usatoday--2020-07-22--Civil rights icon Charles Evers, brother of Medgar Evers, dies at the age of 97

JACKSON , Miss .
– Civil rights icon Charles Evers , the first Black elected mayor of a Mississippi city and brother of Medgar Evers , has died at the age of 97 .
Evers became the first black mayor of a Mississippi town or city since reconstruction when he was elected mayor of Fayette in 1969 .
Evers died Wednesday surrounded by family at his Rankin County home , according to the Rankin County coroner .
Evers has always followed the beat of his own drummer .
In his 1971 autobiography , Evers outlined how he had been a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pimp in Chicago before coming back to Mississippi after his brother was assassinated in June 1963 .
Charles Evers came back and assumed the role of state NAACP field secretary , the position his late brother held .
Charles led marches , boycotts and other civil rights activities .
According to a Clarion-Ledger story , Evers received a standing ovation before the Credentials Committee of the National Democratic Convention in 1968 , when he and other members of the biracial loyalist faction were seated .
When Thad Cochran ran and won the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the November general election were Democrat Maurice Dantin and Evers , who ran as an independent .
Some pundits said then that Evers may have helped Cochran win the race by taking away votes from Dantin , the Democratic candidate .
Evers received more than 133,000 votes , about 23 percent of the votes cast .
Cochran received 45 percent of the vote .
After losing the U.S. Senate race in 1978 , Evers switched to the Republican Party two years later and made news that year when he endorsed Republican Ronald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the most colorful characters in the state 's history , has worked over several decades to keep his brother 's memory alive .
He was the owner of WMPR radio station in Jackson .

Jimmie E. Gates, Mississippi Clarion Ledger

Civil rights icon Charles Evers, brother of Medgar Evers, dies at the age of 97
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JACKSON, Miss. – Civil rights icon Charles Evers, the first Black elected mayor of a Mississippi city and brother of Medgar Evers, has died at the age of 97.
Evers became the first black mayor of a Mississippi town or city since reconstruction when he was elected mayor of Fayette in 1969.
Evers died Wednesday surrounded by family at his Rankin County home, according to the Rankin County coroner.
Evers has always followed the beat of his own drummer. In his 1971 autobiography, Evers outlined how he had been a gun-toting bootlegger, a numbers-runner and a pimp in Chicago before coming back to Mississippi after his brother was assassinated in June 1963.
Rest In Peace, Charles Evers. He was a civil rights leader and a true friend to me and so many Mississippians. His memory will always be cherished and honored. — Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) July 22, 2020
Charles Evers came back and assumed the role of state NAACP field secretary, the position his late brother held. Charles led marches, boycotts and other civil rights activities.
According to a Clarion-Ledger story, Evers received a standing ovation before the Credentials Committee of the National Democratic Convention in 1968, when he and other members of the biracial loyalist faction were seated.
10 Things to Know About Medgar Evers and His Family's Home Here are 10 things to know about civil rights leader Medgar Evers and the house where he and his family lived. The house is now a national historic landmark — the only one in Mississippi related to the modern civil rights movement. Wochit
When Thad Cochran ran and won the U.S. Senate seat in 1978, his opponents in the November general election were Democrat Maurice Dantin and Evers, who ran as an independent.
Some pundits said then that Evers may have helped Cochran win the race by taking away votes from Dantin, the Democratic candidate. Evers received more than 133,000 votes, about 23 percent of the votes cast. Cochran received 45 percent of the vote.
After losing the U.S. Senate race in 1978, Evers switched to the Republican Party two years later and made news that year when he endorsed Republican Ronald Reagan for president.
Evers, one of the most colorful characters in the state's history, has worked over several decades to keep his brother's memory alive. He was the owner of WMPR radio station in Jackson.
Follow Jimmie E. Gates on Twitter: @jgatesnews.


usatoday--2020-07-22--Tropical Storm Gonzalo forms in the Atlantic, expected to become a hurricane on Thursday

• The storm is expected to become a hurricane on Thursday .
• In addition to Gonzalo , forecasters were also monitoring a system in the Gulf of Mexico .
• In the Pacific Ocean , Tropical Storm Douglas strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday .
Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed Wednesday morning in the Atlantic Ocean , the National Hurricane Center said .
It 's the earliest `` G '' storm in any Atlantic hurricane season on record .
The storm is expected to become a hurricane Thursday , with winds of at least 75 mph .
The hurricane center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As of 5 p.m. Wednesday , it was about 1,110 miles east of the Southern Windward Islands of the Caribbean .
The system had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was moving to the west at 14 mph .
`` Gonzalo is expected to move near or over the southern Windward Islands this weekend and could bring direct impacts from winds and heavy rainfall , '' the hurricane center said .
It is forecast to weaken back to tropical storm strength as it nears the islands .
When Gonzalo became a named @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record set by Tropical Storm Gert , which formed July 24 , 2005 , during a notorious season .
According to AccuWeather , many storms this year have beat out storms from the 2005 season , known as the most active on record , for the title of earliest to form in the basin .
The 2020 season pales in comparison with 2005 in terms of overall intensity .
By this point in 2005 , the Atlantic basin had spawned three hurricanes and two major hurricanes – Category 3 or higher – according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Colorado State University .
Hurricane season 2020 : From Arthur to Wilfred , here 's the list of hurricane names this season In addition to Gonzalo , forecasters monitored a system in the Gulf of Mexico , which could spin up into a tropical depression or storm in the next couple of days , the hurricane center said .
`` Regardless of development , increasing winds and seas across the upper Texas coastal waters should begin on Thursday , and the threat of heavy rainfall spreads into Southeast Texas Friday through Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Houston said .
In the Pacific Ocean , Tropical Storm Douglas strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday morning .
As of 5 p.m. EDT , Hurricane Douglas had winds of 80 mph and was 1,690 miles from Hilo , Hawaii .
It could impact Hawaii on Sunday , probably after weakening back to a tropical storm , the hurricane center said .
More : Hurricane season off to historically fast start : What does that mean for the rest of the year ?

Tropical Storm Gonzalo forms in the Atlantic, expected to become a hurricane on Thursday
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The storm is expected to become a hurricane on Thursday.
In addition to Gonzalo, forecasters were also monitoring a system in the Gulf of Mexico.
In the Pacific Ocean, Tropical Storm Douglas strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed Wednesday morning in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. It's the earliest "G" storm in any Atlantic hurricane season on record.
The storm is expected to become a hurricane Thursday, with winds of at least 75 mph.
The hurricane center said Gonzalo was far from land: As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, it was about 1,110 miles east of the Southern Windward Islands of the Caribbean. The system had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was moving to the west at 14 mph.
"Gonzalo is expected to move near or over the southern Windward Islands this weekend and could bring direct impacts from winds and heavy rainfall," the hurricane center said.
It is forecast to weaken back to tropical storm strength as it nears the islands.
When Gonzalo became a named storm Wednesday morning, it broke a record set by Tropical Storm Gert, which formed July 24, 2005, during a notorious season.
According to AccuWeather, many storms this year have beat out storms from the 2005 season, known as the most active on record, for the title of earliest to form in the basin. The 2020 season pales in comparison with 2005 in terms of overall intensity.
By this point in 2005, the Atlantic basin had spawned three hurricanes and two major hurricanes – Category 3 or higher – according to Phil Klotzbach, a tropical meteorologist at Colorado State University.
Hurricane season 2020: From Arthur to Wilfred, here's the list of hurricane names this season
In addition to Gonzalo, forecasters monitored a system in the Gulf of Mexico, which could spin up into a tropical depression or storm in the next couple of days, the hurricane center said.
"Regardless of development, increasing winds and seas across the upper Texas coastal waters should begin on Thursday, and the threat of heavy rainfall spreads into Southeast Texas Friday through Saturday," the National Weather Service in Houston said.
In the Pacific Ocean, Tropical Storm Douglas strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday morning. As of 5 p.m. EDT, Hurricane Douglas had winds of 80 mph and was 1,690 miles from Hilo, Hawaii.
It could impact Hawaii on Sunday, probably after weakening back to a tropical storm, the hurricane center said.
More: Hurricane season off to historically fast start: What does that mean for the rest of the year?


usatoday--2020-07-23--Long day staring at your computer? Here's how to reduce muscle tension

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usatoday--2020-07-22--Anti-feminism warning signs we should all know

Anti-feminism warning signs we should all know UCLA gender studies professor Dr. Juliet Williams explains the rhetoric and dangers with @ @

Anti-feminism warning signs we should all know
UCLA gender studies professor Dr. Juliet Williams explains the rhetoric and dangers with misogyny.
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usatoday--2020-07-22--Iowa GOP congressional candidate apologizes for plagiarism, cuts ties with consulting firm

