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Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary is too close to call between David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz.

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With a key race too close to call, here are 4 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

12:41pm May 18, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

The five statewide primaries once again tested former President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican side — with mixed results. Here's what we learned on Tuesday.

Tina Kotek speaks during Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 2016. On Tuesday, she won Oregon's gubernatorial Democratic primary. If she wins in November, Kotek will be the nation's

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Tina Kotek's win comes amid a wave of LGBTQ candidates running for office

8:11am May 18, 2022

by Ashley Westerman

Kotek won her state's Democratic primary on Tuesday. If she wins the general election later this year, she will become the country's first openly lesbian governor.

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5 states went to the polls Tuesday to pick candidates in primary elections

7:24am May 18, 2022

A key U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is too close to call. North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a freshman Republican who's been beset by scandal, has been ousted in a heated primary.

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A prominent conference of American conservatives is taking place in Hungary

7:24am May 18, 2022

by Mara Liasson

The Conservative Political Action Conference is in Hungary this week, with a keynote from Prime Minister Viktor Orban. He has clamped down on democratic institutions and targeted minority groups.

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News brief: Primary results, Biden visits Buffalo, Elon Musk flips on Twitter

6:23am May 18, 2022

Results are in from primary elections in five states. President Biden calls for unity during his visit to Buffalo after Saturday's shooting. Elon Musk expresses doubts about his deal to buy Twitter.

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Biden will visit South Korea and Japan to reinforce alliances in the region

5:09am May 18, 2022

by Asma Khalid

President Biden is making his first trip to Asia since taking office. Pivoting U.S. foreign policy to the region has been a major goal, often interrupted by crises like the war in Ukraine.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn addressed the crowd at a rally for former President Donald Trump on April 9 in Selma, N.C.

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Scandal-plagued Rep. Madison Cawthorn is ousted in North Carolina primary

11:16pm May 17, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

The Republican narrowly lost to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who had received the backing of some Republicans who had tired of Cawthorn's controversies.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley, center, laughs with husband Curtis Owens, right, at a campaign event in February while son Matthew Owens watches. Beasley won the Democratic Senate primary Tuesday, according to the AP.

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Budd will face off against Beasley in North Carolina Senate contest, per AP race calls

10:55pm May 17, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Rep. Ted Budd, who has former President Donald Trump's endorsement, easily won the North Carolina GOP Senate primary, the AP reports. He will face Democrat Cheri Beasley in November.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman wins Democratic Senate primary, the AP says

10:05pm May 17, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Pennsylvania has an open Senate seat for the first time in 12 years. Fetterman's Republican opponent was not yet decided. The GOP primary was close going into Tuesday, with three front-runners.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via video during the opening ceremony for the 75th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on Tuesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 17)

5:37pm May 17, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.