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Robert Garcia on the Epstein files and working with anti-gay lawmakers

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Congress

Republican Leaders Call on Tony Gonzales to Withdraw from Reelection

Rep. Tony Gonzales Admits to Affair With Married Staffer
The Bipartisan Duo Pressing Congress to Assert Its War Powers
Democrats Press Kristi Noem on Rumored Affair With Corey Lewandowski

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White House

Democrats Join Deported DACA Recipient to Push for Her Return

Trump Is Removing Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary
Can Trump Convince Americans War With Iran Is Worth It?
Presidential Libraries Are Black Boxes — And Not Just Trump’s

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Elections

Rep. Valerie Foushee speaks with constituents.

Rep. Valerie Foushee Defeats a Primary Challenge From the Left With Help of an AI Money Boost

Longtime Rep. Al Green Trails Christian Menefee as Tight Primary Heads to a Runoff
Tony Gonzales’ Race Heads to a Runoff After Alleged Affair With a Staffer
How James Talarico Won An Upset in Texas

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Texas

Ken Paxton Offers Terms for His Potential Exit from Texas Senate Race

Republican Leaders Call on Tony Gonzales to Withdraw from Reelection
‘He Torched His Career’: Republicans Blast Wesley Hunt After His Texas Senate Bid

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Ohio

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Deep Pockets Overshadow Democrat’s Fundraising in Ohio’s Governor Race

Former ICE No. 2 Raises Over $450,000 Since Announcing Run for Congress
Marcy Kaptur Faces Her Toughest Race Yet After Ohio’s Republican Redistricting

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Georgia

Democrats Are Field-Testing New Ways to Talk About the Epstein Scandal

The Retired MAGA Doctor Whose Years Long Crusade Led to the FBI’s Fulton County Elections Raid
Does Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Old District Want to Do All That Again?

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California

Trump May Have Inadvertently Invited a Wave of Climate Action From Blue States

President Donald Trump speaks with CA Gov. Gavin Newsom and media.

California Democrats Encouraged to Drop Out of Governor’s Race by State Party Chair
After a Redistricting Scramble, a California Republican Has Finally Picked Where He’s Running

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Maine

Republicans Are Using Fraud Scandals Against Democrats in Key Races

Susan Collins Announces Reelection Bid
Susan Collins Says ICE Ended Its Enforcement Surge in Maine

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South Carolina

California ‘Can’t Bend the Knee’: Democrats Want Their State to Hold the Line on Trans Rights

A Group of Freshman Democrats Want to Let Citizens Sue Elon Musk Over DOGE Cuts
Gavin Newsom’s Push to Ban Homeless Encampments Is Making Housing Advocates Uncomfortable

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