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This is a subtle but notable shift from earlier in the cycle, when it seemed like a Talarico versus Paxton matchup would be the Democrats’ best chance.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

In order to make sense of the stakes involved in Republicans’ and Democrats’ redistricting push, I spoke with Pamela Karlan, law professor at Stanford University and co-director of Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

There’s a significant leap in the poll’s expectations for the Democrats’ performance in the midterm elections.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Reacting to the proposals, the Liberal Democrats' environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said the government must go further by clamping down "on criminal gangs who make millions in illegal earnings for industrial fly tipping".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

In the contest for the United States Senate in the winter of 1854-55 in the Illinois Legislature, nearly all the Whigs and some of the 'anti-Nebraska Democrats' preferred Mr. Lincoln to any other man.

From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by White, Horace