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New Jersey’s Mikie Sherrill enters national political fray with first set of midterm endorsements, aimed at veterans

Washington — With three months to go until the critical midterm elections, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is taking her first major step onto the national political stage to help Democratic candidates with military service win in competitive frontline races.  The centrist Democrat, who won in a top battleground race last year, will use her…

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Abdul El-Sayed calls for unity amid tight Senate race: “There’s a lot of healing to do after a hard-fought primary like this”

Former Michigan health official Abdul El-Sayed, who is narrowly ahead in the state’s Democratic Senate primary, said Wednesday that “there’s a lot of healing to do after a hard-fought primary like this.” “But I have said that this is a big open movement. We welcome anybody and everybody who understands that we need a government…

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Senate candidate El-Sayed says it’s “funny to me” to assume Michigan votes for moderates when it voted twice for Trump

In his race to be the next Democratic senator from Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive populist, is challenging perceptions about who Michigan’s voters are and what they really want. In an interview with CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe, El-Sayed questioned the characterization of the state’s voters as moderates. “It’s always…

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Trump administration calls itself the most transparent. Yet few details of the Iran war have been shared.

In his first month on the job, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised it “would be the most transparent administration ever,” offering a sharp contrast with the previous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that critics said had been shrouded in secrecy and misleading public statements.  Now, as the American-led war against Iran enters its sixth month,…

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