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Oklahoma cowboy turned reality show contestant Jet McCoy advanced to a runoff for the Republican nomination for an Oklahoma Senate seat while his brother and former partner on "The Amazing Race" lost narrowly in a campaign for the state House as a Democrat. Jet McCoy, 36, led the Republican field with nearly 44 percent in Tuesday's primary vote in state Senate District 13 and will compete Aug. 23 in a runoff against second-place opponent Greg McCortney.
Former "Bachelor" star Ben Higgins found love on the ABC reality show - and his next made-for-TV conquest might be even more of a challenge. The software salesman is mulling a run for a seat in the Colorado legislature, which would be documented in a new "Bachelor" franchise spin-off show announced last week, optimistically titled "Ben And Lauren: Happily Ever After," starring Higgins and show winner-turned-fiancee Lauren Bushnell.
First came the grimaces - the disbelieving eyes trained upon his shirt, his signs, his car window stickers broadcasting a local betrayal. Then his teenage son refused to drive the family car without redecorating, hiding the three "Make America Great Again" hats that usually sit atop the dashboard.
President Obama says he hopes the Democrats "pull things together" after Hillary Clinton became the party's presumptive nominee for president. Her rival, Bernie Sanders, has vowed to fight on despite pressure to step down from party figures.
Donald Trump, left, listens as Michael Sexton introduces him during a 2005 news conference in New York, where he announced the establishment of Trump University. When Donald Trump introduced his new university from the lobby of his famous tower, he declared that it would be unlike any of his other ventures.
Like or loathe him Donald Trump has given a new understanding to the old adage, there is nothing called bad publicity. Over the years Donald Trump has used his much talked about wealth, often by himself; over publicised marriages and divorces; and his extravagant lifestyle as the cornerstone of his publicity strategy.