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Morning Digest: Missouri's top court blocks new GOP gerrymander by reinstating referendum

Democracy advocates won two major legal victories on Thursday evening when the Missouri Supreme Court reinstated a pair of ...
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Morning Digest: Wild deadline maneuvers cause major upheaval in Alaska's marquee races

Whalen, 39, has pitched himself as a younger and more progressive outsider challenging the 77-year-old Neal. Whalen, however, ...
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Morning Digest: Two more Trump favorites struggle toward the finish line

Two more of Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates face difficult and unpredictable runoffs on Tuesday as a challenging primary season for MAGA’s master nears its end. Trump is backing Sen. Darline Graham ...
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Morning Digest: Families of dead Americans don't want Republicans to use them in ads. The GOP isn't stopping.

In the governor’s race, meanwhile, only the America First Party named a candidate, choosing former state Sen. Brett Lindstrom ...
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Morning Digest: Massachusetts could adopt a top-two primary. Democrats are warning of disaster.

But while California’s primary didn’t produce the disaster Democrats feared—Becerra is now all but assured of defeating ...
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How Democratic 'spam PACs' victimize vulnerable seniors

We’ve all been bombarded with those histrionic text messages making over-the-top requests for donations, but they’re more than just annoying—there are hidden victims of these hyper-aggressive ...
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Morning Digest: One more longtime House Democrat looks to avoid a primary upset

Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch is hoping to avoid becoming the final member of Congress to lose renomination this year, but ...
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Iowa Democrats win massive upset to break GOP supermajority

Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey won a major upset on Tuesday night, flipping a deep-red seat in the state Senate and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber. Drey defeated Republican Christopher ...
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Morning Digest: Ethics Committee investigation roils Democrat vs. Democrat general election

The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it was investigating “sexual misconduct” allegations against Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California, including allegations of “inappropriate sexual contact ...