DES MOINES – Republican congressional candidate Ashley Hinson apologized for plagiarism in her opinion pieces and website and cut ties with a Virginia-based consulting firm she said was responsible .
The New York Times reported on Monday that Hinson , a former television news reporter and anchor and state representative from Marion , had plagiarized passages from news outlets including the Des Moines Register and the Times .
Hinson repeated the passages word for word in op-eds and on her campaign site without giving credit to the original sources .
She also used near-identical language as her opponent , U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platform on veterans issues , the Times reported .
`` I spent more than a decade on the air building the trust of viewers , '' Hinson said in a statement released Wednesday .
`` I strive to hold myself to a high level of integrity and the plagiarism that was brought to my attention from the New York Times reporting is unacceptable to me and to Iowans .
I immediately took action when the mistakes were brought to my attention .
I sincerely apologize and take full responsibility . ''
Hinson is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Iowa 's 1st Congressional District in the state 's northeast region , which Finkenauer flipped from Republicans in 2018 .
Election forecasters have rated the race as one of the most competitive in the country .
Hinson originally apologized on Twitter on Monday after the New York Times report was published , saying she was unaware of the plagiarism .
She said in a Tuesday night interview with KWWL-TV that an employee for a consulting firm hired by her campaign included the plagiarized passages in pieces of writing that she later approved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been using and that employee have both been terminated .
I ’ m not doing any more work with them , '' Hinson said in the KWWL interview .
Her campaign manager , Jimmy Peacock , confirmed that the firm is FP1 Strategies , based in Arlington , Virginia .
Campaign finance reports show Hinson 's campaign has paid the firm $ 106,000 since May 2019 .
The company does work for a number of Republican candidates around the country .
Its website lists 20 current or former Republican U.S .
Senators as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as 35 current or former U.S .
Representatives , including former U.S. Rep. David Young , a Republican who is running in Iowa 's 3rd District , which he lost to Democrat Cindy Axne in 2018 .
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee , which supports Democratic candidates for the U.S. House , has criticized Hinson for the plagiarism and pointed out that Hinson has featured her past work as a journalist in her campaign 's launch video and on her website .
`` Hinson ’ s admission that all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ copied — by an outside consultant raises serious questions about where Ashley Hinson is getting her talking points — and what she actually stands for , '' DCCC spokesperson Brooke Goren said in a news release .
After apologizing for the plagiarism in the KWWL interview and saying she would oversee the vetting process going forward , Hinson also suggested that the allegations were a partisan attack against her .
`` I think people see this for what it is , which was a partisan attack on me and I think I take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moving forward because that ’ s what people expect a leader to do , '' she said .
Stephen Gruber-Miller covers the Iowa Statehouse and politics for the Register .
He can be reached by email at sgrubermil @ registermedia.com or by phone at 515-284-8169 .
Follow him on Twitter at @ sgrubermiller .
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Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register

Iowa GOP congressional candidate apologizes for plagiarism, cuts ties with consulting firm
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DES MOINES – Republican congressional candidate Ashley Hinson apologized for plagiarism in her opinion pieces and website and cut ties with a Virginia-based consulting firm she said was responsible.
The New York Times reported on Monday that Hinson, a former television news reporter and anchor and state representative from Marion, had plagiarized passages from news outlets including the Des Moines Register and the Times.
Hinson repeated the passages word for word in op-eds and on her campaign site without giving credit to the original sources. She also used near-identical language as her opponent, U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer, used in her platform on veterans issues, the Times reported.
"I spent more than a decade on the air building the trust of viewers," Hinson said in a statement released Wednesday. "I strive to hold myself to a high level of integrity and the plagiarism that was brought to my attention from the New York Times reporting is unacceptable to me and to Iowans. I immediately took action when the mistakes were brought to my attention. I sincerely apologize and take full responsibility."
Hinson is competing with Finkenauer, a Democrat, in Iowa's 1st Congressional District in the state's northeast region, which Finkenauer flipped from Republicans in 2018. Election forecasters have rated the race as one of the most competitive in the country.
Hinson originally apologized on Twitter on Monday after the New York Times report was published, saying she was unaware of the plagiarism. She said in a Tuesday night interview with KWWL-TV that an employee for a consulting firm hired by her campaign included the plagiarized passages in pieces of writing that she later approved.
"That firm that I had been using and that employee have both been terminated. I’m not doing any more work with them," Hinson said in the KWWL interview.
Her campaign manager, Jimmy Peacock, confirmed that the firm is FP1 Strategies, based in Arlington, Virginia. Campaign finance reports show Hinson's campaign has paid the firm $106,000 since May 2019.
The company does work for a number of Republican candidates around the country. Its website lists 20 current or former Republican U.S. Senators as clients, including Iowa's Joni Ernst, as well as 35 current or former U.S. Representatives, including former U.S. Rep. David Young, a Republican who is running in Iowa's 3rd District, which he lost to Democrat Cindy Axne in 2018.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which supports Democratic candidates for the U.S. House, has criticized Hinson for the plagiarism and pointed out that Hinson has featured her past work as a journalist in her campaign's launch video and on her website.
"Hinson’s admission that all of her policy content was written — and copied — by an outside consultant raises serious questions about where Ashley Hinson is getting her talking points — and what she actually stands for," DCCC spokesperson Brooke Goren said in a news release.
After apologizing for the plagiarism in the KWWL interview and saying she would oversee the vetting process going forward, Hinson also suggested that the allegations were a partisan attack against her.
"I think people see this for what it is, which was a partisan attack on me and I think I take things in stride and I’m moving forward because that’s what people expect a leader to do," she said.
Stephen Gruber-Miller covers the Iowa Statehouse and politics for the Register. He can be reached by email at sgrubermil@registermedia.com or by phone at 515-284-8169. Follow him on Twitter at @sgrubermiller.
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usatoday--2020-07-22--'Tossup in Texas': Biden leads Trump by one point in Lone Star State, according to new poll

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are neck-and-neck with voters in Texas , according to a new poll released Wednesday , with the presumptive Democratic nominee leading by just one point .
The Quinnipiac University poll , conducted from July 16 to July 20 , found that 45 % of self-described registered Texas voters back Biden and 44 % support Trump , a virtual tie .
The same poll last month found an equally close race , with Trump leading Biden by one point , 44 % -43 % .
Other recent polls have shown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a state typically won by Republicans and where Trump won over Hillary Clinton by nine points in 2016. that opens up the state 's 38 electoral college votes , the second-largest state by electorates , for the possibility of a Democratic win .
Trump was up one point in a CBS News/YouGov Texas poll , while Biden had a five-point lead in a Dallas Morning News poll released earlier this month .
Go big or play it safe ?
: Electoral map widens for Joe Biden and Democrats , but with risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a country deeply divided , there 's no other way to slice it .
It 's a tossup in Texas , '' Quinnipiac polling analyst Tim Malloy said .
The Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday found that Democrats backed Biden 94 % -3 % , independents favored Biden 51 % -32 % and Republicans backed Trump 89 % -6 % .
Texans think Trump could better handle the economy than Biden , 56 % -40 % , but Biden led on the issue of addressing racial inequality , 51 % -39 % .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ handling the coronavirus pandemic , Biden held a slight edge over Trump , 48 % -45 % and the two tied on handling health care and handling a crisis with 47 % support .
Biden 's standing in Texas puts his campaign in the position of having to decide if it 's worth the financial risk to go all out in the state , potentially putting Trump on defense , or better to invest in states that Clinton narrowly lost that can help push the campaign over the edge of required electoral votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made its first television advertising push in Texas earlier this month with a one-minute spot about the rise in coronavirus cases there that cost `` mid six figures , '' still a relatively small amount .
`` This virus is tough , but Texas is tougher , '' Biden said in the ad .
The Texas polling comes as Trump has been sliding in national polls amid the coronavirus pandemic and national protesting against racism and police brutality .
Biden also recently widened his lead in a national Quinnipiac poll to 15 points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year .
Quinnipiac surveyed 880 self-described registered voters in Texas , and the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points .

'Tossup in Texas': Biden leads Trump by one point in Lone Star State, according to new poll
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WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are neck-and-neck with voters in Texas, according to a new poll released Wednesday, with the presumptive Democratic nominee leading by just one point.
The Quinnipiac University poll, conducted from July 16 to July 20, found that 45% of self-described registered Texas voters back Biden and 44% support Trump, a virtual tie. The same poll last month found an equally close race, with Trump leading Biden by one point, 44%-43%.
Other recent polls have shown that Biden may be competitive in Texas, a state typically won by Republicans and where Trump won over Hillary Clinton by nine points in 2016. that opens up the state's 38 electoral college votes, the second-largest state by electorates, for the possibility of a Democratic win.
Trump was up one point in a CBS News/YouGov Texas poll, while Biden had a five-point lead in a Dallas Morning News poll released earlier this month.
Go big or play it safe?: Electoral map widens for Joe Biden and Democrats, but with risk
"With crises swirling through American society and a country deeply divided, there's no other way to slice it. It's a tossup in Texas," Quinnipiac polling analyst Tim Malloy said.
The Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday found that Democrats backed Biden 94%-3%, independents favored Biden 51%-32% and Republicans backed Trump 89%-6%.
Texans think Trump could better handle the economy than Biden, 56%-40%, but Biden led on the issue of addressing racial inequality, 51%-39%. Asked who would do a better job handling the coronavirus pandemic, Biden held a slight edge over Trump, 48%-45% and the two tied on handling health care and handling a crisis with 47% support.
Biden's standing in Texas puts his campaign in the position of having to decide if it's worth the financial risk to go all out in the state, potentially putting Trump on defense, or better to invest in states that Clinton narrowly lost that can help push the campaign over the edge of required electoral votes for the presidency.
The Biden campaign made its first television advertising push in Texas earlier this month with a one-minute spot about the rise in coronavirus cases there that cost "mid six figures," still a relatively small amount. "This virus is tough, but Texas is tougher," Biden said in the ad.
Swing states: Trump trails Biden in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina and Arizona, poll finds
The Texas polling comes as Trump has been sliding in national polls amid the coronavirus pandemic and national protesting against racism and police brutality. Biden also recently widened his lead in a national Quinnipiac poll to 15 points over Trump, his widest margin this year.
Quinnipiac surveyed 880 self-described registered voters in Texas, and the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
Contributing: Joey Garrison


usatoday--2020-07-22--Congressional upsets: Progressives, candidates of color, and GOP outsiders net primary wins

