Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts secured the Democratic nomination in his bid for a third term in office Tuesday, fighting off a challenger who argued that it was time for a generational change.

Markey, 80, defeated U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, in the Senate primary.

And new ads paid for by a pro-Trump PAC are spotlighting the administration's economic messages and priorities.

Scripps News political director Andrew Rafferty puts Markey's win in context and explains what it means for the upcoming midterms. And we break down the timing and the money that has gone into the latest bout of pre-election advertising.

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