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Marjorie Taylor Greene Roasted for Loyalty to Trump Tweet After Texas Election On 5/2/21 at 6:02 PM EDT Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was widely derided Sunday for telling a fellow GOP lawmaker he was "clueless about what Republican voters think and feel, which is #AmericaFirst and loyalty to Trump." Greene mocked Illinois GOP congressman Adam Kinzinger and supporters of Texas 6th District congressional candidate Michael Wood after another Republican candidate backed by former Pr...

Republicans Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey will advance to a runoff in the special election for Texas' 6th Congressional District.

Republican Susan Wright on Saturday advanced to a runoff in the race to represent Texas’s 6th Congressional District, while other candidates continued to vie for the second spot.

Rep. Ron Wright died just weeks into office after a COVID diagnosis. His widow, endorsed by Donald Trump, is now in a runoff for his seat.

10 things you need to know today: May 1, 2021 Tim ODonnell 1. India recorded 3,689 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, marking the countrys deadliest day since the coronavirus pandemic began. Sunday was the fourth straight day during which more than 3,000 people died of the disease. The number of new infections dropped slightly from the day before, when the tally crossed 400,000 in a 24-hour period for the first time, to 392,488. Hospitals remain overwhelmed and face...

Two Republicans are heading to a runoff in the special House election in Texas after no candidate in the sprawling 23-candidate field won an outright majority of votes.

Voters Advance 2 Republicans, No Democrats in Texas Special Election Runoff Race Two Republicans will advance to a runoff as the top two vote-getters in the race for Texas’s 6th Congressional District, after no one in the 23-candidate field won an outright majority of votes on May 1. Republicans Susan Wright, wife of the late Rep. Ron Wright, finished with 19 percent of the vote, while Jake Ellzey garnered 14 percent. Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez finished third with 13 percent and conceded on...

Texas Republican Susan Wright Advances to Runoff in Race for US House Seat Susan Wright received enough votes to advance to the runoff, getting 19.2 percent of the tally. Wright entered the race following the death of Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), who died after testing positive for COVID-19 in February. Wright released a short statement late Saturday, writing on Twitter, “Let’s go win this!” She used the hashtag for “Make America Great Again,” President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign s...

Dems get locked out of Texas special election POLITICO 3 hrs ago By Ally Mutnick © Susan Walsh/AP Photo Former Rep. Ron Wright and his wife, Susan Wright, are pictured during his ceremonial swearing-in with with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 3, 2019. Democrats best chance this year to pad their slim House majority suddenly evaporated Saturday night, as Republicans claimed both runoff spots in the special election for a fast-changing House seat outside Fort Worth. Susan...

Republicans Susan Wright, Jake Ellzey leading in the race to replace the late Ron Wright in Congress Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez in a close third in the GOP-leaning district in early voting. LEFT IMAGE: Susan Wright, a Republican candidate running in the 6th Congressional District of Texas race, answers questions during a forum hosted by the Arlington Republican Club at Studio Movie Grill in Arlington on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News) RIGHT IMAGE: Undated ...