The 2020 congressional primary elections have been marked by a number of upsets , where candidates with little name recognition have been propelled into the national spotlight .
Early primary upsets demonstrated the strength of some progressive and staunch conservative candidates , who sometimes lacked backing from their respective parties .
In New York , three Democratic candidates are poised to replace or succeed moderate longtime incumbents in June .
In Illinois , a progressive candidate , backed by the Justice Democrats organization , beat the most conservative Democrat in Congress .
In Pittsburgh , a progressive statehouse candidate making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incumbent who is the brother of the city 's former mayor .
More : Booker beats progressive challenger , Van Drew race set and other takeaways from Tuesday 's primary Candidates of color , specifically Black candidates , have been on the winning side of several notable upsets .
Physician Cameron Webb , who is Black , beat three white opponents in Virginia 's 5th congressional district primary , a seat Democrats hope to take back now that the Republican incumbent lost his own primary .
Wesley Hunt and Burgess Owens , Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Utah , respectively , are both running to represent districts in which Black people are minorities .
More Republican women are also winning primaries .
According to the Center for American Women in Politics at Rutgers , a record 55 Republican women won House primaries this year , clearing the previous bar of 53 set in 2004 .
That 's in part because more Republican women are running — 220 filed to run for the House , up from 120 who ran in 2018 .
Here are some of this primary season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tipton , a five-term incumbent from Colorado , lost the 3rd congressional district 's Republican nomination to Lauren Boebert , a restaurant owner and outspoken gun rights activist .
Boebert beat Tipton by nearly ten points .
Trump had endorsed Tipton , tweeting his support for the congressman in December as well as the night before the election .
Boebert 's website describes her as a supporter of Trump , praising `` his policies to Make America Great Again . ''
Boebert 's restaurant , Shooters Grill in Rifle , Colorado , became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 , for an open carry policy allowing staff to be armed with guns .
Her commitment to gun rights also earned her a viral moment in 2019 , when she confronted then-presidential candidate Beto O ’ Rourke at a town hall .
“ I was one of the gun owning Americans who heard ( O'Rourke ) speak regarding your ‘ Hell yes I ’ m going to take your AR-15s and AK-47s , ' '' she said .
`` Well , I ’ m here to say , hell no you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also covered by local press as a vocal critic of Democratic Gov .
Jared Polis ' coronavirus lockdown measures , reopening Shooters Grill in defiance of state orders .
Diane Mitsch Bush , a former state lawmaker , won the district 's Democratic nomination and will face Boebert in the fall .
New York 's congressional primary in June saw a near sweep of Democratic nominations by progressives .
With several candidates projected to beat more centrist or establishment competitors , the elections mirrored Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 's upset against 10-term former Rep. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a former middle school principal from the Bronx , beat longtime Democratic incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel with about 60 % of the vote .
Engel , chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee , represented the 16th District for more than 30 years .
The Justice Democrats-backed Bowman began to surge after Engel , asking to speak at an event , was caught on mic saying , “ If I did n't have a primary , I would n't care , ” according to NBC News .
Engel was criticized by primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for months during the COVID-19 crisis .
Bowman , who was endorsed by Ocasio-Cortez , ran a campaign firmly aligned with the party 's progressive flank .
He is a proponent of multiple `` New Deals , '' including the Green New Deal — an Ocasio-Cortez-spearheaded proposal that outlines a broad plan for tackling climate change —as well as plans to reform education and public housing .
`` I am excited , I am happy , I can not wait to get to Congress and cause problems for the people in there that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has literally been killing our children , '' Bowman said during his election night watch party .
There is no Republican challenger for the November election .
More : AOC ’ s blowout win , last-minute voting in Kentucky and other key takeaways from Tuesday ’ s primaries Madison Cawthorn , the owner of a real estate investment company , unexpectedly beat Lynda Bennett , a real estate agent and activist , in the race to claim the Republican nomination for Mark Meadows ' 11th District seat in North Carolina , which he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of staff .
Cawthorn , 24 , beat Bennett with 65.82 % of the vote in the district 's runoff election in June .
The outcome was considered an upset , given that the Trump and Meadows-endorsed Bennett won the vote in March ( but not by a wide enough margin to avoid a runoff election ) .
Like Boebert , Cawthorn is a supporter of Trump .
Cawthorn said that he was inspired to run for Congress because he was disappointed by how the Republican party handled full control of the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It felt like Donald Trump was having to pull teeth from Congress to try to get anything done , and so I want to go over to Washington D.C. to break that status quo , to actually get something done , ” he said in an interview with The Hill .
Cawthorn 's website touts his conservative views on health care , immigration , abortion rights and gun control .
`` I ’ m running because our faith , our freedoms and our values are under assault from coastal elites and leftists like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he states .
If elected in November , Cawthorn would become the youngest member in Congress , a title currently held by Ocasio-Cortez .
He will face off against Democratic candidate and retired U.S Air Force colonel Moe Davis in the fall .
Iowa Republicans ousted nine-term incumbent Rep. Steve King , nominating state Sen. Randy Feenstra to run for the state 's 4th congressional district seat .
Feenstra beat King by nearly ten points .
The conservative district has long had to contend with King 's controversial remarks .
While talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview , King claimed that for every young immigrant who becomes a school valedictorian there are `` 100 out there that , they weigh 130 pounds and they 've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they 're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert . ''
In an interview with The New York Times last year , King suggested that the term `` white nationalist '' should not be considered offensive .
King was removed from his committee seats over the comments he made to the Times .
King 's competitors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rejection from those committees as proof Feenstra would be more effective as an ally of Trump .
Republicans largely rebuked King through their support of Feenstra during the primary campaign .
Feenstra significantly outraised King , and was endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Right to Life Committee .
Five Republican congressmen even donated to Feenstra 's campaign .
Feenstra will compete with J.D .
Scholten , who ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination , in the fall .
Scholten previously lost to King by a slim margin in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win is likely .
Support for a Republican representative in Iowa 's 4th congressional district exceeds support for a Democrat by 22 % , according to a June Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll .
Republican Mike Garcia , a former U.S. Navy pilot and defense contractor executive , beat Democrat Christy Smith , a member of the California State Assembly , in the special general election for Illinois Rep. Katie Hill 's seat in May .
Garcia 's 25th District victory represents the first time a Republican candidate has flipped a Democratic seat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endorsed Garcia on Twitter , though he originally said the election would be `` rigged '' by California Democrats .
The two candidates will run against each other again in the fall .
Rep. Denver Riggleman , a freshman congressman , lost the Republican nomination for Virginia 's fifth district seat to Bob Good , a former official in the athletics department at Liberty University in June .
Riggleman , a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus , was the subject of intense criticism from Republicans in his district after he officiated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ volunteers last summer .
The Virginia county GOP formally censured Riggleman last fall , doubting his `` support for traditional family values , and other conservative principles , '' according to The Hill .
`` He 's out of step with the base of the party on life , '' Good said in May , in a debate with Riggleman on The Schilling Show , a Charlottesville radio program .
`` He 's out of step on marriage .
He 's out of step on immigration .
He 's out of step on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug legalization . ''
Riggleman claimed the election process was rigged by Republican insiders , by making the nomination process a convention instead of a primary .
Conventions traditionally favor more conservative candidates and have been used for years by Virginia Republicans to block moderate candidates from winning elections .
Good will face off against physician Cameron Webb in the fall 's general election .
Ronny Jackson , a Trump-backed former White House physician with no political experience , beat Josh Winegarner , a former cattle industry lobbyist , in the Republican runoff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Jackson , who was a White House physician to President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama , received endorsements from Trump on Twitter , who called him `` strong on Crimes and Borders '' and insisted Jackson would `` protect your # 2A . ''
Winegarner had the support of outgoing Republican Rep. Mac Thornberry .
Jackson positioned his relationship with Trump as the biggest asset to his candidacy .
The district has some of the highest rates of support for Trump in the country , giving the president 80 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Cook Political Report .
Jackson had a fundraising advantage over Winegarner as well , accruing just over $ 490,000 since April , compared to Winegarner 's almost $ 300,000 haul during that same time period .
Jackson won with about 56 percent of the vote , beating Winegarner by more than 11 points .
Jackson , who is a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral , was in the running to be Trump 's nominee for Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2018 , but ultimately withdrew from consideration amid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Rules , fines and free masks will change that , experts say .
Former colleagues told Senate investigators that Jackson regularly drank on duty , had an `` explosive '' temper , and that he abused his powers to prescribe himself prescription drugs for recreational use , among other allegations of misconduct .
Jackson denied all of the allegations leveled against him , calling them `` completely false and fabricated . ''
The investigation was opened by the Pentagon inspector general in June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wearing a mask does n't just protect others from COVID-19 , it protects you from infection , perhaps serious illness , too On election night , Jackson celebrated his win by tweeting , `` Jane and I just got off the phone with @ realDonaldTrump !
It ’ s official !
I am honored to be the Republican nominee for # TX13 !
I promise I will make you proud ! ''
Jackson will face off against Gus Trujillo , who won the Democratic runoff election .
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The Associated Press did not call the race until about three weeks after it ended , though the nomination was always considered Jones ' , who had picked up more than double the votes of any other candidate by election night .
His closest competitor , former federal prosecutor Adam Schleifer , had four times Jones ’ budget .
Jones received endorsements from progressive members of Congress such as Ocasio-Cortez , Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley , and Vermont Sen. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not accept corporate PAC donations , and signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge .
He ran on a platform that advocated for labor rights and student debt relief , as well as Medicare for All and paid sick leave as responses to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Like Bowman , he is also a proponent of the Green New Deal .
In an interview with NPR , Jones said that it was his commitment to progressive policies that set him apart during the primary election .
`` I am the only candidate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only policy that would literally ensure everyone has health care in this country and that is Medicare for All , '' he said .
In the fall , Jones will face Maureen McArdle Schulman , who won the district 's Republican nomination .
Marie Newman , a former management consultant and founder of an anti-bullying non-profit , narrowly beat incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinksi in the Democratic race for Illinois ' third district seat in March .
Lipinski 's father , William Lipinski , held the seat for more than two decades before his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ represents the first time the seat will be out of the Lipinski family since 1983 .
Lipinski is notoriously one of the last few conservative Democrats in Congress .
His opposition to abortion rights , the DREAM Act , and the Affordable Care Act all alienated him from his party .
In contrast , Newman was backed by progressive groups such as Justice Democrats , the political action committee that supported Ocasio-Cortez in 2018 .
Newman will compete with County Board Member Mike Fricilone , who won the Republican nomination , in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who was previously Alabama 's U.S .
Senator for 20 years , lost his runoff bid to former football coach Tommy Tuberville .
Tuberville considers himself a Christian conservative , and ran a campaign that was pro-life and pro-gun rights .
He told the Montgomery Advertiser in March that he supported Trump ’ s efforts to build a border wall with Mexico , and wanted to reduce the national debt through cuts to social programs , with exceptions for Social Security , Medicare , and Medicaid .
The race to see who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who flipped the traditionally Republican seat in 2018 , also highlighted the rift between Trump and Sessions .
In the early days of Trump 's presidency — and during his campaign — Sessions was a prominent ally .
Sessions was the first U.S .
Senator to endorse Trump 's campaign , providing it crucial legitimacy before the 2016 Super Tuesday elections .
Sessions publicly supported Trump as early as 2015 , sporting a “ Make America Great Again ” hat at a Trump rally in August 2015 and praising Trump 's border wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticizes Trump for lack of 'loyalty ' to former Attorney General Sessions Sessions ' goodwill with Trump expired when he recused himself from the Russia investigation , which led to Robert Mueller 's appointment as special counsel and a nearly two-year investigation that shadowed Trump 's early years in office .
Trump was not charged , and fired Sessions in 2018 .
In a television interview last summer , Trump called Sessions ' appointment as attorney general the `` biggest mistake '' of his presidency .
Although Trump regularly endorses GOP candidates — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention to the race between Sessions and Tuberville , explicitly tying his endorsement of Tuberville to Sessions ' recusal .
Tuberville will face off against Jones in November .

