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Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., on Thursday conceded the race for Pennsylvania's Senate seat to his Republican opponent, Dave McCormick. NBC News has not yet projected a winner. The slim margins of the race triggered an automatic recount, with results expected to be released next Wednesday. "I just called Dave McCormick to congratulate him on his election to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate," Casey said in a video posted to X. McCormick thanked Casey in a statement, saying that Casey has “dedicated his career to bettering our commonwealth.”“I am so honored to represent every single citizen in Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and will fight for you every day,” he added.

Persons: Sen, Bob Casey, Dave McCormick, Casey, McCormick Organizations: Senate, Republican, NBC News, United States Senate Locations: Pennsylvania

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he will nominate Mehmet Oz, a former Pennsylvania Senate candidate and TV doctor, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, faced criticism in 2020, for promoting the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19. Oz’s TV show aired from 2009 until 2022, when he made an unsuccessful bid for Senate. Trump made an appearance on Oz’s television program, “The Dr. Oz Show,” during his 2016 presidential campaign to reveal the results of his physical examination. Trump’s announcement comes as the agency for the first time negotiates drug prices on the costliest prescription drugs under Medicare.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mehmet Oz, Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Oz, John Fetterman Organizations: Pennsylvania Senate, Medicare, Services, of Health, Human Services, Democrats, Children’s Health Insurance, Medicaid, CMS Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ Trump taps Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementPresident-elect Trump has tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, tv celebrity and surgeon, to run the agency. Trump said Oz will "cut waste and fraud" in the agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid. Oz ran for Senate in 2022 and does not have experience leading a large government bureaucracy. President-elect Donald Trump has named Mehmet Oz, a television personality and surgeon, to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The CMS oversees Medicare and Medicaid, among other services.

Persons: Trump, Mehmet Oz, Oz, Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr Organizations: Medicare, Agency, Healthcare, Department of Health, Human Services, Pennsylvania Senate Locations: Pennsylvania

In the closing weeks of the presidential campaign season, Sen. John Fetterman did something different than other Democrats. NBC NEWS: As you’re looking in the rearview mirror a little bit at the 2024 election, do you think Democrats need to change how they talk to voters? NBC NEWS: What is your biggest concern moving forward, and what’s kind of the biggest thing that you think Democrats need to address? NBC NEWS: So to bounce off that, has there been a conversation among Democrats that’s essentially what you’re talking about? How do you think Democrats should handle this development?

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☆ Why Trump is trying to outrage Washington with his controversial Cabinet picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s increasingly provocative Cabinet picks have left some Republican senators aghast and Washington in shock. The dismay engulfing establishment elites contrasted with the euphoria rocketing through conservative networks and social media among Trump fans. News that Hegseth had been picked to lead the Pentagon rocked Washington the night before the Gaetz pick and sparked similar questions about Trump’s motives. And she was accused of “parroting” false propaganda from America’s premier espionage adversary, Russia, by no less than Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney. Not all Trump’s picks are contentious.

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Pennsylvania’s Senate race is heading to a recount, which the narrow margin between Republican Dave McCormick and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey triggered automatically under state law. Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced Wednesday that the unofficial results showing a narrow race have led to a recount. Any margin under 0.5 percentage points triggers a recount in Pennsylvania. But the current vote count shows a sizable drop-off between Trump and McCormick, with Trump winning more than 100,000 more votes than McCormick. NBC News projected that Democratic Senate candidates in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin won their races even as Trump carried the states.

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump stunned Senate Republicans by announcing Wednesday that he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be attorney general. Some Senate Republicans said the process won’t be smooth sailing. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said it will be “a significant challenge” for Gaetz to win enough votes to be confirmed. I can’t even believe it.”Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a member of the Judiciary Committee, said Gaetz lacks basic qualifications for the job. “We met with President Trump and said, ‘Please, no more House members after Matt Gaetz,’” Scalise said.

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Trump critics fear he may enter office looking for retribution. “I’m worried that I’ll be targeted by him and a lot of people in his circle,” Troye said in an interview. And I’m concerned for my family.” One former Trump White House official who has publicly spoken against Trump described feeling “scared” and declined to let their name be used. ➡️ The NBC News Home Buyer Index shows those with tough housing markets shifted more sharply toward Trump. And take a look at the best leggings on Amazon for exercising, running errands or just lounging at home.

