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Democratic US Representative Cohen won’t seek re-election in redrawn Tennessee district

Friday, May 15 by SRN News

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Steve Cohen said on Friday he will not seek re-election after his Tennessee district was redrawn by Republicans. Cohen, 76, represents a majority-Black district in Memphis, but Republicans in Tennessee passed a new map... Read More.

Election denial is a fault line in Republican primary for Georgia secretary of state

Friday, May 15 by SRN News

ATLANTA (AP) - The specter of the 2020 election - when President Donald Trump refused to accept his loss to Democrat Joe Biden - continues to haunt Georgia and casts a long shadow over the Republican primary for candidates vying to be the state's... Read More.

Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees

Friday, May 15 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - Democratic leaders, desperate to compete in red states where their party brand is toxic, are embracing something new this midterm season: not backing Democrats. In states like Nebraska and Alaska, Democratic officials are, in some cases, looking past their own party's... Read More.

Trump and Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilizing US-China relations (VIDEO)

Friday, May 15 by SRN News

BEIJING (AP) - President Donald Trump says he's not yet made a determination on whether a major U.S. sale of arms to Taiwan can move forward, following his three-day visit to China. Speaking to reporters as he flew back on Air Force One on Friday,... Read More.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana’s primaries

Friday, May 15 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Louisiana voters will participate in a revamped and stripped-down state primary Saturday and decide the political fate of an embattled Republican U.S. senator targeted for defeat by President Donald Trump. Sen. Bill Cassidy is running for a third term but first must... Read More.

Trump says ballroom’s scheduled opening will be around September 2028

Friday, May 15 by SRN News

May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the scheduled opening of his planned ballroom would be around September 2028. "It's under construction, ahead of schedule, and will be the finest facility of its kind anywhere in the U.S.A.," he said... Read More.

As Powell term ends, his legacy may be as much about courting Congress as monetary policy

Friday, May 15 by SRN News

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's immediate predecessors knew how to "go big" in a crisis, steer a committee towards an interest rate decision, and oversee changes in central bank strategy, all parts of the job that the... Read More.

Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees

Friday, May 15 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - Democratic leaders, desperate to compete in red states where their party brand is toxic, are embracing something new this midterm season: Not backing Democrats. In states like Nebraska, Idaho and Alaska, Democratic officials are, in some cases, looking past their own... Read More.

Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm’s length

Friday, May 15 by SRN News

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is considered such a titan in his home state that Kentucky lawmakers voted to put a statue of him alongside Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol. After overcoming polio as a child, McConnell rose to become the... Read More.

US Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery continue

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

By Andrew Chung May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ensured that the abortion pill can continue to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed by mail, as the justices restored for now a 2023 federal rule challenged by Republican-governed Louisiana that had... Read More.

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Democratic US Representative Cohen won’t seek re-election in redrawn Tennessee district

Election denial is a fault line in Republican primary for Georgia secretary of state

Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees

Trump and Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilizing US-China relations (VIDEO)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana’s primaries

Trump says ballroom’s scheduled opening will be around September 2028

As Powell term ends, his legacy may be as much about courting Congress as monetary policy

Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees

Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm’s length

US Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery continue

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