June 10, 2020 Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate primary, to face Perdue in November Jon Ossoff, a young Georgia media executive known for breaking fundraising records during a 2017 special election loss for a U.S. House seat, beat back a field of Democratic primary opponents to win a spot taking on Republican Sen. David Perdue in November.
June 10, 2020 Cotton's NY Times op-ed controversy ups senator's profile, sparks more speculation Sen. Tom Cotton’s opinion piece last week in the New York Times in which he called for the U.S. military to be deployed in cities engulfed in unrest following George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police sparked controversy and grabbed headlines for the conservative first-term senator with a rising national profile. The attention helped Cotton energize conservatives and antagonize Democrats – and stoked speculation about Cotton’s possible national ambitions in 2024.
June 10, 2020 Meghan McCain calls out Kentucky Dem who said relative approved using John McCain video in ad "The View" co-host Meghan McCain fired back at Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath who claimed she had "received encouragement" from "a member of the McCain family" to use the late Sen. John McCain in an attack ad against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
June 10, 2020 Romney says he believes GOP will maintain control of Senate, Trump will be reelected Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said he is confident the GOP will maintain control of the Senate, and he believes that President Trump will be re-elected.
June 10, 2020 Chris Stirewalt: Trump campaign is 'demonstrably worse off' than in 2016 ӣƵ politics editor Chris Stirewalt told the “ӣƵ Rundown” podcast on Wednesday that President Trump is currently “demonstrably worse off” compared to the same time frame during the last election cycle.
June 10, 2020 Messy Georgia primary raises alarms for November, as Ossoff edges closer to clinching Senate nomination The Democratic Senate primary in Georgia was too early to call Wednesday, as Jon Ossoff held onto approximately 49 percent of the vote with more ballots coming in -- amid widespread reports of hourslong lines, voting machine malfunctions, provisional ballot shortages and absentee ballots failing to arrive in time.
June 10, 2020 Graham fends off primary challengers, secures GOP Senate nomination Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., moved closer to serving a fourth Senate term, emerging victorious from the Republican field after South Carolina’s primary election Tuesday.
June 10, 2020 Sanders, AOC back Kentucky progressive, look to spoil centrist Dem's gains against McConnell Just as a new poll showed Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath pulling into a statistical tie in her U.S. Senate election fight against the incumbent, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, some other news emerged that could spell trouble for her campaign.
June 9, 2020 Jon Ossoff supporter backs Minneapolis calls to dismantle police department Ted Terry, who previously ran in the Georgia Democratic Senate primary before dropping out and running for a DeKalb County commissioner's seat tweeted on Sunday that he stands with the veto-proof majority of Minneapolis political leaders who on Sunday announced they would "dismantle" the city's police department.
June 9, 2020 Showdown in Georgia: What to know about the June 9 primaries Here's what you need to know about Tuesday's primary races.