Shapiro vs Trump-backed Garrity set for high-stakes Pennsylvania governor showdown

2026-05-19T20:19:06-04:00 / Fox News

Neither faced opposition in Tuesday’s primary as both prepare for a November face-off in the battleground state

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Published May 19, 2026 8:19pm EDT

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro suggested that Democrats are struggling because in recent years they have failed to follow through on making people’s everyday lives measurably better.

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The general election showdown for governor in the crucial northeastern battleground of Pennsylvania is set between Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity.

Neither Shapiro nor Garrity faced any opponents as they cruised to the Democratic and GOP gubernatorial nominations in Tuesday’s primary.

Shapiro, who is viewed as a likely contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, has kept his eye on his 2026 re-election, which is the top-of-the-ballot race in a state that is holding a handful of crucial congressional races that may decide if the Democrats win back control of the U.S. House.

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Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, seen at a presidential campaign rally for then-Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 6, 2024, is running for re-election this year.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

In a primary night speech to supporters, Shapiro said that in “these divisive times, and with a politically divided Legislature….we’ve shown that we can get stuff done and do it in a way that shows respect to all Pennsylvanians — no matter what you look like, where you come from, who you love, or who you pray to or choose not to pray to.”

Shapiro highlighted that during his tenure he’s increased investment in public education by 30% and increased the number of teachers in the state, “saved the people of Pennsylvania hundreds of millions of dollars on their energy bills” by taking on the utility companies, and showcased that nearly 23,000 new jobs have been created.

But Garrity, in a statement, took aim at a governor who touts that he “gets sh-t done.”

“Today, Pennsylvania ranks 38th in the nation economically, 39th in education, and 41st overall under Josh Shapiro’s failed administration,” Garrity said in a statement.

Garrity charged that “nearly 70% of our 8th graders can’t read at grade level, thousands of Pennsylvania families are heading for the border to find opportunity in other states around the nation, and Harrisburg is now spending roughly $5 billion more than the state brings in. All of these failures fall at the feet of Josh Shapiro, and the buck stops with him.”

Shapiro, in his speech, tied Garrity to President Donald Trump, who has endorsed her.

“We cannot afford to give Trump a rubber stamp in the Governor’s Office – and that’s exactly what we’re up against,” the governor claimed. “My opponent is running on her complete and total allegiance to Donald Trump – because she’s more focused on serving him than fighting for you. She proudly wears her MAGA hat, while I wear the Pennsylvania jersey.”

Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity has been endorsed by President Donald Trump as she runs for governor in 2026.(Garrity campaign)

Even though neither Shapiro nor Garrity faced opposition in the primary, were busy on the campaign trail.

Garrity has been crisscrossing the state to raise her profile among voters and to boost running mate Jason Ritchey, who is facing a primary challenge for lieutenant governor.

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Shapiro, who’s already a household name in the Keystone State, has also been on the campaign trail, helping congressional candidates he’s endorsed in competitive Democratic congressional primaries.

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.

Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advance to runoff in Georgia GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects

May 19, 2026 / 11:19 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — CBS News projects Rep. Mike Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley will advance to a runoff next month in the Georgia GOP primary for Senate, as Republicans vie for an opportunity to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

In Georgia, if no candidate clears 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters in the primary advance to a runoff, which will be held on June 16.

A third candidate, GOP Rep. Buddy Carter, was eliminated on Tuesday.

A handful of Republicans have been seeking the nomination as the GOP eyes a chance at flipping a Senate seat in Georgia. With Ossoff being the sole Democrat seeking reelection in a state President Trump won in 2024, the race has been seen as a key pickup opportunity for Republicans. But a messy primary, and the inability to coalesce behind a candidate has complicated their path forward.

Ossoff, who was unopposed in Tuesday’s primary, has been in the Senate since 2021 when he delivered Democrats one of two runoff victories in Georgia, which secured their majority in the upper chamber. A formidable fundraiser, the 39-year-old has amassed a significant warchest to fight back against an inevitable GOP onslaught and improve his outlook despite the state’s rightward shift during the last election.

Two members of Congress, Collins, 58, and Carter, 68, had been gunning for the GOP nomination. Collins, the owner of a trucking business, has represented Georgia in the House since 2023, while Carter has been in Congress since 2015, after serving as mayor of Pooler, Georgia and in the Georgia General Assembly. Both men have strongly tied their campaigns to the president, although Mr. Trump hasn’t endorsed a candidate in the primary.

