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These are Tuesday’s key House races

By Rachel Janfaza and Andrew Menezes, CNN Midterm primary season continues Tuesday with elections in four states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut and Vermont. In addition to a high-profile US Senate race in Wisconsin and gubernatorial contests in all four states, there are a number of US House primaries to watch as Democrats fight to defend their

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Republicans rush to Trump’s defense after FBI executes search warrant at Mar-a-Lago

By Alex Rogers and Melanie Zanona, CNN Top congressional Republicans are rushing to former President Donald Trump’s defense after the FBI executed a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as part of an investigation into the handling of potentially classified material. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told Attorney General Merrick Garland to “preserve

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Mike Pompeo meets with January 6 committee

By Kara Scannell, CNN Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the House January 6 committee on Tuesday, according to panel member Rep. Zoe Lofgren. The California Democrat confirmed CNN’s earlier reporting that Pompeo would be deposed by the committee, according to a source familiar with the matter. CNN has previously reported on Pompeo’s

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Adam Kinzinger allies launch candidate and election worker training program

By Alex Rogers, CNN A group affiliated with retiring Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger launched a “nonpartisan training program” on Monday for people interested in running for public office or volunteering as election workers. Keep Country First Policy Action, the nonprofit group, created the “Country First Academy” to focus on those especially interested in serving

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Doug Mastriano, Trump ally and candidate for governor in Pennsylvania, to appear before January 6 committee Tuesday

By Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN Doug Mastriano, the Trump-endorsed GOP nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, is expected to appear virtually on Tuesday before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection but might not end up answering any questions due to a dispute over his testimony, a source familiar with

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