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Trump-backed candidate lands GOP nod, setting up high-stakes governor showdown
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President Donald Trump’s kingmaker status in Republican primaries was on the line Tuesday in Michigan’s GOP gubernatorial nomination showdown – and the president passed the test.
Republican Rep. John James, a two-time U.S. Senate nominee in the crucial Great Lakes battleground state who was endorsed by Trump in late June, topped multimillionaire businessman Perry Johnson to win the GOP primary, the Associated Press reported.
The West Point graduate and Army Ranger who served multiple combat tours as an Apache helicopter pilot in the Iraq war will face off in a high-stakes and expensive general election battle with two-term Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the Democrats’ gubernatorial nominee, in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Rep. John James of Michigan, a Republican candidate for governor, speaks to a voter at a campaign event in Harrison Township, Michigan, on August 3, 2026. (Luke Trevisan/Fox News)
James preached party unity in his victory speech.
«The primary is over now. We come together. One team, one fight, one mission to save Michigan. To those who supported me. Thank you. And for those who did not, I’m going to work every single day to earn your trust,» he told supporters.
The GOP primary between James and Johnson, a former gubernatorial and presidential candidate, turned combative. Johnson, who is White, referred to James, one of the few Black Republicans in Congress, as a «DEI candidate» and in a recent debate accused James of playing the «race card.» James, meanwhile, called Johnson «desperate.»
Johnson, who shelled out millions of his own money into his campaign, dramatically outspent James in the primary showdown.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson campaigns on eve of the Michigan primary at a campaign event on August 3, 2026 in Novi, Michigan. (Luke Trevisan/Fox News)
But James told Fox News on the eve of the primary that «nobody outworks a ranger,» and «money isn’t the only thing. People want someone who resonates with them, someone who has the proven leadership capability to turn the state around.»
James and Johnson were the final two Republican candidates in a nomination race that previously included former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and state Senate Republican leader Aric Nesbitt. They both suspended their GOP gubernatorial campaigns, but their names remained on the primary ballot.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, is running for governor in the 2026 race to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Trump gave James a boost last month as he campaigned with the congressman at a rally in Michigan.
The brute force of the president’s endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries this spring and summer, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Kentucky and Texas, as well as the Louisiana primary.
But Trump’s endorsement streak in statewide and congressional Republican primaries was snapped in early June when his last-minute endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds wasn’t enough to propel the three-term congressman to victory.
Feenstra was narrowly edged by Zach Lahn, a businessman, farmer and former political strategist who was backed by the political wings of MAHA — the acronym for the Make America Healthy Again movement aligned with Trump’s Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Turning Point USA, the powerful conservative organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
Trump-backed candidates won two of the three top races in key GOP primary runoff elections in Georgia and Alabama in June, with the one setback coming against billionaire businessman Rick Jackson, who shelled out over $100 million of his own money to boost his campaign.

President Donald Trump, center, and GOP Senate candidate former Rep. Mike Rogers, left, listen as Rep. John James, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks at an event at the General Motors Proving Ground Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
A week later, Trump-backed first-time candidate Anthony Constantino, a businessman and former boxer, defeated Robert Smullen, a retired Marine Corps colonel and New York assemblyman who had the backing of the state party, in the upstate New York race to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik.
Meanwhile, in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial runoff, Trump couldn’t lose.
That’s because, besides backing Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette a few weeks earlier, he also gave a last-minute endorsement to state Attorney General Alan Wilson, who ended up winning the late June showdown in a landslide.
The president also enjoyed victory in Louisiana, where Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, was ousted as he sought renomination. Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow ended up winning the nomination in the runoff election.
And last month, Trump-backed Rep. Andy Biggs, a former House Freedom Caucus chair, won Arizona’s primary for governor in a landslide.
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Republicans move to oust embattled Florida GOP lawmaker in bitter primary fight
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House GOP divisions are erupting on the midterm campaign trail as Republicans fight an uphill battle to keep control of Congress for the latter half of President Donald Trump’s term.
The infighting touched down in Florida on Wednesday, where two House Republicans are endorsing a primary opponent to incumbent Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., who is facing multiple investigations into his finances and allegations of domestic abuse, among other claims. Mills has denied any wrongdoing.
Reps. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., and Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., announced they’re backing former local TV anchor Ryan Elijah for Mills’ seat and said they «urge our fellow Republicans to join us in supporting him.»
«Ryan Elijah is an excellent candidate and will ensure victory for us in Florida 7,» Haridopolos told Fox News Digital. The Florida congressman will be in attendance at Mills’ debate against Elijah on Wednesday night and plans to sit next to the candidate’s wife.
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Representative Cory Mills, R-Fla., addresses the media outside of Manhattan Criminal Court on behalf of former President Donald Trump on May 14, 2024 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Notably, President Donald Trump has endorsed Haridopolos, Luna and Mills for re-election — a fact Mills brought up in his response to Fox News Digital.
«I’m the only candidate in this race endorsed by President Donald Trump. Not once, not twice, but three times. I’m proud to have earned his trust because he knows I’ll continue fighting to advance the America First agenda and deliver results,» Mills said. «The fact is, my office has returned more than $107 million to the people of Florida’s 7th District, led Florida in constituent services, built one of the strongest conservative voting records in Congress, and flipped this district from blue to red,and kept it red. My record speaks for itself.»
It comes after another GOP source told Fox News Digital that some Florida Republicans were worried about the chances of keeping Mills’ seat if he won the primary on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report downgraded its projection for Republicans from «Solid R» to «Likely R» earlier this year. And with a Cook rating of R+5, Democrats could be within striking distance if Republicans see a tough enough cycle in November.
Mills is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to a source, though he has consistently insisted that he has not done anything wrong.
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The Republican military veteran dismissed reports of a DOJ investigation as a «desperate lie» by his opponents and said on X late last month, «We are not aware of any DOJ investigation, nor has there been any confirmation of such investigation by DOJ or FBI, and would fully cooperate if there was one.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Mills for a response to Haridopolos and Luna’s endorsement.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna speaks during the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on border and immigration issues in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7, 2023. (Jack Gruber/USA TODAY)
Mills is one of several House Republicans whose allegations of misconduct are posing a headache for the GOP on the campaign trail.
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., announced overnight that he would drop his re-election bid after an explosive report detailed sexual harassment accusations by two young female staffers. Edwards has denied those accusations but has admitted to at times making staff feel uncomfortable.
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And Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, has been accused of domestic abuse by his ex-wife and former father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, and is facing pressure from congressional Republicans to drop out of his race as well. One House GOP source called the situation a «f—ing trainwreck» in comments to Fox News Digital.
Miller has denied any wrongdoing and asked the House Ethics Committee to initiate an investigation in order to clear his name. The former Trump aide has resisted calls to exit the race, insisting he will win in November and that the public accusations from his ex-wife are a bid to derail his political career.
All three House seats are on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) target list, meaning Democrats are pouring money and resources into those races.
One House Republican, who was granted anonymity to speak freely, told Fox News Digital that all three should drop out of their races, stating, «We must lead by example.»
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Cuándo fue la última visita de un Papa a la Argentina
Noviembre será finalmente el mes que romperá con los casi 40 años que pasaron de la última vez que un papa visitó la Argentina. En esta oportunidad, León XIV, el sucesor del recordado Francisco I, será quien llegue al país con tres paradas: Buenos Aires, Córdoba y Luján, donde oficiará una misa.
Aunque durante todo el mandato del sumo pontífice argentino se mantuvo la expectativa por su llegada, finalmente eso nunca ocurrió así como tampoco la de su antecesor, Benedicto XVI. Por eso, el arribo del papa estadounidense y con el corazón peruano, generó una fuerte expectativa en toda Sudamérica.
La última vez que un papá visitó la Argentina
Hace 39 años el papa Juan Pablo II llegaba de visita a la Argentina, en un viaje que tenía muchos significados más allá de una misión sacerdotal puntual, que era la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud, que se cerró en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Se trataba de la segunda vez que el “papa peregrino” besaba el suelo argentino y su llegada, además, representó la última ocasión en que un sumo pontífice estuvo en el país.
