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What to know about the GOP Senate candidate who Trump has warned against

Barnette is soaring in the polls ahead of the closely watched contest for Pennsylvania's Republican Senate Primary.

Axios

Donald Trump questions Kathy Barnette’s electability in Pennsylvania Senate race

PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump jumped back into Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary, warning that the surging underdog Kathy Barnette “will never be able to win the General Election against the Radical Left Democrats.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trump scrambles to fend off Oz challenger in Pa. Senate race

Sensing a threat in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, Donald Trump has issued a warning that surging Republican candidate Kathy Barnette would threaten the GOP’s chances of holding the seat in November

The Independent UK

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 22 (May 12, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 22 (May 12, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

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House January 6 committee subpoenas Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP representatives

‘We urge our colleagues to comply with the law, do their patriotic duty, and cooperate with our investigation as hundreds of other witnesses have done,’ says committee chairman

The Independent UK

More results from Tuesday’s primaries

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Kathy Barnette is the surprise Pa. Senate candidate who just might win. Now she’s getting new scrutiny

PHILADELPHIA — Wearing a bright smile, Kathy Barnette shook hands and introduced herself around the patio of a Montgomery County country club: “I’m Kathy, and I’m running for United States Senate,” she said.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

GOP panics over ‘ultra-MAGA’ Pennsylvania Senate wild card Kathy Barnette

Mitch McConnell has been fixated on ensuring the 2022 midterms are not a repeat of the 2012 or 2010 cycles.

Axios

Rate of state legislative incumbents facing contested primaries in Pennsylvania at its highest since 2014

Forty-two of the 190 Pennsylvania state legislators running for re-election this year—20 Democrats and 22 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 22% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 78% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers.

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Newly revealed emails show how far Trump lawyer was willing to go to overturn 2020 election

John Eastman suggested that Pennsylvania throw out thousands of absentee ballots to show Donald Trump leading the state’s vote count.

The Independent UK

Conservative groups go against Trump, Oz in Pa. Senate race

Several prominent conservative groups are lining up behind Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Kathy Barnette as an alternative to Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Emails: Eastman wanted to toss absentees

Eastman urged Pennsylvania Republicans to simply exclude absentee votes from recount to show Trump won

Salon

Saturday’s Texas turnout – 7.5%

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: In wagering on Doug Mastriano, Josh Shapiro plays a dangerous game for Pennsylvania

There's no way he could win, an unqualified buffoon who veers between hate speech and gobbledygook. The polls are irrelevant, because eventually Republican primary voters will do what they always do and choose a responsible, establishment pick — maybe a former prosecutor, or a veteran lawmaker. And if by some…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pa. GOP insiders are plotting at 11th hour to stop Doug Mastriano in governor’s race

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Republican insiders are making a last-ditch effort to rally behind a single candidate in the gubernatorial primary – and defeat the front-runner, Doug Mastriano.

The Independent UK

Three Mile Island: The real-life meltdown behind the Netflix show

Pennsylvania facility was was the site of the worst nuclear accident in US history

The Independent UK

Anti-abortion Senate Democrat backs abortion rights bill

Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, one of the last anti-abortion rights Democrats on Capitol Hill, says he would support a bill to write the rights into federal law

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John Eastman used CU email account to send advice on challenging Pa.'s 2020 election results

John Eastman, a lawyer who represented Donald Trump following the president’s 2020 election loss, used his University of Colorado email account while serving as a visiting professor in Boulder to advise a Pennsylvania lawmaker on how to challenge that state’s electors, according to records submitted to Congress.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

With a week to go, the GOP race for Pa. governor is all about Doug Mastriano

PHILADELPHIA — The Republican primary for Pennsylvania governor is coming down to the wire.

The Independent UK

GOP fears far-right candidate will be PA governor nominee

With six days until Pennsylvania’s primary, Republicans are openly worrying that a leading candidate in the crowded GOP field running for governor is unelectable in the fall general election

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trump's smackdown of David McCormick shows the risks for Republicans trying a MAGA makeover

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Standing before a wall-sized American flag at an American Legion hall here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, David McCormick talked up his background in the Army, called himself a "happy warrior," and ticked through the reasons he wants to be Pennsylvania's next senator:

Zenger

Bikini One Day, Boots The Next. Suddenly, It’s Winter In May

Remembering the freak spring snowstorm that hit the Northeast U.S. 45 years ago.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Pennsylvania officials indulge election delusion at Trump rally

Under rainy skies last Thursday evening in Greensburg, several Pennsylvania politicians continued to indulge the delusion that Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mariner East Pipeline has sparked a boom in fracked gas exports from Philly region

Nearly once a day last year, a large tanker sailed up the Delaware River and docked at Marcus Hook Terminal in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, to take on a cargo of liquid fuel, produced mostly from the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations in Western Pennsylvania and neighboring states.

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