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Generational warfare threatens to rock 2024 presidential race

Both Democrats and Republicans are getting louder about old age as a reason to head off a rerun between President Biden, 80, and former President Trump, 76.

Axios · Feb 19, 2023

A visit to Nikki Haley's hometown — where division 'still exists'

Nikki Haley paints her hometown as a place where race was a reality, but not a limitation. But residents say some racial divisions still exist.

WEKU · Feb 19, 2023

Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race

A conservative tilt on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has given Republicans victories in high-stakes cases in recent years, from voting restrictions to gerrymandered legislative districts

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023

DeSantis is trying to turn Trump’s biggest win into a liability

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting he can use one of Donald Trump's biggest successes to turn voters against the former president.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023

How US abortion organisers are learning from Honduran activists

As clandestine networks form to support women, they look to Central America for a road map – and a warning.

Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2023

Gerontocracy: the exceptionally old political class that governs the US

Joe Biden and members of Congress are increasingly long in the tooth – and more and more out of step with a much younger US public

The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2023

Karamo to lead Michigan Republican Party, beating Trump-endorsed DePerno

LANSING, Mich. — Kristina Karamo, who lost her secretary of state race by 14 percentage points but refused to concede, will lead the Michigan Republican Party following an 11-hour convention and three rounds of voting Saturday at the Lansing Center.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023

Marianne Williamson teases long-shot 2024 challenge to Biden

WASHINGTON — Marianne Williamson, a best-selling self-help author, is throwing her hat in the U.S. presidential race once again, this time facing slimmer odds than with her first attempt in 2020.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023

Christian Ziegler selected as new Florida GOP chair in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Republicans elected Christian Ziegler as their new party chair in Orlando Saturday.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 18, 2023

Chicago racial politics heats up as Mayor Lori Lightfoot rallies Black voters to ‘keep the seat’

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged Black residents to support her campaign for reelection or risk losing the seat and told people who don’t support her not to vote in a vivid display of the city’s racial politics Saturday at a Grand Crossing neighborhood church.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 18, 2023