Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* It took roughly seven months and a federal court ruling, but Republican Jefferson Griffin finally conceded North Carolina’s Supreme Court race to Democrat Allison Riggs.
* In Illinois, the Democratic U.S. Senate primary got a little more crowded Tuesday when Rep. Robin Kelly threw her hat into the ring, joining Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in the party’s field.
* On a related note, hours after Kelly’s announcement, Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi launched a Senate campaign in Illinois, too, hoping to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin.
* In case that weren’t enough Illinois-related news, Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced that she won’t seek re-election next year, wrapping up a congressional career that spanned nearly three decades.
* Donald Trump endorsed Republican Rep. Mike Lawler’s congressional re-election campaign, which wouldn’t be especially notable except for the fact that the New York congressman is reportedly preparing to give up his seat and run for governor next year. * Speaking of the Empire State, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is running a Democratic mayoral campaign in New York City, though he announced this week that he’s also running as an independent: If Cuomo loses the June primary, he says he’ll lead his new “Fight and Deliver Party.” * And in Cincinnati’s mayor race, a Republican coffee shop owner named Cory Bowman advanced to the general election, where he’s likely to lose to the city’s incumbent Democratic mayor, Aftab Pureval. What made this a national news story, however, is the fact that Bowman is Vice President JD Vance’s half brother.
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MS NOW political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
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