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Utahns: What issues matter most to you?: Thank you for filling out this survey that lets us know what issues are the most important to Utahns leading into the ...
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Wisconsin's 'Mad City' is a rational choice for Biden's appeal to youth: It is not much of an exaggeration, if it is one at all, that college towns are to the ...
npr.org/2024/04/13/1244457067/biden-youth-vote-election-student-debt
Hundreds of creators sign letter slamming Meta’s limit on political content: If you haven’t been seeing much political content on Instagram lately ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/hundreds-of-creators-sign-letter-slamming-metas-limit-on-political-content/
State of the Union: Biden faces high-stakes address to calm Democrat nerves: The president will seek to fight concerns over his age and contrast his term in ...
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68498032
In reelection bid, Tony Gonzales under attack for centrism: Gonzales is running for the first time since the Texas GOP censured him for breaking with the party ...
texastribune.org/2024/02/22/tony-gonzales-reelection-republican-primary-texas-moderate/
Glamour wants to hear from you. Abortion rights, the economy, gun control, childcare and climate change are a few of the many issues impacting the daily ... Show more
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Guns Are Not Just a Public Health Problem: Gun control isn't just about health and safety, but also about protecting democracy.
time.com/6660478/gun-control-america-public-health/
Maine Legislature expected to consider gun restrictions after state's deadliest mass shooting
pbs.org/newshour/politics/maine-legislature-expected-to-consider-gun-restrictions-after-states-deadliest-mass-shooting
Antagonisms flare as red states try to dictate how blue cities are run: Critics of state preemption say it and other actions are increasingly being used by ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/27/red-states-blue-cities-preemption-control/
In Virginia, Youngkin looks to prove that non-MAGA politics can be a winning Republican strategy
cnn.com/2023/11/07/politics/virginia-elections-glenn-youngkin/
Long-serving US Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein dead at 90: Dianne Feinstein, a long-serving Democratic U.S. senator from California and gun control advocate ...
reuters.com/world/us/long-serving-us-democratic-senator-dianne-feinstein-dead-90-punchbowl-2023-09-29/
Long-serving US Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein dead at 90: Dianne Feinstein, a long-serving Democratic U.S. senator from California and gun control advocate ...
reuters.com/world/us/long-serving-us-democratic-senator-dianne-feinstein-dead-90-punchbowl-2023-09-29/
US Elections at Risk of Political Violence as Guns and Distrust in Democracy Spread
commondreams.org/news/guns-at-polling-sites
Trump is explaining exactly how wild and extreme his second term would be: Donald Trump is conjuring his most foreboding vision yet of a possible second term ...
cnn.com/2023/09/11/politics/trump-wild-rhetoric-2024/
Quick Glance: Trump's Foreboding Vision for Possible Second Term
- Trump paints a bleak picture of a possible second term, urging supporters to 'fight like hell' to avoid losing their country.
- He accuses President Joe Biden of indicting him on 91 charges across four criminal cases to interfere with the election.
- His dystopian speech raised the prospect of an even more extreme and challenging presidency than his first.
- His authoritarian approach is creating a threatening political environment for the 2024 election, posing profound dilemmas for voters and opponents.
Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election: Voters on Tuesday elected former congressional aide Lindsay Powell ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-retain-narrow-control-of-pennsylvania-house-after-special-election
Pa. election 2023: New interactive tool illustrates why judges matter and how they shape policy in our state
pennlive.com/politics/2023/10/pa-election-2023-new-interactive-tool-illustrates-why-judges-matter-and-how-they-shape-policy-in-our-state.html
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Rep. Gloria Johnson of 'Tennessee Three' officially launches 2024 Senate campaign
pbs.org/newshour/politics/rep-gloria-johnson-of-tennessee-three-officially-launches-2024-senate-campaign
Gavin Newsom rips blue state ‘rights regression’ after judge strikes down California gun law
sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article279777169.html
Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes, but get mixed results
sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/19/families-upended-by-school-shootings-share-trauma-in-push-for-gun-law-changes-but-get-mixed-results/
Expelled Nashville Democrat Justin Jones of the ‘Tennessee Three’ wins back state House seat
apnews.com/article/tennessee-three-election-lawmakers-expelled-1ae19a1bd5f042624568e94b30c8fc1b
Quick Glance: Democrats Regain Seats in Tennessee
- President Biden hosts Tennessee representatives at the White House in Washington
- Justin Nelson and Justin Jones defeat Republicans and regain their seats
- Republicans expelled the two lawmakers in April for rule violations
- Local officials temporarily reinstated the lawmakers until the special election could be held
California lawmakers want US Constitution to raise gun-buying age to 21. Could it happen?
