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As North Carolina governor Roy Cooper runs for Senate, Republicans are aggressively targeting his record on trans rights, reflecting a dramatic shift in the national politics of LGBTQ rights. The issue, once seen as a winning hand for Democrats, now poses a significant challenge for Cooper. Republicans, who were previously
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Bolivian voters have overwhelmingly rejected the ruling socialist party, a significant shift from the past two decades of left-wing dominance in the country's politics. The election's surprise outcome has set the stage for an unprecedented runoff between a right-wing former president and a centrist politician, who
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As the window opened for candidates to begin collecting signatures for the 2026 election, more Republicans are entering the statewide races, signaling a surge in momentum for the party. Former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy is launching a U.S. Senate campaign, while Ted Dabrowski, president of conservative research group
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On the 90th anniversary of Social Security being signed into law, Democrats are criticizing GOP Senate candidates and incumbents for their threats to the program. According to a fact sheet released by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), GOP Senate candidates across the country are backing a toxic agenda that
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The Loudon County school board in Virginia is at the center of the state's gubernatorial election after deciding to continue supporting a policy that allows transgender students to use facilities that match their gender identity, not their biological sex. The decision has sparked a heated debate between the
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As Virginia heads into the 2025 governor's race, voters are heavily focused on three major issues: the cost of living, reproductive rights, and immigration. In a recent poll by the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Wilder School, 29% of respondents cited cost of living as their most important voter
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Virginia Lieutenant Governor and Republican nominee for governor Winsome Earle-Sears has accepted CNN's invitation to participate in a fall debate, while her Democratic opponent, former US Representative Abigail Spanberger, has declined. The debate would have taken place live in late September or early October, with questions posed directly
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Georgia politicians have long been wary of crossing Trump, who has fashioned himself as a kind of de facto leader of the national GOP. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones won a major endorsement from the former president on Monday, as Trump praised Burt Jones for Governor as the right candidate to
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Former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown has announced plans to challenge U.S. Senator Jon Husted for one of Ohio's two Senate seats in 2026, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Brown, a Democrat known for his ties to organized labor, aims to take on a national profile
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In a highly anticipated poll, Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist mayoral candidate in New York City, is leading former New York governor Andrew Cuomo by a significant 19 percentage points. Meanwhile, in a hypothetical contest for the New York governor's mansion in 2026, Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik is
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Former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has informed Democratic allies that he intends to run for Senate next year, seeking to vindicate his 2024 defeat after three decades in Congress. Brown's candidacy adds an intriguing layer to the Democratic Party's uphill fight to win control of the
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Burt Jones, Georgia's lieutenant governor, has secured the endorsement of President Donald Trump in his bid for the 2026 gubernatorial election. This move comes as no surprise given the close relationship between the two men, with Jones having been an early supporter of Trump's first campaign
