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In this May 20, 2014 file photo, conservative scholar and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, left, accompanied by his lawyer Benjamin Brafman leaves federal court, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ** FILE **

The Latest: Trump pardons conservative commentator D’Souza

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In this April 25, 2018 photo, U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Howard Sherman and wife Sela Ward, a Meridian, native and well-known actress, smile on the porch of their home, in Meridian, Miss. Sherman, making his first run for political office in his wife's native Mississippi, faces five opponents in the Democratic primary for a Republican-held U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi. (Sarah Warnock /The Clarion-Ledger via AP)

Actress Sela Ward’s husband plays on her fame in Senate race

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In this May 20, 2014 file photo, conservative scholar and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, left, accompanied by his lawyer Benjamin Brafman leaves federal court, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ** FILE **

Trump pardons favor the celeb-connected, conservative causes

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Today in Nebraska history for June

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Manning friend says she’s safe after window-ledge tweet

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Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul Mango arrives at a stop on his campaign trail in Johnstown, Pa., Monday, May 14, 2018. (John Rucosky/Tribune-Democrat via AP)

The Latest: Dem wins in redrawn congressional district

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FILE – In this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., gets on an elevator after arriving for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York. During Pennsylvania's Tuesday, May 15, 2018, primary election, Republican Party voters in the state will select Barletta or Pennsylvania state Rep. Jim Christiana as their nominee to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey's re-election bid. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Pennsylvania’s sleepy Senate race could still play key role

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The Latest: 4-term lawmaker wins GOP Ohio treasurer primary

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Retiree Don Smith, of Alum Creek, W.Va., talks with his wife, Marilyn, about his ballot after voting in the Republican primary Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Midway Elementary School in Alum Creek. Smith voted for Congressman Evan Jenkins in the U.S. Senate primary. Smith says he wants to see incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin voted out of office. (AP Photo/John Raby)

The Latest: 3 GOP West Virginia senators lose in primaries

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In this Jan. 18, 2018, file photo, former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate, Don Blankenship, speaks during a town hall to kick off his campaign in Logan, W.Va. Blankenship went from prison to politics after serving a one-year sentence related to the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades. His quest: To take down the man he blames for fueling public distrust of him, Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

The Latest: Morrisey says Blankenship didn’t reveal finances

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US Senate candidate running for office in 2 states

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker addresses the Massachusetts Republican Convention at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., Saturday, April 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

The Latest: 3 from GOP qualify for US Senate primary

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Mississippi senator incorrectly says she has Trump support

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U. S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney delivers his speech to the delegates at the Utah Republican Nominating Convention Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Romney facing a family doctor in US Senate primary in Utah

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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2018, file photo, shows former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sitting behind the wheel of a tractor during a tour of Gibson's Green Acres Dairy in Ogden, Utah. Romney is gearing up for arguably the biggest challenge of his Senate campaign: A Utah Republican party convention where he'll have to face down nearly a dozen contenders in front of a far-right-leaning audience. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)'

The Latest: Romney promises hard campaign in Senate primary

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CORRECTS JACKSON'S FIRST NAME TO E.W., NOT L.W. - Republican senatorial candidate, Corey Stewart, left, gestures during a debate between Republican primary senatorial candidates E.W. Jackson, left, Del. Nick Freitas, center, at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Loyalty to Trump key focus of Virginia GOP Senate debate

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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2017, file photo, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., leaves the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump has endorsed Blackburn in the Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat from Tennessee. Trump tweeted April 19, 2018, that the sitting congresswoman is a “wonderful woman who has always been there when we have needed her.” (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump backs Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee GOP US Senate bid

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Senate confirms Jennings as federal judge in Kentucky

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The Latest: Nelson says he’s ready for Florida Gov. Scott

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Republican Taggart not running in Mississippi US Senate race

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