Elections
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You Vote: With a week or more to go to learn the results of CA gov race and LA mayor race, what now?
Due to late-arriving mail and drop-off ballot counts, California often sees substantial vote updates after Election Day that can significantly shift outcomes.
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‘Defund the Police’ champ who says police rooted in ‘white supremacy’ may be socialist mayor of DC
Janeese Lewis George rode to power into the D.C. Council in 2020 on a wave of "Defund the Police" promises and with the backing of the DSA. As their latest poster child, she could be mayor of America's capital city.
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Supreme Court decision allowing Alabama’s 2023 congressional map sparks liberal outrage
Case highlights ongoing debates over race-conscious districting, federal judicial intervention in elections, and the balance between preventing dilution and avoiding racial gerrymandering
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Election protections bill signed into law days before California primary
Senate Bill 73 prevents law enforcement agencies and officers from conducting certain activities that the governor’s office described as efforts to undermine or disrupt elections.
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Nevada congressional candidates call for fraud enforcement, healthcare aid
The district contains parts of northern Las Vegas and vast portions of rural land including Death Valley. U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, is seeking his fifth consecutive term in the district after being elected in 2018. He previously represented the district from 2013 to 2015, before losing the seat to Republican Cresent Hardy.
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Michigan Democrat Gov Whitmer recants on saying she won't run for president: 'Never say never'
Hours after saying she won't be among the field of candidates in the 2028 presidential election, Whitmer said during a panel discussion that there's still a chance.
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Georgia congressional candidate campaigns as pro-Trump, but past social media tells different tale
Dr. John Cowan advanced to a June runoff despite a trail of deleted posts criticizing Trump, including one calling Trump a “drunk uncle.”
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer says she won't be running for president in 2028
Whitmer said that she'd received advice on the importance of "taking a break and not jumping right into something."
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Judge clears Trump’s voter citizenship checks and mail-in voting crackdown, slapping down Democrats
Judge ruled Democrats failed to show they have standing at present to challenge the order or have suffered any harm.
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You Vote: With Trump's support of Senate candidates who beat incumbents, what will be the impact?
Trump, this cycle, endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., against Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Both Cassidy and Cornyn ultimately lost their primaries.
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Democratic Rep. Al Green loses to fellow Democratic Rep. Christian Menefee in Texas primary
Both men were seeking their party's nomination to represent Texas' 18th congressional district. Menefee, a freshman congressman, will now face Republican candidate Ronald Whitfield in November.
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Mayes Middleton defeats Chip Roy for Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General
Roy and Middleton advanced to a runoff election in March after neither candidate received the majority of votes. Middleton led Roy in March with 39% of the vote to Roy's 31%.