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Trump-backed candidate wins primary to face Jon Ossoff in Georgia midterms – US politics live
Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins to face Ossoff in November
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President Donald Trump has said that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the US intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage.
The Republican president said in a social media post just hours before Clayton’s scheduled confirmation hearing that he will keep Bill Pulte, a top US housing official, as acting director of national intelligence.
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Tom Ambrose · Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM
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Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins to face Ossoff in November
President Donald Trump has said that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the US intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage.
The Republican president said in a social media post just hours before Clayton’s scheduled confirmation hearing that he will keep Bill Pulte, a top US housing official, as acting director of national intelligence.
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