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Morning Digest: The GOP's meddling tour seems to be making a stopover in Jersey
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (1731+ words) Republicans seem to be meddling in yet another Democratic House primary for a competitive House seat. "Punchbowl News" Ally Mutnick reported Wednesday that a newly formed group called Real Change is airing ads attacking Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett, one of…...
How Democrats can fight new GOP gerrymanders'while still respecting the VRA
21+ hour, 4+ min ago (882+ words) Following the Supreme Court's evisceration of the Voting Rights Act, Republican-run states are rushing headlong to dismantle congressional districts that had been drawn to protect the rights of Black and Latino voters. But Democrats could fight back by targeting at…...
Morning Digest: The next eight days may be ugly for incumbents
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1743+ words) Two Republican House members are in danger of losing renomination on Tuesday in the middle of what could prove to be a particularly brutal primary month for incumbents from both parties. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky got a fresh reminder…...
Liberals could make major inroads into Georgia's Supreme Court on Tuesday
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (849+ words) Six states will host party primaries on Tuesday on a jam-packed election night, but two of the evening's biggest contests aren't even primaries at all. In those marquee races, liberal candidates are challenging Republican appointees to the Georgia Supreme Court,…...
Morning Digest: Longtime Rep. Steve Cohen will retire after GOP dismantles his district
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1814+ words) Just ahead of Friday's filing deadline, Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen announced he would not seek reelection after Republicans dismantled the majority-Black district he's represented since 2007. "This morning I made public my decision not to run in any of the three…...
Morning Digest: Why Black Democrats don't want Debbie Wasserman Schultz to run for this South Florida district
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1807+ words) Longtime Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has said she's seeking reelection but hasn't revealed where'and chatter that she might run in Florida's majority-Black 20th District has provoked an unhappy response from local Black politicians. Calling the safely blue district "an anchor…...
Morning Digest: How clean energy advocates could take over a major Nebraska utility
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1773+ words) Renewable energy advocates have the chance to win a majority on the governing board of one of Nebraska's largest utility companies after a pair of liberal candidates advanced out of Tuesday's primaries to the November general election. One winner was…...
Morning Digest: It looks like Dan Osborn will get his one-on-one with Pete Ricketts
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1797+ words) Independent Dan Osborn appears to be on his way to getting a one-on-one general election against Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts following Tuesday's primaries in Nebraska. Cindy Burbank, who has pledged to drop out once Osborn qualifies for the fall ballot,…...
Morning Digest: How many Nebraska Senate candidates actually want to serve in the Senate?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1758+ words) Nebraska's U. S. Senate race takes center stage on Tuesday as the 2026 primary season continues, and much of the attention is focused on a trio of candidates who may have no intention of actually serving in the upper chamber. The Democratic contest…...
Morning Digest: Virginia Democrats' top House recruits are still running despite major map setback
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1764+ words) The Virginia Supreme Court invalidated an April 21 vote in favor of allowing the state to adopt a new congressional map on Friday, dealing a major blow to Democrats" hopes of flipping four Republican-held seats this fall. Despite the setback, though,…...