Congressional upsets: Progressives, candidates of color, and GOP outsiders net primary wins
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The 2020 congressional primary elections have been marked by a number of upsets, where candidates with little name recognition have been propelled into the national spotlight.
Early primary upsets demonstrated the strength of some progressive and staunch conservative candidates, who sometimes lacked backing from their respective parties.
In New York, three Democratic candidates are poised to replace or succeed moderate longtime incumbents in June. In Illinois, a progressive candidate, backed by the Justice Democrats organization, beat the most conservative Democrat in Congress. In Pittsburgh, a progressive statehouse candidate making her first run for office ousted an incumbent who is the brother of the city's former mayor.
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Candidates of color, specifically Black candidates, have been on the winning side of several notable upsets. Physician Cameron Webb, who is Black, beat three white opponents in Virginia's 5th congressional district primary, a seat Democrats hope to take back now that the Republican incumbent lost his own primary. Wesley Hunt and Burgess Owens, Black candidates who won Republican nominations in Texas and Utah, respectively, are both running to represent districts in which Black people are minorities.
More Republican women are also winning primaries. According to the Center for American Women in Politics at Rutgers, a record 55 Republican women won House primaries this year, clearing the previous bar of 53 set in 2004. That's in part because more Republican women are running — 220 filed to run for the House, up from 120 who ran in 2018.
Here are some of this primary season's most surprising upsets:
Lauren Boebert
Rep. Scott Tipton, a five-term incumbent from Colorado, lost the 3rd congressional district's Republican nomination to Lauren Boebert, a restaurant owner and outspoken gun rights activist. Boebert beat Tipton by nearly ten points.
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Trump had endorsed Tipton, tweeting his support for the congressman in December as well as the night before the election. Boebert's website describes her as a supporter of Trump, praising "his policies to Make America Great Again."
Boebert's restaurant, Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado, became the subject of national media attention in 2014, for an open carry policy allowing staff to be armed with guns. Her commitment to gun rights also earned her a viral moment in 2019, when she confronted then-presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke at a town hall. “I was one of the gun owning Americans who heard (O'Rourke) speak regarding your ‘Hell yes I’m going to take your AR-15s and AK-47s,'" she said. "Well, I’m here to say, hell no you’re not.'”
Boebert was also covered by local press as a vocal critic of Democratic Gov. Jared Polis' coronavirus lockdown measures, reopening Shooters Grill in defiance of state orders.
Diane Mitsch Bush, a former state lawmaker, won the district's Democratic nomination and will face Boebert in the fall.
Jamaal Bowman
New York's congressional primary in June saw a near sweep of Democratic nominations by progressives. With several candidates projected to beat more centrist or establishment competitors, the elections mirrored Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset against 10-term former Rep. Joe Crowley in 2018.
Jamaal Bowman, a former middle school principal from the Bronx, beat longtime Democratic incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel with about 60% of the vote.
Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, represented the 16th District for more than 30 years.
The Justice Democrats-backed Bowman began to surge after Engel, asking to speak at an event, was caught on mic saying, “If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn't care,” according to NBC News. Engel was criticized by primary challengers for not returning to his district for months during the COVID-19 crisis.
Bowman, who was endorsed by Ocasio-Cortez, ran a campaign firmly aligned with the party's progressive flank. He is a proponent of multiple "New Deals," including the Green New Deal — an Ocasio-Cortez-spearheaded proposal that outlines a broad plan for tackling climate change —as well as plans to reform education and public housing.
"I am excited, I am happy, I cannot wait to get to Congress and cause problems for the people in there that have been maintaining a status quo that has literally been killing our children," Bowman said during his election night watch party.
There is no Republican challenger for the November election.
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Cori Bush
Cori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist and pastor, defeated incumbent Rep. William Lacy Clay for the Missouri seat he held for 20 years in August.
Bush, a progressive candidate who was among the original Justice Democrats class in 2018, lost to Clay during that year's primary. This year, however, Bush beat Clay with about 49% of the vote, compared to his 45.5%.
Clay, who was first elected in 2000, replaced his father, Rep. Bill Clay Sr., who served the 1st congressional district between 1969 to 2001 and was a founder of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Clay Jr. received endorsements from moderate high-profile Democrats such as Sen. Kamala Harris, while Bush received support from progressive champions of the party, like Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Bush, who became a political activist following the police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri, ran on a platform promoting criminal justice reform, prison reform, and an investment in "social safety net" policies like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.
Bush will face off against Republican Anthony Rogers in November's general election in a district that leans strongly Democratic.
Madison Cawthorn
Madison Cawthorn, the owner of a real estate investment company, unexpectedly beat Lynda Bennett, a real estate agent and activist, in the race to claim the Republican nomination for Mark Meadows' 11th District seat in North Carolina, which he gave up to become Trump's chief of staff.
Cawthorn, 24, beat Bennett with 65.82% of the vote in the district's runoff election in June. The outcome was considered an upset, given that the Trump and Meadows-endorsed Bennett won the vote in March (but not by a wide enough margin to avoid a runoff election). Like Boebert, Cawthorn is a supporter of Trump.
Cawthorn said that he was inspired to run for Congress because he was disappointed by how the Republican party handled full control of the White House and Congress in 2017.
“It felt like Donald Trump was having to pull teeth from Congress to try to get anything done, and so I want to go over to Washington D.C. to break that status quo, to actually get something done,” he said in an interview with The Hill.
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Cawthorn's website touts his conservative views on health care, immigration, abortion rights and gun control. "I’m running because our faith, our freedoms and our values are under assault from coastal elites and leftists like Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez," he states.
If elected in November, Cawthorn would become the youngest member in Congress, a title currently held by Ocasio-Cortez. He will face off against Democratic candidate and retired U.S Air Force colonel Moe Davis in the fall.
Randy Feenstra
Iowa Republicans ousted nine-term incumbent Rep. Steve King, nominating state Sen. Randy Feenstra to run for the state's 4th congressional district seat. Feenstra beat King by nearly ten points.
The conservative district has long had to contend with King's controversial remarks. While talking about "Dreamers" in a July 2013 interview, King claimed that for every young immigrant who becomes a school valedictorian there are "100 out there that, they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert." In an interview with The New York Times last year, King suggested that the term "white nationalist" should not be considered offensive.
King was removed from his committee seats over the comments he made to the Times. King's competitors, including Feenstra, used King's rejection from those committees as proof Feenstra would be more effective as an ally of Trump.
Republicans largely rebuked King through their support of Feenstra during the primary campaign. Feenstra significantly outraised King, and was endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Right to Life Committee. Five Republican congressmen even donated to Feenstra's campaign.
Feenstra will compete with J.D. Scholten, who ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination, in the fall. Scholten previously lost to King by a slim margin in the 2018 general election.
Feenstra's win is likely. Support for a Republican representative in Iowa's 4th congressional district exceeds support for a Democrat by 22%, according to a June Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.
Mike Garcia
Republican Mike Garcia, a former U.S. Navy pilot and defense contractor executive, beat Democrat Christy Smith, a member of the California State Assembly, in the special general election for Illinois Rep. Katie Hill's seat in May.
Garcia's 25th District victory represents the first time a Republican candidate has flipped a Democratic seat in California since 1998. Trump had endorsed Garcia on Twitter, though he originally said the election would be "rigged" by California Democrats.
The two candidates will run against each other again in the fall.
Bob Good
