Battle for House Control Shaped by Bitter Primary Contests

  • Democrats remain favored to retain majority in House
  • Nine-term Republican Steve King facing challenge on Tuesday
Steve KingPhotographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party will be tested in a handful of House primary contests Tuesday shadowed by the once-in-a-century pandemic and the civil unrest that have sharpened political divisions across the U.S.

Two primaries on Tuesday illustrate how intra-party fights are coloring the general election outlook for both the GOP and Democrats.