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Editorial: Will the GOP drop the ball in Senate races?

With control of a currently 50-50 Senate up for grabs, it looks like the GOP could well come up short even in a favorable political environment because of questionable choices of candidates in key races.

The Orange County Register · Aug 24, 2022

Fauci comes out fighting on Fox News amid GOP threats to jail him: ‘I didn’t shut down anything’

Fauci says he was ‘one of the people that said we have to do everything we can to get children back in school’

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot blasts ad from conservative political committee that ‘darkens’ her image

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday denounced a recent television ad from an organization opposing Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reelection because she said it features racist images and uses a likeness of her in which her skin appears darker than it is.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 24, 2022

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Lightfoot accuses conservative PAC of darkening her skin in TV ad about Chicago crime: ‘News flash. I’m Black and I’m proud’

Conservative Dan Proft told the Sun-Times in a text statement that Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s accusation about his PAC’s ad was “an insane assertion,” adding “We did nothing to her pigmentation just as we did nothing to [the] pigmentation of our pasty blowhard of a governor.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2022

Charlie Crist wins Democratic primary to face Ron DeSantis in Florida governor’s race

Democratic candidate wins primary election to determine who will face off against Republican governor

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Kansas secretary of state charges nearly $120,000 for recount; anti-abortion activist files lawsuit

Two new punches were thrown Tuesday in a fight over election conspiracy theories that has placed Kansas’ Republican secretary of state at odds with die-hard Republican anti-abortion activists and election deniers.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

Trimester restrictions? Exceptions? North Carolina GOP leaders talk about potential abortion bans

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s GOP leaders gave more indications Tuesday of what abortion legislation might look like if Republicans gain a supermajority this fall.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

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Former Trump Allies Are Now Backing Liz Cheney As She Eyes 2024 Run, Including Billionaire Charles Koch

Rep. Liz Cheney is quickly rising as former President Donald Trump’s biggest critic within the Republican Party.

Benzinga · Aug 23, 2022

Former Tennessee Speaker Casada arrested in corruption probe

Tennessee's former House Speaker Glen Casada and his top aide have been arrested on federal charges including bribery, kickbacks and conspiracy to commit money laundering with federal funds

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Ex-county tax collector Joel Greenberg named as witness in Florida ‘ghost’ candidate case

ORLANDO, Fla. — Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg has been named as a witness in the state’s case against an independent “ghost” candidate who ran for a competitive state Senate seat in 2020 and the Seminole County GOP chairman who aided her candidacy.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 23, 2022

Donald Trump and GOP continue to deny Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot – even after two more found guilty

Former president and GOP members say conspiracy somehow shows FBI bias

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Who is Charlie Crist, the former Florida Republican set to challenge Ron DeSantis?

‘I didn’t leave the Republican Party – it left me’

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Rick Scott vacations in Italy amid Senate GOP's bleak midterm outlook

Scott is the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, whose job is to win back a GOP majority.

Axios · Aug 23, 2022

Oklahoma GOP candidate calls killing gay people ‘totally just’

‘I bent over backwards to give him an opportunity to kind of at least soften what he said and he didn’t take it,’ local news director says

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

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Salon · Aug 23, 2022

GOP's New Orleans flood fund "blackmail"

New Orleans is refusing to prosecute people under Louisiana's new draconian abortion ban

The Texas Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

Progressive fundraising group raising $25 million to boost Democrats this November and beyond

The list of the Texas Future Project’s beneficiaries includes groups like Annie’s List and Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, which work to elect more Democratic women who support abortion rights.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 23, 2022

Voters dissatisfied about direction of California but still back Newsom, poll shows

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly a year after crushing a Republican-led recall attempt, Gov. Gavin Newsom leads his GOP challenger by more than 2 to 1 in the 2022 governor's race, even though a majority of voters express dissatisfaction about where California is headed, a new poll shows.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2022

Election contests to watch Tuesday in Florida, New York and Oklahoma

Florida and New York had their congressional maps scrambled by redistricting, boosting the number of notable races Tuesday. But the biggest matchup in Florida is at the top of the ticket.

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WEKU · Aug 23, 2022

Here are the key primary election results from Florida

Democrats will determine nominees to take on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and GOP Sen. Marco Rubio. Several congressional seats are also open in Florida.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

DeSantis rival to emerge from high-stakes Florida primary

Florida governor and Republican powerhouse Ron DeSantis will learn the identity of his general election opponent after Tuesday's primary voting

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Mullin, Shannon vie for GOP Senate nod in Oklahoma runoff

Two loyalists of former President Donald Trump are facing off in a contest that likely will decide who will be Oklahoma's next U.S. senator

Los Angeles Times · Aug 22, 2022

Rep. Mike Garcia, facing tough reelection in California, compares Biden administration to Nazi regime

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Mike Garcia, a Republican who faces one of the most competitive House races in the country, likened the Biden administration to the Nazi regime during an interview on a conservative podcast last week.

Reason · Aug 22, 2022

The Party of Trump Rages On

Plus: The editors examine proposed CDC reorganization and field a question on free trade.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 22, 2022

Donald Trump to rally for Doug Mastriano and Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania next week

PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump will appear at a Sept. 3 rally in Wilkes-Barre to boost Republican candidates Mehmet Oz and state Sen. Doug Mastriano in their key midterm election campaigns.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 22, 2022

Chicagoans show off their city after Darren Bailey calls it a ‘hellhole’

The Republican gubernatorial candidate’s claim elicited a strong response on social media.

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