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Shontel Brown and Mike Carey capture the congressional nominations in Ohio.

4 takeaways from Ohio’s special congressional primaries

By Eric Bradner, CNN In two Ohio congressional primaries Tuesday, Democratic voters embraced the party’s establishment, delivering President Joe Biden another ally and denying the left-wing “Squad” its latest member. Republicans, meanwhile, stuck with former President Donald Trump. The two themes could preview what’s to come in next year’s midterm elections, with progressives set to

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‘This is pretty important, this right to vote’: Democratic Rep. Al Green arrested in protest to protect voting rights in DC

By Clare Foran, CNN Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas was arrested in Washington, DC, on Tuesday while protesting outside the Supreme Court and the US Capitol building in an effort to protect the right to vote, the congressman told CNN. “We came for the purpose of protesting the voting rights that are being suppressed

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Real or hoax? Link to Republican company, leaders’ silence fuel doubts about authenticity of Dallas ‘college pledge’

By Daniel Dale The story was perfect outrage fodder for right-wing media outlets like Fox News, The Federalist, Breitbart News, The Daily Wire and The Daily Mail. An activist group in Texas was demanding, online and in letters delivered to homes in upscale Dallas-area communities, that “wealthy white liberals” pledge not to send their kids

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki mourned two recent suicides of police officers who had responded to the US Capitol insurrection

White House mourns recent suicides among officers who responded to Capitol insurrection: ‘A sad reminder’ of January 6 attack

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday mourned two recent suicides of police officers who had responded to the US Capitol insurrection, calling their deaths “a sad reminder of that shameful day in our country’s history.” The Metropolitan Police Department publicly disclosed this week that Officer Gunther Hashida was found

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