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All candidates for Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 Board of Education at-large complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

All five candidates running in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election for Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 Board of Education at-large completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Ballotpedia · Oct 4, 2023

Kevin McCarthy’s reign as House speaker ended like it started — under Matt Gaetz’s thumb

Add this embarrassing failure of leadership to the Republicans’ other big problems, the biggest being Donald Trump, the former president and current GOP front runner facing 91 criminal counts.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 4, 2023

Gag order may "embolden" other judges

"No other litigant in America could get away with the threats... that Trump regularly indulges," law prof says

Salon · Oct 4, 2023

U.S. House speaker hopefuls seek Texas GOP’s blessing

Texas has by far the largest Republican delegation in the House, and gaining their support would be a major boost for any candidate as the conference meets to pick new leaders next week.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 4, 2023

AG Letitia James strikes back at ‘the Donald Trump show’

New York’s attorney general responds to the former president’s attacks after he leaves his fraud trial

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

AP, theGrio join forces on race and democracy panel discussion, as 2024 election nears

The Associated Press and theGrio have come together for a candid conversation about issues facing Black Americans ahead of the 2024 election and amid high levels of polarization

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Rape victim featured in ad reemerges as focal point of abortion debate in Kentucky governor's race

Republican Daniel Cameron has expressed sympathy for a woman who discussed the trauma of being raped by her stepfather in a campaign ad

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Fate of House GOP leadership throws Congress into chaos

House Republicans are scrambling to coalesce around a small number of candidates to be Speaker of the House but the path to electing someone is unclear.

WEKU · Oct 4, 2023

What is a gag order and what does it mean for Trump?

Former president reprimanded by judge in New York civil fraud trial after attacking court clerk on Truth Social

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

The Guardian view on Kevin McCarthy’s removal: dysfunction is the Republicans’ new normal

Editorial: The ousting of the speaker of the House is the latest sign that the abnormal is becoming routine in US politics

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023