Most of the open legislative seats heading into the fall – 22 of 39 – are currently held by Democrats, giving Republicans a mathematical advantage. But other factors also play a role.
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Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it’s Donald Trump’s
President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda, and it’s often Donald Trump’s that he’s citing
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Trump increasingly directs personal attacks at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Six months out from an Election Day in which many Americans have voiced their dissatisfaction at a rematch between Trump and Biden, Kennedy has been offering himself as an alternative.
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Appeals court upholds Bannon contempt of Congress convictions
The former Trump adviser had argued that he did not need to comply with subpoenas from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
Trump’s former attorney is expected to take the witness stand next week.
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Turbine-hating Trump poses new threat to beleaguered offshore wind
The candidate’s vocal disdain for wind farms is another worry for developers, who’ve faced high costs and supply chain woes.
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Trump’s hush money trial hinges on business transactions, not on Stormy Daniels’ shocking testimony
Trump’s lawyers have sought to paint the adult film actor as a liar and extortionist who’s trying to take down Trump after drawing money and fame from her story about him.
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Georgia appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
The move seems likely to delay the case and is the second time in as many days that the former president has gotten a favorable ruling that could push any future trials beyond the November election.
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Biden visits Wisconsin to laud new Microsoft facility, meet voters – and troll Trump
Microsoft’s president credited the Biden administration’s economic policies for paving the way for the new investments in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.
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Key takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ testimony in Trump hush money trial
The porn actor is at the center of the case because she was paid $130,000 in the final weeks of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign to keep quiet about what she says was an unexpected sexual encounter with Trump a decade before.