Politics
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GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Are Running Against CRT, Facts Be Damned
They're betting on disinformation and white fright to deliver votes
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Billionaire Ken Griffin Donates $20 Million to Richard Irvin Campaign for Governor
Ken Griffin has long been at odds with the state's current Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, also a billionaire and heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune.
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Louisville Activist Charged In Shooting At Mayoral Candidate’s Headquarters
Democratic mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg says a bullet grazed his sweater during the Monday morning shooting at his Louisville headquarters.
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Florida Republicans Are Infighting Over A Black Seat in Congress
The governor wants to break up the 5th district, while the legislature would leave it as-is
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi States ‘Defund the Police’ is not the Policy of the Democratic Party [Updated]
“Community safety to protect and defend in every way is our oath of office," says Pelosi
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Former ATL Dem turned MAGA Mascot Vernon Jones Runs for Congress
Vernon Jones dropped an unwinnable bid for GA governor for a probably unwinnable bid to go to Washington
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Gary Chambers Wants To End the Confederacy
Senator Gary Chambers? The civil rights activist, wants to bring his fight against inequality and the remnants of the confederacy to the halls of Congress.
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Gary Chambers Jr. Returns With a Fire Campaign Ad
The Louisiana candidate for U.S. Senate wants to torch what's left of the Confederacy
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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Lifts Contentious Mask or Vaccine Mandate
Gov. Hochul announced that she will allow the statewide mandate to expire on Thursday, Feb. 10.
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White Republican Congressman Apologizes for Poking Rep. Joyce Beatty and Telling Her “Kiss My Ass”
Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers became hostile after Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty told him to wear a mask.