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May 16, 2022

Trump-Backed Candidates Put to the Test as Five States Hold Primaries
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In political news, today is the final full day of campaigning ahead of
Tuesday's closely watched primary races in Pennsylvania. On Friday,
Pennsylvania's Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, who is
running for Senate, suffered a stroke but said he is on his way to full
recovery. Meanwhile, in the Republican Senate race, polls show a tight
three-way race between television doctor Mehmet Oz, who was endorsed by
Donald Trump; hedge fund executive David Mc Cormick; and far-right
Republican Kathy Barnette, who has soared in polls in recent weeks. Over
the weekend, Barnette and Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug
Mastriano banned reporters from campaign events. Philadelphia Inquirer
columnist Will Bunch described the ban as part of a "dramatic escalation
in the war on a free press in America."

In other political news, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland
suffered what he called a "minor stroke" on Sunday. 


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