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Obama spurns GOP with expansive immigration orders

By JULIE PACE WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurning furious Republicans, President Barack Obama unveiled expansive executive actions on immigration Thursday night to spare nearly 5 million people in the U.S. illegally from deportation and refocus enforcement efforts […]

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Chris McDaniel lawsuit challenges loss to Sen. Thad Cochran

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A tea party-backed candidate asked a Mississippi court on Thursday to declare him the winner of the June 24 Republican runoff against incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran or order a new […]

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Chris McDaniel files challenge of GOP Senate primary loss

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The tea party-backed lawmaker defeated by U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in Mississippi’s Republican primary said Monday that he has formally challenged the election’s outcome with the state GOP. State Sen. Chris […]

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Tea party losses don’t stop cash or curb influence

WASHINGTON (AP) — Desperate to knock off GOP incumbents in this year’s Republican primaries, the nation’s tea party groups have spent millions only to fall short in election after election. Yet for all the losses, […]