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Morning Digest: Missouri's top court blocks new GOP gerrymander by reinstating referendum

Democracy advocates won two major legal victories on Thursday evening when the Missouri Supreme Court reinstated a pair of ...
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Morning Digest: Massachusetts could adopt a top-two primary. Democrats are warning of disaster.

But while California’s primary didn’t produce the disaster Democrats feared—Becerra is now all but assured of defeating ...
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How Democratic 'spam PACs' victimize vulnerable seniors

We’ve all been bombarded with those histrionic text messages making over-the-top requests for donations, but they’re more than just annoying—there are hidden victims of these hyper-aggressive ...
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Morning Digest: Families of dead Americans don't want Republicans to use them in ads. The GOP isn't stopping.

In the governor’s race, meanwhile, only the America First Party named a candidate, choosing former state Sen. Brett Lindstrom ...
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Morning Digest: Wild deadline maneuvers cause major upheaval in Alaska's marquee races

Whalen, 39, has pitched himself as a younger and more progressive outsider challenging the 77-year-old Neal. Whalen, however, ...
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