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Texas Democratic Party
Republicans may have found a crafty way to keep Democrats down in Texas
NBC News - Adam Edelman
The GOP changed the rule for third parties to get on the ballot — and that could have a big impact on state and federal races. Keep Texas red? Republicans may have a new law for that. Age- and race-related
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Politics
A Motorcade on Michigan's Mackinac Island? Some Call Vice President Mike Pence's Flouting Vehicle Ban 'Disrespectful'
TIME - Tara Law
Michigan’s Mackinac Island is a historic community of strong traditions. It’s best known for its Victorian cottages, fudge shops — and a firm ban on driving. Although residents can receive a temporary
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Susan Collins
Could Susan Collins' vote for Kavanaugh help the Democrats flip the Senate in 2020?
Guardian US - Joan E Greve in Topsham, Maine
Senate candidate Betsy Sweet addressed a group of about 15 Democratic voters gathered in a circle, sitting on folding chairs in an office on Main Street in the small town of Topsham, Maine. Sweet, a Democrat,
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Impeachment pressure escalates as Democrats demand release of whistleblower's Trump complaint
Euronews - By Rebecca Shabad and Leigh Ann Caldwell with NBC News Politics
WASHINGTON — House Democrats began a potentially pivotal week on Capitol Hill as frustration mounted within the caucus over the slow pace of the impeachment inquiry process against President Donald Trump,
U.S. News & World Report
Donald Trump
Pressure Grows to Impeach Donald Trump
U.S. News & World Report - Kenneth T. Walsh
The ongoing firestorm surrounding President Donald Trump's calls to the Ukrainian leader is intensifying sentiment among hard-line Trump opponents in …
Donald Trump
Progressives to Pelosi as Trump Lawlessness Mounts: 'Stop Playing
commondreams.org - Jake Johnson, staff writer
Pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to drop her longstanding opposition to impeachment has reached new heights following reports that President …
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Iowa Democratic Party
Live Blog / Meet the Press Blog: Latest news, analysis and data driving the political discussion
NBC News - NBC News Political Unit
Smart political reporting and analysis, including data points, interesting national trends, short updates and more from the NBC News political unit. Smart political reporting and analysis, including data
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ocasio-Cortez: Democrats refusal to impeach President Trump is bigger scandal than his "lawbreaking behavior"
MSNBC - MSNBC.com
Amidst the whistleblower scandal, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted "the bigger national scandal isn’t the president’s lawbreaking behavior - it is the …
Los Angeles Times
Politics
Inside Fox News’ polling ‘nerdquarium,’ whose numbers don’t lie whether Trump likes them or not
Los Angeles Times - Stephen Battaglio
President Trump has been quick to use Twitter as a weapon against his critics in the media. He’s even attacked some anchors on his favorite outlet, Fox News. But this past summer one thing in particular
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Politics
Democrats are stuck in a doom loop of premature polling
Vox - Matthew Yglesias
The loop begins and ends with polls. Pollsters know that Democrats want to know who is the strongest candidate against President Donald Trump, so they conduct a lot of head-to-head polls matching Trump
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar Declares War On Joe Biden
dailywire.com - James Barrett
The progressives Democrats' coordinated attempt to take down the relatively moderate Democratic frontrunner has ratcheted up in recent days, and …
Splinter
Liberal View
Here's the Worst Reason to Stay in the Democratic Primary Yet
splinternews.com - Rafi Schwartz
Typically elections go as follows: Someone wins, a few other people get credit for almost-winning, and everyone else goes home to cry into their …
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As Trump Confirms He Discussed Biden With Ukraine, Pressure to Impeach Builds
The New York Times - Nicholas Fandos, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman
WASHINGTON — President Trump acknowledged on Sunday that he raised corruption accusations against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. during a phone call with Ukraine’s leader, a stunning admission
LGBTQ+
Chasten Buttigieg Is Pete’s “Secret Weapon” at Fundraisers
out.com - Matt Baume
A year ago he was a mostly-unknown Indiana school teacher. Now Chasten Buttigieg has become a “secret weapon” to help his husband get into the White …
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Are Democrats Losing Their Front-runner?
