the general election. plus, republicans in north carolina s 11th congressional district run out of patience with madison cawthorn as trump s pick in that race is voted out. we ll break down those results. and speaking in the wake of the buffalo tragedy, president biden vowed to, quote, expose those who use power and prestige to spread hate. but the question this morning, will he name names? good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 18th. i m jonathan lemire. we ve got a lot of news to get to today. here we go. results are still coming in this morning for pennsylvania s closely-watched primary election. in the hotly-contested senate race, republicans still do not have a winner. the election is too close to call between trump-backed dr. mehmet oz and hedge fund executive david mccormick. mccormick is backed by several trump administration officials, including former secretary of state mike pompeo. recent polling saw him losing momentum after trump
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
appreciate your candor on the issue and your passion on it. and we certainly hope you remain free of the virus going forward. i hope this wasn t a curse. i do as well. we really appreciate you being on this morning. we will talk to you again soon. thank you. thanks for all of you for getting up way too early on this wednesday morning. morning joe starts right now. so, we re not going to have a result tonight. when all of the votes are tallied, i am confident we will win. we re not going to have resolution tonight. but we can see the path ahead. we can see victory ahead. pennsylvania s republican primary for the u.s. senate is still too close to call. trump-backed dr. oz leads his opponent dave mccormick by a tiny sliver, just under 2600 votes separate the two. plus republicans in north