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/15/california-wants-constitution-raise-gun-buying-age/70861855007/
Opinion | Which Crisis Should We Talk About First?: The wall isn’t very useful at stopping migrants, but it’s great as a symbol of our worst impulses.
nytimes.com/2023/09/11/opinion/biden-trump-immigration-hunter.html
Latest line: A good week for gun control groups, a bad week for Barbara Lee: After years of failing, Democrats pass a gun tax, while Oakland's congresswoman ...
mercurynews.com/2023/09/10/latest-line-a-good-week-for-gun-control-groups-a-bad-week-for-barbara-lee/
Cavite Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Mitzele Morales-Castro says there have been no reported violations of the gun ban that’s been in place for the ... Show more
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State Senator Roland Gutierrez Seeks to Unseat Ted Cruz, Widening Democratic Field
nytimes.com/2023/07/10/us/politics/roland-gutierrez-texas-ted-cruz.html
Quick Glance: Gutierrez Challenges Cruz
- Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D) launches 2024 campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
- Gutierrez represents a district in South Texas with Uvalde, where a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School and killed 19 students and two teachers last year.
- In his campaign video, Gutierrez also criticizes Cruz for his trip to Cancun during a winter storm in Texas that left millions without power.
- Gutierrez is running against Ted Cruz because the state prioritizes the rich while neglecting the working class.
The Secret History of Gun Rights: How the N.R.A. became a lobbying juggernaut.
nytimes.com/2023/08/01/podcasts/the-daily/nra-gun-rights.html
RFK Jr. argues gun control cannot ‘meaningfully’ reduce gun violence : Robert F. Kennedy Jr. deviated from much of the Democratic Party during a town hall with ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4072813-rfk-jr-argues-gun-control-cannot-meaningfully-reduce-gun-violence/
Crackdown begins on loose firearms in Maguindanao del Norte ahead of elections gun ban
rappler.com/nation/mindanao/crackdown-loose-firearms-begins-ahead-gun-ban-elections-maguindanao-del-norte-july-2023/
Virginia primaries raise stakes for Youngkin this fall: Tuesday's primary elections in Virginia set the stage for a battle for control of the General Assembly ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/21/virginia-primary-elections-youngkin-results/
Fact-Checking Trump on CNN’s Town Hall: Former President Donald J. Trump misleadingly and wrongly described his own record, the events of Jan. 6, 2021 ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/10/us/politics/trump-cnn-town-hall-fact-check.html
Quick Glance: CNN's Town Hall with Trump Carries Higher Risk After Carroll Verdict
- As a representative of CNN, host Kaitlan Collins faces greater responsibility as the town hall event with former President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening carries higher risks.
- Trump has been found responsible for battery and defamation in E. Jean Carroll's civil suit against him.
- Barely more than a day after his conviction, the former president is set to answer questions in a live town hall event on the news network he referred to as 'the enemy of the people.'
- A live town hall with Trump poses risks for CNN.
‘Tennessee Three’ meets with Biden to discuss gun control: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are meeting with three Democratic Tennessee ...
cnn.com/2023/04/24/politics/biden-tennessee-lawmakers-white-house/
‘Tennessee Three’ meets with Biden to discuss gun control: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are meeting with three Democratic Tennessee ...
cnn.com/2023/04/24/politics/biden-tennessee-lawmakers-white-house/
Expelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues ...
apnews.com/article/tennessee-expulsion-democracy-election-nashville-b6fba07308b9907450a8152b7a8ee1f0
Quick Glance: The Congressional Black Caucus holds an emergency meeting following Tennessee expulsions.
- The action by the Congressional Black Caucus, the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators, and the National Black Caucus of State Legislators came on the heels of an unprecedented day for the state's Republican-dominated House of Representatives, whose members voted to unseat Democratic representatives.
- The Tennessee House of Representatives voted 69-26 to expel Rep.
- When it came to Pearson and Jones, two of the 15 Black representatives in the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators, the Republican lawmakers who were cross-examining them appeared to get personal, with some accusing the two of seeking attention and causing chaos.
