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From left, Fenika Miller of Black Voters Matter, State Senator David Lucas, State House Representative James Beverly and Macon-Bibb County Commission member Virgil Watkins, Jr. during a community meeting on Georgia's special session for legislative redistricting Monday night in Macon.

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Georgia Senate Republicans propose map with 2 new Black-majority districts

Georgia Senate Republicans are proposing a new map that would create two new Black-majority districts in the the General Assembly's upper chamber. The new map comes after a federal judge said current congressional, state Senate and state House maps illegally dilute Black votes.

November 28, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman walks onto stage in his trademark Carhart hoodie and basketball shorts Saturday night at Prairie Meadows Casino in Altoona, Iowa. Fetterman was the featured speaker at the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration on Nov. 4.

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  • Elections

Republicans have had most of Iowa's attention all year. Democrats want to change that

As Republicans barnstorm the state, a high-profile visit by Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was designed to bolster enthusiasm for an Iowa Democratic Party that hasn't had the easiest few years.

November 06, 2023
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  • Clay Masters
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is advocating against a third-party presidential run by a candidate backed by No Labels, in fear that they would imperil a President Biden victory in 2024.

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  • Politics

Democrats sound alarms over No Labels third-party bid

No Labels, the political group focused on a third-party run, is trying to get on the ballot in all 50 states. Prominent Democrats, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are raising concerns.

November 02, 2023
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Jennifer Nuno checks her 11-year-old son's back-to-school haircut in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee on August 21.

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  • Politics

In a state where elections can be close, Wisconsin Latinos learn their political power

Wisconsin is not known for the power of the Latino vote, but in a state with such tiny margins even a small shift can have a big impact on national politics.

September 03, 2023
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9.

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  • Elections

Democrats eye Sen. Ted Cruz's seat in Republican-dominated Texas as a possible flip

Democrats are facing a tough U.S. Senate map in 2024 so they are eyeing some tough-to-win states for possible pickups, starting with Texas.

July 18, 2023
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  • Ashley Lopez
<strong>Left to right:</strong> Larry McCallum, <strong></strong>Reagan Bunch, AJ Jacobs, Trinity Locklear, Kayla Tran, Bryson Hyman

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  • Elections

Rural voters lean red, young voters lean blue. So what's a young, rural voter to do?

Democrats are aiming to make gains in North Carolina in 2024. And that path to victory in the state runs through its small towns and youngest voters. Here's where some of them stand.

July 16, 2023
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  • Elena Moore and
  • Ximena Bustillo
Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

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  • Politics

Report on Justice Thomas' trips renews calls for a Supreme Court code of ethics

A ProPublica investigation found the justice accepted luxury trips from a major GOP donor. The story is renewing the Democrat push for a code of ethics for justices of the Supreme Court.

April 06, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer walks to her seat at a meeting between President Biden and governors from around the country at the White House on Friday. Whitmer and Biden were both mentioned in alleged threats made by a Michigan man arrested on firearms charges.

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  • National

Michigan man arrested on firearms charges after allegedly threatening Biden, Whitmer

Randall Robert Berka II has been charged with possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, but not with making the threats. He hasn't yet entered a plea.

March 11, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. As former President Donald Trump sought to lay blame for his 2020 election loss, Georgia’s secretary of state emerged as one of his main targets. Now, with a Trump-endorsed challenger in the Republican primary, Brad Raffensperger is in a tough fight to keep his job.

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  • Politics

Key Republican wants Ga. as early primary state — in 2028

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger wants his state to become an early presidential primary host — just not in 2024, as President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are pushing. The Republican election chief tells The Associated Press he'd back an early primary in 2028.

February 06, 2023
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  • Associated Press
People gather during a get out the vote rally Nov. 27, 2022, in Atlanta, during early voting for the Senate runoff election. Voters in Georgia appear to have navigated the strict election law passed last year by Republicans with little difficulty. But voting rights groups say it’s too soon to assess the full impact of the law, since it’s not certain how many voters may have been dissuaded from casting a ballot.

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  • Elections

Effect of Georgia's voting law unclear, despite high turnout

Georgia's 2022 election season ended dramatically this past week, but not because of any large-scale problems with voting. And that's prompting Georgia Republicans to say concerns over a 2021 law that imposed several new restrictions on voting were overblown.

December 12, 2022
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  • Associated Press
U.S. Postal Service bins are lined up to hold vote-by-mail ballots for scanning during the midterm election at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Nov. 8, 2022, in Miami. Republicans are re-evaluating their antipathy to mail voting. After former President Donald Trump condemned that method of casting ballots in 2020, conservatives shied away from it. That's given Democrats a multiweek jump on voting during elections.

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  • Elections

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots

After disappointing results in this year's elections, Republicans are reevaluating their antipathy to mail voting.

December 09, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Democrat Eric Sorensen, opponents in the race for the open 17th Congressional District seat that represents much of northwestern Illinois, including Rockford, the Quad Cities and Peoria.

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  • Elections

Democrat Eric Sorensen's win keeps Illinois House seat with Democrats

Former TV weatherman Eric Sorensen has won the Illinois House seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Cheri Bustos, defeating Republican challenger Esther Joy King.

November 10, 2022
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  • Ximena Bustillo

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  • Elections

6 takeaways from the 2022 midterm election that's not over yet

These midterm elections show why it's always important to never assume you know exactly what's going to happen in advance – and to keep an open mind for potential surprises.

November 09, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Former President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, April 5, 2022. Obama is headed to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in the final days of the campaign to give a boost to Democrats running for governor, senator and on down the ballot.

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  • News

Obama headed to Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin as vote nears

Former President Barack Obama is headed to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in the closing days of the 2022 campaign to give a boost to Democrats running for governor, senator and on down the ballot. He goes first to Atlanta, where Stacey Abrams is taking on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Nov. 8.

October 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
After narrowly losing the governor's race in 2018, Democrat Stacey Abrams is running again in 2022 under a platform of "One Georgia."

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  • Politics

Stacey Abrams looks to win Black men in bid for Ga. governor

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is trying to solidify support and boost turnout by Black men in her governor's race against incumbent Republican Brian Kemp.

September 30, 2022
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