Articles by Valerie Richardson
The political future of one of the GOP's firebrands was still up in the air Thursday, as Rep. Lauren Boebert remained locked in a too-close-to-call contest with Democratic challenger Adam Frisch.
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November 10, 2022
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The abortion issue was credited with helping shield Democrats from a red tide in Tuesday's midterm election, but as far as pro-life leaders were concerned, the GOP fizzle was self-inflicted.
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November 9, 2022
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt beat back Tuesday a challenge from Democrat Joy Hofmeister, capturing a second term after polls showed her waging an unexpectedly strong campaign.
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November 8, 2022
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won his reelection bid Tuesday by defeating former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who trailed the Republican incumbent throughout the campaign despite his national name recognition and image as a rising Democratic Party star.
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November 8, 2022
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Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrat, was projected as the winner Tuesday in his bid for a third term, defying the midterm Republican wave by defeating GOP construction company owner Joe O'Dea in the increasingly blue Rocky Mountain state.
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November 8, 2022
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's "no comment" on the attacks on crisis pregnancy centers has become a source of rising frustration and anger for some pro-life advocates.
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November 8, 2022
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied Monday that the administration is targeting anti-abortion activists, despite a recent rash of arrests, and refused to comment on attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers.
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November 7, 2022
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President Biden handed his foes a closing campaign message with his weekend blasts at drilling and the coal industry, providing Republicans with an opening to turn up the heat on his energy policies.
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November 7, 2022
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Voters across the country will decide rules on elections, drug legalization and sports gaming in Tuesday's election. Abortion rules might be the biggest issue on the ballots.
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November 7, 2022
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Some blue-tinged states are facing the prospect of GOP governors as Republicans ride the red wave in the final days before the midterm election, but nowhere is the phenomenon less expected than in Oregon.
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November 2, 2022
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President Biden plans to attend COP27, the annual United Nations climate confab, but he won't be rubbing elbows with Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg.
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November 1, 2022
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Most U.S. voters believe Republicans will capture both the House and the Senate in next week's election, according to a poll released Tuesday.
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November 1, 2022
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Democrat Stacey Abrams said in the final Georgia gubernatorial debate that state sheriffs want to "take Black people off the streets," handing Republicans a talking point on a pivotal issue a little over a week before the election.
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October 31, 2022
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Democrats were quick to blame the GOP for the vicious attack on Paul Pelosi without mentioning the rising tide of violence this year against conservative targets, prompting Republicans to jog the memories of their colleagues across the aisle.
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October 30, 2022
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A Vermont coach and his daughter have sued school officials after being rebuked for using male pronouns to describe a male-to-female transgender student in a girls' locker room, arguing that their First Amendment rights were violated.
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October 28, 2022
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President Biden isn't feeling the love ahead of the Nov. 8 election from his fellow Catholics.
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October 27, 2022
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was slammed Wednesday for claiming during a gubernatorial debate that schools were shuttered for only three months during the pandemic, drawing attention to her much-maligned response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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October 26, 2022
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said Tuesday that the leak of his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade endangered the jurists in the conservative majority, making them "targets for assassination."
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October 25, 2022
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Gov. Laura Kelly has determinedly portrayed herself as a moderate Democrat in her tight reelection bid in deep-red Kansas, but a late-breaking flap over state support for drag shows is threatening to drown out her campaign messaging.
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October 25, 2022
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The conventional political wisdom has it that the abortion issue is a winner for Democrats, but pro-life advocates disagree.
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October 24, 2022
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