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‘I’ve got seven months left’: Massie speaks out after losing House primary to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein –as it happened

Voters in six U.S. states—Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon, and Idaho—are participating in primary elections ahead of November's midterms, with Kentucky's races serving as a key test of Donald Trump's influence over the Republican Party: his endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein is running against defiant Congressman Thomas Massie, while Republicans choose a successor to retiring former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, and Democrats Charles Booker and Amy McGrath compete for their party's nomination. Additional developments include Trump expanding his TrumpRx.gov generic drug catalog, moving to dismiss a $10bn IRS lawsuit, proposing a refugee program for white South Africans, and making unsubstantiated mail-in voting claims about Maryland; a deadly shooting at San Diego's Islamic Center is being investigated as a hate crime, and Nancy Pelosi endorsed Connie Chan for her upcoming vacant congressional seat.