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Pennsylvania's hotly contested Senate race hangs in the balance nearly a week after Election Day, with Republicans declaring victory and Democrats holding out hope that the remaining batch of outstanding ballots will allow them to close the gap. A McCormick victory would further pad Republicans' newfound majority in the Senate, where they will hold at least 52 seats after the election. But even before the new Congress is sworn in next January, the outcome of the Pennsylvania race could have implications for the Senate leadership elections Wednesday. Pennsylvanians can cast provisional ballots when officials are unclear about their eligibility or there were issues with their returned mail-in ballots. McCormick’s campaign filed two lawsuits Friday challenging an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 provisional ballots in Philadelphia that may have issues, such as missing signatures.

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Pennsylvania Senate: Although Trump is projected to win Pennsylvania, the Senate race there is still too close to call. Colorado's 8th District: Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo is locked in a tight race in the Denver suburbs against Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans. Ohio's 9th District: Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur is locked in an extremely tight race with GOP state Rep. Derek Merrin. Texas' 34th District: Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez faces a rematch against former GOP Rep. Mayra Flores, with Gonzalez slightly ahead. Washington's 4th District: Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse narrowly leads Republican former NASCAR driver Jerrod Sessler.

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They argue that Casey, a middle-of-the-road liberal, had previously not been at the forefront of the populist economic turn in both parties. Casey’s Senate website dedicates an entire page to “greedflation,” which he also discussed at length in his speech at the Democratic National Convention this summer. The core of Casey’s argument is the assertion that, from July 2020 to July 2022, corporate profits rose five times faster than overall inflation. I would concede the economy has gotten better,” said McCormick, who has run an ad to counter Casey on the topic. “If you’re living paycheck to paycheck, you’re still in the grind, and that’s what I think Bob Casey and Kamala Harris do not understand.

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Pittsburgh CNN —In the years that Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick led one of the world’s largest hedge funds, the firm bet millions of dollars against some of the state’s biggest and most iconic companies, financial filings show. For financial institutions, short positions can be lucrative. The fund shorted about four dozen companies from Pennsylvania during McCormick’s tenure, the records show. The fund did invest in stocks of some of the same Pennsylvania companies it shorted in other years, and overall, it reported spending more money buying stocks of Pennsylvania companies than shorting them in four of the five annual reports reviewed by CNN. She argued that the short positions Bridgewater took in Pennsylvania companies didn’t negatively impact employees because they represented a small fraction of each company’s overall value.

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Outside of the ABC27 news station where Casey and McCormick debated, a slew of people aligned with Casey’s campaign held signs calling McCormick an out-of-state candidate. McCormick attempted to deflect the line of attack on the debate stage by arguing Casey has little show for his long career in public office. “When you don’t have a record to run on, which Senator Casey does not, you attack your opponent,” McCormick shot back. When Vice President Kamala Harris replaced Biden as the Democratic nominee, McCormick said Casey quickly changed his tune. “Senator Casey said, ‘Kamala Harris is great!’” McCormick said.

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☆ Pennsylvania Democratic lawmaker denies writing racist, homophobic tweets
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( David Chang | Nbc Philadelphia | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

“The revelation of Jimmy Dillon’s past use of the n-word is unsettling. Sen. Jimmy Dillon, D-Philadelphia. James Robinson / Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus“And African Americans aren’t the only ones subject to his offensive slurs and remarks. Dillon has made disparaging comments about the LGBT and Asian communities.”In a response to the SRCC’s allegations, Dillon denied writing the offensive tweets. It’s not happening,” the spokesperson wrote.

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☆ We shouldn't resort to dehumanizing rhetoric, says GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormick
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe shouldn't resort to dehumanizing rhetoric, says GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormickDave McCormick, Republican Pennsylvania senate candidate, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss his thoughts on the assassination attempt of former President Trump, state of the 2024 presidential election, and more.

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☆ What happened at the Trump rally? A look at the assassination attempt from start to finish
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Jeremy Herb | Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Forty-three seconds after the first shot was fired, a Secret Service agent said the shooter was down. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is covered by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. McCormick was whisked into the venue through a private entrance manned by members of the Secret Service. “This is a big crowd — this is a big, big, beautiful crowd,” Trump said at the start of his speech. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesCrooks had climbed onto the flat rooftop of a light beige, single-story commercial building roughly 150 yards to the north of the rally stage.

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☆ The top arguments for Biden dropping out or staying in the presidential race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A CBS/YouGov poll found that 46% of registered Democrats think Biden should step aside. Yet Biden dropping out of the race at this stage is also a huge gamble, one that's fairly unprecedented in recent memory. AdvertisementHere are the most common arguments that people are making for and against Biden dropping out of the race — some of which, inevitably, may contradict each other. Why Biden should drop out of the raceThe debate was his last good shot at turning things around, and he failed. It's early, but polling so far has not shown a dramatic shift in the race since the debate.

