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Election denier Kari Lake launches 2024 Republican Senate bid in Arizona
She enters what could be a highly competitive three-way race, with independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego.
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Abortion rights are on a winning streak at the ballot box. Ohio could test that.
Abortion rights have won on the ballot in red states before, but here's how Ohio's Issue 1 measure is different.
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'What am I here for?': Military families frustrated by delayed promotions, withheld raises and lives put on hold
For more than half a year, one Republican senator has blocked military promotions on the Senate floor over his disapproval of the Defense Department’s abortion policy.
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Black women wouldn’t let Newsom forget his promise
When California’s governor had another Senate appointment to make, Black women mobilized.
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Despite anti-LGBTQ+ bills, queer Republicans are standing by their party
Lady Maga USA and other LGBTQ+ conservatives are leaning into the Republican agenda, especially bans for gender-affirming care for minors.
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Laphonza Butler tapped to fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom picked the leader of EMILY’s List for the seat, fulfilling a promise to name a Black woman to the Senate.
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Dianne Feinstein’s death leaves critical Senate vacancy amid contentious race to replace her
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to appoint a Black woman to fill the Senate seat, at least temporarily. There are currently no Black women in the Senate.
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Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving woman senator, dies at age 90
Feinstein served in Congress for more than 30 years and had a groundbreaking career in public service.