Virginia saw a huge shift towards the Democrats in last night's U.S. general election. Philip Bump breaks down the numbers.
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What changed in Virginia
I am by no means the only person to have made this observation, but the point at which I knew Kamala Harris was in trouble last year was when the r...
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Food stamp delays, insurance rate hikes among stressors to hit Americans as federal government shutdown passes Nov. 1 deadline. Read more from NBC News:
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Government shutdown effects bear down on millions more people after a crucial Nov. 1 deadline passes
Despite a judge's ruling ordering the administration to fund SNAP benefits, President Donald Trump said that November's payments were likely to be ...
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Prince Andrew is to lose his "prince" title and mansion, and will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
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No plans to remove Andrew from line of succession after losing royal titles, government says
Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne and it would take an act of Parliament to formally remove him.
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16 U.S. states are engaged in redistricting efforts with a view to giving either the GOP or the Democrats an advantage in the 2026 midterms. Here's who's doing what.
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Trump urged GOP-led states to redraw US House districts. Now other states also are gerrymandering
President Donald Trump has called for Republican states to redraw their U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections.
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President Donald Trump said he’s ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that features former President Ronald Reagan. [@AssociatedPress](
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Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tariffs ad that Ontario premier now says he'll phase out
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s pulling the TV ad that caused President Donald Trump to say he was ending trade negotiations with Canada.
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Tomahawk missiles take center stage in Trump's Russia-Ukraine diplomacy. [@abc](
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Tomahawks take center stage in Trump's Russia-Ukraine diplomacy
Zelenskyy said discussions military assets from the U.S. -- including Tomahawk missiles -- motivated Putin to meet with Trump in Budapest.
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In a three-day trial in 1995, Anthony Boyd was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, based solely on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment. No physical evidence connected him to the murder of Gregory "New York" Huguley. Boyd has been on death row ever since, and is due to be executed by the state of Alabama on Oct. 23. @BoltsMag.org examines the reasons to doubt the conviction: Inadequate legal representation, conflicting witness reports, and a system that disproportionately sends Black people to death row.
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He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts
No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat...
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Book bans in U.S. public schools have been escalating since 2021 and have become a “new normal,” according to a new report. The newest threat? The federal government. Read more from @ABCNews@flipboard.com
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Report warns of 'disturbing' normalization of book bans in US schools
The Trump administration has emerged as the newest force fueling campaigns to restrict materials related to race, racism and LGBTQ+ issues, accordi...
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warns that President Donald Trump’s actions could “set fire” to the Middle East. Read more from NBC News:
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Iran's president says Trump administration is on a path that will 'set fire' to the Middle East
In a sweeping interview with Tom Llamas, anchor of "NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas," President Masoud Pezeshkian detailed an injury he sustained ...
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Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva is projected to have won a special election for her late father's seat in Congress. With 80% of ballots in, she has 70.7% of the vote. This narrows the Republican majority in the House to 219-214, and may lead to the release of the Epstein files. Here's more from NBC. Earlier this evening, the Republicans held a State Senate seat and won a mayoral election in Mobile, Alabama. Find all this month's U.S. local election news from @BoltsMag.org's @npub1skvn...dfdf at the second link.
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Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for her late father's House seat in Arizona
NBC News projects victory for the progressive former Pima County supervisor in a deep-blue district stretching along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The Ten Elections to Watch This September - Bolts
Ten elections across ten states: Bolts guides you through the races you should be tracking this month, from two congressional seats to acrimonious ...
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