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☆ Pro-McCormick Super PAC Plans $30 Million Ad Blitz in Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Michael C. Bender | More About Michael C. Bender | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Keystone Renewal is all in to elect David McCormick to the U.S. Senate,” Mr. Dorr said. So far, Mr. Casey’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the main campaign arm of Senate Democrats, have spent the most on ads in the race. The committee has spent about $9 million on broadcast, cable and digital ads, while Mr. Casey’s campaign has spent $8.5 million. “Pennsylvanians already know that McCormick can’t be trusted.”The Pennsylvania race is one of only a handful this year expected to determine control of the closely divided Senate. Mr. McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, is making his second bid for a Pennsylvania Senate seat in as many years.

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☆ Citadel CEO and billionaire Ken Griffin donated $5 million to Nikki Haley super PAC
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, a billionaire and major Republican campaign donor, gave $5 million to a political action committee backing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley over Donald Trump in the GOP primary for president, according to his company spokesman. Despite the Haley donation, Griffin also praised Trump on Tuesday during his conversation with CNBC. He has also donated $10 million to a super PAC supporting Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick, the former CEO of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. A super PAC that is backing Montana Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy received $5 million from Griffin, according to a Citadel spokesman.

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☆ Former Bridgewater CEO Dave McCormick would get big money backing for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate run
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Dave McCormick, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Pennsylvania , greets supporters during a campaign event with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays in Coplay, Pa., on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The last time McCormick ran for Senate, his chief rival in the Republican primary was TV host Dr. Mehment Oz. Christian Ferry, who previously worked for Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and late GOP Sen. John McCain, said, "Every cycle these totals continue to go up." McCormick has reportedly been promised the support of the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Burch paid approximately $16 million for the estate, according to Newsday.

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☆ Republican Dave McCormick jumps into the critical Pennsylvania Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Allan Smith | Bridget Bowman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"Obviously, he's a candidate who has completely united the grassroots," a national Republican strategist, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to discuss the candidacy, said. In a background call with reporters, a McCormick campaign strategist said the candidate "will address" those concerns "head on and directly." And the McCormick campaign strategist said the candidate will enter the race with the support of each Republican member of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation. "Dave McCormick has done a remarkable job of unifying the grassroots in Pennsylvania," Montana Sen. Steve Daines, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said in a statement. "His ability to unite both the grassroots and the establishment is extremely impressive," the national Republican strategist said.

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Those charges center around a voting system breach in Coffee County, Georgia, a rural, Republican district that voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020. Willis’ indictment describes the breach, and Powell’s alleged involvement, as central to the broader conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. Powell has also been identified by CNN as one of Trump’s un-indicted co-conspirators listed in Smith’s federal election indictment. New details about Smith’s ongoing investigation indicate federal prosecutors are scrutinizing a series of voting breaches following the 2020 election that state investigators have been probing for more than a year. Network of operativesIn addition, special counsel prosecutors have also heard from other witnesses about efforts to breach voting equipment in other states.

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☆ One year out, here’s what we know about how the presidential race will look on Labor Day 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Much remains unknown of course about the presidential general election whose traditional kick-off will come one year from today on Labor Day, 2024. Twenty states have likewise voted for the GOP presidential nominee in all four of those contests. That means 40 of the 50 states, or 80%, have voted the same way in four consecutive presidential elections. In the presidential elections of 2012, 2016 and 2020, though, the states where the margin of victory landed within four points of the national vote total dwindled. Eventually a Democratic choice to write off Florida and Ohio could provide a tactical benefit for the GOP presidential nominee.

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☆ Nikki Haley gets early support from wealthy donors while some remain on the sidelines
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Both Haley and Ramaswamy are trailing former President Donald Trump, according to the latest public polls. Team Stand for America's filing says the group received individual donations from wealthy donors ranging from $5,000 to $16,600. The joint fundraising committee finished raising over $4.3 million, while the Haley campaign itself brought in around $5.1 million, according to FEC records. Team Stand for America transferred about $1.8 million to the Haley campaign on March 31, according to the records. Leonard Stern, the CEO of real estate firm Hartz Mountain Industries, contributed the same amount as Hamm to Team Stand for America in March.

☆ Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey announces re-election bid for fourth term
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Summer Concepcion | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., on Monday announced he will seek a fourth term in the battleground state next year as Democrats fight to keep their Senate majority. "I'm running for re-election because with so much on the line for Pennsylvania's working families, I want to keep delivering results for Pennsylvania," Casey said in a statement announcing his re-election campaign. No other candidates for the 2024 Pennsylvania Senate race have been officially announced. During his time in the Senate, Casey has joined Republicans and other Democrats to negotiate bipartisan bills. Casey, who has long held anti-abortion views, had a complicated stance on the government's role in abortion rights.

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