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    PoliticsUnited States

    Here are 12 Senate, House incumbents who’ve lost their primaries

    This year’s election cycle has seen a dozen congressional incumbents lose their primaries, with multiple contests remaining over the next month. In the upper chamber, Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) lost their primaries earlier this year to challengers backed by President Trump. The two have since criticized Trump and administration officials from…

    The Hill

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    CultureUnited States

    2 soldiers killed in Texas helicopter crash

    Two Fort Hood soldiers were killed after an Army helicopter crashed Wednesday in Central Texas, local authorities and military officials said. The aircraft, an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, crashed in Salado, Texas, a village in Bell County, according to a press release. Officials from the Army base confirmed that two soldiers died but noted they…

    The Hill

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    PoliticsUnited States

    Paxton, Talarico locked in dead heat for Texas Senate: Poll

    The two candidates in the Texas Senate race are neck in neck less than three months out from the midterm election, according to a new poll released Thursday.  An Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey found Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) polling at 47 percent support and state Rep. James Talarico (D) polling at 46…

    The Hill