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David Crowley Pulls Off Upset Over Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's Democratic Primary for Governor

DSA Darling Francesca Hong Narrowly Loses Wisconsin Primary In Major Upset Following Progressive Snub

The Daily Caller

David Crowley Beats Francesca Hong in Shock Loss for Progressives

Newsweek

David Crowley pulls off upset over Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor

NBC News Digital

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Elon Musk Reportedly Reviving America PAC Ahead of Midterm Elections

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DNC Financial Struggles Prompt Questions About Midterm Readiness

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David Crowley pulls off upset over Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor

NBC News Digital

David Crowley Beats Francesca Hong in Shock Loss for Progressives

Newsweek

DSA Darling Francesca Hong Narrowly Loses Wisconsin Primary In Major Upset Following Progressive Snub

The Daily Caller

Musk's Massive Midterm Plot to Rescue Trump Revealed

Daily Beast

Map Shows States Elon Musk's Midterm Money Machine Could Impact Most

Newsweek

Musk planning huge investment to increase GOP voter turnout in midterms: report

Just The News

Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party

New York Times (News)

Democrats lose patience with embattled DNC chair

The Hill

Democrat Fundraising Titan Says DNC Is A '10-Alarm Fire,' Calls To Oust Party Chair

The Daily Caller

How Janet Mills was boxed out of the Maine Senate race by Graham Platner's rise

CNN Digital

Newsom's Wife Rakes In $3.7 MILLION From Her Own 'Gender Justice' Charity

California Globe

Meet The Heavy Hitter Quietly Bankrolling Democrats Ahead Of Possible Presidential Run

The Daily Caller

Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine

The Intercept

Supreme Court could dramatically alter US election landscape

The Hill

Democrats defend Maine Senate candidate's controversial history

Fox News (Opinion)

Posts claim Gavin Newsom's wife received $3.7M from her own charity. We followed the money

Snopes

Trump Calls for Investigation Into Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen Performances

Newsweek

Gavin Newsom's wife and her firm pocketed $3.7M from her 'gender stereotypes' charity, unearthed IRS filings reveal

Daily Mail

Meta drops $65 million into super PACs to boost tech-friendly state candidates

Politico

NYC Mayor Eric Adams to Start His Own Political Party for Re-Election Campaign

Wall Street Journal (News)

Kristi Noem kept $80,000 ‘dark money’ payment off federal disclosure forms

Washington Examiner

Judge rejects Trump administration's request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury testimony

ABC News (Online)

Adams Might Be Required to Return $10 Million in Matching Contributions

NewsBreak

Trump calls for an investigation of Harris paying for celebrity endorsements

Washington Times

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

ProPublica

7 Swing States Have Been Inundated With Political Ads

Forbes

Eric Adams to run as independent in NYC mayor race, citing ‘impossible’ Democratic primary

Washington Examiner

Trump Demands ‘Major’ Investigation Into Beyoncé and Springsteen Appearances in Late-Night Rant

Daily Beast

Trump Vs. Kamala Harris: Here’s Who’s Raised More In Battleground States

Forbes

Mayor Eric Adams denied $4M in public money for re-election campaign

New York Post (News)