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Firebrand Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert abandoned her re-election bid in western Colorado to move her family across the state and run in an entirely new, more conservative district. She won the primary, and the race is considered a GOP lock – but local Democrats insist there is a silent majority…

Donald Trump’s running mate recently revealed his teenage penchant for the popular trading card game – and his ‘embarassing’ favourite deck

‘It’s a David and Goliath thing,’ Adam Weiland tells Danielle Campoamor. ‘We’re up against a powerful anti-abortion lobby with lots of money, who are not afraid to throw their weight around.’

THE A-WORD: The US Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe vs Wade galvanized a generation of women who’d fought for a woman’s right to choose more than a half-century beforehand. Some had seen the reversal coming; others had not. All were horrified -- with droves dedicating their twilight years…