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At the Races: Roe, Roe, Roe the vote - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call · May 5, 2022

Why the Ukrainian war is also a domestic political issue for Biden

The Democratic party is encouraging president to be more forward-leaning as he broadened US objectives in the conflict

The Guardian - US · May 5, 2022

Republicans line up for chance to flip Georgia's 2nd Congressional District

ATLANTA — Georgia's 2nd Congressional District is the state's only true toss-up seat, and Republicans are hoping to ride a conservative wave in the midterms and throw out longtime Democratic incumbent Sanford Bishop.

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Commentary: A better presidential primary for 2024

No election in the United States is as important as our elections for president. Yet if the last two cycles have told us anything, it’s that how we nominate presidents is broken and deeply unrepresentative – a process as much about dumb luck as it is about candidate quality or…

Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022

Mwai Kibaki: Former Kenyan president who lost his way

Although the former leader brought an end to decades of one-party rule, his political legacy is mired by allegations of cronyism and kickbacks

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2022

The race for votes in controversy-ridden Leeds suburb 'blighted' by sex trade where prostitutes walk past schoolchildren

The Leeds 'red light district' scheme has come to an end, but issues with the sex trade are still spilling onto residential streets in Beeston and Holbeck

Leeds Live · Apr 30, 2022

Musk engages in Twitter spat after rebuttal from Ocasio-Cortez

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk engaged in a Twitter spat with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she rebuked billionaires and delivered an indirect rebuttal to the Tesla Inc. chief executive’s tweet saying that the Democratic Party “has been hijacked by extremists.”

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

Commentary: Iowa caucuses play a crucial role in elections. They should remain as is.

The Democratic National Committee is debating a significant change to its nominating calendar, one that would presumably disallow Iowa’s current first-in-the-nation caucus. This change will solve nothing and weaken the party’s nomination system.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 29, 2022

DNC seeks to boost California election outreach ahead of anticipated ‘red wave’

WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee is giving California and at least five other states grants to organize voter outreach ahead of this year’s elections.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 29, 2022

Democrats in Utah show how to get serious about democracy

The Utah Democratic Party has demonstrated flexibility, too rare a trait in today’s politics. Utahans now have a rare opportunity to strike a blow for democracy and the Constitution.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 29, 2022