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A night of militant extremism: Donald Trump’s Republican rivals clash in debate while he and Tucker Carlson gab and gripe

Excerpt: Read NPI's recap of the first Republican presidential candidates debate, which took place August 23rd, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sans Donald Trump.
Written by:Joel Connelly
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White House shares details of Vice President Kamala Harris’ August 15th trip to Seattle

Excerpt: "On Tuesday, August 15, Vice President Kamala Harris will return to Seattle, Washington to deliver remarks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act being signed into law," the administration announced.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in Washington by seventeen points, Ron DeSantis by twelve

Excerpt: DeSantis is, as of June 2023, a slightly stronger candidate than Trump for the Republicans in Washington State. In a hypothetical matchup with the ultra MAGA Florida governor, once a protege of Trump's, 51% of our respondents said they'd vote for Biden, while 39% would vote for DeSantis. 10% were not sure. 
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris formally announce 2024 reelection bids

Excerpt: “Every generation of Americans has faced a moment when they’ve had to defend democracy, stand up for our personal freedoms and stand up for our right to vote and our civil rights: Let’s finish the job,” Biden told his polarized country.
Written by:Joel Connelly
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Democrats in Washington lost ground with Latino voters despite 2022 wins, data shows

Excerpt: Democ­rats in Washington declared the 2022 cycle a resounding vic­to­ry, but a 17% decline in sup­port with­in the state's fastest-grow­ing minor­i­ty group spells trou­ble for the party's future.
Written by:Andrew Hong
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Donald Trump erects a tower of lies for the midterms and a bid to regain power in 2024

Excerpt: Trump is back. Expect a summer full of rallies, camp followers spouting Q-Anon nonsense, and Trump leaving the stage to ovations that would send Hitler to bed happy.
Written by:Joel Connelly
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ victory affirmed by Congress with all electoral votes counted

Excerpt: Thankfully, the lawsuits have failed, the Electoral College has voted, and its votes counted by Congress. Democracy has prevailed, and the candidates chosen by the people of the United States have been properly acknowledged as the winners of the election
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Trump’s fascist goons launch physical attack on democracy, storm United States Capitol

Excerpt: The insurrection began following a rally held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to protest the 2020 presidential election results, at which Donald Trump urged participants to go to, and enter, the Capitol building.
Written by:Rich Erwin
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers joins plot to nullify Biden-Harris victory; Dan Newhouse declines

Excerpt: McMorris Rodgers will have the distinction of being the only Republican from Washington State to participate in the plot, as the state's other two Republicans have announced they will not be objecting to the election results.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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More treachery: Anti-American Republican senators say they’re joining effort to throw out Electoral College results on January 6th

Excerpt: Their ultimate goal is to create a mechanism for changing enough Electoral College votes to keep Trump in office. Never mind what the voters said and did. 
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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2020 Electoral College affirms Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ historic and decisive victory

Excerpt: This year's meeting of the Electoral College took on greater importance due to Donald Trump and his followers' refusal to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Pro-Biden states deliver furious rejoinder to Republican AGs’ attempt to throw election

Excerpt: Texas and a cohort of other states with Republican attorneys general don't want Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be sworn in on January 20th. So, in an unprecedented move, they're asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the will of the people.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Cities outside of King County powered Biden-Harris’ historic victory in Washington State

Excerpt: Read guest contributor McCauley Pugh's analysis of the 2020 Democratic ticket's strength in Washington State outside of King County, which is an ominous sign for the Republican Party.
Written by:McCauley Pugh
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Loss of a presidential bellwether: For decades, Okanogan County telegraphed Washington’s allegiance in federal elections. Not anymore.

Excerpt: Okanogan County is now known as a solidly red, Republican bastion. But before that, it had nearly a hundred year run as Washington's bellwether county in presidential races, as Joel Connelly explains.
Written by:Joel Connelly
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