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Summer Lee, Others Score Decisive Wins in Triumphant Night for Progressives
Wins for candidates like Summer Lee, Maxwell Frost and Greg Casar have showcased progressives’ growing power.
“Red Wave” Is Barely a Trickle, as Dems Outperform Expectations in Midterm Races
Many analysts said that Republicans' continued loyalty to Trump is to blame for their lackluster midterm showing.
“What’s Elon Doing?” Jamaal Bowman Says of Twitter Issues on Election Day
Bowman’s troubles uploading a video came after AOC had account issues after using the platform to criticize Musk.
Ocasio-Cortez Cautions: “Don’t Fall for” GOP Lies About Mail-In Ballot Counting
It’s normal for officials to take days to count ballots — but the GOP no longer has regard for election procedures.
DeSantis Wants to Bar Federal Election Monitors From Florida’s Bluest Counties
The DOJ is sending monitors to polling places to ensure federal election laws are being followed.
Fetterman Sues to Get Thousands of Ballots Set Aside by GOP Lawsuit Counted
Republicans had successfully gotten thousands of ballots discounted in a lawsuit last week.
Arizona’s Rollback of Indigenous Voting Rights Could Swing the State for the GOP
Indigenous voters are navigating a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that banned a common method of ballot collection.
1 in 5 Black Voters in Tennessee Have Been Disenfranchised by State Policies
The state makes little data available about who has lost the right to vote and why.
Fossil Fuel Firms Spent Millions in Bid to Defeat Democrats in the Midterms
The industry gave Republican super PACs at least $32 million to fight Democrats such as Ohio's Tim Ryan.
Hope for Progressive Victories May Lie in Races You Haven’t Heard About Yet
Some of the most progressive policy making this year may come via ballot measure.