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Max Miller Continues to Resist Pressure to Drop Out as Deadline Looms

8 août 2026 à 11:43
The Republican House member from Ohio was accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head and fracturing the collarbone of their young daughter. He has denied the accusations.

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Max Miller planned to loan his campaign $1 million, effectively rebuffing calls from powerful Republicans in the state to withdraw from the race.

They’re Battle-Tested Democrats. Do Voters Care?

7 août 2026 à 18:07
Haley Stevens and Angie Craig were celebrated by Democrats in 2018. This year, they’ve faced tough primaries.

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Representatives Angie Craig of Minnesota and Haley Stevens of Michigan

A Spurned Schumer Reaches Out to the Left

7 août 2026 à 20:04
In a phone call this week, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan Senate nominee who had opposed him to just win, working to foster unity ahead of a difficult race.

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Senator Chuck Schumer’s stewardship of Senate Democrats has stirred some grumbling from more progressive senators who resented his jumping into the primaries.

Blanche Is Confirmed as Attorney General After Overcoming G.O.P. Concerns

8 août 2026 à 04:47
Todd Blanche, who has served as acting attorney general since April, eked out Senate approval, despite growing unease about his willingness to rein in President Trump.

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Todd Blanche, President Trump’s nominee for attorney general, at a Senate committee hearing last month.

Candidate Field Set After Republicans Redrew Tennessee District Lines

7 août 2026 à 05:02
Tennessee’s primary elections on Thursday came after Republican legislators carved up the state’s only majority-Black district in a bid to win all nine of the state’s House seats.

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A voter left the booth after casting a ballot at an early voting polling place last month.
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