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Bernie Sanders-backed group to support Barbara Lee in California Senate primary

Left rallies around Lee as three House Democrats battle to replace aging Feinstein

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

There is ‘no real evidence’ Biden will replace Harris on the 2024 ticket. So why is the chatter persisting?

Shaking up the ticket would also shake up the entire Democratic Party at a time when most agree it can’t afford weakness, John Bowden writes

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Colorado roundup

Colorado is holding elections, including for school boards, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections 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 · Sep 19, 2023

Trump’s Georgia co-defendants start to turn on ex-president

Jeffrey Clark’s lawyer was trying to demonstrate that his client was simply working in his capacity as a DOJ official in an effort to move the case to federal court

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Trump’s public statements are being influenced by his lawyers, legal expert says

‘He’s begun to pepper his proclamations with hedges, such as ‘in my opinion’ or ‘that’s what I think.’ That’s lawyer-prescribed to try to shield him from outright lies,’ Harry Litman says

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Wisconsin redistricting fight focuses on the recusal of a key justice as impeachment threat lingers

Republicans who drew legislative electoral maps are making new arguments in calling for a key liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice to recuse from a case about whether to keep the maps

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

House GOP passes four more bills opposing ESG out of committee

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Sep 19, 2023

Fellow republicans attack Lauren Boebert over ‘lewd sex acts’ at Beetlejuice show

‘This is “family values”? This is why people think the GOP are all hypocrites,’ Meghan McCain wrote

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

State Rep. Rhetta Bowers latest to join race for Colin Allred’s U.S. House seat

At least 10 other Democrats — including state Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Farmers Branch — are running for Allred’s solidly Democratic seat as he vies for U.S. Senate.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 19, 2023