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What should Democrats do about Dianne Feinstein?

From judicial nominations to holding the Supreme Court accountable to administration rules, Feinstein’s absence has become hard to ignore for Senate Democrats. They are still hoping she returns, Eric Garcia reports

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, April 28, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news.

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Gillum trial: Jurors deliberate after closing arguments

Jurors have begun deliberating in the corruption case against former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum, who nearly defeated Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018

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Bill allows DeSantis to run for president while governor

Republican Ron DeSantis would not have to resign as Florida governor in order to run for president if he chooses under a bill given final approval in by the GOP-dominated state Legislature

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Biden vs Trump: the seniors rematch

Although the campaign is in its early stages, the 80-year-old president is running as if his 76-year-old predecessor will be his opponent

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N. Carolina justices hand GOP big win with election rulings

In massive victories for Republicans, North Carolina’s state Supreme Court has thrown out previous rulings that threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had struck down as racially biased

The Independent UK

"Serious omissions" in Kavanaugh probe

The omissions suggest attempts to discredit alleged victims' claims and exclude evidence that could support claims

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N.Ireland's Adams wrongly denied compensation for scrapped convictions - court

Gerry Adams, former leader of the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), was wrongly refused compensation over historic convictions which were later overturned, Belfast's High Court ruled on Friday.

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Ron DeSantis in Guantánamo: how questions about his past haunt the Florida governor

As a young navy lawyer, the Republican was posted to the notorious prison camp. What he did there – and his role in the investigation of three deaths – remains controversial

The Guardian - UK

Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska

Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina each fell a single vote short of passing in their legislatures amid heated debates among Republicans

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President Joe Biden (D) announces re-election bid

On April 25, 2023, exactly four years after he announced his 2020 presidential campaign, President Joe Biden (D) announced his campaign for re-election in 2024. Biden’s entry brings the tally of noteworthy presidential candidates to three Democrats, five Republicans, and one Republican with an exploratory committee.

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Samuel Alito says leaked abortion draft made conservative justices ‘targets of assassination’ – as it happened

US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in June last year

The Guardian - US

White House boosts Kamala Harris as Biden faces age-related attacks

President’s team ‘needs her to be strong’, official says, as Biden seeks to counter Republican criticism that he is too old to run

The Guardian - US

US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis meets Foreign Secretary in UK visit

The Florida governor may face Donald Trump in the contest to represent the Republicans in the White House race.

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Common ground on the debt limit? Here's what to look for - Roll Call

The House-passed debt limit and spending cut bill won’t survive bipartisan negotiations in full. But some parts may be salvageable.

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Republicans hope McCarthy's bill gives him leverage in debt ceiling standoff

House Republicans narrowly passed a bill linking a debt ceiling raise to spending cuts, which Biden says he would veto. A political historian explains why he may have to make some concessions.

The Guardian - US

‘A dangerous trend’: Florida Republicans poised to pass more voter restrictions

Measures seek to limit third-party voter registration groups and will affect non-white voters in latest wave of restrictions

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Utah in the top-three for rate of election policy legislation enactment for second straight year

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Montana proves it’s just anti-trans hate

Gov. Greg Gianforte was convicted of assault against a reporter, proving the MT GOP does not care about “decorum”

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Revealed: Senate investigation into Brett Kavanaugh assault claims contained serious omissions

2018 investigation in the lead up to supreme court justice’s confirmation found ‘no evidence’ to substantiate claims of sexual assault

Reuters

Charles' coronation seized on by republicans as chance to ditch monarchy

When King Charles III is crowned in a lavish ceremony next week, Britain's main anti-monarchist movement will gather along the procession route next to a statue of Charles I, who was beheaded in 1649, leading to a short-lived republic.

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Rising GOP star embroiled in tough Kentucky primary fight

Flagged as a rising Republican star, Daniel Cameron could have taken a cautious approach and run for reelection as Kentucky's attorney general

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Who is running for president in 2024?

As the campaign takes shape, here are the names you need to know

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GOP uses state capitol protests to redefine 'insurrection'

The silencing of a transgender lawmaker in Montana marks the third time in five weeks that Republicans have attempted to compare disruptive but nonviolent protests at state capitols to insurrections

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Trump revives threat of skipping GOP presidential debates

Donald Trump is again threatening to skip a presidential debate

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