Juan Pablo II en Argentina.
Aquella visita de Juan Pablo II el 6 de abril 1987 fue programada y duró seis días, luego de haber pasado también por Uruguay y Chile, desde donde arribó a Buenos Aires. Todo lo contrario a su improvisada primera vez, cinco años antes, en plena guerra de las Malvinas.
En 1982, a comienzos de junio, el Papa había estado en el Reino Unido, como parte de una gira prevista desde antes de iniciado el conflicto bélico en las islas del Atlántico Sur. Pero, dadas las circunstancias, aprovechó para interceder en busca de la paz y del fin de la guerra.
Y esa situación lo llevó a improvisar unas semanas después un viaje relámpago, de un día y medio, a la Argentina, para dar el mismo mensaje. Su llegada fue el 11 de junio y 31 horas después se fue: dos días más tarde, el presidente de facto Leopoldo Galtieri ordenó la rendición de las tropas argentinas en las Islas Malvinas.
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Juan Pablo II aterrizó en el aeroparque Jorge Newbery de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, procedente de Santiago de Chile. Y en la pista fue recibido por el presidente Raúl Alfonsín, quien estaba acompañado por su esposa María Lorenza Barrenechea.
Luego de decir unas palabras, se subió al “Papamóvil” (siempre blindado luego del atentado que sufriera en 1981) y tras un paso por la Nunciatura porteña, se dirigió a la Casa de Gobierno, donde volvió a verse con Alfonsín, y en concepto de reunión formal. Ahí, el pontífice salió al balcón de la Rosada, desde donde saludó a la multitud que se había reunido en la Plaza de Mayo.
Más de un millón de fieles fueron a la misa que Juan Pablo II dio desde un altar que se ubicó en 9 de Julio y Santa Fe.
En esos días en los que estuvo en el país, además de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, estuvo en Bahía Blanca, Tucumán, Corrientes, Viedma, Mendoza, Córdoba, Salta, Paraná y Rosario. Había llegado el lunes 6 y el sábado 11 estuvo al frente del Encuentro con los Jóvenes y en la mañana del domingo, uno muy especial para los católicos porque era “domingo de Ramos”, el previo a la Pascua, encabezó la jornada Mundial de la Juventud desde un altar ubicado en 9 de Julio y Santa Fe, estimándose que más de un millón de personas participó del evento.
Las palabras de despedida de Juan Pablo II en la Argentina
En las que fueron las últimas palabras formales a todos los fieles de la Argentina, en especial a los jóvenes que habían llegado hasta el centro porteño desde diferentes puntos del país -y también de otros países vecinos-, Juan Pablo II dejó un mensaje de amor y de fe: “Podéis estar seguros de que os llevo a todos muy dentro de mi corazón. Os pido que, cada día, recéis por mí y Dios os lo recompensará sobreabundantemente. Ruego a la Virgen de Luján que os alcance de su divino Hijo la gracia para corresponder fielmente a las exigencias de vuestra vocación cristiana”.
El 11 de junio de 1982 el papa Juan Pablo II rezó ante la Virgen de Luján. Su Santidad vino a la Argentina para pedir la paz por el conflicto en Malvinas. (Foto: captura de video)

Y el único Papa de la Iglesia Católica de la historia que, no una sino dos veces, visitó el país, agregó como final: “Mientras hago fervientes votos por la prosperidad, paz y concordia entre los amadísimos hijos de esta noble nación, imparto a todos con afecto mi Bendición Apostólica. ¡Hasta siempre, Argentina!”.
Juan Pablo II fue el papa 264 de la Iglesia Católica. De origen polaco, Karol Józef Wojtyła nació en la ciudad de Wadowice, el 18 de mayo de 1920. Fue ordenado Sumo Pontífice el 16 de octubre de 1978, como sucesor de Juan Pablo I. Y se mantuvo en el papado hasta el día de su muerte, el 2 de abril de 2005. Su reemplazante fue el alemán Joseph Ratzinger, quien eligió el nombre de Benedicto XVI.
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