U.S. News & World Report - Susan Milligan
Former vice president Joe Biden is still very much in the race, and continues to lead in national head-to-head (to-head, to-head) national polls of …
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These wealthy Democratic women have a plan to beat Trump at his own game
NBC News - Alex Seitz-Wald
The progressive group Way to Win was co-founded by an heiress to a Texas oil fortune. WASHINGTON — Wealthy people don't often invite socialists to speak at their conferences. But most gatherings of the
Voter Registration
Florida voter registration site back online, but skeptical Democrats claim it’s suppression
sun-sentinel.com - By Mike Schneider
A Florida voter registration website was back up and running Sunday, hours after Democrats accused the state’s Republican governor of voter …
Liberal View
Trump’s Biggest Scandal Might Tear the Democrats Apart
thenation.com - Jeet Heer
Donald Trump is now entangled in the biggest scandal of his presidency but, perversely enough, it is the opposition that is splintering into …
Henry Cuellar
Sunrise Movement endorses Cuellar primary challenger
thehill.com - Julia Manchester
The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led environmental organization, endorsed Texas progressive House candidate Jessica Cisneros on Monday, marking the …
Joko Widodo
Jokowi’s son confirms plan to run for Surakarta mayor, registers as PDI-P member
thejakartapost.com - The Jakarta Post
A party membership card is one of the requirements to become a mayoral candidate in the Surakarta with party backing.
Alabama Politics
DNC shoves bitter medicine down Alabama Dems’ throat
al.com - Kyle Whitmire | kwhitmire@al.com
Party politics on cable news can be interesting. But the intra-party politics of national and state executive committees should come with one of …
The Washington Post
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio sets the record straight on ‘working people’
The Washington Post
“I’m going to end my presidential campaign, continue my work as mayor of New York City, and I’m going to keep speaking up for working people and for a Democratic Party that stands for working people,”
POLITICO
Florida
The next chapter in Florida's immigration battle? — Democrats suspicious about registration website going dark — How Florida's
POLITICO - By GARY FINEOUT, MATT DIXON and ISABEL DOBRIN
Good Monday morning. The battle over immigration legislation in Florida is starting to gear up again. Reaching out — In a letter shared with Playbook, a coalition of business leaders and former elected
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Opinion
If Democrats don't impeach Trump now, there's no point in having impeachment at all
independent.co.uk - Carli Pierson
There were those who said the Trump administration couldn’t get any worse, but last week they did. The explosive news hit over the weekend that a …
Utah Politics
Voter privacy law a ‘step too far,’ Utah lawmaker says
ksl.com - By Lisa Riley Roche, KSL
SALT LAKE CITY — Earlier this year, Sen. Jake Anderegg got a bill through the Utah Legislature that lets candidates for public office keep their home …
Conservative View
A Democrat 'Wise Man' Voices Concern for Party and Friend, Joe Biden
newsmax.com - Clare Hillen
After a half-century of experience in Washington, D.C., Robert Juliano is one of the Democratic Party’s true “wise men” — a much-respected and …
Liberal View
Nancy Pelosi Sends Another Sternly Worded Letter. Why Should We Listen?
crooksandliars.com - Susie Madrak
Via Politico, the news that Nancy Pelosi told she would escalate to "a whole new stage of investigation" if the whistleblower complaint isn't handed …
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Tweet About Impeaching Trump Slams Her Party
Elite Daily - Lara Walsh
Just hours after presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren called Congress "complicit" for not beginning impeachment proceedings against President …
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Joe Kennedy
Listen: Joe Kennedy launches Senate challenge
Audioburst - News Radio 690 KTSM
"A legendary name is going to challenge a sitting democratic senator congressman Joe Kennedy announced Saturday of Boston he will challenge incumbent …
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Cory Booker
“Tell The World The Truth”: The Maybe Final Days Of Cory Booker’s Campaign
buzzfeednews.com - Ruby Cramer
Inside a dire but somehow galvanizing day for a campaign that’s struggled to turn a well-known man into a presidential contender. “We're in this to …