President Donald Trump is scheduled to swear in , his old personal lawyer, as attorney general Monday after the Senate early Saturday. Blanche鈥檚 path toward confirmation exposed deep concerns 鈥� from some Republicans as well as Democrats 鈥� over installing Trump鈥檚 close ally atop a Justice Department that historically prided itself on its independence from the White House.
Progressive candidates for and are making their final pushes , increasing the pressure on the Democratic establishment. In Wisconsin, democratic socialist seeks to win a four-way Democratic primary for governor. Minnesota voters will choose between moderate U.S. Rep. and progressive Lt. Gov. in a Democratic U.S. Senate primary in the aftermath of Trump鈥檚 aggressive surge.
Iran says it will not until the United States lifts its blockade on the strait, pays compensation for months of war damage, lifts economic sanctions and releases Iran鈥檚 frozen assets. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has become the war鈥檚 most lasting consequence.
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Wisconsin鈥檚 chaotic primary pits progressive against governor鈥檚 pick
Democratic socialist is trying to win a four-way Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin, where her top opponent has been endorsed by popular Gov. Tony Evers, who isn鈥檛 seeking a third term.
Evers got behind Milwaukee County Executive on July 18, the same day Crowley reentered the race after dropping out 10 days earlier. Crowley rejoined after the candidate he backed, , ended her candidacy amid a campaign finance scandal.
Evers and more establishment Democrats were hoping to finally coalesce around Crowley in the final days of the that saw two other candidates drop out, most notably former on July 29.
Republicans are spending to support a Hong victory, betting she’s the better matchup for Republican U.S. Rep. in November. The Republican Governors Association has spent nearly $3.6 million through its Right Direction Wisconsin PAC on ads contrasting Hong with Trump and playing up her liberal proposals.
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Trump鈥檚 immigration crackdown looms over Minnesota鈥檚 bruising Senate primary
Efforts to resist Trump found their footing in the streets surrounding a drab federal office complex next to the Minneapolis airport. As U.S. immigration agents staged at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building for a monthslong , protesters with whistles and cellphone cameras assembled to oppose them. in the city鈥檚 streets before Trump pulled back under pressure.
Months later, those confrontations remain the backdrop to Minnesota鈥檚 on Tuesday, which features establishment-backed U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and the more progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. The immigration debate is an added schism in a race that otherwise echoes many of the other left versus center divides that have played out across the United States this year.
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