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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Stands Up For Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Against Accusations

Rabbi Defends RFK Jr. Amid Antisemitism Controversy

Zenger

State legislative party switches in 2023 occurring at twice the 30-year average

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AOC endorses Joe Biden ahead of 2024 election

‘I think he’s done quite well, given the limitations that we have,’ the progressive says about the president

The Independent UK

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Florida Democrats fight to restore party’s lost pride in era of DeSantis

Progressives aim to reinstate equilibrium to state’s lopsided politics that DeSantis has, in the eyes of some, dragged into fascism

The Guardian - US

Biden should watch RFK Jr., pundits say Kennedy will likely win New Hampshire primary

BOSTON — Despite the odds stacked against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s run at the White House, his campaign isn’t so novel or fringe that President Joe Biden should swiftly dismiss the scion of the powerful political family and likely victor of the first Democratic primary contest, experts tell the Boston…

Boston Herald

East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister

Former East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao has been sworn in as prime minister of Asia’s youngest country after his party won the parliamentary election in May

The Independent UK

Jonathan Bernstein: Republicans promoting RFK Jr. are playing with fire

Nominations define parties. But what we’re seeing in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s futile challenge to President Joe Biden is an odd situation in which a nomination skirmish won’t change anything in the Democratic Party, but might have real impact on the Republican Party.

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Robert F Kennedy Jr says he is ‘proud’ to have Trump’s praise

Democratic candidate admitted that he was only running in Biden’s party to be taken seriously

The Independent UK

Biden has reminded us yet again that he’s a weak and lukewarm ally of abortion rights

At a recent fundraiser he said he’s ‘not big on’ abortion. It’s not pro-choice activists who are out of step with the mainstream; it’s Joe Biden

The Guardian - US

The red scare returns

Why the right has suddenly returned to screaming about communism

Salon

Single-Party Control Of State Executive Offices Rises To 44 States

Republicans hold 24 state government triplexes, Democrats hold 20, with potential for more to come

Zenger

Waning Blue Dogs eschew branding in favor of taking down ‘weirdos’ - Roll Call

The Blue Dogs Coalition members say they serve an important role as bipartisan dealmakers and foils to Trump-backed candidates.

Roll Call

Three Republican party committees outraised their Democratic counterparts in May for the first time in the 2024 election cycle

As of May 31, 2023, the most recent party committee campaign finance filing deadline, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $127 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $107 million.

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Single-party control of state executive offices at highest point in more than a decade

Forty-four states have single-party control of state executive offices as of June 2023, which is up from 30 in 2010. When a single party controls the offices of governor, attorney general, and secretary of state, it is known as a state government triplex. If a state does not have all…

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Salon

Moving Juneteenth beyond symbolism

To ensure the nation's newest federal holiday doesn't get co-opted, Black Americans must be prioritized

The Week

The top six potential Democratic candidates for 2024

Joe Biden is hoping to “finish the job” that he started in 2020, as the leading contender to represent the Democratic Party at the 2024 presidential election.

The Independent UK

Mondaire Jones is being coy about another run for Congress. But he says the body needs his voice

36-year-old likely running to take back seat that was much more Democratic before redistricting last year

The Independent UK

Eric Trump forgets Barron’s age as he goes on bizarre Newsmax rant about teen’s underwear drawer

Donald Trump’s adult son claimed Democrats would rifle through his younger brother’s underwear drawer – while also getting his sibling’s age wrong, not once but twice

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The Independent UK

School's out and Jill Biden is gearing up to raise money for President Biden's reelection campaign

At almost every stop last year, Jill Biden delivered a clear message to supporters as she campaigned for Democrats in the 2022 midterms

Salon

Save the GOP? Media still believes

As a former Trump supporter and hardcore Republican, I'm here to say: Give up on rescuing the GOP. Kill it instead

Axios

Asian American support for Democrats drops over generations, study shows

One of the fastest-growing national voting blocs could be up for grabs in future elections.

ABC News

Hong Kong's pro-democracy Civic Party disbands amid Chinese security clampdown

The Civic Party, alongside the Democratic Party, was a major democratic force in Hong Kong until a number of its members were arrested following the imposition of a 2020 national security law.

WEKU

Debt ceiling talks aren't going well. Here's where they stand

House Republicans insist there's a gulf between them and the White House on key areas on how to resolve the looming debt ceiling deadline.

The Texas Tribune

Republican blitz on LGBTQ issues exposes fractures among Texas Democrats

The defections have sparked feelings of betrayal and promises of retribution, particularly as Republicans in the Legislature have presented a unified front.

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Democratic Party committees lead Republican Party committees in fundraising for the 2024 election cycle

The three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $106 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $84 million. Those figures are as of April 30, 2023, the most recent party committee campaign finance filing deadline.

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