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Kentucky Senate Primary Is About Hugging Trump, Shunning McConnell
Former Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is casting a long shadow over the race to succeed him — but not in the way the state’s longest-serving senator may have once envisioned.After enjoying decades ...
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2026 Illinois House Analysis: Durbin Retirement Sparks a Chicagoland Shakeup
Behind-the-scenes jostling was already underway before Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin announced that he would not seek a ...
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Durbin’s Long-Anticipated Retirement in Illinois Makes Way For Other Ambitious Democrats
Wednesday’s retirement announcement from 80-year-old Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin was hardly unexpected. Many in the Land ...
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No One Knows Who Democrats Will or Should Pick in 2028 — And That’s Ok
Keeping up with the current news cycle is exhausting and borderline impossible. At the White House, trade and tariff policies ...
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2026 Indiana House Analysis: Messy Primaries Loom for Both Parties
Indiana’s nine-member House delegation has seen serious turnover during the past few election cycles. All but one member has ...
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Projecting the ‘First 100 Days’ Polls
Expect a torrent of new polls coming out over the next week in advance of President Trump’s 100th day in office next ...
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Episode 28: Spring Has Sprung, So Who’s Next to Take a Political Plunge?
Amy, Jessica and Matthew get together to discuss where 2026 races stand as we enter spring. They go over which candidate announcements they are waiting on (they're looking at you Sen. Durbin in ...