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Hurricane Ian barrels toward Florida's Gulf Coast, canceling Biden rally and bringing Ron DeSantis his biggest storm test as governor
The Republican governor warned about "significant flooding" in Tampa, as well as power outages, fue…
Kimberly Leonard
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Young Black activists are done waiting their turn for political office. They're taking on the 'John Lewis generation' of elder lawmakers who they say are out of touch.
Activists in the Black Lives Matter generation say it's time for elder lawmakers to pass the torch.…
Elvina Nawaguna
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GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham says abortion 'is not a states' rights issue,' weeks after expressing that 'states should decide the issue of abortion'
Graham's national abortion ban legislation comes as Republicans continue to face pushback over Roe …
John L. Dorman
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LIVE RESULTS: Democrat Charlie Crist to face superstar GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis in November
Rep. Val Demings, a former Orlando police chief, also won the Democratic nomination to face GOP Sen…
Kimberly Leonard
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Meet Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the 25-year-old gun-violence-prevention advocate backed by Bernie Sanders who will be the first Gen Z member of Congress
Maxwell Alejandro Frost campaigned on key progressive issues including "Medicare for All," a Green …
Sophia Ankel
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GOP Sen. Marco Rubio says he wouldn't vote to codify same-sex marriage into law but knows 'plenty of gay people in Florida that are pissed off about gas prices'
"States decide marriage laws, they always have," said Rubio. "It's why you can get married in Las V…
Bryan Metzger
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Biden's call for a filibuster carveout for abortion rights unlikely to gain traction because Manchin and Sinema oppose it
Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona haven't changed their p…
Kimberly Leonard
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Republican politicians celebrate the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade as Democrats call it 'one of the darkest days our country has ever seen'
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday's decision is "long overdue" while Sen. Chuck Schumer said Friday i…
Rebecca Cohen
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Florida congressional candidate disrupts Ron DeSantis' live event with Dave Rubin to demand action on gun violence: 'Floridians are dying!'
"No one wants to hear from you," the Florida Governor shot back as Gen Z congressional candidate Ma…
Bryan Metzger,Kimberly Leonard
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Meet the 25-year-old gun violence prevention advocate who could become the first Gen Z member of Congress
"You get in for one reason, and then you find out there's a lot of things that are messed up," says…
Bryan Metzger
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Republican Ted Budd and Democrat Cheri Beasley set to face off in competitive Senate race in North Carolina
Budd, a congressman, and Beasley, the former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, are…
Grace Panetta,Kimberly Leonard
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Sen. Marco Rubio's new bill wouldn't let employers deduct travel expenses that pay for abortion or trans care for minors
The No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act comes as companies such as Disney and Amazon h…
Kimberly Leonard
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Sens. Marco Rubio and Richard Blumenthal skipped most meetings of a European security commission even as Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, attendance records show
Both senators are up for reelection, and Rubio has previously faced criticism over his Capitol Hill…
Kimberly Leonard,Warren Rojas
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Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty says GOP Rep. Hal Rogers told her 'kiss my ass' when she asked him to wear a mask in the Capitol subway
Beatty says Rep. Hal Rogers poked her and told her to "kiss my ass" in response to her request. Rog…
Brent D. Griffiths
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A guide to the most important primary elections of the 2022 midterms, which will test Trump's influence over the GOP
The 2022 primaries, starting in March, will test former President Trump's power over the GOP and co…
Grace Panetta
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Marco Rubio slams the proposed January 6 commission as 'a partisan joke' that's 'about damaging Republicans'
Legislation for a bipartisan commission to probe the deadly January 6 insurrection, is currently "d…
John L. Dorman
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'Heartbroken': Democrats condemn hate against Asian Americans after deadly shooting in Atlanta
President Joe Biden last week denounced anti-Asian attacks and called them "un-American" during his…
Oma Seddiq
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The Pentagon blocked the DC National Guard from receiving riot gear or interacting with protesters without explicit approval from Trump's defense secretary
DoD limited DC Guard tactics to avoid the public backlash that followed its aggressive response to …
Tyler Sonnemaker
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It's time to take Trump seriously, figuratively, and literally
Trump's suggestion that the US delay the election is illegal, but it is still a worrying sign about…
David Plotz,Linette Lopez,Hen…
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Joe Biden says 4 Black women are in the running to be his vice president
Biden would not commit to choosing a Black woman for his running mate, but he said it was "critical…