Dooley, 57, was also seeking the nomination. An attorney who coached football at the University of Tennessee, Dooley is the son of legendary University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley and was endorsed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who passed up on a Senate bid himself. Dooley hasn’t embraced the president as readily as the other two men, and has positioned himself as a political outsider.

Polls showed Collins leading Carter and Dooley heading into the primary, despite his opponents’ efforts to highlight allegations that Collins misused congressional funds, which is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. Collins has denied the allegations.

Carter argued ahead of Tuesday’s primary that he’s the only GOP candidate who can defeat Ossoff, citing the Ethics Committee investigation into Collins and suggesting Dooley is insufficiently conservative.

“If those two are our candidates, we lose,” Carter said on “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” “And the reason why is the focus is removed from Jon Ossoff’s voting record, where it should be.”

The prolonged GOP primary fight, with attention and resources diverted from the general election, is a boon for Ossoff, who has brought in a massive fundraising haul as the Senate’s most vulnerable Democrat. Ossoff raised $14 million in the first quarter, and has more than $32 million in cash on hand.

On Monday, the Democratic Senate Majority PAC announced an initial $20 million investment in television ad reservations in the state. The Senate Leadership Fund, the leading Senate GOP super PAC, has also announced an initial $44 million advertising investment overall.

Despite Mr. Trump’s 2024 victory in Georgia, the state hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate since 2016. And after a special election in Georgia in April saw a massive leftward swing, Democrats appear more confident that they can hold the seat that’s critical to regaining the majority.

特朗普：伊朗战争很快结束 德黑兰很渴望达成协议

2026年5月20日 11:47 / 联合早报

美国总统特朗普星期二（5月19日）在白宫与两党议员参加年度国会野餐会，他再次就美伊谈判释放积极信号，并重申伊朗无法拥有核武器。 （彭博社）

美国总统特朗普告诉美国国会，与伊朗的战争“会很快结束”。

美国《国会山报》报道，特朗普星期二（5月19日）在白宫与共和党和民主党议员共同参加年度国会野餐会时告诉在场国会议员和家属：“我们会很快结束这场（伊朗）战争。他们（德黑兰）非常渴望达成协议，他们已经厌倦了——问题本该在47年前就解决了。”

他也说，人们很快就会看到油价暴跌。

特朗普政府4月中旬与伊朗当局的和平谈判破裂，至今未能达成协议，但特朗普仍释放乐观信号，声称战争很快结束、德黑兰无法拥有核武器。

他表明：“希望我们能以一种非常体面的方式解决此事。”

特朗普：伊朗战争很快结束 德黑兰很渴望达成协议

2026年5月20日 11:47 / 联合早报

美国总统特朗普星期二（5月19日）在白宫与两党议员参加年度国会野餐会，他再次就美伊谈判释放积极信号，并重申伊朗无法拥有核武器。 （彭博社）

美国总统特朗普告诉美国国会，与伊朗的战争“会很快结束”。

美国《国会山报》报道，特朗普星期二（5月19日）在白宫与共和党和民主党议员共同参加年度国会野餐会时告诉在场国会议员和家属：“我们会很快结束这场（伊朗）战争。他们（德黑兰）非常渴望达成协议，他们已经厌倦了——问题本该在47年前就解决了。”

他也说，人们很快就会看到油价暴跌。

特朗普政府4月中旬与伊朗当局的和平谈判破裂，至今未能达成协议，但特朗普仍释放乐观信号，声称战争很快结束、德黑兰无法拥有核武器。

他表明：“希望我们能以一种非常体面的方式解决此事。”

恩佐·费尔南德斯（前）一传一射，助切尔西主场2比1打败热刺，终结联赛六连败，同时也让对手无法脱离保级困局。 （路透社）

（伦敦综合电）“热刺”托特纳姆（Tottenham）在新加坡时间星期三（5月20日）凌晨的英超倒数第二轮，客场1比2不敌同城劲敌“蓝军”切尔西（Chelsea），将是否降级的悬念留到最后一轮。

切尔西在第18分钟就凭借恩佐·费尔南德斯（Enzo Fernandez）的进球取得领先。这名阿根廷中场在25米开外轰出一记下坠明显的远射，热刺门将金斯基（Kinsky）对此毫无办法。这个精彩进球瞬间点燃斯坦福桥球场的气氛，主场球迷也尽情享受北伦敦死敌陷入困境的时刻。

