Gains for women in US primaries set record, while 'right to work' is defeated

Democratic and Republican parties choose candidates in Missouri, Kansas, Michigan and Washington ahead of midterm elections

Missouri, Kansas, Michigan and Washington held primary elections on Tuesday alongside a special election in Ohio, in what was being watched as a test of Donald Trump’s popularity among Republican voters less than 100 days before the November midterm election.

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