James Barragán, The Texas Tribune Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke clashed Friday night over immigration, abortion and gun control in the only planned gubernatorial debate before the Nov. 8 elections. Throughout the debate, Abbott tried to depict O’Rourke as an acolyte of Democratic President Joe Biden …
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Amanda Becker, The 19th This story was originally published by The 19th. There are 35 U.S. Senate races in November that will determine which party controls the 100-seat chamber, which is currently evenly divided. Republicans and Democrats are both trying to pick up seats to get closer to the 60-vote …
Read More »Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer Is Running For Senate
Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer announced in a video on Thursday that she is running for Senate. I'm Abby Finkenauer, and I'm running for U.S. Senate because Iowa—and our Democracy—are worth fighting for. After 46 years in DC, @ChuckGrassley has lost touch with both. I'm from a proud union family. …
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