费尔南德斯随后又助攻切尔西的第二个进球。他在第67分钟巧妙停下高空球，将球送到桑托斯（Santos）脚下，后者近距离破门得分。

理查利森（Richarlison）在第74分钟为热刺扳回一城，但无力救主，这场失利也意味着热刺仍仅领先目前位列最后一个降级区席位的西哈姆（West Ham）两分，还有降级危险。

热刺麦迪逊：要为球队付出一切 现在处境很丢人

热刺中场麦迪逊（Maddison）说：“我们必须为球会、为这枚队徽、为球迷付出一切。

“我们落到现在这个处境，说实话有点丢人。”

不过，热刺的净胜球优势明显，只要在本周末主场对阵埃弗顿（Everton）时取得一场平局，基本还是能够留在英超。

热刺主帅德泽尔比（De Zerbi）则认为，本周末的保级生死战比任何奖杯都重要。他说：“现在，我们要争取的是比奖杯更重要的东西。

“这是为了俱乐部的荣耀与历史。奖杯你可以赢下一座、再多赢一座，但这件事更加重要。这关乎尊严。”

蓝军终结联赛六连败

切尔西方面，在经历令人失望的2025-26赛季后，他们刚刚宣布前皇家马德里（Real Madrid）主帅阿隆索（Alonso）将成为球队下一任主帅。

或许正因为这个好消息，蓝军本仗才能击败热刺，迎来久违的英超胜利。

他们上一次在联赛获胜是在3月4日客场4比1大胜阿斯顿维拉（Aston Villa），但之后他们在联赛遭遇六连败，因此这场胜利也终于让球迷们重新有了庆祝的理由。

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中国两艘油轮载400万桶原油驶出霍尔木兹海峡

2026年5月20日 09:44 / 联合早报

伦敦证券交易所集团和Kpler的航运数据显示，两艘载有400万桶中东原油的中国超级油轮，在海湾地区滞留两个多月后，在星期三（5月20日）驶出霍尔木兹海峡。

据路透社报道，数据显示，悬挂中国国旗的超大型原油运输船“远桂阳”号（Yuan Gui Yang）于2月27日装载200万桶伊拉克巴士拉原油。当时距离美国与以色列对伊朗开战仅一天。

数据显示，这艘由亚洲最大炼油企业中国石化旗下贸易公司联合石化（Unipec）租用的油轮，预计将于6月4日抵达广东省茂名市附近的水东港卸货。

数据也显示，悬挂香港特区政府区旗的超大型原油运输船“海洋百合”号（Ocean Lily）于2月下旬至3月初期间，分别装载了100万桶卡塔尔沙欣原油和100万桶伊拉克巴士拉原油。

这艘由中国大型国有企业中化集团拥有的油轮，预计将于6月5日抵达福建省泉州港卸货。

Trump ousts Massie, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primary elections

2026-05-20T01:36:04.653Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/politics/massie-gallrein-kentucky-georgia-primaries

• Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein defeated Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s Republican primary elections on Tuesday.
• Rep. Andy Barr, also endorsed by Trump, won Kentucky’s Senate primary to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell.
• The Republican primary race for governor in Georgia heads to a runoff between Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and businessman Rick Jackson.

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President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign steamrolled another Republican rival on Tuesday, with a Trump-backed challenger ousting one of the president’s leading intra-party antagonists, Rep. Thomas Massie, in a Kentucky primary.

Former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein’s win over Massie continued a May political payback tour that has seen Trump take down five Indiana state senators who voted against his redistricting push two weeks ago, and two-term Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, on Saturday.

It was one of two key races on Kentucky’s primary ballots in which Trump demonstrated his lasting influence with Republican voters.

Kentucky’s polls were the first to close on a day in which Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Oregon and Pennsylvania were also holding primaries.

Here are takeaways from Tuesday’s contests:

Trump has vowed retribution against a number of Republicans over slights real and perceived. But years of battles over spending, the Jeffrey Epstein files, the United States’ support for Israel and more led the president to take Massie’s primary particularly personally.

“Thomas Massie is a terrible congressman. He’s been a terrible congressman from day one. Dealing with him is just horrible. I don’t think he’s a Republican. I think he’s actually, I think he’s actually a Democrat,” Trump said Tuesday.

The president personally visited Kentucky in March, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a highly unusual trip to the district on Monday to campaign alongside Gallrein and urge voters to send Trump “reinforcements” in Congress, where the GOP is seeking to hold onto its narrow majority in November’s midterm elections.

In Kentucky’s 4th District, which has routinely elected Massie by about 30 percentage points, voters took Trump’s side on Tuesday.

