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Amtrak primary: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are hoping to sweep eastern states

Voters will hit the polls in five Atlantic Coast states on Tuesday.

Justin Carissimo
New York
,Feliks Garcia,Rachael Revesz,Payton Guion
Tuesday 26 April 2016 23:03 BST
Hillary holds it down in Delaware.
Hillary holds it down in Delaware. (Justin Sullivan/Getty)

Everything you need to know:

  • Five Atlantic Coast states are voting today: Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware
  • Donald Trump has hit 50 percent in national Republican polls for the first time, according to NBC News/Survey Monkey
  • Ted Cruz and John Kasich have joined forces in attempt to stop Trump from reaching 1,237 delegates to win the Republican nomination
  • Trump is leading the polls in all five states
  • Clinton leads Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware while Sanders leads in Rhode Island. Both Dems are tied in Connecticut

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