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Trump offers support for conservative candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court race nbcnews.com/politics/trump-a… via @nbcnews

Trump offers support for conservative candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Trump offered his support tonight for conservative judge Brad Schimel in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. "All Voters who believe in Common Sense should GET OU

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Fact-checking Trump's speech to Congress nbcnews.com/politics/donald-… via @nbcnews

Fact-checking Trump's speech to Congress

On issues including Social Security, immigration and fentanyl, Trump bent the facts during his 100-minute address.

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Trump has set his sights on abolishing the U.S. Education Department, saying he’d prefer to put education policy in the hands of the states. It won't be so simple: State officials &lawmakers say they’re wildly unprepared for such a huge undertaking. nbcnews.com/politics/trump-a…

'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education Department 

Trump has said he wants to leave school policy to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like. 

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Federal layoffs shake up Virginia ahead of 2025 governor's race nbcnews.com/politics/electio… via @nbcnews @bridgetbhc + me

Federal layoffs shake up Virginia ahead of 2025 governor's race

More than 340,000 federal workers live in Virginia, one of two states holding races for governor this year.

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Republicans retool their 'parents' rights' playbook for the Virginia governor's race nbcnews.com/politics/electio… via @nbcnews

Republicans retool their 'parents' rights' playbook for the Virginia governor's race

After Glenn Youngkin ran successfully on education and cultural issues four years ago, the GOP is hoping to expand the message ahead of a key 2025 election.

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Republicans flipped the VA governorship in '21 largely on an education platform, focusing on parents’ concerns over pandemic school closings & race-based curricula. 4 yrs later, the GOP is retooling its “parents’ rights” campaign to try to hold the office. nbcnews.com/politics/electio…

Republicans retool their 'parents' rights' playbook for the Virginia governor's race

After Glenn Youngkin ran successfully on education and cultural issues four years ago, the GOP is hoping to expand the message ahead of a key 2025 election.

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Chiefs seek first Super Bowl three-peat, but don't forget the 1960s Green Bay Packers nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/packe… via @nbcnews incredible read by @davidkli

Chiefs seek first Super Bowl three-peat, but don't forget the 1960s Green Bay Packers

Vince Lombardi's Packers won the first two Super Bowls and the final pre-merger NFL title.

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Republican-led states rush to align with Trump's MAGA agenda nbcnews.com/politics/donald-… via @nbcnews

GOP-led states rush to align with Trump's agenda with DOGE committees and immigration bills

Republican governors and state lawmakers are attempting to mimic or help facilitate Trump's national policy priorities.

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Public schools try to protect undocumented students from Trump immigration raids nbcnews.com/politics/immigra… via @nbcnews

Public schools try to protect undocumented students from Trump immigration raids

A recent move by Trump allows immigration authorities to conduct raids at schools. Multiple school districts have pledged to complicate the efforts.

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Facing Trump's mass deportation plans, some sanctuary cities shift their tone nbcnews.com/politics/immigra… via @nbcnews

Facing Trump's mass deportation plans, some sanctuary cities shift their tone

In some cases, local officials have shied away from the “sanctuary city” label and pledged to work with federal immigration authorities — a departure from Trump’s first term.

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A growing number of states are considering bills to ban cellphones in schools nbcnews.com/politics/politic… via @nbcnews by @janestreet

A growing number of states are considering bills to ban cellphones in schools

Proponents of the bills say cellphones are distracting and damaging to students' mental health, but some parents are expressing public safety concerns.

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Virginia Democrats maintain narrow legislative majorities after special election wins nbcnews.com/politics/electio… via @nbcnews @abedelman

Virginia Democrats maintain narrow legislative majorities after special election wins

The special elections for state House and Senate seats offered early tests of the political environment after the 2024 campaign and ahead of this year's governor's race.

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N.C. Supreme Court blocks certification of Democrat as winner of close high court race nbcnews.com/politics/electio… via @nbcnews @abedelman

GOP-controlled N.C. Supreme Court blocks certification of Democrat as winner of close high court...

The order allows the state Supreme Court to hear a challenge by the Republican candidate in the race — who trails by just 734 votes — to have 60,000 ballots thrown out.

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N.C. elections board denies GOP effort to toss 60,000 votes in close Supreme Court race nbcnews.com/politics/2024-el… via @nbcnews

N.C. elections board denies GOP effort to toss 60,000 votes in close state Supreme Court race

The ruling means Democrat Allison Riggs maintains her narrow advantage in the battleground state contest over Republican Jefferson Griffin, who may appeal the decision.

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The North Carolina State Board of Elections has voted to reject a Republican challenge to throw out 60,000 ballots in a state Supreme Court race that the Democratic incumbent leads by just over 700 votes. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-el…

N.C. elections board denies GOP effort to toss 60,000 votes in close state Supreme Court race

The ruling means Democrat Allison Riggs maintains her narrow advantage in the battleground state contest over Republican Jefferson Griffin, who may appeal the decision.

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Democratic governors vow to protect their states from Trump and his policies A growing list of blue-state governors, including several potential 2028 contenders, are already planning legislative sessions, legal actions and other moves to fight Trump. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-el…

Democratic governors vow to protect their states from Trump and his policies

A growing list of blue-state governors, including several potential 2028 contenders, are already planning legislative sessions, legal actions and other moves to fight Trump.

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Outside of the presidential race, Democrats had a good election in North Carolina nbcnews.com/politics/2024-el… via @nbcnews

Outside of the presidential race, Democrats had a good election in North Carolina

Weighed down by scandal-plagued Republican Mark Robinson and boosted by historical state trends, North Carolina Democrats won key statewide races this week.

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Abortion rights ballot measures pass in 7 states, fail in 3 others The defeats of the amendments in FL, NE & SD ended what had been an unbroken winning streak for ballot measures backing abortion rights in the 2½ years since the fall of Roe. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-el…

Abortion-rights ballot measures pass in 7 states, fail in 3 others

Defeats in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota ended an unbroken post-Roe ballot measure winning streak for reproductive rights advocates.

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Ballot measures targeting noncitizen voting approved in 8 states nbcnews.com/politics/2024-el… via @nbcnews

Ballot measures targeting noncitizen voting approved in 8 states

NBC News projects voters in North Carolina, Wisconsin and six other states passed amendments explicitly banning noncitizens from casting ballots, which is already illegal.

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Arizona voters enshrine abortion rights in state constitution nbcnews.com/politics/2024-el… via @nbcnews

Arizona voters enshrine abortion rights in state constitution

NBC News projects the constitutional amendment has won enough votes to pass. It’s one of 10 pro-abortion-rights measures on ballots across the country Tuesday.

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