Rep. Denver Riggleman, a freshman congressman, lost the Republican nomination for Virginia's fifth district seat to Bob Good, a former official in the athletics department at Liberty University in June.
Riggleman, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, was the subject of intense criticism from Republicans in his district after he officiated a gay wedding for two former campaign volunteers last summer.
The Virginia county GOP formally censured Riggleman last fall, doubting his "support for traditional family values, and other conservative principles," according to The Hill.
"He's out of step with the base of the party on life," Good said in May, in a debate with Riggleman on The Schilling Show, a Charlottesville radio program. "He's out of step on marriage. He's out of step on immigration. He's out of step on health care, on climate, on drug legalization."
Riggleman claimed the election process was rigged by Republican insiders, by making the nomination process a convention instead of a primary. Conventions traditionally favor more conservative candidates and have been used for years by Virginia Republicans to block moderate candidates from winning elections.
Good will face off against physician Cameron Webb in the fall's general election.
Ronny Jackson
Ronny Jackson, a Trump-backed former White House physician with no political experience, beat Josh Winegarner, a former cattle industry lobbyist, in the Republican runoff for Texas' 13th District House seat.
Jackson, who was a White House physician to President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama, received endorsements from Trump on Twitter, who called him "strong on Crimes and Borders" and insisted Jackson would "protect your #2A."
Winegarner had the support of outgoing Republican Rep. Mac Thornberry.
Jackson positioned his relationship with Trump as the biggest asset to his candidacy. The district has some of the highest rates of support for Trump in the country, giving the president 80% of its vote in 2016, according to the Cook Political Report.
Jackson had a fundraising advantage over Winegarner as well, accruing just over $490,000 since April, compared to Winegarner's almost $300,000 haul during that same time period. Jackson won with about 56 percent of the vote, beating Winegarner by more than 11 points.
Jackson, who is a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, was in the running to be Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2018, but ultimately withdrew from consideration amid a swarm of allegations of prior misconduct.
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Former colleagues told Senate investigators that Jackson regularly drank on duty, had an "explosive" temper, and that he abused his powers to prescribe himself prescription drugs for recreational use, among other allegations of misconduct.
Jackson denied all of the allegations leveled against him, calling them "completely false and fabricated." The investigation was opened by the Pentagon inspector general in June 2018 and remains ongoing.
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Jane and I just got off the phone with @realDonaldTrump! It’s official! I am honored to be the Republican nominee for #TX13! I promise I will make you proud! pic.twitter.com/Hr7ZJPfwqu — Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJackson4TX) July 15, 2020
On election night, Jackson celebrated his win by tweeting, "Jane and I just got off the phone with @realDonaldTrump! It’s official! I am honored to be the Republican nominee for #TX13! I promise I will make you proud!"
Jackson will face off against Gus Trujillo, who won the Democratic runoff election.
Mondaire Jones
Mondaire Jones, a lawyer from Rockland County, won the nomination for long-time incumbent Rep. Nita Lowey’s 17th District seat in New York. The Associated Press did not call the race until about three weeks after it ended, though the nomination was always considered Jones', who had picked up more than double the votes of any other candidate by election night.
His closest competitor, former federal prosecutor Adam Schleifer, had four times Jones’ budget.
Jones received endorsements from progressive members of Congress such as Ocasio-Cortez, Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Jones' campaign did not accept corporate PAC donations, and signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge. He ran on a platform that advocated for labor rights and student debt relief, as well as Medicare for All and paid sick leave as responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like Bowman, he is also a proponent of the Green New Deal.
In an interview with NPR, Jones said that it was his commitment to progressive policies that set him apart during the primary election. "I am the only candidate in a crowded Democratic primary who supports the only policy that would literally ensure everyone has health care in this country and that is Medicare for All," he said.
In the fall, Jones will face Maureen McArdle Schulman, who won the district's Republican nomination.
Jake LaTurner
Kansas state treasurer Jake LaTurner defeated Rep. Steve Watkins in the August GOP primary for Kansas' 2nd District, weeks after Watkins was charged with committing multiple voter fraud felonies.
Watkins, a freshman, was dogged by the charges toward the end of his campaign.
Watkins is accused of altering his voter registration address to a UPS store before voting in a city council race last year — one that was decided by 13 votes — according to The Topeka Capital-Journal.
In July, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced that Watkins was being charged on four counts, three of which were felonies: interference with law enforcement, providing false information, voting without being qualified, and unlawful advance voting.
During a primary debate in July, Watkins said that the charges were meant to foil his election chances.
“This is clearly hyper-political,” he said. “It comes out moments before our first debate and three weeks before the election. I haven’t done anything wrong.”
LaTurner, who beat Watkins by about 15% of the vote, ran on a platform that he called his "Contract with Kansas." The "contract" includes a pledge to institute work requirements for welfare recipients, to co-sponsor an amendment for Congressional term limits, and to support Trump's border wall.
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Now the real campaign begins and the differences will be clear. It’s time for Republicans to unite and win in November! #ks02 #ksleg pic.twitter.com/ZVcRFIuB3i — JakeLaTurner (@JakeLaTurner) August 5, 2020
LaTurner will compete against Michelle De La Isla, the Democratic mayor of Topeka, in November.
Marie Newman
Marie Newman, a former management consultant and founder of an anti-bullying non-profit, narrowly beat incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinksi in the Democratic race for Illinois' third district seat in March.
Lipinski's father, William Lipinski, held the seat for more than two decades before his son succeeded him. Newman's win represents the first time the seat will be out of the Lipinski family since 1983.
Lipinski is notoriously one of the last few conservative Democrats in Congress. His opposition to abortion rights, the DREAM Act, and the Affordable Care Act all alienated him from his party. In contrast, Newman was backed by progressive groups such as Justice Democrats, the political action committee that supported Ocasio-Cortez in 2018.
Newman will compete with County Board Member Mike Fricilone, who won the Republican nomination, in the fall.
Tommy Tuberville
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was previously Alabama's U.S. Senator for 20 years, lost his runoff bid to former football coach Tommy Tuberville.
Tuberville considers himself a Christian conservative, and ran a campaign that was pro-life and pro-gun rights. He told the Montgomery Advertiser in March that he supported Trump’s efforts to build a border wall with Mexico, and wanted to reduce the national debt through cuts to social programs, with exceptions for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
The race to see who would compete with Sen. Doug Jones, who flipped the traditionally Republican seat in 2018, also highlighted the rift between Trump and Sessions.
Tuberville wins primary; will face Jones in Alabama Senate race Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated former Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Republican Senate primary. Tuberville goes on to challenge Democratic Senator Doug Jones. (July 15) AP
In the early days of Trump's presidency — and during his campaign — Sessions was a prominent ally. Sessions was the first U.S. Senator to endorse Trump's campaign, providing it crucial legitimacy before the 2016 Super Tuesday elections. Sessions publicly supported Trump as early as 2015, sporting a “Make America Great Again” hat at a Trump rally in August 2015 and praising Trump's border wall plans.
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Sessions' goodwill with Trump expired when he recused himself from the Russia investigation, which led to Robert Mueller's appointment as special counsel and a nearly two-year investigation that shadowed Trump's early years in office. Trump was not charged, and fired Sessions in 2018.
In a television interview last summer, Trump called Sessions' appointment as attorney general the "biggest mistake" of his presidency.
Although Trump regularly endorses GOP candidates — usually on Twitter — he paid special attention to the race between Sessions and Tuberville, explicitly tying his endorsement of Tuberville to Sessions' recusal.
Tuberville will face off against Jones in November.
Contributing: William Cummings, Brian Lyman, Stephen Gruber-Miller, and Nick Coltrain


