US Representative Nancy Mace overcomes McCarthy-backed challenger to win Republican primary in South Carolina

Republican US Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina is seeking a third term with the backing of someone who tried to stop her from getting a second — former president Donald Trump. 12:27 a.m.

In North Dakota GOP primaries, US Representative Armstrong wins for governor and Fedorchak for House

Armstrong, who currently occupies North Dakota’s lone House seat, beat Lt. Governor Tammy Miller in the race to succeed Republican Gov. Doug Burgum, who did not seek a third term and is under consideration to be former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate. 10:59 p.m.

Michael Rulli’s win in Ohio will grow GOP’s razor-thin majority in the US House

Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli won a special election Tuesday in eastern Ohio for a US House seat that has sat vacant for months, expanding the GOP’s narrow majority in the congressional chamber. 10:53 p.m.

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No ‘calamari comeback’? The R.I. chef from Democrats’ 2020 convention roll call says he’s a Trump supporter.

Iggy’s Boardwalk Executive Chef John Bordieri stood, wordlessly, clad in black, holding a platter of sautéed squid during a video roll call of states that formally made Joe Biden the party’s presidential nominee in 2020. 5:32 p.m.

Trump says he will announce his running mate at Republican National Convention

Trump has told aides for weeks that he would like to use the convention for the announcement, though he has been more noncommittal in public. 12:58 p.m.

Trump compares misleading claim about migrant children with ‘Holocaust’ that murdered millions

The presumptive Republican nominee was responding to reports that the Office of Refugee Resettlement received no response to follow-up phone calls for 85,000 migrant children. 11:10 a.m.

Tim Scott, a potential Trump VP pick, launches a $14m outreach effort to voters of color

Scott’s push comes as Trump’s campaign is ramping up its own outreach efforts to Hispanic and Black voters, especially Black men, in his expected rematch against President Biden. 11:00 p.m.