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Live Results: South Dakota midterm primaries

South Dakota’s governor, the speaker of the state House, the state’s lone representative in Congress and a businessman will face off in a competitive Republican primary for governor on Tuesday.

WATCH: Senate Democrats challenge Mullin over Homeland Security policies

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Democrats hammered Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin Tuesday during a heated Senate hearing, calling his threats to pull officers from some airports in so-called sanctuary cities “insane” and accusing his department of recklessly spending billions of dollars.

Platner's wife calls reports about Senate candidate's explicit texts with women 'shameful'

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

Graham Platner’s wife called reports that her husband had previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women “shameful" over the weekend, the latest controversy to hit the Maine Democrat’s whirlwind campaign.

Paxton's win over Cornyn sets up high-stakes Texas clash with Talarico

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz

President Trump again proved his political power in Texas as his endorsed candidate in the Senate primary won in a landslide. Ken Paxton secured the GOP nomination, beating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Paxton will face Democratic nominee James Talarico in…

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Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump's wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway

By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America

Sen. John Cornyn tried for more than a year to show Donald Trump and Texas Republicans that he and the president were on the same team.

Live Results: Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas midterm primary runoffs

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where President Donald Trump sought to oust an incumbent he saw as insufficiently loyal.

WATCH: Democrats rally at Capitol against GOP's immigration enforcement funding bill

By Associated Press

Democrats tried to draw a sharp contrast by highlighting how the White House proposed including $1 billion for security for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom. Republicans are abandoning that proposal.

WATCH: Trump says White House 'won't be a very secure place' without $1 billion security proposal

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump, facing a Senate Republican mutiny, said Thursday that he doesn't "need money for the ballroom," drawing a distinction between the ballroom and proposed White House security improvements.

Alabama Rep. Barry Moore, former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson advance to GOP runoff in Senate race

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Moore, boosted by the Trump endorsement, led the GOP primary voting Tuesday night for the seat being vacated by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor.