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Top Democrat governors are hoping to ride their records to the White House. Can they?
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Top Democrat governors are hoping to ride their records to the White House. Can they?

Governors J.B. Pritzker, Wes Moore and Josh Shapiro face 2026 reelection bids that could serve as referendums on the Democratic governing model for 2028.

Leopold Brakus · 20 Apr, 2026
Lutheran minister and House candidate under fire after recounting her part in satanist couple's wedding
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Lutheran minister and House candidate under fire after recounting her part in satanist couple's wedding

Democratic candidate Sarah Trone Garriott faced criticism after a resurfaced video showed her recounting a role in a satanist couple's church wedding.

Alysson Schiller · 20 Apr, 2026
NRCC reporting record $47.1 million quarter, record $28.1 million raised in March
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NRCC reporting record $47.1 million quarter, record $28.1 million raised in March

Republicans report a record $47.1 million first quarter haul, with the NRCC saying it outraised Democrats for five straight quarters before midterms.

Felton McLaughlin · 20 Apr, 2026
A detransitioner confronted a California lawmaker on the harms of gender transition. Here's why he spoke out.
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A detransitioner confronted a California lawmaker on the harms of gender transition. Here's why he spoke out.

A young man who says childhood medical transition left lasting harm testifies against California's SB 934 bill targeting so-called conversion therapy.

Heloise Cummerata · 20 Apr, 2026
GORDON SONDLAND: Stay the course with Iran, President Trump. It's like breaking a horse
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GORDON SONDLAND: Stay the course with Iran, President Trump. It's like breaking a horse

Former EU Ambassador Gordon D. Sondland argues Trump's unpredictable pressure tactics against Iran are the only way to achieve a non-nuclear Middle East.

Josefina Boyle · 20 Apr, 2026
GOP Senate hopeful Michele Tafoya accuses Walz, Ellison of ignoring Minnesota fraud scheme
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GOP Senate hopeful Michele Tafoya accuses Walz, Ellison of ignoring Minnesota fraud scheme

GOP Senate candidate Michele Tafoya targets Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison over an alleged $9 billion fraud scandal in her Minnesota Senate bid.

Damion Gottlieb · 20 Apr, 2026
Park rangers unearth 200-year-old shipwreck on remote island dubbed 'graveyard of the Atlantic'
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Park rangers unearth 200-year-old shipwreck on remote island dubbed 'graveyard of the Atlantic'

Park rangers on Sable Island, known as the graveyard of the Atlantic, believe they found the Swift, a vessel that sank in 1812 with a British frigate.

Arianna Brakus · 20 Apr, 2026
Mamdani’s first 100-plus days: Far-left mayor flunks a key leadership test
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Mamdani’s first 100-plus days: Far-left mayor flunks a key leadership test

Two men allegedly attempted a terrorist attack in NYC, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's response raises questions about the city's public safety future.

Cara Bogan · 20 Apr, 2026
Trump may claim he won the fight with Iran, but there’s a bigger war already underway
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Trump may claim he won the fight with Iran, but there’s a bigger war already underway

President Trump's Iran campaign pressured Tehran but accelerated a China-Russia-Iran axis while pushing NATO closer to a historic break.

Nelle Daniel · 20 Apr, 2026
MARY KATHARINE HAM: Republicans have a huge MAHA opportunity in 2026 — if they don’t blow it
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MARY KATHARINE HAM: Republicans have a huge MAHA opportunity in 2026 — if they don’t blow it

The MAHA movement gives Republicans a chance to win suburban moms in 2026 midterms by focusing on food quality, screen time and health transparency.

Lyric Goodwin · 20 Apr, 2026
Massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits off Japanese coast, tsunami alert issued
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Massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits off Japanese coast, tsunami alert issued

A strong earthquake took place off the northern coast of Japan Monday afternoon, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to put out a tsunami alert in the are...

Orval Gulgowski · 20 Apr, 2026
Trump pushes shaky deal with Iran as Hormuz is shut again, but opponents give him no credit for progress
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Trump pushes shaky deal with Iran as Hormuz is shut again, but opponents give him no credit for progress

Despite President Trump striking a ceasefire with Iran and pressuring Israel to halt Lebanon attacks, opponents and media still refuse to give him any credit.

Hortense Murazik · 20 Apr, 2026