Trump-backed candidate wins primary to face Jon Ossoff in Georgia midterms – US politics live

Most Americans believe civil liberties like the right to vote are under threat, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while also continuing to agree that the rights expressed in the nation’s founding documents are still core to American identity. The survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that most Americans across demographics believe the right to vote, the right to free speech and freedom of religion are integral to the country. But they were more divided on the importance of the right to bear arms, and few - about one-third or less - saw those rights as safe from threats. The survey, which was conducted 16-20 April - before the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that winnowed a section of the Voting Rights Act – highlights an enduring consensus among Americans that personal freedoms are vital to the country’s national identity. But it also reveals deep anxieties about the nation’s trajectory on the cusp of a summer filled with celebrations of the country’s semi-quincentennial birthday.