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Republican Ralph Norman won a special election Tuesday to fill the South Carolina congressional seat vacated by Mick Mulvaney, battling to a victory closer than many expected to replace the new White House budget director. "It's a good win, and we're excited," Norman, a real estate developer who aligned himself with President Donald Trump, told The Associated Press. "We're looking forward to getting to work in Washington." Norman, who celebrated his 64th birthday on election night, defeated Democrat Archie Parnell with 51 percent of the vote, with 99 percent of precincts reporting.

Fending off a serious Democratic challenger in a race widely viewed as a barometer of public opinion on President Donald Trump's presidency, Republican Karen Handel won the special election Tuesday to succeed Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price in Georgia's sixth congressional district. The Associated Press called the race for Handel at 10:12 p.m.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories ATLANTA — Karen Handel, a veteran Republican officeholder, overcame a deluge of liberal money to win a special House election in Georgia on Tuesday, bridging the divide in her own party between admirers of President Trump and those made uneasy by his turbulent new administration. Handel, 55, fended off Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old Democrat and political newcomer who emerged from obscurity to raise $25 million from progressives across the country eager to express their anger at Trump.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Handel avoided a major upset in the most expensive House race in US history.   The senator joked that his office was “investigating” after a photo of him awkwardly hugging Trump surfaced.   GROUND GAME Sean Spicer has transformed the role of press secretary — he now has a higher name recognition than most US senators.

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Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories CAPITAL SOURCE “Here’s the summer line up,” the governor teased in an email to prospective donors.   CAPITAL SOURCE House Majority Leader Ron Mariano is trying to use his political muscle to again quash legislation to expand what conditions opthalmologists can treat.  CAPITAL SOURCE After President Trump tweeted “covfefe” last week, a handful of individuals and companies are seeking to trademark the term.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Handel avoided a major upset in the most expensive House race in US history.   The senator joked that his office was “investigating” after a photo of him awkwardly hugging Trump surfaced.   GROUND GAME Sean Spicer has transformed the role of press secretary — he now has a higher name recognition than most US senators.

Posted at 2:00 pm on June 19, 2017 by streiff In the early morning hours of Saturday (approximately 1:30 a.m. Tokyo time), the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) was involved in a collision with the Philippines registered container ship, ACX Crystal. As was to be expected, the Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald: 505-ft long, displacing 8,900 tons vs ACZ Crystal: 730-ft long, displacing 29,000 tons) got the worse of the encounter.

Posted at 6:08 pm on June 19, 2017 by Joe Cunningham A shootout at Myrtle Beach that injured multiple people, including a security officer, was captured on Facebook live Saturday night. A shooting earlier in the evening had already caused traffic problems, which apparently led to the Facebook live broadcast by Bubba Hinson. “This is why the strip’s backed up everybody,” he explained.

Posted at 9:05 pm on June 19, 2017 by Jim Jamitis With Islamist terror attacks as well as anti-muslim reprisals in the news it is easy to understand that the murder of a teenaged muslim girl in Virginia might at first appear to be a religiously based hate crime. The murder of Nabra Hassanen doesn’t appear to be explained that easily though. It’s a case that seems to pit “social justice” causes against one another. It’s a terrible crime, but sadly not a particularly rare one.