Massie’s loss is a reminder for Republicans in Washington and statehouses across the country that even with Trump’s approval rating slipping into the mid-30s and one of his most reliable demographics turning on the president, he is the party’s leader, he holds the power to force those who don’t follow him to pay a steep political price and he is eager to wield it.

The race was one of the most expensive primaries in history, with $19 million being spent on advertising supporting Gallrein and $14 million on pro-Massie ads.

Retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell was once a political titan — the most powerful Republican in the nation and long a dominant force in Kentucky politics. But Trump soured on him when McConnell refused to parrot Trump’s lies about widespread fraud in the 2020 election, and on Tuesday, McConnell’s reign ended with a whimper.

In the Republican primary to replace McConnell, Trump’s pick, Rep. Andy Barr, defeated former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron — who was once seen as McConnell’s political protege and rising star within the party, though that star shined less brightly after Cameron lost the 2023 governor’s race to Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear.

Trump didn’t just endorse Barr. He further cleared his path to the nomination by convincing another top contender, businessman Nate Morris, to drop his campaign and accept an ambassadorship.

All three candidates got their start in politics interning for McConnell. But the primary showed just how much McConnell’s influence has faded in recent years. Cameron had turned on McConnell and fully embraced Trump during the primary. And McConnell, in turn, had not endorsed a candidate.

Barr’s nomination positions him as the overwhelming favorite to become Kentucky’s next senator. And if he wins, it will mark the replacement of a powerful voice that has at times broken from Trump with a staunch presidential ally on Capitol Hill next year.

The GOP race to replace term-limited Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is headed to a runoff after no candidate cleared the 50% threshold on Tuesday.

Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones will take on businessman Rick Jackson in the head-to-head.

The two topped a pair of statewide elected officials: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, whose national profile rose after he refused to back Trump’s false claims about fraud in the 2020 election, and Attorney General Chris Carr.

The winner could face Democratic former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in November. That primary has not yet been called, but the major question is whether she will top 50% and avoid a runoff.

Another chance for Trump to flex his influence — and reshape the GOP’s Senate majority in his image — looms in Texas, where Trump on Tuesday endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton in his May 26 Senate primary runoff against four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.

Trump’s endorsement of Paxton, a controversial figure with a long history of scandals who has aligned himself with Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement, comes despite warnings from prominent Republicans that doing so could put the party at risk of losing the race to Democratic nominee James Talarico in November.

Cornyn responded to Trump’s endorsement of Paxton by noting on social media he had voted with the president 99% of the time.

But he partnered with Democrats in 2022 to pass gun safety legislation, and was slow to get in line behind Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. Paxton, meanwhile, rushed to court in 2020 to contest the presidential election. And Trump made clear that he was looked for personal loyalty.

In his Truth Social post endorsing Paxton, Trump called the attorney general “someone who has always been extremely loyal to me and our AMAZING MAGA MOVEMENT.”

He said Cornyn is a “good man,” but added that he “was not supportive of me when times were tough.”

习特会后 四艘美国液化天然气运输船驶往中国

2026年5月20日 09:44 / 联合早报

数据显示，四艘液化天然气（LNG）运输船正从美国驶往中国，预计将在今年6月抵达。图为位于美国路易斯安那州的一艘LNG运输船。 （路透社档案照片）

伦敦证券交易所集团（LSEG）数据显示，四艘液化天然气（LNG）运输船正从美国驶往中国，预计将在今年6月抵达。这是美国总统特朗普第二任期内，首批从美国直接运往中国的LNG货物。

特朗普上周访华并与中国国家主席习近平举行峰会期间，在接受福克斯新闻采访时说，中国希望从美国购买石油、LNG及其他商品。

据路透社报道，过去几年，作为全球最大天然气进口国的中国曾大量采购美国LNG。美国是全球最大的天然气生产国、消费国和出口国。

不过，中国目前仍对美国LNG征收25%的关税。这项关税是此前美国对华商品加征关税后，中国采取的反制措施，也仍是阻碍两国LNG贸易恢复的最大障碍。

报道称，随着伊朗战争推高全球天然气价格，加上目前已有四艘运输船正从美国驶往中国，至少其中一艘最终抵达中国的可能性较高。

LSEG数据显示，“Umm Al Hanaya”号在5月5日离开美国钱尼尔能源公司位于路易斯安那州的工厂；“Id’Asah”号、“Al Sene”号及“Lamail”号则在5月8日至18日期间，离开美国Venture Global公司同样位于路易斯安那州的工厂。

