#Peltola defeats Palin in Alaska House race

#Peltola defeats Palin in Alaska House race

Peltola defeats Palin in Alaska House race Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) was projected to win the race for Alaska’s at-large congressional district, delivering her a full term after she won a competitive special election this summer following the death of Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). Peltola, a former state representative, beat former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin…

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#Murkowski defeats Trump-backed challenger in Alaska Senate race

#Murkowski defeats Trump-backed challenger in Alaska Senate race

Murkowski defeats Trump-backed challenger in Alaska Senate race Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is projected to win her bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate, defeating fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka. The Associated Press called the race just after 8 p.m. Murkowski won with the state’s new ranked choice voting system after neither she nor Tshibaka secured more than half of first-choice…

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#Republicans seize on early voting after disappointing midterms

#Republicans seize on early voting after disappointing midterms

Republicans seize on early voting after disappointing midterms A growing chorus of Republicans are pleading with the GOP to rebuild its once-robust early and mail voting programs, blaming the party’s reluctance to embrace such efforts for a lackluster showing in the 2022 midterm elections. Democrats drastically outpaced Republicans in pre-Election Day voting in key battleground…

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#McCarthy’s planned expulsions of Intel Democrats prompts howls

#McCarthy’s planned expulsions of Intel Democrats prompts howls

McCarthy’s planned expulsions of Intel Democrats prompts howls A GOP promise to expel two Democrats from the House Intelligence Committee would dramatically escalate partisan warfare over panel assignments, potentially ending the intelligence career of Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.) while increasing fears that the new majority intends to trample on minority rights.   The vow by Rep….

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#Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats slam Boebert for tweet offering ‘prayers’ after Club Q shooting

#Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats slam Boebert for tweet offering ‘prayers’ after Club Q shooting

Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats slam Boebert for tweet offering ‘prayers’ after Club Q shooting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) joined dozens of other lawmakers in slamming a message from Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) mourning the victims of a deadly shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado late Saturday. Ocasio-Cortez and others commented on a Twitter post from Boebert…

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#DeSantis closes gap with Trump in new poll

#DeSantis closes gap with Trump in new poll

DeSantis closes gap with Trump in new poll Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is closing the once-yawning polling gap with former President Trump as he inches closer to a 2024 White House bid. A new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey shared exclusively with The Hill on Monday put DeSantis’s growing strength into stark relief: Since last…

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#Ukraine readies for cold, dangerous chapter in Russian war

#Ukraine readies for cold, dangerous chapter in Russian war

Ukraine readies for cold, dangerous chapter in Russian war Snowfall across Ukraine is signaling the official arrival of winter, setting up a dangerous chapter in the war with Russia as Moscow targets Ukraine’s power and energy supplies to deprive the country of heat and electricity. Anna Grigolaya, the operations manager in the city of Dnipro…

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