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Kari Lake Stokes Fear and Leans on Trump as She Formally Opens Senate Run
Ms. Lake, a Republican who lost her bid for Arizona governor last year, is running for the seat held by…
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Newsom to Name Emily’s List President as Feinstein Successor
Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dianne Feinstein.
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A Brief History of Consequential Deaths in Congress
Lawmakers’ deaths have sometimes helped to flip partisan control. With an aging, narrowly divided Senate, it could be a possibility…
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More Black Women Run for Office, but Prospects Fade the Higher They Go
A Black woman has never been a governor, and only two have been senators. Despite progress at lower levels of…
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A New Round in the Contentious Fight Over N.Y.’s Next Top Judge
A Republican state senator filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking a full Senate hearing for Justice Hector LaSalle, Gov. Kathy…
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Can Joe Manchin Broker a Debt Deal as Republicans Try to Unseat Him?
The centrist West Virginia Democrat, who faces re-election in 2024, has made it clear he believes he can help broker…
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The ‘Reid Machine’ Rolls On
Top aides to the relentless former majority leader helped win crucial Senate seats and are now scattered through the Democratic…
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Democrat in Arizona Will Seek Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate Seat
Representative Ruben Gallego of Phoenix is set to challenge Ms. Sinema from the left, after she resigned from the Democratic…
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Hochul v. Democrats: A Court Battle Plays Out in the N.Y. Senate
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s choice of Justice Hector LaSalle to become the state’s top judge has caused an intraparty Democratic battle…
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Retiring Congress Members See Rough Roads Ahead. They Won’t Miss the Gridlock.
Departing longtime lawmakers perceive little prospect of orderly business in a divided Congress. They’re taking with them decades of experience…
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