Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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More than 160,000 people join white women for Kamala Harris Zoom call

More than 160,000 people joined a Zoom call on Thursday night to build support for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris among white women, a voter demographic that has supported Republican

More than 160,000 people join white women for Kamala Harris Zoom call
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AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania's special election

For the third time in less than eight months, a special election will decide control of the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania's special election
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Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election

Democrats in the Pennsylvania House will keep their one-vote majority after winning a Pittsburgh area seat in a special election

Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election
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Menendez gains a primary opponent as calls for his resignation grow after indictment

Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey has announced that he will run against Sen. Robert Menendez in the state’s Democratic primary for Senate next year, saying he feels compelled to run against the three-term senator after he and his wife were indicted on sweeping corruption charges

Menendez gains a primary opponent as calls for his resignation grow after indictment
World

Republican House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown

Top U.S.

Republican House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown
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Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows

New polling finds America’s college campuses are seen as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech

Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows
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Live updates | Jordan loses 20 Republicans in speaker's vote, creating uphill climb to win gavel

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is calling on Republicans to work with Democrats to elect a speaker

Live updates | Jordan loses 20 Republicans in speaker's vote, creating uphill climb to win gavel
Political

California Senator Laphonza Butler won't seek new US Senate term next year

Newly appointed California Senator Laphonza Butler, a Democrat, said on Thursday she will not seek a new U.S. Senate term next year.

California Senator Laphonza Butler won't seek new US Senate term next year
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Man stopped near Michigan governor's home worked on research against Democrats, report says

Police say a man dressed in black who works for a group that conducts opposition research on Democrats was stopped while climbing a bluff near the Michigan governor's summer home

Man stopped near Michigan governor's home worked on research against Democrats, report says
News|Political|World

Democrats' divisions on Israel-Hamas war boil over in Michigan as Detroit-area Muslims feel betrayed

Many top Michigan Democrats, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, took part in a huge pro-Israel rally near Detroit after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on the country

Democrats' divisions on Israel-Hamas war boil over in Michigan as Detroit-area Muslims feel betrayed
News

US Representative Bowman pleads guilty to triggering fire alarm at Capitol

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US Representative Bowman pleads guilty to triggering fire alarm at Capitol
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Democratic US Rep. John Sarbanes of Maryland says he will not seek reelection in 2024

Democratic U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes of Maryland will not seek reelection in 2024, choosing to depart his seat after 18 years

Democratic US Rep. John Sarbanes of Maryland says he will not seek reelection in 2024
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer from Oregon says he won't run for reelection next year

Oregon's Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer has announced that he won't be running for reelection next year

Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer from Oregon says he won't run for reelection next year
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Biden touts investment in rural areas in Minnesota, the home state of his primary challenger

President Joe Biden has visited a family-run farm in Minnesota and held a fundraiser featuring many of the state’s top Democrats

Biden touts investment in rural areas in Minnesota, the home state of his primary challenger
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War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries

Most members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack, but not Cori Bush

War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries
Political

Factbox-US Congress is on track to be the most polarized ever, data shows

The current U.S.

Factbox-US Congress is on track to be the most polarized ever, data shows
Political

Shutdown deadline poses test for US Congress: Is compromise possible?

As the U.S.

Shutdown deadline poses test for US Congress: Is compromise possible?
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Rashida Tlaib defends pro-Palestinian video as rift among Michigan Democrats widens over war

A video posted by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan has caused widespread criticism, with some saying it's offensive to the Jewish community

Rashida Tlaib defends pro-Palestinian video as rift among Michigan Democrats widens over war
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Houston mayor's race heads to runoff between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire

Two Democrats with decadeslong political careers are heading to a runoff election to be Houston’s next mayor

Houston mayor's race heads to runoff between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire
Political

3 reasons the House GOP is not any more dysfunctional than the Democrats − even after the prolonged speaker chaos

In the wake of the three-week internal GOP battle to choose a speaker, a scholar of Congress says that what looks like dysfunction is actually something else.

3 reasons the House GOP is not any more dysfunctional than the Democrats − even after the prolonged speaker chaos
News

Democrats urge Biden to grant protected status to Palestinians in US amid war

A group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged U.S.

Democrats urge Biden to grant protected status to Palestinians in US amid war
Economy|News|World

Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas war, AP-NORC poll shows

Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling the Israel-Hamas conflict

Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas war, AP-NORC poll shows
Political

Virginia Democrats lost in several key swing districts. So how did they win the General Assembly?

The election results this week in Virginia suggest that Republicans must essentially run the table in competitive areas in order to find statewide success at the ballot box

Virginia Democrats lost in several key swing districts. So how did they win the General Assembly?
Political

Factbox-Joe Manchin's exit makes it harder for Democrats to defend US Senate majority

U.S.

Factbox-Joe Manchin's exit makes it harder for Democrats to defend US Senate majority
News|Political

Newly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state's first Black House speaker, Don Scott

Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber’s incoming Democratic majority on Saturday chose Del

Newly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state's first Black House speaker, Don Scott

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