这四艘船预计将在6月15日至28日期间抵达天津港。钱尼尔能源和Venture Global分别是美国最大的和第二大的LNG生产商。

Longtime news anchor-turned-House candidate wins Dem primary in key Pennsylvania district

May 19, 2026 9:07pm EDT / Fox News

Perry barely held onto his seat in 2024 against Stelson, winning by only a few thousand votes

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Democrat Janelle Stelson, the longtime former anchor for Lancaster’s NBC affiliate, defeated Dauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas in a battle to take on one of the more endangered Republicans in the House, Freedom Caucus stalwart Scott Perry.

Perry, of Dillsburg, was an ally of Elon Musk’s DOGE endeavor and has staked out reliably conservative positions on most issues, chairing the Freedom Caucus in 2022, but barely held onto his seat in 2024 against Stelson by a few thousand votes.

Stelson was criticized for reportedly retaining her residency in Lancaster — which is in Rep. Lloyd Smucker’s district — while running in Perry’s district, which covers much of her former news station’s coverage area.

As of 2025, Stelson moved to a rental property in East Pennsboro Township, across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, according to the York Daily Record, which reported on the controversy.

TRUMP-BACKED INCUMBENT REP. SCOTT PERRY WINS RE-ELECTION IN PENNSYLVANIA

Janelle Stelson, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District, talks with patrons at Broad Street Market in Harrisburg, Pa., on Oct. 19, 2024. She is challenging Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., for the seat.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)

Douglas also reportedly criticized Stelson for the lack of primary debates.

Stelson also was a longtime registered Republican before changing her affiliation sometime during the Trump era, according to local reports.

While she has the support of Gov. Josh Shapiro, she admitted in an ABC-Harrisburg interview that she differs from some in her party on certain issues.

KNIVES OUT FOR FETTERMAN: MAVERICK SENATOR JOINS LONG LINE OF DEMS PUNISHED FOR BREAKING FROM LEFT

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., is seen near the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C.(Bill Clark/CQ via Getty Images)

“One of the things I was very against President Joe Biden, the border was quickly becoming more of a mess than usual,” Stelson told the outlet, while adding that President Donald Trump’s response to the crisis has been a bridge too far.

She also told the outlet she would support repealing Trump’s tariffs and that she is pro-choice.

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One of the last mid-century Pennsylvania welcome signs greets travelers leaving Maryland near Peach Bottom, Pa., in 2022.(Charlie Creitz)

Perry, meanwhile, has held fast to his seat, at times easily and at times not so much, amid an increased moderate-to-progressive influx of new voters in Harrisburg’s southern suburbs like Camp Hill and Lower Allen.

Come November, voters across the nation will be looking to Cumberland County and the Susquehanna Valley as one of the most conservative members of Congress battles for his political life in Pennsylvania’s increasingly shifting political landscape.

Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.

He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.

Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.

Charles is a Pennsylvania native and graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. Story tips can be sent to charles.creitz@fox.com.

上海日料店发生持刀伤人案 两日本人受伤无生命危险

2026年5月20日 09:59 / 联合早报

中国上海一家日本料理店在星期二（5月19日）发生持刀伤人案，三名伤者中有两人是日本人。日本媒体引述日本驻上海总领事馆称，这两名日本人均无生命危险。

据上海警方发布，星期二中午12时25分，浦东公安分局接报警称世纪大道某商务楼三楼餐厅内有一男子持水果刀伤人。民警迅速到场抓获犯罪嫌疑人，并将三名伤者送医治疗。

犯罪嫌疑人为59岁的杨姓男子。警方称，在调查中发现该男子语言混乱、行为怪异，有精神疾病治疗史。目前，案件正在进一步侦办中。

上海警方通报中没有透露受伤者国籍身份信息。

日本共同社引述日本外务省相关人士透露，三名伤者中有两人是日本人。报道也引述日本驻上海总领事馆称，两名日本人均无生命危险。

据入驻该商务楼的企业相关人士说，其中一名受伤的日本人，为商务楼内设有办公室的日资企业高管，而非日本籍伤者为中国女子。

据报道，案发现场是金融机构云集的商业中心。商务楼内有日资企业的事务所入驻，在内工作的日本人也较多。一名在楼内的事务所工作的日本男子说：“听说出事儿了，我就去店那边看一看。现场有五六名警察，气氛有些紧张。我经常去那家店吃饭，所以很吃惊。”