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Amish Shah projected to win Arizona’s 1st District Democratic primary

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Democrat Amish Shah will take on GOP nominee Jay Feely in the general election for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, The Associated Press projects, following primaries for both parties on Tuesday. 

Shah’s win against Republican-turned-Democrat Marlene Galán-Woods marks the latest high-profile defeat for the national Democratic Party. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s influence has been tested after its preferred candidates lost in Maine’s 2nd District and California’s 22nd District.  

Arizona’s 1st District, which covers Scottsdale and areas northeast of the city, is one of the most competitive House races in the country. The seat is currently held by eight-term GOP Rep. David Schweikert, who opted to instead run in the Republican primary for governor, a race he lost Tuesday to Rep. Andy Biggs. Schweikert has represented the district since 2023, and previously served as the representative for Arizona’s 5th and 6th districts. 

Galán-Woods — a former broadcast journalist who was married to the late Grant Woods, a former Arizona attorney general who left the Republican Party over President Trump — had the backing of the national party in the primary against Shah, a physician and former state legislator who was the Democrats’ nominee in 2024. Galán-Woods and Shah also ran against each other in 2024, with Shah going on to lose against Schweikert in the general election by nearly 4 percentage points. Galán-Woods finished third in that race. 

Galán-Woods signed a pledge last month rebuking the Democratic Party’s left wing after several primary victories by democratic socialists, highlighting the divide over the direction of the party’s future. 

In the GOP primary, Feely defeated former state lawmaker Joseph Chaplik. Chaplik, a member of the Arizona Freedom Caucus, resigned from his legislative seat to focus on running for the House. 

Feely, an NFL veteran and former analyst for CBS Sports, initially ran in Arizona’s 5th District, but Mr. Trump endorsed one of Feely’s primary opponents and urged him to run in a different district or for another office. Mr. Trump then issued a double endorsement in the 1st District primary, backing Feely and Gina Swoboda, the former Arizona Republican Party chairwoman. Swoboda later dropped out of the race to run for Arizona secretary of state. Earlier this month, Mr. Trump issued another endorsement of Feely.

Fatal police shooting of man officials say was armed with knife prompts investigation and protests in Wisconsin

(CNN) — A man was shot and killed in a struggle with police officers in Madison, Wisconsin, after officials say he pulled out a knife and injured an officer – a confrontation that is being investigated by the state and has sparked outcry from protesters.Police had received a report of a person allegedly checking parked vehicles Wednesday afternoon and arrived to find a man, described as being in his 30s, Madison Police Chief John Patterson said during a news conference Wednesday.Officers tried to make contact with him, but he fled on his bicycle through nearby backyards, according to police.Officers found the man again less than two miles from the state Capitol and “a physical struggle ensued,” Patterson said. The man pulled out a fixed-blade knife and injured one officer, described as a “veteran officer,” as they attempted to arrest him, the chief added.Bystander video filmed from a nearby car shows officers on the ground at an intersection, struggling with a man who is then pulled up to his feet. One officer appears to have deployed a Taser as the man falls to the ground again and is kicked by another officer as a third holds him down with his knee.A fourth officer then fires his gun at the man at close range. Three gunshots are heard as the man stops moving, the video shows. It’s not clear what happened before the video began.Officers had deployed a Taser, but it was “not effective,” Patterson said. The officer who had been injured by the knife fired his weapon, striking the man and causing life-threatening injuries. The man – who has not been named – was taken to a hospital, where he later died.None of the officers involved were wearing body cameras, according to the police chief, adding the department does not have “any broad deployment of body cameras in Madison, unfortunately.”As footage of the incident circulates on social media, Patterson said the footage is just one perspective of the encounter. He added that the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation — which is independently leading the investigation — will review all footage posted online or submitted directly to the agency to assess the situation.Authorities are also investigating whether the man fell from his bicycle or was physically removed by officers when they encountered him near the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin streets on the city’s Near East Side, the police chief said.A second officer was injured in the incident, though Patterson said it’s unclear how the injury occurred. He added authorities don’t believe the injury was caused by the man’s knife.All four officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, Patterson said.CNN reached out to the Madison Police Department for additional information and was referred back to an incident report.Patterson started Wednesday’s press conference by acknowledging the shooting was a traumatic incident that “has occurred in a neighborhood that has experienced a lot of trauma in the past.”On the same street in 2015, a White police officer shot and killed an unarmed, biracial 19-year-old, Tony Robinson, leading to major protests. The race of the victim and the officer from Wednesday’s shooting have not been disclosed.Peaceful protesters gathered in Madison on Wednesday, chanting, “No justice, no peace.”The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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