- According to Horsford, this is one of the reasons the Congressional Black Caucus called an emergency meeting.
Tennessee’s House expels 2 of 3 Democrats over guns protest: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on ...
apnews.com/article/tennessee-lawmakers-expulsion-d3f40559c56a051eec49e416a7b5dade
Quick Glance: Tennessee House to vote on expelling three Democrats over a gun protest
- The Tennessee state House will vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic members for participating in anti-gun violence protests inside the Capitol, a high-stakes vote that has drawn national attention due to its unusual partisanship.
- "They have gone to extreme consequences for three members who spoke without permission," Johnson told POLITICO.
- Removing Johnson and her colleagues would set a "terrible precedent," according to her.
- According to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Tennessee Republicans are "shrugging in the face of yet another school shooting."
GOP 2024 hopefuls attend NRA convention following mass shootings in Kentucky and Tennessee
cnn.com/2023/04/14/politics/nra-convention-republican-2024-presidential-race/
Reinstated Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones says he’ll continue to call for gun reform
cnn.com/2023/04/11/us/tennessee-democrat-representatives-expelled-tuesday/
Quick Glance: Tennessee Democratic lawmakers expelled for protesting gun control hope to reclaim their seats
- Pearson and Jones were both expelled, while the vote to remove Johnson, who is white, fell one vote short.
- On April 6, 2023, Justin Pearson of Memphis speaks with supporters after being expelled from the Tennessee State Legislature in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Pearson and Jones have stated that their expulsion is the latest example of the mostly white, mostly Republican state government attempting to silence the voices of people of color.
- "It's not over," Jones stated.
Gun absolutists don’t trust democracy because they know they’re losing: Republicans put their gun worshipping on full display at last week's NRA convention.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/16/nra-convention-republicans-guns-democracy/
Liberals say gun control issue helped change direction of 2021 campaign: Speaking on a panel reviewing the 2021 election Friday, Mélanie Joly said a bad debate ...
nationalpost.com/news/politics/gun-control-helped-change-2021-liberal-election-campaign
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After judge strikes gun law, Missouri Republicans seek to give sheriffs power over feds
stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/after-judge-strikes-gun-law-missouri-republicans-seek-to-give-sheriffs-power-over-feds/article_0fe6526a-d141-5422-bb7e-7eb0ba7d7b77.html
Permit to buy handgun no longer required in North Carolina: North Carolina residents can now buy a handgun without getting a permit from a local sheriff ...
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Colorado poised to pass age limits, waiting periods for guns: Colorado Democrats' full slate gun law reform is all but cleared to land on Gov ...
denverpost.com/2023/03/27/colorado-democrats-gun-law-reform
Illinois sheriffs’ opposition to enforcing weapons ban signals rightward movement about constitutional authority
chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-constitutional-sheriff-gun-law-20230319-47kcpqb43rgtrdxuponzzmnypm-story.html
California Senator Dianne Feinstein Says She Won't Run For Reelection: Feinstein signaled the end of a groundbreaking political career spanning six decades.
time.com/6255522/dianne-feinstein-wont-run-reelection/
Quick Glance: Dianne Feinstein is hailed as a "titan" by California politicians.
- Following Dianne Feinstein's announcement Tuesday that she will not run for re-election in 2024, politicians from California and beyond praised her as a trailblazer who pushed for major legislative changes during her five decades in office.
- Pelosi praised Feinstein again after her announcement on Tuesday.
- Dianne Feinstein will not run for re-election, bringing an end to her trailblazing political career. Feinstein was a pioneer.
- "You can't tell the story of California politics — or the story of American politics — without the trailblazing career of Dianne Feinstein." said Alex Padilla.
DeSantis Slammed for 'Next-Level' Hypocrisy After Trying to Ban Guns at Event and Buck Blame
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Quick Glance: Takeaways from the legislative special session focused on fixing things
- The special legislative session held by lawmakers this week appeared to be a "best of" compilation of Gov.
- Lawmakers moved to dissolve the district last year after DeSantis clashed with the company over its opposition to Florida's Parental Rights in Education legislation, dubbed the "don't say gay" bill by critics.
- Instead of dissolving the district, lawmakers renamed it this week and gave DeSantis, not Disney, the authority to choose the district's five board members.