usatoday--2020-07-22--Senate Republicans consider short-term extension of unemployment as extra $600 in benefits nears end

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans are in talks with the Trump administration about temporarily extending the supplemental pay that millions of Americans receive on top of their weekly unemployment benefits .
The extra $ 600 in weekly unemployment benefits , approved four months ago to help Americans deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic , is set to expire at the end of the month .
Congressional leaders and the White House are in discussions about another broad coronavirus aid package but are unlikely to pass a new bill before the increased unemployment benefits expire .
A short-term extension @ @ @ @ @ @ @ table , although it ’ s unclear how long that extension would run and whether it would be for $ 600 or a lesser amount .
“ It ’ s still in the mix , and the discussions come down to both the duration – how long – and at what price point , ” Sen. John Barrasso , R-Wyo.
, told reporters on Wednesday .
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Rob Portman , R-Ohio , said he hopes that lawmakers will be able to finish work on the broader coronavirus aid package before the extra @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t possible , “ we can not allow there to be a cliff in unemployment insurance , ” he said .
At the White House , President Donald Trump did not respond directly to a question about whether he would support a short-term extension .
But , `` I think ultimately something good will come out of it , '' he said .
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows , who met late Wednesday with GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill , appeared skeptical about a short-term extension .
`` Any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress , which would indicate that it would just be met with another short-term extension , '' he told reporters afterward .
Asked if he would prefer to deal with unemployment insurance as part of the broader coronavirus relief bill , Meadows said he 's optimistic `` that we can continue to find a real solution and hopefully reach a compromise . ''
More : There are two COVID Americas .
One hopes for an extension of federal unemployment and stimulus .
The other is saving and spending .
The boost in unemployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ divisive issues on Capitol Hill as lawmakers dive into negotiations for the next coronavirus aid package .
Republicans say the extra $ 600 means that some Americans make more money on unemployment , which becomes a disincentive for many of the them to return to work .
Democrats and others point to the still alarmingly high unemployment rate and argue that slashing the benefits could be dire for families who need them .
The additional $ 600 in weekly jobless benefits provided by the federal government is officially set to end July 31 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run out this week .
State unemployment payment schedules end on a Saturday or Sunday .
Since the extra unemployment benefits will run out on July 31 , which is a Friday , this is the last week that many states will pay the extra $ 600 .
More than 25 million workers will lose the $ 600 federal unemployment supplement , according to the Century Foundation , a nonprofit think tank .
In many states , benefits could be cut by more than half .
Unemployment to run out : Think that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last until the end of July ?
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Senate Republicans consider short-term extension of unemployment as extra $600 in benefits nears end
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WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans are in talks with the Trump administration about temporarily extending the supplemental pay that millions of Americans receive on top of their weekly unemployment benefits.
The extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits, approved four months ago to help Americans deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, is set to expire at the end of the month.
Congressional leaders and the White House are in discussions about another broad coronavirus aid package but are unlikely to pass a new bill before the increased unemployment benefits expire. A short-term extension of unemployment benefits is now on the table, although it’s unclear how long that extension would run and whether it would be for $600 or a lesser amount.
“It’s still in the mix, and the discussions come down to both the duration – how long – and at what price point,” Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told reporters on Wednesday.
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said he hopes that lawmakers will be able to finish work on the broader coronavirus aid package before the extra unemployment benefits expire.
But if that isn’t possible, “we cannot allow there to be a cliff in unemployment insurance,” he said.
At the White House, President Donald Trump did not respond directly to a question about whether he would support a short-term extension. But, "I think ultimately something good will come out of it," he said.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who met late Wednesday with GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill, appeared skeptical about a short-term extension.
"Any short-term extensions would defy the history of Congress, which would indicate that it would just be met with another short-term extension," he told reporters afterward.
Asked if he would prefer to deal with unemployment insurance as part of the broader coronavirus relief bill, Meadows said he's optimistic "that we can continue to find a real solution and hopefully reach a compromise."
More: There are two COVID Americas. One hopes for an extension of federal unemployment and stimulus. The other is saving and spending.
The boost in unemployment benefits has been one of the most divisive issues on Capitol Hill as lawmakers dive into negotiations for the next coronavirus aid package.
Republicans say the extra $600 means that some Americans make more money on unemployment, which becomes a disincentive for many of the them to return to work. Democrats and others point to the still alarmingly high unemployment rate and argue that slashing the benefits could be dire for families who need them.
The additional $600 in weekly jobless benefits provided by the federal government is officially set to end July 31. But the benefits for many will run out this week. State unemployment payment schedules end on a Saturday or Sunday. Since the extra unemployment benefits will run out on July 31, which is a Friday, this is the last week that many states will pay the extra $600.
More than 25 million workers will lose the $600 federal unemployment supplement, according to the Century Foundation, a nonprofit think tank. In many states, benefits could be cut by more than half.
Contributing: Christal Hayes, Jessica Menton
Unemployment to run out: Think that extra $600 in unemployment benefits will last until the end of July? Think again.


usatoday--2020-07-22--GOP congressman says Trump's well wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell were 'unacceptably obtuse'

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump 's well wishes to accused child abuser and Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell were rebuked by Republican Rep. Chip Roy , who said the comments were `` unacceptably obtuse . ''
The president made his comments at his first White House coronavirus briefing since April on Tuesday , noting that he had met Maxwell `` numerous times over the years . ''
Maxwell is currently in jail , accused of luring girls as young as 14 to be abused by Epstein .
Maxwell has pleaded not guilty .
`` I have n't really been following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her well , frankly , '' Trump said Tuesday .
`` I 've met her numerous times over the years ... but I wish her well , whatever it is . ''
'Worse before it gets better ' : Trump delivers warning in return to coronavirus briefings '' This is unacceptably obtuse for a woman accused of the most morally depraved of crimes , @ realDonaldTrump .
She needs to be severely punished ... and justice must be served for the girls she abused .
For ALL involved , '' Roy tweeted Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of the hardline conservative House Freedom Caucus and an ally to Trump who has sometimes spoken out against the president 's views .
`` I wish - and call for - for justice , '' Roy also tweeted in response to Trump 's well wishes for Maxwell .
Maxwell was arrested and charged this month for her alleged role in a sex trafficking scheme that began more than two decades ago .
She is accused of helping Epstein “ recruit , groom , and ultimately abuse victims ” between 1994 and 1997 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday if he thinks Maxwell is `` going to turn in powerful men . ''
Photos of Trump and Maxwell , sometimes along with Epstein and first lady Melania Trump , have been circulated since her arrest .
Maxwell lived and traveled with Epstein , and allegedly facilitated and sometimes participating in abuse at his estate in Palm Beach , Fla. , and other locations , according to a grand jury indictment .
`` I 've met her numerous times over the years , especially since I lived in Palm Beach and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Trump said .
Trump 's comments on Maxwell sparked disapproval from critics , including Democratic Rep. Karen Bass , who asked on Twitter if Trump has `` sent any well wishes to the families of the more than 140,000 Americans who have died during this pandemic ? ''

GOP congressman says Trump's well wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell were 'unacceptably obtuse'
Show Caption Hide Caption Trump says of Ghislaine Maxwell, 'I wish her well' President Donald Trump offered sympathetic words to Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime companion who stands accused of facilitating the abuse of girls by the sex offender. But Trump says he hasn't been following her case closely. (July 21) AP
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's well wishes to accused child abuser and Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell were rebuked by Republican Rep. Chip Roy, who said the comments were "unacceptably obtuse."
The president made his comments at his first White House coronavirus briefing since April on Tuesday, noting that he had met Maxwell "numerous times over the years." Maxwell is currently in jail, accused of luring girls as young as 14 to be abused by Epstein. Maxwell has pleaded not guilty.
"I haven't really been following it too much. I just wish her well, frankly," Trump said Tuesday. "I've met her numerous times over the years... but I wish her well, whatever it is."
'Worse before it gets better': Trump delivers warning in return to coronavirus briefings
"This is unacceptably obtuse for a woman accused of the most morally depraved of crimes, @realDonaldTrump. She needs to be severely punished... and justice must be served for the girls she abused. For ALL involved," Roy tweeted Wednesday morning.
The Texas Republican is a member of the hardline conservative House Freedom Caucus and an ally to Trump who has sometimes spoken out against the president's views.
"I wish - and call for - for justice," Roy also tweeted in response to Trump's well wishes for Maxwell.
This is unacceptably obtuse for a woman accused of the most morally depraved of crimes, @realDonaldTrump. She needs to be severely punished... and justice must be served for the girls she abused. For ALL involved. https://t.co/IslnKso0Gg — Chip Roy (@chiproytx) July 22, 2020
Maxwell was arrested and charged this month for her alleged role in a sex trafficking scheme that began more than two decades ago. She is accused of helping Epstein “recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims” between 1994 and 1997.
Trump was asked by a reporter Tuesday if he thinks Maxwell is "going to turn in powerful men."
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Photos of Trump and Maxwell, sometimes along with Epstein and first lady Melania Trump, have been circulated since her arrest. Maxwell lived and traveled with Epstein, and allegedly facilitated and sometimes participating in abuse at his estate in Palm Beach, Fla., and other locations, according to a grand jury indictment.
"I've met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach and I guess they lived in Palm Beach," Trump said.
Trump's comments on Maxwell sparked disapproval from critics, including Democratic Rep. Karen Bass, who asked on Twitter if Trump has "sent any well wishes to the families of the more than 140,000 Americans who have died during this pandemic?"


usatoday--2020-07-22--China looks to retaliate after ordered by the US to close its consulate in Houston

China vows to retaliate after being ordered to close Houston consulate China has vowed to retaliate after they were abruptly @ @ @ @ @ close its consulate in Houston within 72 hours .

