and it ended up being a decisive factor in the victory for abortion rights advocates in this state. a lot of credit has to be given to cannons for constitutional freedom. they are the manu bortion rights coalition that was pushing out the vote, and they had to overcome a lot for this decisive win here. not only are registered republicans outnumbering registered democrats in the state by a nearly 2-1 margin, this is deeply conservative state. they have a democratic mayor, yes, but the last two elections they voted for president trump. but as we mentioned, this voter turnout ended up being a huge factor. the numbers we saw last night were more indicative of a general election. and credit has to be given to that kansasans for constitutional freedom. also educating voters here that they could vote. this amendment was ambiguously worded in a way that voting yes on this amendment would have stripped abortion rights. a vote no would have kept the status quo here. the state constitut
this is cnn breaking news. it s the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. and we to begin with breaking news, the federal investigation into donald trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. a source says a federal grand jury has subpoenaed pat cipollone but now, we are learning that the justice department is expanding its probe. katelyn collins is breaking the story. you are learning about another person in the trump white house is being subpoenaed? it s not just any person it s the number 2 lawyer in the trump white house at the end of the administration, his name is patrick philbin, the deputy white house counsel, so working alongside pat cipollone, they both now have been subpoenaed for both documents and testimony in this federal criminal probe conducted by the us attorney s office in d.c., the justice department and the fbi. when you take this together, this is aggressive grand jury activity from the justice department and federal prosecutors as they are
stations signs climb higher by the day. it could plunge the u.s. into a deep recession. sandra: first america reports with five states holding primary elections today as voters choose their party s nominees, in critical midterm races and the results could say a lot about president trump s influence over the republican party in 2022 and 2024. hello, i m sandra smith on this tuesday in new york. john: john roberts in washington. voting underway in alabama, arkansas, georgia, minnesota and texas. several races could give us clues about trump s grip on the republican party and whether the progressives are gaining control of the democratic party. sandra: georgia gubernatorial race, david kemp is facing david perdue, and who will face stacey abrams in november. john: rick scott, chairman of the republican senate committee standing by. sandra: our team on the ground, aishah hasnie, but mark, what is the latest on the governor s race? hello. hey, sandra, good afternoon.
carolina s 11th congressional district run out of patience with congressman madison cawthorn, as trump s pick in that race is voted out. steve kornacki is standing by to break down the results from last night s top races and what they mean. and developing overnight, finland and sweden formally submit their applications to join nato. we will be joined in our third hour by sweden s ambassador to the u.s. and clint watts will take us to the maps at this hour. plus, another sign the justice department is expanding its investigation into the january 6 attack of the capital. it s now trying to get access to the transcripts of witnesses who have met with the congressional committee, investigating the insurrection. we ll bring in one of the reporters who broke that story. and president biden consoles those who lost loved ones in the deadly mass shooting in buffalo, as he vows to, quote, expose the people who use powerful platforms to spread hate. jonathan lemire has some new re
There has only been, listen to this, one such whale killed off the coast of South Carolina in the last 50 year. On the other hand, the windmills are causing whales to die in numbers never seen before. Nobody does anything about that. Theyre washing up on shore. I saw it this weekend, three came up. They wouldnt you wouldnt see it once a year. Now, theyre coming up on a weekly basis. The windmills are driving them crazy. Theyre driving theyre driving the whales, i think, a little batty. Theyre washing up on shore at levels never seen before. They want to stop your boats. One in 50 years, can you imagine that . Donald trump yesterday in South Carolina continuing his weird war against windmills. Well have more from his rally yesterday, including another moment where he seemed to be confused about his opponent. This is at least the second time in a week. Plus, trumps former Defense Secretary is defending outgoing Joint Chiefs Of Staff mark milley after the former president suggested genera