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North Carolina Set to Mail The Fall’s First Ballots As Trump Tries to Restrict Them

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Postal Service rule that could impede millions of mail voters. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in.

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Wake County Board of Elections employees prepare absentee ballots to be mailed in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday.
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Man Is Sentenced in Explosion of Hyperbaric Chamber That Killed a 5-Year-Old

The former safety manager of a Michigan alternative health care center will spend at least 19 months in jail in connection with the January 2025 death.

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Jeffrey Mosteller was handcuffed in an Oakland County courtroom at his hearing this week.
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Democrats Score Victory in Campaign Finance Court Case

Republicans had hoped that a Supreme Court decision allowing party committees to coordinate with candidates would also entitle them to lower ad rates. On Tuesday, an appeals court said otherwise.

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Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia was one of four Democratic candidates who prevailed in a lawsuit restricting ad prices for party committees. Republicans, whose committees are flush with cash, were seeking lower rates available only to candidates.
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Can Democrats Win Back the Senate? Why Their Chances Are Improving.

Par : Tim Balk
Republicans still have some clear advantages on the map, but President Trump’s unpopularity has opened the door for an outcome that once seemed far-fetched.

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James Talarico, a Democrat, is trying win a Senate race in Texas after decades of disappointments for his party.
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