Associated Press: “A former driver for House Speaker Paul Ryan who has been active in Wisconsin Republican politics for years announced Sunday he is running to succeed Ryan in Congress. Bryan Steil, an attorney from Ryan’s hometown of Janesville and a member of the UW Board of Regents, becomes the likely Republican front-runner after the field of better-known potential candidates cleared for his entry.”
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Georgia Supreme Court Justice Gets GOP Help
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Indiana Republicans Nominate Dead Candidate
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Menendez Keeps His Distance from Fetterman
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RFK Jr. Challenges Trump to Debate
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Trump Advisers Claim Vast New Powers for Trade War
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Biden Hits Trump with Microsoft Announcement
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Biden Presses Cash Advantage Against Trump
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David McCormick Goes On Air in Pennsylvania
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Ted Cruz Worries About RFK Jr.
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Biden Puts Arms Shipment to Israel on Hold
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