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Federal Judge Stops DOJ From Automatically Dismissing Immigration Appeals

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Republican Rep. Kevin Hern Appears to Have Tardy Stock Disclosures. His Office Disputes He’s Late.

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Trump Keeps Moving the Goalposts on His War With Iran

The National Park Service Is Removing Signs Staff Reported as ‘Factually Accurate’
FEMA Staff Are Happy to See Kristi Noem Go
Democrats Join Deported DACA Recipient to Push for Her Return

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One Year After Musk’s Wisconsin Spending Blitz, the State’s Supreme Court Race Falls Quiet

Oklahoma Republicans Are Already Eyeing Markwayne Mullin’s Senate Seat
Republican Leaders Call on Tony Gonzales to Withdraw from Reelection
Republicans Say the NRSC Isn’t Taking the Midterms Seriously
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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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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
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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
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California

‘My Last Chance’: Perennial Candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar Believes He Can Finally Win an Election

Trump May Have Inadvertently Invited a Wave of Climate Action From Blue States
California Democrats Encouraged to Drop Out of Governor’s Race by State Party Chair

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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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Oklahoma

Republican Rep. Kevin Hern Appears to Have Tardy Stock Disclosures. His Office Disputes He’s Late.

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