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Candidates from the clergy see role for religion in Democratic Party - Roll Call

As Democrats look beyond 2024’s losses, candidates from clergy backgrounds see a bigger role for religion in an increasingly secular party.

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Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician

American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” plurality voting system – also called winner-take-all – used to elect nearly all of the 520,000 government officials in the United States.

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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law credited with saving rare whales

One of the US.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation is the subject of an effort for cutbacks

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Fishing groups push to postpone protections for endangered right whale to 2035

A Maine congressman and several commercial fishing groups are getting behind a push to delay rules designed to protect a vanishing species of whale for 10 years

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At the Races: Breaking ranks - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including ranked choice voting and new campaign bids.

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Voters ‘empty chair’ Republicans who are skipping town halls across the country as anger grows about Musk and Russia

‘Everyday Alaskans are the ones left reeling from the destruction of our critical services,’ town hall attendee says

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House members running for governor could complicate fight for majority - Roll Call

Decisions by House members to run for governor could have an impact on which party controls Congress after the 2026 midterm elections.

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Fury at Trump’s ‘insulting’ plan to rename North America’s tallest peak

‘I’m surprised he doesn’t want to name it Trump Mountain’

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11 fun facts and miscellanies about the 119th Congress - Roll Call

Scuba instructors, movie producers and a lot of 30-somethings are set to join the 119th Congress. A few fun facts about incoming lawmakers.

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Republicans Maintain Slim House Majority After Alaska Flip

Republicans secure narrow House majority with pending races and administration departures, impacting legislative decisions.

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Nick Begich Defeats Rep. Mary Peltola In Alaska House Race

Learn about the significant political shift in Alaska as Nick Begich wins the House seat through ranked-choice voting.

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Republicans Maintain Slim Majority In Uncalled House Races

Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House pending the outcome of five undecided races. Close contests in key districts could shift the balance of power.

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Republicans Seek To Expand House Majority In Uncalled Races

Republicans aim to strengthen House majority in close races. Key contests in Alaska, California, and Iowa with slim margins.

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House Of Representatives Control Undecided As Republicans Near Majority

Close House races in multiple districts across the nation could determine the control of the House of Representatives.

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Key House Races Undecided, Majority In Limbo

Get insights into the intensifying battle for control of the House of Representatives as Democrats strive to secure key contested races for a majority.

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Alaska Native Congresswoman Faces Tough Reelection Battle

Learn about the historic 2022 election in Alaska where Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native in Congress, faces a tough reelection battle against Nick Begi...

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Tight House races make for crowded Most Vulnerable Incumbent list - Roll Call

Roll Call's final Most Vulnerable Incumbents House list is here, and Republicans make up seven and Democrats three.

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Many House members are vulnerable. Here’s the Top 10. - Roll Call

Unlike this year’s presidential and Senate races that are focused on a few intensely competitive states, there is no shortage of House battlegrounds across the country as Republicans look to expand their narrow majority while Democrats work to seize back the gavel they lost in 2022. Inside Elections with Nathan…

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Alaska Ballot Includes Felon Serving 20-Year Sentence For Threats

Convicted felon Eric Hafner unexpectedly secures spot on Alaska's U.S. House ballot after threats conviction in New Jersey.

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Peltola finishes well ahead of rivals in Alaska primary - Roll Call

Alaska’s election will pit incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola against at least Republicans Nick Begich and Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom.

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GOP effort to oust Peltola may hinge on who finishes second

Republicans see defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola in Alaska as a key part of building a bigger House majority.

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Husband of Alaska politician killed in plane crash was collecting moose meat

Pilot Eugene Peltola Jr, 57, the husband of Mary Peltola, a US representative from Alaska, was the only person on board

Roll Call

Husband of Rep. Mary Peltola dies in Alaska plane crash - Roll Call

Eugene Peltola Jr. was a former regional director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and he “simply adored Mary,” staff says.

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Alaska congresswoman testifies on behalf of Oregon and Minnesota ranked-choice voting initiatives

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola testified before the Minnesota and Oregon legislatures on bills that would expand ranked choice voting in those states, a first for the winner of Alaska’s first ranked-choice election held last year.

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In Alaska, Ranked Choice Voting Worked

Partisan outrage over Sarah Palin's defeat shouldn't obscure the obvious benefits of better voting systems.

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