Today’s contests will help shape the fiercely contested midterms this fall to determine control of Congress

Sign up for the US Breaking News email CNN defended its journalist Kristen Holmes in a statement, calling her “one of the most respected and accomplished journalists covering the White House”. The White House’s “rapid response” social media account posted a clip of the exchange and tagged Holmes, calling her a “disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession”. This afternoon, she di…