Graham Platner won Maine’s Democratic Senate primary and will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race Democrats see as key to control of the Senate. Tuesday’s primaries also showed Donald Trump’s continued sway in Republican contests in South Carolina and Nevada.
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Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a June 23 Republican runoff for South Carolina governor. Evette led the crowded primary after receiving Donald Trump’s late endorsement.
Primaries in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota will set key Senate, governor and House matchups. Maine Democrat Graham Platner is expected to win his Senate primary despite a series of controversies.
Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy-winning singer known for Disney duets including “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” has died at 75. His family said he died Tuesday after suffering a stroke and receiving medical care.
Elias Irizarry, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge after entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is now a Pentagon political appointee. The appointment has drawn concern because his reported role is linked to counterterrorism and irregular warfare work.
Jing Sheng Dong, a Staten Island tour bus driver, now faces five involuntary manslaughter counts and a reckless driving charge after a deadly I-95 crash in Virginia. Five people were killed and roughly 44 others were taken to hospitals.
A meteor fragmented over northeastern Massachusetts Saturday afternoon, causing a sonic boom and tremors. NASA confirmed the fireball broke apart at 40 miles altitude, releasing energy equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.
The South Carolina Senate voted against a Trump-backed congressional redistricting plan that would have eliminated the state's single majority-Black district. Some Republicans cited concerns about changing districts after early voting had begun.