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Representative Mike Collins's victory in a hard-fought Republican primary means that a big Senate matchup is now set.
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Republicans in Georgia advanced Trump's pick for senator but not governor in the state's runoff primary on Tuesday.
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Lt. Gov. Burt Jones lost the Republican runoff for governor to the health care executive Rick Jackson despite the president's endorsement. Mr. Trump's picks won in other races.
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The pastor, Jackson Lahmeyer, dropped out of the race for a House seat in Oklahoma as President Trump backed Mr. Lahmeyer's Republican rival in a runoff election.
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Democrats and some Republicans excoriated President Trump's pick for a top national security job. The president pushed ahead anyway.
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The result sets up a Republican primary runoff between a right-wing firebrand and a more traditional candidate.
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Mr. Hern, a congressman in the deep-red state, is now likely to be elected to the Senate to fill the seat of Markwayne Mullin, now the homeland security secretary.
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President Trump had made a late endorsement for Mr. Collins, who had campaigned as a MAGA candidate also able to appeal to moderates.
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House Republicans toiled to pass major measures as lawmakers scrambled to fund homeland security, extend spy powers and deliver a farm bill.
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