HARRISBURG, Pa. - Former President Donald Trump's winning streak in U.S. Senate primaries is on the line Tuesday as voters in five states cast their ballots in midterm elections.Trump made bold endorsements in backing celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania and U.S.
Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina. The once little-known Budd is now in a strong position to win the Republican nomination, but Oz is locked in a tight primary against a former hedge fund CEO and a community activist.
The primaries follow a resounding win in Ohio's May 3 contest by Trump's Senate candidate, JD Vance.On the Democratic side, Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman revealed Sunday that he had suffered a stroke but was on his way to a "full recovery."Pennsylvania, Oregon and Idaho are holding primaries for governor on Tuesday.
In Idaho, Republican Brad Little is fighting back a challenge from his lieutenant governor, a Trump-backed conservative who issued executive orders banning mask mandates during the height of the pandemic when Little was out of state on business.In Congress, U.S.