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Jamie McLeod-Skinner Is on the Verge of Ousting Blue Dog Kurt Schrader in Oregon
The likely win is a rebuke from voters of Schrader’s close relationship with Big Pharma.
House Ethics Committee Opens Investigation Into Madison Cawthorn
Cawthorn responded dismissively to the announced inquiry, writing on Twitter that the “swamp” was out to get him.
It’s Trump vs. Pence in Georgia, Though Neither Is on the Ballot
Georgia's primaries bring Trump's likely 2024 run into focus.
Giuliani Refused to Discuss GOP Lawmakers’ Roles in Scheme to Overturn Election
The former personal lawyer to Donald Trump also continued to peddle false and disproven election fraud claims.
Top Michigan GOP Governor Hopefuls Could Be Disqualified Over Forged Signatures
Two top Republican gubernatorial candidates each submitted about 10,000 invalid signatures, the elections bureau found.
The Secret Service Has Spent $2 Million at Trump Properties, CREW Says
The funds spent to protect Trump at his own properties “directly benefited him financially,” the organization said.
Trumpist Perdue Seems Poised to Lose Georgia to Brian Kemp
We must always condemn Trumpists -- and their GOP opponents, too. Perdue and Kemp are key examples in these primaries.
Ginni Thomas Told Arizona Republican Lawmakers to Overturn 2020 Election Outcome
Thomas cited a faulty reading of the U.S. Constitution to urge lawmakers to illegally defy the will of Arizona voters.
Climate-Conscious Voters Have Toppled Australia’s Right-Wing Prime Minister
In a stunning “greenslide,” a Green-Labor coalition has overturned a decade of conservative rule in Australia.
School Board Considers Reverting School Names Back to Confederate Generals
The schools' names were originally changed after the police murder of George Floyd and the uprisings that followed.