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Wisconsin Supreme Court race: Kelly, Protasiewicz advance to April election

What You May Have Missed

Democrats had a good night Tuesday, with a very strong showing in Wisconsin’s officially nonpartisan Supreme Court primary, a win in a Kentucky state Senate special election, and a landslide for now Rep.-elect Jennifer McClellan in Virginia.

Donald Trump trails Ron DeSantis by five points among Michigan Republicans in a one-on-one matchup.

DeSantis is bringing in a lot of money, but not from his 2011 book.

Older voters aren’t thrilled by Nikki Haley’s call for a competency test for candidates 75 and older.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is in Iowa as he moves closer to a presidential run.

Mike Pence likes Disney, but not Social Security.

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has launched his longshot campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

Sen. Jon Tester (D) will seek a fourth term in what is sure to be a highly competitive Montana Senate race.

The Democratic House Majority PAC plans to invest $45 million in rescuing four New York House seats from the party’s wreckage in the state.

Moderate ex-Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), who lost her 2022 primary to a right-wing challenger who then lost to a Democrat in a solidly Republican district, is mulling a run for Washington governor.

Georgia Trump special grand jury foreperson Emily Kohrs likes to talk. Is that a good idea?

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  • Why the South has such low credit scores.

  • The flow of digital information through fiber-optic cables lining the sea floor could be compromised by climate change.

  • Chinese regulators have told major tech companies not to offer ChatGPT-like services to the public because their responses are uncensored.

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  • Minnesota Senate passes bill to restore voting rights to felons.

  • Russia and Belarus will share a single currency, taxation system and military by the end of the decade, according to annexation papers drawn up by the Kremlin.

  • Interestingly, the the term “fifth column” is trending again on the political dictionary.

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Lois Schwartz
Feb 22Liked by Taegan Goddard

The country needs Wisconsin to go in this direction!

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Byron Lindsey
Feb 23Liked by Taegan Goddard

Wide coverage, succinct delivery of the crux of the matters. Great!

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