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Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) effort to prevent a government shutdown by coupling a stopgap funding bill with former President Donald Trump’s SAVE Act—legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote—is in peril. Several conservative Republicans have vowed to vote against the proposal, putting the government at risk of …

Christine Zhu, NC Newsline Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz visited Raleigh to voice their support for reproductive rights at a campaign event on Monday. It was the second stop of their “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour in North Carolina, which also featured an event …

Ariana Figueroa, North Dakota Monitor Democratic lawmakers and a coalition of civil rights leaders Tuesday urged Congress to reform the filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation next Congress. “Voting rights, succinctly put, are preservative of all other rights,” U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, said at a …

Ashley Murray, Daily Montanan Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet in a highly anticipated and potentially consequential debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia — just more than two months after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance precipitated his exit from the race. The debate, to be hosted …

Originally published by The 19th Last month, we asked you, our readers, to tell us the top three issues that are motivating you to vote in November. We received over 150 responses on a broad range of topics. Once we landed on the six that were most mentioned — abortion, …

Jimmy William Lawmakers are back in Washington after a six-week summer recess, facing a critical deadline to avert a government shutdown by September 30. At the same time, Republicans in the House are intensifying investigations into Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, while Democrats counter with their …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump issued a stark warning on Saturday, threatening to imprison anyone who engages in what he deems “unscrupulous behavior” during the 2024 presidential election. The former president, who frequently repeats debunked claims of widespread fraud during the 2020 election, escalated his rhetoric with broad threats …

Jimmy Williams In a newly surfaced audio recording, North Carolina’s Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson is heard outlining his desire to restrict abortion access to “zero” weeks, challenging the state’s current 12-week abortion law. The recording, dated September 3, was made public by a Democratic group aiming to hold Robinson …

Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Saturday night touted his and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ advocacy for LGBTQ rights in a keynote address he delivered at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual gala — and also criticized comments by his GOP opponent Sen. J.D. Vance that school …

During a rally in Wisconsin, Donald Trump outlined his vision for the future of the country’s education system, including a bold proposal to eliminate the federal Department of Education and return control to the states. Speaking to an enthusiastic crowd, Trump emphasized his belief that local leaders should have the …

Chris Lamb, Indiana University In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed her opponent, former President Donald Trump – not with scorn or outright condemnation but, as columnist Peter Nicholas put it, by taking a “cheekier tone.” “In many ways, Donald Trump is an …

Former Vice President Dick Cheney announced on Friday that he will cast his ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. This endorsement, confirmed earlier by his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney, positions the elder Cheney among a growing list of Republicans backing Harris in opposition to former …

Ashley Murray, SC Daily Gazette Former President Donald Trump will not face criminal sentencing in New York for his state felony convictions ahead of the November election, according to a decision released Friday by New York Judge Juan Merchan. The New York judge said Friday the new sentencing date will …

Jimmy Williams Texas has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration in a bid to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women seeking abortions across state lines from criminal investigations. The lawsuit, initiated by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, targets a regulation finalized by the U.S. …

Jimmy Williams As Congress returns to Washington following the summer recess, lawmakers are staring down a critical deadline to prevent a government shutdown on September 30. However, before addressing the impending funding crisis, they must first navigate a heated partisan dispute over voter eligibility. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has …