Elections
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Iowa Democrat wins state Senate seat, blocking GOP from regaining supermajority in state legislature
Hardman, a member of the West Des Moines City Council, won the left-leaning suburban seat, which was left vacant in October after its incumbent, who was also a Democrat, died from an illness.
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Special election set in Virginia House District 17
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott formally called the election after Sickles stepped down to join Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger’s incoming administration. Scott issued the notice on Dec. 24, setting the election process in motion.
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Blue states created an election trimester for ballots, now Trump conservatives are pushing back
Look for wild vote count fluctuation for days after polls close. Counteroffensives include an executive order by President Trump, followed by a challenge to Mississippi's counting process that has not reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Ohio's legislature voted to require all its ballots to arrive on election night to be tallied.
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Dem NYC mayoral nominee Mamdani says we will 'discourage' the term 'globalize the intifada': report
The phrase "globalize the intifada" has been used by pro-Palestinian activists amid Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza
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Virginia Dem gov nominee Spanberger raised $10.7M in 2nd quarter, in bid to win GOP-held office
"We are incredibly grateful for this record outpouring of support," said Abigail Spanberger's campaign manager, Samson Signori
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Cuomo to stay in NYC mayoral race, run as third-party candidate, in attempt to challenge Mamdani
Former NYC Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not given up on his chances to regain the city's top office.
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New York City elites band together to fund anti-Mamdani war chests
The new expenditure group, named "New Yorkers for a Better Future Mayor 25," has not endorsed a specific candidate.
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NRSC blast Cornyn primary challenger Texas AG Paxton after wife's divorce filing
The response is not surprising considering such groups historically back the incumbent in party primaries.
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Mamdani’s social media mastery is bringing him one step closer to NYC’s top office
Mamdani's social media mastery could land him in NYC's top office.
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Tudor Dixon says will not run for Michigan governor, US Senate seat
"I will continue traveling our great state to support Trump policies and the candidates authentically embracing them," Tudor Dixon said
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Pressure builds for Musk to ditch third party in favor of backing Convention of States
The Convention of States is a movement that calls for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution to limit the power of the federal government and give term limits to members of Congress.
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Senate Republican PAC surpasses record by raising $85 million in first six months of off-year
The two groups have a total of $83 million in cash on hand, with the SLF having $29 million on its own. The groups have already started to spend money on Senate candidates in Alaska, Georgia, North Carolina, Maine, and Nebraska.
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Is Musk’s new party nothing more than a spoiler? That may be what he wants
Wallace, Perot, Nader, Stein, now Musk? The mogul has floated securing just enough seats in Congress to make his America Party voting block indispensable as a spoiler for the purpose of forcing platform concessions.