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Virginia Democrats ask conservative-majority US supreme court to restore congressional map approved by voters – as it happened

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At the Races: A summer of decisions - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including retirements and new campaign launches.

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DC lawmakers frustrated as officials reject drone conspiracies – but provide no real answers

ANALYSIS: From Iranian ‘mother-ships’ to federal conspiracies to a Star Wars prop, a lack of official information means the drone scare is generating more heat than light, writes John Bowden

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Trump-backed lawmaker roasted after apparently mistaking Star Wars prop for captured drone

The Pennsylvania state senator later insisted he knew the image he posted was a meme

The Independent UK

Lack of answers fuels drone paranoia

Without a definitive explanation for purported drone sightings, idle speculation has filled the void

Salon

Republican Lawmaker Brutally Mocked After Mistaking Star Wars Spacecraft for 'Crashed Drone': 'These Are Not the Drones You're Looking For'

Republican Senator Doug Mastriano has become subject to online ridicule after mistaking a prop spacecraft from a movie franchise as one of the drones that have mysteriously been flying over New Jersey.

Latin Times

Trump's Visit To Train Derailment Site Shifted Campaign Trajectory

Trump's visit to Ohio post-train derailment highlighted leadership contrasts and community impact.

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Win or lose, Trump’s power over the Republican Party will be hard to break

The former president’s grip on the party, win or lose, will take a long time to loosen, Gustaf Kilander writes

The Independent UK

New Christian right plots long holy war

Doug Mastriano's defeat in Pennsylvania was a step toward dominion, in the eyes of his rabid Christian followers

Salon

Pennsylvania Sen. Douglas Mastriano's Libel Claims Made Clear

Mastriano v. Gregory (W.D. Okla.) involves a lawsuit that's mostly about a controversy related to Pennsylvania state senator Douglas Mastriano's Ph.D. thesis (in military history). Some backstory, from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Aidan Cox): The University of New Brunswick has become the target of legal action by a Republican politician…

Reason

Gov. Josh Shapiro has a reputation for getting things done in Pennsylvania – but not necessarily things all Democrats like

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s place on the short list of potential Democratic vice presidential nominees has vaulted him to a national profile. That’s not surprising to someone like me who follows Pennsylvania politics closely.

The Conversation

Why Josh Shapiro might be Kamala Harris’s running mate pick

First-term Pennsylvania governor is one of Democrats’ most popular leaders, even despite criticisms from some

The Independent UK

Moving to Unseal Material in Pennsylvania Sen. Douglas Mastriano's Lawsuit Related to His Ph.D. Thesis

Sen. Mastriano (who is running for reelection to the state senate, and who ran in 2022 for Governor) is suing for, among other things, libel—but trying to keep the allegedly libelous material under seal.

Reason

An attack of the vapours: Tennessee bill endorses chemtrails conspiracy theory

Legislation targeting baseless concept to keep state’s skies clear essentially futile given politicians cannot control sky and wind

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Lawmakers call for IRS scrutiny of Trump-backed nonprofit that aids Jan. 6 rioters

A nonprofit that supports defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is facing scrutiny over its political activity. "The IRS should investigate this case immediately," said one congressman.

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Al Schmidt, Philly’s former top Republican elections official, is now officially Pa. secretary of state

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Al Schmidt, a Republican former Philadelphia elections official who challenged election denialism in 2020 and testified before the Jan. 6 congressional committee, is officially Pennsylvania’s secretary of state.

Salon

Christian right's dark new crusade

Rising far-right Christian movement linked to GOP calls for "kingdom revolution" led by an "army of believers"

The Conversation

In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ruled states should decide the legality of abortion, voters at the state level have been doing just that: 4 essential reads

When the Supreme Court ruled on June 24, 2022, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that states – some of which have been chipping away at women’s access to abortion for years – should decide the legality of abortion, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the court’s majority opinion that…

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Doug Mastriano won’t run for US Senate after all

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Doug Mastriano says he won’t run for U.S. Senate.

The Independent UK

GOP field in Pennsylvania Senate race still wide open as candidates consider jumping in

The GOP primary field in Pennsylvania to challenge Democratic Sen. Bob Casey remains wide open, with the hopes of top party officials hanging on the potential entry of a high-profile candidate in a top-tier 2024 race

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Doug Mastriano says he’ll announce next week if he’ll run for US Senate, teasing ‘crazy good news’

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Doug Mastriano plans to make an announcement next week about the decision he has made on whether he will run for U.S. Senate, in what he teased as “crazy good news.”

Salon

Tennessee and Jan. 6: A history lesson

Republicans continue to undermine democracy in outrageous ways — but the pursuit of justice for Jan. 6 won't stop

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey will seek a fourth term

PHILADELPHIA — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey announced on Monday that he is running for reelection, setting the stage for another pivotal Senate race in Pennsylvania.

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Casey running gives Democrats another battleground incumbent - Roll Call

Bob Casey's decision to seek a fourth term means Democrats will not have to scramble in Pennsylvania for a Senate candidate.

The Independent UK

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to seek 4th term

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey says he’ll seek a fourth term, bringing unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party’s defense of a seat in a presidential battleground state

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