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Michigan will choose between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers for US Senate
Read full article: Michigan will choose between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers for US SenateDemocrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers have prevailed in their parties' primaries for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan's state primaries
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan's state primariesWhile Michigan remains one of the crown jewels of the fall presidential campaign, the focus now turns to state primaries that may play a major role in deciding control of the narrowly divided U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state legislature.
Republican field in Michigan Senate race thins as party coalesces around former Rep. Mike Rogers
Read full article: Republican field in Michigan Senate race thins as party coalesces around former Rep. Mike RogersDetroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler has announced his withdrawal from the Republican Senate race in Michigan just ahead of the state's primary.
The unexpected, under-the-radar Senate race in Michigan that could determine control of the chamber
Read full article: The unexpected, under-the-radar Senate race in Michigan that could determine control of the chamberThe retirement of Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow has opened a Senate seat in Michigan.
Pelosi out to block Trump if disputed election ends in House
Read full article: Pelosi out to block Trump if disputed election ends in HouseUnder election law the House would intervene if the Electoral College gave no presidential candidate the majority Jan. 6. โThere ain't no light at the end of the tunnel in the House of Representatives,โ Pelosi said at a recent press conference. The president can be selected by a House majority โ 26 states โ if the Electoral College deadlocks or is unable to agree on the winner. Another is Montana, where Democratic former state Rep. Kathleen Williams and Republican state Auditor Matt Rosendale are vying for the state's lone at-large seat. Veteran GOP election lawyer Ben Ginsberg said thereโs a long ways to go from election day Nov. 3 and a potential House vote on Jan. 6.
Third parties could play a lesser role in 2020 campaign
Read full article: Third parties could play a lesser role in 2020 campaignJOHNSTOWN, Pa. โ In close elections, it doesn't take much for third-party candidates to play an outsize role โ as Democrats learned the hard way in 2016. A vital third-party candidate would likely help him tremendously.โBut third-party candidates are facing hurdles that didn't exist four years ago, potentially weakening their impact. In a court decision last week, the Green Party candidate was barred from appearing on Pennsylvaniaโs ballot. โI saw last time, thereโs no hope in a third-party candidate in this basically two-party system that we have. But the presidentโs team, which has denied playing a role in Westโs bid, has done little game-planning for a third-party candidate.
Independent Justin Amash approves impeachment resolution
Read full article: Independent Justin Amash approves impeachment resolution(CNN) - Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, a former Republican turned independent, voted with House Democrats to approve a resolution to formalize the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The final vote on the resolution was 232-196, passing largely on party lines. Amash, who left the Republican Party in July, joined his Democratic colleagues to support the resolution, which outlines the procedural details for how the House will move its impeachment inquiry into its next phase. Not a single House Republican broke rank to support the resolution. On Thursday, two Democrats, Reps. Jeff Van Drew and Collin Peterson, split with their party to vote against the resolution.
Amash: Republicans wish they weren't 'trapped' into defending Trump
Read full article: Amash: Republicans wish they weren't 'trapped' into defending TrumpAsked by CNN's Erin Burnett on Monday night whether those around the President were essentially forced to lie in order to defend Trump, Amash replied, "Yeah, and it's a shame." Amash left the Republican Party this past summer and became an independent after he became the sole GOP lawmaker to publicly argue that Trump had engaged in impeachable conduct. "I think they know better and I think, deep down, they wish they weren't, you know, trapped in this position," Amash said on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront." I hear them talk about how they wish they weren't doing this." "Anyone working in this administration is going to have a hard time explaining what's going on," Amash told Burnett.
House Republican supports impeachment inquiry process playing out
Read full article: House Republican supports impeachment inquiry process playing out2016 Getty ImagesWASHINGTON (CNN) - Nevada Republican Rep. Mark Amodei said Friday he supports the process playing out in the formal impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, but said he does not support impeaching the President. Amodei is the first House Republican to publicly show support for the inquiry since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement of the probe this week. "In no way, shape, or form, did I indicate support for impeachment," Amodei clarified in a later statement. Michigan Rep. Justin Amash was the only House Republican to publicly argue that Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct before announcing this summer he was leaving the Republican Party. "I don't know that it's a smoking gun or whatever," Amodei said of the transcript released by the White House of the conversation between the two leaders.