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Florida election outlook: Rubio and DeSantis are key takedown targets
August 22, 2022Tuesday is Primary Day in Florida, but many candidates and activists are already looking ahead to November.
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Democrat Fetterman leads Pennsylvania race for U.S. Senate
August 22, 2022Launches the final push in Erie of a campaign that could mean a larger Democrat majority, enabling an end to the filibuster.
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Uvalde school shooting prompts Congress to OK some limited gun controls
June 24, 2022It took a massacre in Uvalde, Texas, to force the recalcitrant U.S. Senate to listen to U.S. parents and teachers and not the nation’s gun fanatics.
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‘People’s Filibuster for Gun Safety’ launched as Supreme Court tosses N.Y. law
June 24, 2022“Haven’t we had enough children shot yet?” Rev. William Barber of the Poor People’s Campaign asked.
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Teachers union leader: School gun violence fear leads kids to write their wills
June 23, 2022NEA President Becky Pringle says the nation must break the cycle of shootings via strong gun controls. And she doesn’t mean pistol-packing teachers in classrooms, either.
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