOP primary for the open congressional seat in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Alfonso, a 26-year-old political newcomer, was bolstered by the support of President Trump and by his father-in-law, who represented the congressional district for nearly a decade. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) succeeded Duffy in 2020 but declined this year to run for another term, instead opting to run for governor...
#7 Trump’s Vaccine Order Hands Some MAHA Voters a Win. It Also Gives Democrats an Attack Line - Ali Swenson for AP, WPLG Local 10 News, Sharyl Attkisson/U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., Howard Beale, Revival Nation News, and Zach Jones - Secretary of Psyops on X
President Donald Trump pivoted the nation’s attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunization schedule and space out shots into separate visits. After acting to overhaul the nation’s vaccine policy and guidance, the Trump administration had recently largely stepped back from additional changes to focus on less controversial subjects, raising questions over the political impetus behind and implications of the Republican president’s renewed focus on vaccines. For well over a decade, Trump has expressed his view — against medical groups’ guidance — that childhood vaccines should be administered in smaller doses over a long period of time. The executive order sought to bear out that discredited theory...
#8 What to Know About Elon Musk’s Massive $16.8 Billion Chip Factory - Max Zahn for ABC News, Elon Musk/CyberIQ, For King Jesus Christ, DogeDesigner, Noway, and MI Biloxi on X
Elon Musk plans to build a $16.8 billion chip factory that he says is set to become the largest building in the world. Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, announced the project as chip manufacturers worldwide ramp up production in response to a surge of demand triggered by advances in artificial intelligence. The massive plant, known as Terafab, will be located in southeastern Texas, roughly 70 miles outside Houston, according to its website. "The facility will be an advanced semiconductor fab that will bridge the divide between current global chip supply and the compute demand of the future," the website says...
#9 Eli Lilly Takes Aim at Illicit Market for Its Experimental Weight-Loss Drug - Daniel Gilbert for CBS News, Jorge Garza, NDTV Profit News, Quartz, B.E./Hims House, and Goku on X
Eli Lilly said Wednesday it is suing six companies selling versions of its experimental weight-loss drug retatrutide, calling it the beginning of a concerted effort to crack down on a vast illicit market. That market has boomed even though retatrutide is still being studied in clinical trials and hasn't been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as safe and effective. Federal law prohibits the commercial sale of unapproved drugs, but many telehealth firms, clinics, and peptide vendors online have decided to offer the next-generation drug anyway, as promising results from Eli Lilly's trials have fueled a craze for it on social media...