China vows to retaliate after being ordered to close Houston consulate
China has vowed to retaliate after they were abruptly ordered by the U.S. to close its consulate in Houston within 72 hours.
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usatoday--2020-07-22--Barack Obama joins Joe Biden in campaign video critical of President Trump's handling of coronavirus

Former President Barack Obama joined his vice president , Joe Biden , in criticizing President Donald Trump ’ s leadership in a campaign video to be released Thursday .
In a teaser Wednesday , Obama and Biden focused on Trump saying he took “ no responsibility ” for a lag in nationwide testing for the coronavirus during the pandemic .
“ Can you imagine standing up when you were president and saying 'it 's not my responsibility .
I take no responsibility.
’ Literally .
Literally , '' Biden said in a clip from the video released Wednesday .
Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come out of our mouths while we were in office . ''
`` No .
I do n't understand his inability to get a sense of what people are going through , '' Biden said .
`` He just ca n't relate in any way . ''
Ken Farnaso , a Trump campaign spokesman , said the president has tapped into the real concerns of everyday Americans since he was elected in 2016 , while Biden 's lengthy tenure in the Senate and vice presidency left him out of touch .
“ Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Washington has been mired in controversy and failed policies that don ’ t reflect American values , '' Farnaso said .
`` Despite false narratives promoted by the Democrats and media , the president ’ s unifying message and steadfast leadership is resonating with Americans throughout our country – especially during the pandemic and recent riots – while Biden seeks to create more division and embraces a socialist agenda.
” Obama , who endorsed Biden on April 14 , is a potent weapon for Biden , with a joint video event drawing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7.6 million , according to the campaign .
The clash over responsibility stemmed from a question to Trump at a news conference March 13 .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease , had called the lack of widespread testing a “ failure ” during congressional testimony .
Trump was asked whether he took responsibility for the lag in testing .
“ I do n't take responsibility at all , because we were given a set of circumstances and we were given rules , regulations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump said .
“ And what we 've done is redesigned it very quickly with the help of the people behind me .
And we 're now in very , very strong shape.
” Through Monday , the U.S. has had nearly 4 million cases of coronavirus and more than 142,000 deaths , according to Johns Hopkins University .
Trump resumed his coronavirus briefings Monday after a hiatus of nearly three months .
He said a vaccine would be developed and that the virus would “ disappear , ” but he acknowledged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably , unfortunately , get worse before it gets better – something I do n't like saying about things , but that 's the way it is , ” Trump said .

Barack Obama joins Joe Biden in campaign video critical of President Trump's handling of coronavirus
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Former President Barack Obama joined his vice president, Joe Biden, in criticizing President Donald Trump’s leadership in a campaign video to be released Thursday.
In a teaser Wednesday, Obama and Biden focused on Trump saying he took “no responsibility” for a lag in nationwide testing for the coronavirus during the pandemic.
“Can you imagine standing up when you were president and saying 'it's not my responsibility. I take no responsibility.’ Literally. Literally," Biden said in a clip from the video released Wednesday.
Obama replied: "Those words didn't come out of our mouths while we were in office."
"No. I don't understand his inability to get a sense of what people are going through," Biden said. "He just can't relate in any way."
Ken Farnaso, a Trump campaign spokesman, said the president has tapped into the real concerns of everyday Americans since he was elected in 2016, while Biden's lengthy tenure in the Senate and vice presidency left him out of touch.
“Joe Biden’s five decade long tenure in Washington has been mired in controversy and failed policies that don’t reflect American values," Farnaso said. "Despite false narratives promoted by the Democrats and media, the president’s unifying message and steadfast leadership is resonating with Americans throughout our country – especially during the pandemic and recent riots – while Biden seeks to create more division and embraces a socialist agenda.”
Obama, who endorsed Biden on April 14, is a potent weapon for Biden, with a joint video event drawing 120,000 viewers and campaign contributions totaling $7.6 million, according to the campaign.
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The clash over responsibility stemmed from a question to Trump at a news conference March 13. Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, had called the lack of widespread testing a “failure” during congressional testimony. Trump was asked whether he took responsibility for the lag in testing.
“I don't take responsibility at all, because we were given a set of circumstances and we were given rules, regulations, and specifications from a different time,” Trump said. “And what we've done is redesigned it very quickly with the help of the people behind me. And we're now in very, very strong shape.”
Through Monday, the U.S. has had nearly 4 million cases of coronavirus and more than 142,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Trump resumed his coronavirus briefings Monday after a hiatus of nearly three months. He said a vaccine would be developed and that the virus would “disappear,” but he acknowledged conditions could worsen.
“It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better – something I don't like saying about things, but that's the way it is,” Trump said.


usatoday--2020-07-22--Blue Jays denied permission to play 'home' games at PNC Park in Pittsburgh

The Toronto Blue Jays truly believed they would be able to play their home games at Rogers Centre in Toronto this summer , only for the Canadian government to step in and stop them .
They turned out and made an agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Major League Baseball to play their home games at PNC Park late Tuesday night , only for the Pennsylvania Department of Health to stop it Wednesday afternoon .
Now , they are back at Square 1 .
They could play their home games in Baltimore at Camden Yards , at their Triple-A ballpark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Dunedin , Florda , share Tropicana Field with the Tampa Bay Rays , or simply be nomads all year and play every single game on the road .
“ Most guys don ’ t want to play in a AAA ballpark , ’ ’ Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk said on a teleconference call Tuesday .
“ Training room , weight room , those aren ’ t really up to big-league standards.
” Stay tuned , but certainly no team will face a greater challenge this year than the Blue Jays .

Blue Jays denied permission to play 'home' games at PNC Park in Pittsburgh
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The Toronto Blue Jays truly believed they would be able to play their home games at Rogers Centre in Toronto this summer, only for the Canadian government to step in and stop them.
They turned out and made an agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Major League Baseball to play their home games at PNC Park late Tuesday night, only for the Pennsylvania Department of Health to stop it Wednesday afternoon.
Now, they are back at Square 1.
They could play their home games in Baltimore at Camden Yards, at their Triple-A ballpark in Buffalo, at their spring-training site in Dunedin, Florda, share Tropicana Field with the Tampa Bay Rays, or simply be nomads all year and play every single game on the road.
“Most guys don’t want to play in a AAA ballpark,’’ Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk said on a teleconference call Tuesday. “Training room, weight room, those aren’t really up to big-league standards.”
Stay tuned, but certainly no team will face a greater challenge this year than the Blue Jays.
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usatoday--2020-07-23--Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal officers, warns 'somebody's going to die' during chaotic prote

PORTLAND , Ore. – Mayor Ted Wheeler was tear-gassed by federal officers along with a large crowd of protesters late Wednesday night after he tried for hours to calm down angry activists demanding police reform from City Hall and calling for federal authorities to withdraw from this mostly liberal , mostly white city .
The mayor was caught in a chaotic display of violence and mayhem that began around 11:15 p.m. , after some protesters threw flaming bags of garbage over a fence protecting the local federal courthouse , prompting the federal officers to fire tear gas at the crowd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the thick of the protest , attempting to answer questions from the crowd , which booed and jeered as he tried to explain a lengthy process for making reforms .
At one point , he acknowledged that he 's a `` white , privileged male . ''
`` Obviously we have a long way to go , '' Wheeler said .
`` Everyone here has a job to do , all of us . ''
Before the crowd was tear-gassed , Wheeler huddled with local leaders of the Black Lives Matter social justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reform the police department .
Some activists said they were worried the fight over federal agents was overshadowing their demands for local reforms , and vowed to keep the pressure on Wheeler and Portland city officials .
One white mother pointed out that Wheeler only showed up to the protests after other white mothers attending the demonstrations over the weekend were tear-gassed .
`` Enough is enough , '' the crowd chanted .
`` Enough is enough . ''
Thousands of protesters alternately booed and interrogated Wheeler after hundreds of mothers dubbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a march downtown against police brutality .
Many protesters also carried signs demanding the withdrawal of federal agents dispatched last week by President Donald Trump over the objection of Wheeler and other local officials .
“ It ’ s hard to breathe , it ’ s a lot harder to breathe than I thought , ” Wheeler told The Washington Post after he was tear-gassed .
“ This is abhorrent .
This is beneath us.
” While Trump said he sent federal law enforcement officers in to restore order , acting Homeland Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Portland primarily to protect federal buildings like the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse , which had become a target for protesters .
Contractors on Wednesday surrounded the building with a tall metal-and-concrete fence , and prosecutors warned that anyone who breached it would be arrested .
In court files , federal officials say protesters had inflicted more than $ 50,000 in damage to federal buildings in Portland , including tearing down security cameras and shattering glass doors .
Tai Carpenter , the board president of Don ’ t Shoot PDX , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vast majority of protesters were simply exercising their First Amendment rights .
She called the federal response disproportionate .
“ It ’ s not a bunch of anarchists on the front lines , ” said Carpenter , 29 .
“ It ’ s moms singing and dads with leaf blowers to disperse tear gas .
It ’ s not nearly as out of control as people think .
I ’ m scared that the federal officers being here is going to result in someone being murdered . ''
Wheeler echoed those same concerns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` President Trump needs to focus on coronavirus and get his troops out of the city .
My biggest fear is that somebody 's going to die , '' Wheeler said .
`` I want them to leave .
This is going to come to a city near you if we do n't stop it . ''
The mayor appeared to be attempting to walk a fine line of blasting the federal government while addressing a crowd that only days earlier , before federal officials swept into the city , had been organizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mayor , Wheeler helps set the city 's budget priorities .
As police commissioner , he helps sets law-enforcement priorities .
Some activists said his criticism of the federal government rang hollow given the previous clashes between city police and protesters .
`` You need to be doing more than you are doing .
You say you are doing stuff .
We have n't seen it , '' Teal Lindseth , a 21-year-old activist , told him Wednesday night .
The federal response has seemingly reenergized protesters in Portland against what they perceive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months of continuous demonstrations .
They said they were seizing a groundswell of national support to continue pushing for police reform .
Wednesday night once again saw large numbers of white middle-aged Portland residents joining the protests , which have drawn hundreds of local activists nearly every night since the death of George Floyd , a Black man who died on Memorial Day after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes over a report of an alleged counterfeit $ 20 bill .
Federal officials have repeatedly referred to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agents firing tear gas at the crowds of mostly peaceful protesters .
Officials say 42 people have been arrested by federal agents in the past few days , several of them over accusations that they managed to pry open the front doors of the courthouse and scuffle with officers inside .
`` Attempted arson is not a peaceful protest .
Physically attacking law enforcement is not freedom of speech .
Destruction of property is not peaceful assembly , '' Wolfe said in a statement .
`` Criminals perpetrating these crimes are being arrested…not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday , contractors raced to finish ringing the courthouse with eight-foot-high metal-and-concrete barricades , the sounds of air compressors and electric screw guns echoing across the street to the protest encampment .
Kitty-corner from the courthouse , city park rangers Wednesday removed the metal benches from Chapman Square , a small park where many protesters had been resting and regrouping during overnight clashes .
But there was no evidence the city was planning to evict the protest encampment from Lownsdale Square , directly across Southwest 3rd Avenue from the courthouse .
In that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barbecue grills , offering free food .
Other sites within the encampment provide basic hygiene supplies , including masks and hand-washing stations to protect against the spread of COVID-19 , as well as water and eye rinses for protesters hit with tear gas or pepper spray .
As with other protest sites around the country , including the now-defunct Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone , or CHAZ , in Seattle , tourists were stopping by to take selfies , angering protesters who fretted that their message was being ignored while their encampment became a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday , four volunteer medics who have been aiding protesters sued city police and the federal government , arguing their Constitutional rights have been violated by law enforcement officers targeting them with tear gas and rubber bullets .
Filed with the help of the ACLU , the lawsuit says law enforcement officials at all levels have mistreated protesters .
`` Defendants ’ conduct is part of a longstanding pattern of assaulting and threatening protest medics to prevent them from rendering aid to protesters , journalists , neutral legal observers , and their fellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Since President Trump ordered federal agents to go to Portland to quell protests , the federal defendants have been coordinating with the Portland police to violently disperse demonstrators , neutrals , and medics standing behind a medical-supply table .
The federal Defendants use the same types ( or worse ) of force—chemical irritants , rubber bullets , batons—as the Portland Police .
And they have emerged from unmarked vehicles clad in unmarked uniforms to abduct suspected protesters . ''
Before Wheeler appeared in the crowd Wednesday , many of the protesters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the federal courthouse .
Lindseth joined the crowd , alongside yellow-shirted moms and hundreds of other activists forming a human wall to protect the crowd .
`` Hey look , Trump wanted a wall , '' she said with a grin .
`` So we 're giving him one ! ''
Instead of silencing the city 's protesters , the president had bestowed them a larger platform by sending in federal officers , she said .
`` Trump keeps talking about Portland .
People keep talking about Portland .
People know us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel like the whole world has seen us . ''

Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal officers, warns 'somebody's going to die' during chaotic protests
Show Caption Hide Caption Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler tear-gassed along with crowd of protesters Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was tear-gassed by federal officers along with a large crowd of protesters after he tried to calm down the angry activists. USA TODAY, Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. – Mayor Ted Wheeler was tear-gassed by federal officers along with a large crowd of protesters late Wednesday night after he tried for hours to calm angry activists demanding police reform from City Hall and calling for federal authorities to withdraw from this mostly liberal, mostly white city.
The mayor was caught in a chaotic display of violence and mayhem that began around 11:15 p.m., after protesters threw flaming bags of garbage over a fence protecting the federal courthouse, prompting officers to fire tear gas at the crowd.
Wheeler had spent many hours in the thick of the protest, attempting to answer questions from the crowd, which booed and jeered as he tried to explain a lengthy process for making changes. He acknowledged that he's a "white, privileged male."
"Obviously, we have a long way to go," Wheeler said. "Everyone here has a job to do, all of us."
Before the crowd was tear-gassed, Wheeler huddled with leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement who demanded he move more quickly to reform the police department.
Some activists said they were worried the fight over federal agents overshadowed their demands for change and vowed to keep the pressure on Wheeler and city officials. One mother pointed out that Wheeler showed up to the protests only after other white mothers attending the demonstrations over the weekend were tear-gassed.
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"Enough is enough," the crowd chanted. "Enough is enough."
Thousands of protesters alternately booed and interrogated Wheeler after hundreds of mothers dubbed "the Wall of Moms" led a march downtown against police brutality. Many protesters carried signs demanding the withdrawal of federal agents dispatched last week by President Donald Trump over the objection of Wheeler and other officials.
“It’s hard to breathe, it’s a lot harder to breathe than I thought,” Wheeler told The Washington Post after he was tear-gassed. “This is abhorrent. This is beneath us.”
Trump said he sent federal law enforcement officers in to restore order. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said agents were in Portland primarily to protect federal buildings such as the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse, a target of protesters.
To hear more about Portland protests, click 'play' below.
Contractors surrounded the building with a tall metal-and-concrete fence Wednesday, and prosecutors warned that anyone who breached it would be arrested. In court files, officials said protesters inflicted more than $50,000 in damage to federal buildings in Portland, including tearing down security cameras and shattering glass doors.
Tai Carpenter, the board president of Don’t Shoot PDX, a Portland-based, nonprofit group advocating for social change, said the majority of protesters were exercising their First Amendment rights. She called the federal response disproportionate.
“It’s not a bunch of anarchists on the front lines,” said Carpenter, 29. “It’s moms singing and dads with leaf blowers to disperse tear gas. It’s not nearly as out of control as people think. I’m scared that the federal officers being here is going to result in someone being murdered.”
Wheeler echoed those concerns after speaking to protesters Wednesday night.
"President Trump needs to focus on coronavirus and get his troops out of the city. My biggest fear is that somebody's going to die," Wheeler said. "I want them to leave. This is going to come to a city near you if we don't stop it."
The mayor walked a fine line of blasting the federal government while addressing a crowd that days earlier, before federal officials swept into the city, had been organizing in opposition to his office. As mayor, Wheeler helps set the city's budget priorities. As police commissioner, he helps sets law enforcement priorities.
Some activists said his criticism of the federal government rang hollow, given the clashes between city police and protesters.
"You need to be doing more than you are doing. You say you are doing stuff. We haven't seen it," activist Teal Lindseth, 21, told him Wednesday night.
Protesters were reenergized against what they call heavy-handed federal intervention after nearly two months of demonstrations. They said they were seizing a groundswell of national support to continue pushing for an overhaul in policing.
Wednesday night again saw large numbers of white, middle-aged residents joining the protests, which have drawn hundreds of activists nearly every night since the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died on Memorial Day after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes over a report of an alleged counterfeit $20 bill.
Federal officials have repeatedly referred to protesters as anarchists, and federal agents fired tear gas at the crowds.
Forty-two people have been arrested by federal agents in the past few days, several of them over accusations that they pried open the front doors of the courthouse and scuffled with officers inside.
"Attempted arson is not a peaceful protest. Physically attacking law enforcement is not freedom of speech. Destruction of property is not peaceful assembly," Wolfe said in a statement. "Criminals perpetrating these crimes are being arrested … not law-abiding protesters."
Wednesday, contractors raced to finish ringing the courthouse with 8-foot-high metal-and-concrete barricades, the sounds of air compressors and electric screw guns echoing across the street to the protest encampment.
Kitty-corner from the courthouse, park rangers removed metal benches from Chapman Square, a small park where many protesters rested and regrouped during overnight clashes. There was no evidence the city planned to evict the protest encampment from Lownsdale Square, directly across Southwest 3rd Avenue from the courthouse.
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In that encampment, protesters erected tents and barbecue grills, offering free food. Other sites within the encampment provide basic hygiene supplies, including masks and hand-washing stations to protect against the spread of COVID-19, as well as water and eye rinses for protesters hit with tear gas or pepper spray.
As at other protest sites around the country, including the now-defunct Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ, in Seattle, tourists stopped by to take selfies, angering protesters who fretted that their message was being ignored while their encampment became a tourist attraction during the daytime.
Wednesday, four volunteer medics aiding protesters sued city police and the federal government, arguing their constitutional rights were violated by law enforcement officers targeting them with tear gas and rubber bullets. Filed with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, the lawsuit says law enforcement officials at all levels mistreated protesters.
"Defendants’ conduct is part of a longstanding pattern of assaulting and threatening protest medics to prevent them from rendering aid to protesters, journalists, neutral legal observers, and their fellow protest medics," the lawsuit says. "Since President Trump ordered federal agents to go to Portland to quell protests, the federal defendants have been coordinating with the Portland police to violently disperse demonstrators, neutrals, and medics standing behind a medical-supply table. The federal Defendants use the same types (or worse) of force – chemical irritants, rubber bullets, batons – as the Portland Police. And they have emerged from unmarked vehicles clad in unmarked uniforms to abduct suspected protesters."
Before Wheeler appeared in the crowd Wednesday, many protesters linked arms and lined the street next to the federal courthouse. Lindseth joined the crowd, alongside yellow-shirted moms and hundreds of other activists forming a human wall to protect the protest.
"Hey, look, Trump wanted a wall," she said with a grin. "So we're giving him one!"
Instead of silencing the city's protesters, she said, the president bestowed on them a larger platform by sending in federal officers.
"Trump keeps talking about Portland. People keep talking about Portland. People know us," Lindseth said. "We feel like the whole world has seen us."
Contributing: Lindsay Schnell