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Redrawn Illinois congressional map gives most incumbents an election edge over newcomers, but issues such as economy, crime, abortion could also play a factor

CHICAGO — With the control of Congress up for grabs in this fall’s election, Democrats and Republicans can ill-afford to lose any House seats — and issues from the economy to abortion could help decide which way voters break in Illinois and elsewhere.

Chicago Tribune

Former allies, Patty Murray and Tiffany Smiley face off for US Senate

SEATTLE — Sen. Patty Murray was locked in her office in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 when she said she decided to run for a sixth term. If she wins she would be among the longest serving senators in U.S. history.

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California’s down-ballot races most contentious and costly in midterm election

More than $1 billion so far has been poured into California races — but with less than three weeks to go before voting ends, candidates for governor and U.S. Senate haven’t aired a single general-election ad that touts their campaigns.

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Phyllis Nagy: ‘Knowing Patricia Highsmith changed my thinking about how a female writer could live’

The American director and screenwriter on her new film about abortion activists in the 60s, Roe v Wade being overturned, and her ideal next Bond

The Guardian - UK

Vice President Kamala Harris issues call to action on abortion during Minnesota visit

MINNEAPOLIS — Vice President Kamala Harris touched down Saturday in the Twin Cities two weeks before the midterm election to issue a call to action on abortion, imploring an auditorium full of students and state leaders to "pick up the movement" for reproductive rights that started more than five decades…

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Political toss-up: Luria, Kiggans are ‘deadlocked,’ poll finds

NORFOLK, Va. — A little more than two weeks before Election Day, one of Virginia’s most closely watched races is in a deadlock.

Tribune News Service

Democrats in Pennsylvania take up the fight for abortion rights

In the battleground US state of Pennsylvania, Democrats hope that defending abortion rights will mobilise their electorate, especially women, and allow them to win votes in the November 8 midterm elections.

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EXPLAINER: Which states have abortion on the ballot?

Voters in a handful of states will weigh in on abortion in this year’s election in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and left abortion rights to the states

The Independent UK

How local prosecutors joined culture war

DeSantis' feud with Tampa prosecutor Andrew Warren is just the beginning — and it goes well beyond abortion rights

Salon

Texas’ elected Supreme Court: What to know before voting for justices

The nine-member Texas Supreme Court has the power to make sweeping decisions that interpret the meaning of the state’s constitution, impacting the lives of Texans across the state. Three seats are on the ballot this year.

The Texas Tribune

The race for California's top cop focuses on abortion, gun control and crime

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has spent the last year and a half working on the same progressive issues he supported during his tenure in the California Assembly.

Los Angeles Times

Ilhan Omar on the critical issues of the midterm elections: ‘People understand what’s at stake’

From abortion rights to climate action, the Minnesota congresswoman outlines the work ahead for Democrats

The Guardian - US

Justice Kagan: 'Time will tell' if court finds common ground

Justice Elena Kagan says “time will tell” whether the Supreme Court can get back to “finding common ground” after a term in which the court’s six conservatives and three liberals split over major issues including abortion and gun rights

The Independent UK

New Pentagon abortion policy likely to trigger legislative war

WASHINGTON — A day-old Pentagon policy on female servicemembers’ access to reproductive health services is already triggering election-year sniping among lawmakers and figures to loom large in forthcoming legislation.

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Victoria Greens spruik family ties in election pitch as ageing millennials defy drift to conservatism

Reproductive rights and parenting become hot topics in state election as parties on the left court women and young families

Roll Call

New Pentagon abortion policy likely to trigger legislative war - Roll Call

Guidance to ensure abortion access for servicemembers comes as midterms loom and annual defense bill awaits lawmakers in Congress.

Tribune News Service

California Republican likens US Senate run to Christian mission in ‘dark continent of Africa’

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mark Meuser is no stranger to uphill battles in California politics. The Republican, running a longshot bid to unseat Sen. Alex Padilla in the deep blue state, is a staunchly conservative lawyer who opposes abortion rights and believes the 2020 presidential election is still unresolved.

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Kansas Republicans downplay abortion in legislative races. Some change campaign sites

TOPEKA, Kansas — Last year, before Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected an amendment to strip abortion rights from the state constitution, state Rep. Carl Turner had a short line on his website touting his anti-abortion stance.

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The Independent UK

Oregon 5th Congressional seat a toss-up in redrawn district

Oregon's 5th Congressional District is a true toss-up this election, a rarity in a state that's seen on the national stage as reliably blue

The Independent UK

‘Denied their rights’: Only around half of people in Northern Ireland realise abortion is legal, study finds

While just one in ten women in Northern Ireland know how to access abortion services

Salon

GOP is bad on abortion — and inflation

Republicans have no ideas on how to fix the economy — and what they are planning will only make things worse

Axios

Senate debates zero in on abortion

Candidates from each political party are focused on painting one another as extremists on abortion.

Tribune News Service

In Michigan, the same issues motivate voters in different ways

Gary Spagnuolo usually votes for Republicans, but this year he plans to support Elissa Slotkin, the Democrat seeking a third term in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District.

The Guardian - US

Abortion bans create ‘insurmountable barriers’ for incarcerated women in US

The supreme court’s overturning of Roe will make reproductive healthcare in many prisons a lot worse than it already is, experts warn

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Karen Bass says she'll protect Angelenos' abortion rights. But can the mayor of LA really do that?

On Monday, Los Angeles was still riddled with homeless encampments, crime was still too high, traffic was horrendous as usual and mass transit remained spotty. But mayoral candidate Karen Bass spent a good chunk of the day in a packed room with Vice President Kamala Harris and an official from…

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