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US appeals court rules Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, July 25 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Saturday declined to allow U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to implement in 23 states his executive order that aims to tighten rules for mail-in voting ahead of November elections that will ...
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What to know about Troy Jackson, Maine Democrats’ likely nominee for US Senate

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine Democrats who have been scrambling to tap a new nominee for a pivotal U.S. Senate race against Republican Susan Collins are expected to nominate Troy Jackson at a last-minute convention this weekend. Jackson, a progressive Democrat, is a former president ...
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How to run for reelection in a messy Congress? It’s not easy

WASHINGTON (AP) - House leaders sent lawmakers home for summer campaigning after one of the rockiest sessions in recent memory as voters decide which party to put in power in Congress for the remainder of President Donald Trump's term. For those seeking to stay ...
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‘The show must go on,’ Trump says at White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled after shooting

(AP) - President Donald Trump addressed a huge roomful of journalists Friday night at a correspondents' dinner rescheduled from April after a shooting upended the first edition. Said the president: "As I said three months ago, the show must go on." Trump entered the ballroom ...
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Maine Democrats to nominate Troy Jackson to replace Platner in US Senate race

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is poised to accept the Democratic Party's U.S. Senate nomination on Saturday, formally ending the two-week scramble to replace Graham Platner on the ballot for November's midterm election. Platner withdrew on ...
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Maine Democrats are meeting to pick a new Senate nominee to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins

BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Maine Democrats on Saturday will choose a new U.S. Senate nominee to face longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a contest that could decide control of the Senate, after Graham Platner dropped out of the race following an allegation of ...
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Trump to attend rescheduled White House correspondent’s dinner Friday

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump will attend the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association Dinner Friday night, the White House said, after the annual dinner ended abruptly three months ago when shots rang out."Alongside all of you members of the media, the president looks forward ...
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Democrats pick South Carolina to open 2028 nomination race, underscoring Black voters’ role

By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - South Carolina is poised to remain the Democrats' first presidential primary state over Nevada after a vote by a powerful party committee on Friday, a racially fraught decision that pitted Black and Latino state leaders against each ...
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Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in Memphis

A federal judicial panel has allowed Tennessee to use a new congressional map that splits apart a majority-Black district in Memphis, providing another legal victory for Republicans who hope to gain an additional seat in this year's midterm elections. A three-judge panel on Thursday ...
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Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year’s elections

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The state has sent more than 3,000 letters to Alaska voters asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of the Aug. 18 primary, a number a top state elections official said is unusually high. The letters have raised concerns among some ...
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Trump returns to White House correspondents’ dinner after April attack halted gala

By Helen Coster July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will address the White House Correspondents' Association at a rescheduled dinner on Friday, nearly three months after a shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel interrupted the event. The black-tie gathering of journalists, politicians and administration ...
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Democrats to finalize their 2028 presidential nominating calendar, led by more diverse states

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are poised to lock in the party's 2028 presidential nominating schedule on Friday, likely cementing a dramatic break from decades of tradition by keeping Iowa off the top of the calendar and elevating more racially diverse states. Either South Carolina or ...
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