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In Kentucky coal country, Democrat Grimes fights the party label

May 23, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

By John Whitesides HARLAN Kentucky (Reuters) - At campaign stops in the coal-rich mountains of eastern Kentucky, Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes likes to say she embodies the words that frighten...

McConnell coasts to Kentucky win, Tea Party falls in key primaries

August 25, 2021 at 5:06 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell easily beat a Tea Party primary challenger in Kentucky on Tuesday, setting up one of November's most expensive and hard-fought Senate races...

McConnell coasts to Kentucky win, Tea Party falls in key primaries

May 23, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

Tea Party faces uphill battle in Tuesday’s GOP primaries

August 25, 2021 at 5:07 a.m.

Voters in six states will choose candidates Tuesday for some of November's top congressional election races, including another round of crucial U.S. Senate primaries between the Republican establishment and Tea...

GOP fends off Tea Party in primary elections

August 25, 2021 at 5:09 a.m.

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell easily beat a Tea Party primary challenger in Kentucky on Tuesday, setting up one of November's most expensive and hard-fought Senate races against Democrat Alison...

GOP fends off Tea Party in primary elections

August 22, 2019 at 2:12 p.m.

For Rand Paul, a stumble on road to 2016 White House bid

August 25, 2021 at 4:45 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kentucky Senator Rand Paul bet on a long-shot and lost in North Carolina's contentious Republican Senate primary, raising new questions about the Tea Party hero's bid to...

For Rand Paul, a stumble on road to 2016 White House bid

May 23, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kentucky Senator Rand Paul bet on a long-shot and lost in North Carolina's contentious Republican Senate primary, raising new questions about the Tea Party hero's bid to...

Primaries offer test of Republican ‘establishment’ strength

August 25, 2021 at 4:39 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in North Carolina will vote on Tuesday on their candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in November, in the first of several primaries this month that...

In North Carolina, Republican establishment favorite wins Senate primary

August 25, 2021 at 4:40 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A North Carolina Republican backed by the party establishment fought off Tea Party and Christian conservative rivals on Tuesday to win the nomination to take on vulnerable...

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