Nancy Mace defeats Kevin McCarthy-backed challenger in Republican primary

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is projected to win her Republican primary in what had shaped up as a proxy fight with former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. Mace on Tuesday defeated challengers Catherine Templeton and Bill Young in the 1st Congressional District race, The Associated Press projected.  Mace, who is seeking

Jacky Rosen, Sam Brown win Nevada Senate primaries to set up November matchup

Washington — Businessman and former Army Capt. Sam Brown easily won the Republican Nevada Senate primary Tuesday, setting up a key November race with incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, when the balance of the Senate will be up in the air.  Brown and Rosen both won their respective primaries, the Associated Press projected.  Republicans haven’t won

Prosecutors’ star witness faces cross-examination in Bob Menendez trial

Businessman tells jurors he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez in 2019 Businessman tells jurors he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez in 2019 02:18 Washington — A New Jersey businessman who says he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez by buying his wife a Mercedes-Benz convertible for the purpose of disrupting two criminal investigations will continue to be cross-examined Tuesday