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Here’s what we’re following:The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan is still too early to call. Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens are in a tight race for Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate nomination — one that’s become the most notable proxy battle between the party’s establishment and progressive wings. In Missouri, Rep. Wesley Bell won a Democratic primary rematch against former Rep. Cori Bush, an outspoken activist who had been part of a progressive group of House members known as the Squad. Although democratic socialists like Bush have made gains in other parts of the country this year, she fell short in her bid to reclaim the St. Louis-based seat she lost two years ago. See the full results from Tuesday’s elections.The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it opened an investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Republican Rep. Max Miller, as the embattled Ohio congressman faces escalating pressure from his former father-in-law, Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, and President Donald Trump. Democrats, confronting a narrow path to winning control of the U.S. House, are eyeing the chance to flip Miller’s congressional seat.
