Can Liz Cheney survive in Wyoming?

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Wyoming and Alaska hold primary elections; Kenya presidential candidate challenges election results.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS Tuesday primaries: Cheney, Palin, and Murkowski Win McNamee/Getty Images Wyoming and Alaska have their primary elections Tuesday; both states feature high-profile races pitting Trump-endorsed candidates against traditional conservatives. [Associated Press / Steve Peoples and Mead Gruver] In Wyoming, Rep. Liz Cheney is expected to lose her House seat to Trump-backed election denier Harriet Hageman. Cheney voted to impeach Trump and currently helps lead the House committee investigating January 6, 2021. [Washington Post / Amber Phillips] Former governor and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is in a tight special election runoff for Alaska's one House seat. Polls from July show Palin and Republican businessman Nick Begich III trailing Democrat Mary Peltola. [New York Times / Trip Gabriel] Incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski faces Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka in Alaska's Senate race. Murkowski voted to convict Trump for inciting the Capitol insurrection. [ABC News / Alina Kim, Eric Fayeulle, and Hannah Demissie] The top four candidates advance to Alaska's general election, where voters rank their choices. That means it could be a while before we know Murkowski's political fate. [FiveThirtyEight / Nathaniel Rakich] Kenya's disputed presidential election Monday, former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga rejected Deputy President William Ruto's victory in Kenya's presidential elections. [BBC / Dickens Olewe] According to Kenya's election commission, Ruto won 50.49 percent of the vote while Odinga finished second with 48.85 percent. However, four commissioners joined Odinga in not supporting the results. [CNN / Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo] Odinga also challenged 2017's presidential vote, which the supreme court ultimately declared invalid. Odinga then lost to incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta in a rerun marred by violence. [Washington Post / Rael Ombuor] Odinga promised to challenge the results in court while asking his supporters to stay peaceful. [Reuters / George Obulutsa and Ayenat Mersie] MISCELLANEOUS The FDA cleared over-the-counter sales of hearing aids to adults — a move that could lower costs and encourage the development of better devices. [Wall Street Journal / Dominique Mosbergen and Julie Jargon] The CDC says dogs are at risk of contracting monkeypox after the first human-to-dog transmission was reported in Paris. [Washington Post / Lateshia Beachum] Monday, Scotland became the first country to make period products free. [Time / Eloise Barry] President Joe Biden signed Democrats' massive climate, health care, and tax package, the Inflation Reduction Act, into law on Tuesday. [NBC News / Rebecca Shabad and Lauren Egan]   Support our journalism   Reader contributions help keep newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a one-time gift today. Give VERBATIM "It's funny how small the election feels — the Wyoming election — because she feels bigger than it now." [Sarah Longwell, executive director of the Republican Accountability Project, on Liz Cheney / AP] LISTEN TO THIS Your gut instinct is usually wrong Sean Illing talks with former Google data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, author of Don't Trust Your Gut. Seth argues that the way we make decisions is wrong, outdated, and based on methods or conventional wisdom that lead us astray from getting what we want.   Listen now   ▶ Read more from Vox   Why the Inflation Reduction Act is such a big deal Ezra Miller — and their recent volatility — explained How US corporations poisoned this Indigenous community Recreating The Simpsons in the post-apocalypse How the Western drought is pushing the power grid to the brink This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. If you value Vox's unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring contribution.   View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service.   Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved.