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Alaska

Political ad spending is breaking records: Here’s where the money is going in critical Senate races | #alaska | #politics

This story has been updated to reflect the number of TV ads Rep. Val Demings’s campaign is currently running statewide. Outside spending is pouring into the 2022 Senate races, as Democratic control of the chamber hangs in flux. Nearly $450 million in outside spending has been spent on Senate races so far this cycle, according […]

Alabama

Senate Republican Tuberville alleges that Democrats want to provide slavery reparations to ‘the people that do the crime’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville asserted that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.” The first-term Alabama Republican spoke at a Saturday evening rally in Nevada featuring former President Donald Trump, a political ally. His comments were part of […]

Alabama

Black leaders rebuke first-term Senate Republican Tommy Tuberville’s inflamed remarks on crime and reparations | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

As far as Jeremy Ellis is concerned, Republican Tommy Tuberville should know or learn more about the long history and struggles of the Black Alabama residents he represents in the U.S. Senate. Tuberville told people Saturday at an election rally in Nevada that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because “they think […]

Alabama

Meet the 10 biggest megadonors for the 2022 midterm elections | #elections | #alabama

With four weeks until Election Day, congressional candidates are on track to break midterm fundraising records, having raised nearly $2.5 billion so far this cycle. That’s already 70% more than what was raised during the 2014 cycle and just $200 million shy of the total raised during the full 2018 cycle. This cycle has also […]

City Council

Los Angeles City Council president resigns after racist comments in leaked audio | #citycouncil

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from the post Monday after she was heard making racist comments and other coarse remarks in a leaked recording of a conversation with other Latino leaders. Council President Nury Martinez issued an apology and expressed shame. “In the end, it is not […]

Alaska

Political ad spending is breaking records: Here’s where the money’s going in critical Senate races | #alaska | #politics

Outside spending is pouring into the 2022 Senate races, as Democratic control of the chamber hangs in flux. Nearly $450 million in outside spending has been spent on Senate races so far this cycle, according to OpenSecrets, a watchdog group that tracks money in politics. Just over 80% of that sum, or about $360 million, […]

Alabama

Tudor Dixon wins Michigan GOP governor primary, to face Whitmer | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Businesswoman and conservative commentator Tudor Dixon won the Republican primary for Michigan governor on Tuesday, setting up a tough race against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as anger and division within the state GOP threaten the party’s efforts in the battleground state this fall. Dixon, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump last week, defeated four male […]

Alabama

Trump Pick Wins Alabama GOP Senate Primary | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Republican voters in Alabama selected Katie Britt as their nominee for Senate in a runoff primary election, after receiving the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, according to the Associated Press. Polls closed Tuesday in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Virginia, as well as in the District of Columbia. The most-watched race was in Alabama between […]

Arkansas

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Says Republicans Must Move Past Trump

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is contemplating a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said he wants his party to show more independence and break away from former President Donald Trump’s hold. “The next presidential campaign will define the future of our party and we will be in a state of flux until then,” […]