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Republicans begin backpedaling on gun control after Uvalde school shooting massacre

Republicans have begun to pivot to mental health on both the national and state level after the shooting in Texas

The Independent UK

Republicans offer thoughts and prayers – but not gun control to stop the killings

Response in Congress to Texas school shooting that left 21 people dead comes from all-too-familiar Republican playbook

The Guardian - US

Biden renews calls for Congress to 'stand up' to gun lobby after Texas school shooting - Roll Call

No sooner than President Joe Biden had returned home, he was speaking to the country Tuesday as mourner-in-chief after another mass shooting.

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NC’s top Democrats and Republicans rebuke the party dissenters who crossed them

North Carolina’s top politicians on both sides of the aisle sent their party’s dissenters a message in Tuesday night’s primary election results to fall back in line.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: In Cawthorn loss, Republicans show they can stand up to one of their own

On the eve of Tuesday’s primary, former President Donald Trump asked voters to give U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn a “second chance.”

Tribune News Service

‘Surreal moments’: Chuck Edwards reflects on victory over Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina congressional race

FLAT ROCK, N.C. — Chuck Edwards was on his way to his election night watch party about 2 1/2 hours after polls closed when he received the call from Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who had already returned home from his own party and was ready to concede the race.

Tribune News Service

Good riddance to Madison Cawthorn

Despite all of his obvious problems, Donald Trump backed him anyway, even posting a late defense of the serial screw-up on his Truth Social account. Cawthorn lost the GOP primary.

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Madison Cawthorn loses re-election bid in NC-11 to state Sen. Chuck Edwards

State Sen. Chuck Edwards won the May 17 Republican primary for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. Eight candidates were on the ballot. Based on unofficial returns, Edwards received 33.4% of the vote while incumbent Madison Cawthorn received 31.9% of the vote.

Ballotpedia

Who is Chuck Edwards, the NC politician who just denied Madison Cawthorn reelection?

State Sen. Chuck Edwards is drawing national attention after narrowly defeating Madison Cawthorn, the embattled first-term congressman from Western North Carolina who earned powerful opposition within his own party, in Tuesday’s GOP primary.

Tribune News Service

5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and elsewhere

The primary campaigns culminating Tuesday night across five states have generated a soap opera’s worth of melodrama.

Los Angeles Times

Pro-Trump firebrand Madison Cawthorn concedes in House race

Congressman, 26, failed to beat back challenge from Chuck Edwards after losing Republican support over ‘cocaine and orgies ‘claim

The Guardian - US

Sen Thom Tillis and Rep Adam Kinzinger celebrate Madison Cawthorn’s primary defeat in North Carolina

‘Didn’t work,’ Rep Adam Kinzinger says in mocking message to the MAGA wing of the GOP

The Independent UK

NC Rep. Madison Cawthorn has conceded his race, campaign says

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn called his Republican primary opponent and conceded on Tuesday night, losing his reelection bid in the Western North Carolina district that sent him to Congress two years ago.

Tribune News Service

Scandal-plagued Rep. Madison Cawthorn is ousted in North Carolina primary

The Republican narrowly lost to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who had received the backing of some Republicans who had tired of Cawthorn's controversies.

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Trump backing not enough to save Cawthorn in NC primary - Roll Call

Freshman Republican Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina became the first Trump-backed incumbent to lose reelection Tuesday.

The Independent UK

North Carolina Rep. Cawthorn seeks nomination after missteps

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn is facing seven challengers in North Carolina’s Republican primary, an early test of whether voters will grant the pro-Donald Trump firebrand another term despite his personal and political stumbles

Tribune News Service

These 3 House members’ reelection bids could end Tuesday

WASHINGTON — Incumbency certainly comes with advantages, but the political volatility of 2022 poses serious risks for those seeking to keep their perches on Capitol Hill, including some facing primaries Tuesday.

Roll Call

These 3 House members’ reelection bids could end Tuesday - Roll Call

Incumbency certainly comes with advantages, but the political volatility of 2022 poses serious risks for those seeking to keep their perches on Capitol Hill, including some facing primaries Tuesday. A scandal-plagued newcomer to Congress, Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn, will find out whether North Carolina voters will give him another chance.…

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The Independent UK

Madison Cawthorn tries to survive primary as slip-ups mount

A series of unforced political and personal errors by GOP congressman Madison Cawthorn has brought the forces of big-name Republicans and traditional enemies to bear on his reelection bid in North Carolina

Tribune News Service

Court set to rule on planned end to border expulsion policy

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Louisiana appears poised to step in as early as Friday to block the Biden administration from ending pandemic-related asylum restrictions later this month, something Republicans and some Democrats have pushed to do in Congress.

Tribune News Service

Senate GOP puts up roadblocks to bipartisan House bill for veterans’ burn pit care

Thousands of military veterans who are sick after being exposed to toxic smoke and dust while on duty are facing a Senate roadblock to ambitious legislation designed to provide them care.

Roll Call

Court set to rule on planned end to border expulsion policy - Roll Call

A federal judge appears poised to step in as early as Friday to block the Biden administration from ending COVID-related asylum restrictions.

Roll Call

At political road race, Rep. Jim Cooper eyes the finish line - Roll Call

As captain of team “Not Running for Re-Election,” Rep. Jim Cooper is running the Capital Challenge race for the last time as a House member.

Salon

Keeping up with Cawthorn's controversies

Cawthorn has been involved in so many scandals since his 2020 election that we need a timeline to keep up

Tribune News Service

‘Simply become too much’: How will Cawthorn’s controversies affect his reelection chances?

Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s penchant for confrontational politicking has landed him national name recognition, campaign dollars and a competitive primary at home.

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