Elections
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Republicans pad U.S. House majority with two Florida special election wins
The GOP will now hold a 220-213 majority in U.S. House.
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Wisconsin voters decide to enshrine statewide voter ID into state constitution
Alongside the referendum was a state Supreme Court race that saw major Republican figures weigh in to back conservative Brad Schimel, citing the implications of taking the court's majority in the key battleground state.
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Democrat Susan Crawford projected to win Wisconsin Supreme Court race: AP
Republican figures such as Scott Presler and Elon Musk campaigned vigorously on behalf of Schimel in the lead-up to the election.
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Florida GOP state Sen. Randy Fine projected to win special election to replace Mike Waltz
Waltz's seat was vacant due to his appointment as national security advisor.
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Republican Jimmy Patronis projected to win special election to replace Matt Gaetz: AP
Though the race occurred in a solidly Republican district, the contest drew national attention as one of the first post-2024 election contests and as a possible gauge of Democratic enthusiasm.
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California’s Newsom making a play for the middle, calls fellow Dems 'toxic'
As California marks the first birthday of its $20 minimum wage mandate, far-left progressive California Governor Gavin Newsom is talking to the other side.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to stop Elon Musk's $1 million payments to voters
Musk planned a town hall for Sunday night in Green Bay and he is expected to award $1 million payments to two voters
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GOP tries to pad House majority in 2 Florida special elections, but races appear unexpectedly close
The elections come as Republicans hold a narrow 218-213 House majority.
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Nearly 5k allegedly illegal voter registrations found on Milwaukee voter rolls ahead of WI election
The grassroots group’s challenges to the registrations were unsuccessful because the city election commission declined to investigate them.
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Election integrity win: Kentucky law bans foreign money in ballot measures
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed bill into law this week, similar to a new Wyoming law enacted earlier this month.
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Illinois sheriff investigating alleged election interference
McLean County school districts asked voters to approve a 1% sales tax on their taxpayer-funded websites, prompting complaint.
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GOP-led states remove hundreds of thousands from voter rolls, finding non-citizens had registered
The GOP-led states of Idaho and Missouri took nearly 300,000 registrations off their voter rolls after finding inactive, ineligible, or deceased voters, in addition to duplicates and voters who moved. Non-citizens ineligible to vote under those states' laws have also been removed.
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Election tablet called into question in Ohio, paper poll books mandated
Directive comes after Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced an investigation has started of a voter check-in system.