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Videos have shown congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene voicing racist, antisemitic and Islamophobic views Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to a GOP women’s group in Rome, Georgia, in March. Photograph: John Bailey/AP Marjorie Taylor Greene, a businesswoman who has expressed racist views and support for the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon, has won the Republican nomination for…

Former Vice President Joe Biden and his newly minted running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., make up the most radical and extreme ticket put forward by any major political party in U.S. history, Sean Hannity argued Tuesday."This pick now solidifies what is the most extreme, radical, far-left, out-of-the-mainstream ticket of any major political party in American history. Her radical extremist record is atrocious," Hannity said. "Her support…

The great Peggy Lee song comes to mind: “Is that all there is?”Sen. ­Kamala Harris checks off two big boxes for 2020 Dems — gender and race. But the moment, if not the actual choice, feels underwhelming because of the amateurish way Joe Biden and his team let the process spin out of control.PENCE TELLS HARRIS…

BREAKINGMs. Omar, a member of the “Squad” of progressive women of color elected to the House two years ago, topped a well-funded challenger in a victory for the left.Representative Ilhan Omar, who made history in 2018 by becoming the first Somali-American to be elected to Congress, won her congressional primary on Tuesday. Credit...Jenn Ackerman for The…

Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday defeated her Democratic primary challenger, attorney Antone Melton-Meaux, who garnered attention for outraising her during the campaign, the Associated Press projected.The race has gotten attention in recent weeks: Melton-Meaux said he supported Omar’s first run for Congress in 2018 but criticized her for the number of votes she’s missed.“She has been ineffective…