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Fetterman's struggles with language highlight the challenges after a stroke – a vascular neurologist explains aphasia and the path to recovery

John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for a hotly contested U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, has been drawing scrutiny for his performance in his first post-stroke broadcast interview and most recently, his Oct. 25, 2022, Senate debate against Republican Mehmet Oz.

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Will election map show red in Rhode Island’s open House seat? - Roll Call

A win by Republican Allan Fung against Democrat Ira Magaziner in Rhode Island would break the Democrats' hold on House seats in New England.

Roll Call

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts helped set stage for today’s inflation. Doubling down will make things worse.

The claim of irresponsible Republicans that they would do a better job than Democrats of containing inflation is just not believable.

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Factbox-Democrats and Republicans clash in election lawsuits ahead of U.S. midterms

In the months leading up to the U.S. midterm elections, lawyers for Democrats and Republicans are already squaring off in a wave of lawsuits challenging state rules on how to vote and the counting of ballots.

Reuters

Obama brings Democratic star power to key Georgia U.S. Senate race

Democrats turned to former President Barack Obama on Friday to rally Georgia voters in a tight U.S. Senate race that could determine whether the party keeps control of the chamber after the upcoming midterm elections.

Reuters

Democrats cautiously campaign on Jan. 6, democracy threats

Democrats running for office this year in Republican-leaning areas or swing states are grappling with how much they should talk about the Jan. 6 insurrection, if at all

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New US state voting laws present most intense voter suppression threat in decades

Proliferation of new legislation comes in response to false claims about the 2020 election

The Guardian - US

Michigan GOP: Ban books on divorce

It's a ludicrous idea that reflects the real Republican plan: Education is about social control, not learning

Salon

Can Democrats in Tarrant County replicate the success they had in 2018 and 2020?

Democrats hope population growth and Republican infighting will help them win in the state’s third-most-populous county — and finally break through in statewide races.

The Texas Tribune

Little common ground between Attorney General Kwame Raoul and challenger Tom DeVore

The incumbent and his Republican opponent on the November ballot are on opposite ends of, among other things, the fight over a major criminal justice reform signed into law last year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Resumes, hometowns, politics vary more than three secretary of state candidates’ plans for job-rich office

Former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias of Chicago is the front-runner to complete his political comeback over central Illinois GOP state Rep. Dan Brady and suburban Libertarian Jon Stewart.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump and white America's death wish

Donald Trump's superpower: He understands white America's impulse toward self-destruction — and mainlines it

Salon

Latino voters weigh abortion rights — and the economy — in a key congressional race

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., is running for reelection in a newly drawn district against Republican Yesli Vega as the national conversation on abortion plays out, especially with Latino voters.

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State legislative races are on the front lines of democracy this midterm cycle

More than 6,000 state legislative seats are up for election this year. Republicans and Democrats are spending tens of millions in a battle to shift the balance of power in these chambers.

The Guardian - US

Democrats on the defensive as economy becomes primary concern over abortion

Polls indicate tide shifting toward Republicans with high inflation rates and gas prices working in their favor

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: Democrats were smart to meddle in GOP primaries

It appears that a controversial Democratic campaign tactic might be working.

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: California voters don't like where the state's headed. But they still want Newsom in office

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Most California voters think the state is headed in the wrong direction, yet they intend to reelect the governor who's leading us there. That seems wrongheaded.

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The Independent UK

Murkowski faces Tshibaka and Chesbro in Alaska Senate debate

Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Alaskans want results, not “partisan, political rhetoric,” as she faced her Donald Trump-backed Republican rival Kelly Tshibaka in a televised debate Thursday

The Guardian - US

Senator Tom Cotton brags about ignoring Trump impeachment evidence

New book by Arkansas senator, a Republican presidential hopeful, also suggests president did not understand military procedures

The Guardian - US

Democrats try to flip narrative amid barrage of ‘soft on crime’ attack ads

GOP ramping up spending for grisly, racist ads that cast Democrats as ‘dangerously liberal’ with crime emerging as top concern among voters

The Independent UK

Republican wave tested by competitive Senate race in Ohio

A surprising dynamic is taking shape in Ohio, where Republicans are hoping to ride a wave of national discontent with Democrats to take control of the Senate

The Independent UK

Barack Obama gets a midterm do-over to help boost Democrats

Barack Obama is trying to do something he couldn’t during two terms as president: help Democrats succeed in national midterm elections when they already hold the White House

Chicago Sun-Times

After the midterms, get ready for the antics

If Republicans take over the House of Representatives — as normally happens during off-year contests — all they’re really going to do over the next couple of years is put on a show. A Fox News-themed extravaganza.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. Senate forum: Duckworth, Salvi find rare common ground — but it’s in Arlington Heights for Bears stadium

In the forum hosted by the Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ and WTTW, Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Republican challenger Kathy Salvi disagreed on abortion, guns and a host of issues, but both said they support the Chicago Bears moving from Soldier Field to Arlington Heights.

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