- They also passed legislation clarifying that DeSantis could fly migrants from any state, after DeSantis appeared to violate state law by flying migrants from Texas to Massachusetts' Martha's Vineyard last year.
Tracking Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s biggest campaign promises: New Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro made a lot of promises on the campaign trail ...
inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/spl/pennsylvania-shapiro-environment-justice-economy-elections-20230211.html
Kheiriddin: Liberals using gun-ban overreach as a wedge against Conservatives: It is no accident that the Liberals are pushing Bill C-21 while they are fighting ...
nationalpost.com/opinion/liberals-using-gun-ban-overreach-as-wedge-issue-against-conservatives
Biden seizes on gun control despite hurdles in Congress: Biden is increasingly seizing on gun control—especially an assault weapons ban—as a political rallying ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/29/biden-gun-control-shootings/
In Lauren Boebert’s Colorado District, Some Voters Grow Tired of Trump-Style Politics
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On foreign interference, ‘threats abound’ for Canada’s security: Mendicino: As Canada aims to combat foreign interference, the public safety minister says any ...
globalnews.ca/news/9354644/mendicino-foreign-interference-guns-west-block/
What GOP Control of the House Means for Inflation, Taxes, Healthcare: Results pose new challenges to Biden’s agenda for foreign policy, climate change and more
wsj.com/articles/what-gop-control-of-the-house-means-for-inflation-taxes-healthcare-11668681002
US midterm elections: What do people care about?: Abortion, inflation, gun control and voting rights are some topics being widely debated by US voters.
bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-63508043
2022 Election Ballot Initiatives Include Voting, Gun Control and Abortion: Ballot initiatives on an array of issues offer an opportunity to take the nation’s ...
nytimes.com/2022/11/07/us/ballot-abortion-voting-guns-states.html
Quick Glance: Biden's Speech Celebrates Midterm Election Results, but He Faces New Challenges
- President Biden, dressed in a blue suit, looks at a reporter who is asking a question into a microphone held by a White House aide.
- President Biden had the best midterm results of any president in 20 years, avoiding a Republican surge that had been forecast.
- While Mr. Biden retains his veto pen, the path to keeping government doors open and avoiding a national debt default may pass through Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the Republican leader vying for speaker.
- According to advisers, Mr. Biden might spend most of the next two years traveling the country for ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
Some Uvalde families disappointed but not surprised with Texas election results: Gov. Greg Abbott got more than 60% of the vote in Uvalde County.
abcnews.go.com/US/uvalde-families-disappointed-surprised-texas-election-results/story
Doctors seek a bigger voice in races as midterms approach: More democratic doctors are getting involved in politics this election cycle.
axios.com/2022/10/17/doctors-voice-races-midterms-approach
U.S. President Joe Biden stressed the need for voter turnout in a recent meeting with six young 'change-makers' where they discussed a variety of issues ... Show more
GOP finger-pointing is fun to watch | Letters: Other letter-writers discuss DeSantis' clear majority and Congress' inaction on gun control.
orlandosentinel.com/opinion/letters/os-op-letters-gop-finger-pointing-20221122-wghyjdrl4rbvpp5v7j6yxhvrum-story.html
Some Uvalde families disappointed but not surprised with Texas election results: Gov. Greg Abbott got more than 60% of the vote in Uvalde County.
abcnews.go.com/US/uvalde-families-disappointed-surprised-texas-election-results/story
At fiery debate, Rubio opposes gun measure he championed after Parkland: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said days after the 2018 mass shooting he would support ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/18/florida-senate-debate-rubio-demings/
Quick Glance: Watch Live: Demings vs. Rubio Debate in U.S. Senate Race
- Val Demings will hold their one and only debate tonight in Palm Beach County.
- The two will compete on November 8 to represent Florida in the United States Senate with Rick Scott, R-Florida.
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- Please visit this page. Demings, 65, is emphasizing her law enforcement background while distanced herself from President Joe Biden, whose poll numbers in Florida are dwindling.
- According to campaign spokesperson Elizabeth Gregory, Rubio, 51, would highlight his Senate record.
Democrat Frost becomes 1st member of Gen Z to win House seat: Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a 25-year-old gun reform and social justice activist ...
