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Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath will face Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the general election.

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Amy McGrath Is Projected To Edge Out Charles Booker In Ky. Senate Democratic Primary

6:09pm June 30, 2020

by Elena Moore

Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath has beaten state Rep. Charles Booker, The Associated Press projects. McGrath will now face Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Jacksonville Mandates Face Masks, As It Prepares To Host Trump At GOP Convention

5:44pm June 30, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The event was recently moved from North Carolina over a dispute about safety precautions such as face coverings and crowd limits.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden harshly criticizes President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic in remarks Tuesday at Alexis duPont High School in Wilmington, Del.

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Trump Seems To Have 'Surrendered' On The Pandemic, Biden Says

5:41pm June 30, 2020

by Elena Moore

Former Vice President Joe Biden says that President Trump, who once called himself a "wartime president" taking on the coronavirus, should adopt his plan to combat the pandemic.

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Why Political Campaigns Are Making Their Research On Opponents Available Online

5:39pm June 30, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Nathan Gonzales of Inside Elections about his article in Roll Call on why political campaigns are making their opposition research on opponents publicly available.

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Joe Biden Speaks About The Pandemic And The Government's Coronavirus Response

5:39pm June 30, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke Tuesday in his home city of Wilmington, Del., about the pandemic and the Trump administration's response to it.

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House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer walks through Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol.

Democrats Fault Trump Over Russia Bounty Allegations, Ask For More Information

4:41pm June 30, 2020

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer led Democrats to a White House briefing on reported payments by Russia to militants in Afghanistan to target U.S. troops.

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A Group Of Conservative Political Strategists Is Urging Republicans To Vote For Biden

3:51pm June 30, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Weaver of The Lincoln Project about why the conservative group is urging Republicans to vote for Joe Biden and their recent ads highlighting Biden's leadership.

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Congress Wants Answers From Trump On Russian Bounties In Afghanistan

11:40am June 30, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

Lawmakers demand answers about reported bounties Russia paid to Afghan insurgents to kill U.S. troops. Democrats are headed to the White House Tuesday after several Republicans were briefed Monday.

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Then-Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper speaks at an Iowa forum in 2019. Now the former Colorado governor is running for U.S. Senate — and locked in a battle for the Democratic primary.

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Tuesday's Primaries: 5 Races To Watch In Colorado, Utah And Oklahoma

9:30am June 30, 2020

The Colorado U.S. Senate Democratic primary is Tuesday's marquee contest. Also notable: Former Gov. Jon Huntsman is looking to make a comeback in Utah.

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Supporters Say Warren Could Help Biden Win Over Younger Voters

8:26am June 30, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is on Joe Biden's vice presidential shortlist. We look at her candidacy and how progressives are angling for her to be picked.

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