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/democrat-frost-becomes-1st-member-of-gen-z-to-win-house-seat/
Results: Dina Titus vs. Mark Robertson, Nevada's 1st District US House election: Longtime Democratic Rep. Dina Titus defeated Republican Mark Robertson in ...
businessinsider.com/results-dina-titus-mark-robertson-nevada-1st-district-house-election-2022-11
Crime and gun control polarising issues for voters heading into US midterms: In a year marked by gun violence, the issue of gun rights is expected to trigger ...
channelnewsasia.com/world/usa-midterms-elections-crime-gun-rights-control-polarising-3052421
Opinion: Guns at voting sites have long sparked fears – yet few states ban them: Early American lawmakers well understood that public gun-carrying ...
marketwatch.com/story/guns-at-voting-sites-have-long-sparked-fears-of-intimidation-and-violenceyet-few-states-ban-their-presence-11667832583
🇺🇸 One of the key issues on US voters' minds during the upcoming midterm elections will be gun control.
In the weeks following the deadly school shooting in ... Show more
The Midterm Election is Here; Vote Like Your Rights Depend on It: Unless you have spent the past two years completely isolated from society ...
personaldefenseworld.com/2022/11/midterm-election/
A majority Americans want to live in a place with strong gun-control laws: Redfin poll
marketwatch.com/story/a-majority-americans-want-to-live-in-a-place-with-strong-gun-control-laws-redfin-poll-11667586488
Here are the 4 statewide measures Oregon is voting on in the 2022 election: Among the measures Oregon voters will weigh in on is a nationally watched gun control ...
oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/here-are-the-4-statewide-measures-oregon-is-voting-on-in-the-2022-election.html
Which billionaire’s family is helping fund Oregon’s gun control ballot measure?: Proponents of Measure 114, fueled by one family’s big contributions ...
oregonlive.com/data/2022/11/which-billionaires-family-is-helping-fund-oregons-gun-control-ballot-measure.html
Paid articlePaid A final, feisty debate in U.S. Senate race as Michael Bennet, Joe O'Dea make their cases
denverpost.com/2022/10/28/michael-bennet-joe-odea-final-us-senate-colorado-debate/
Gen Z holds the power to affect gun laws in this election | Commentary: A UCF student and March for Our Lives activist writes that her generation has grown up in ...
orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-generation-z-gun-control-20221101-7qdbqvtrfzd7rf4xfetqq3ylgy-story.html
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California attorney general voter guide: Bonta vs. Hochman: Democratic incumbent Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta will face Republican Nathan Hochman to lead the state's top ...
latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-12/2022-california-election-attorney-general-voter-guide-bonta-hochman
For First Time in at Least 25 Years, No Democrat Has Top Grade From N.R.A.: Not a single Democrat running for Congress received an A in the group’s candidate ...
nytimes.com/2022/09/22/us/politics/nra-ratings-grades-democrats.html
Rep. Schrier, challenger Matt Larkin clash in debate over who’s extreme: Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier and GOP challenger Matt Larkin battled over which one ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/rep-schrier-challenger-matt-larkin-clash-in-debate-over-whos-extreme/
Biden Calls Out G.O.P. on Guns, Crime and ‘Sickening’ Attacks on the F.B.I.: President Biden took what have been political vulnerabilities for the White House — ...
nytimes.com/2022/08/30/us/politics/biden-speech-gun-control-crime.html
25-Year-Old Gun Control Activist Maxwell Alejandro Frost Wins Florida Congressional Primary
democracynow.org/2022/8/24/headlines/25_year_old_gun_control_activist_maxwell_alejandro_frost_wins_florida_congressional_primary
Gun Violence Epidemic Looms Over Swedish Election: The far right has made strides by tying the longstanding issue to immigration, while Sweden’s center-left ...
nytimes.com/2022/09/10/world/europe/sweden-election.html
Biden Presses for More Police Funding, Tighter Gun Laws: In a Pennsylvania speech, president accuses some Republicans of trying to undercut probes related to ...
wsj.com/articles/biden-presses-for-more-police-funding-tighter-gun-laws-11661894993
Paid articlePaid Crime and guns dominate first debate between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and GOP challenger Darren Bailey
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'The margin of victory': Americans living abroad urged to vote in US midterm elections
brusselstimes.com/belgium-news/297405/the-margin-of-victory-americans-living-abroad-urged-to-vote-in-us-midterm-elections
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