More than before, progressives working to protect people’s rights will need state supreme courts to be hospitable to lawsuits ...

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Pennsylvania's US Senate race between incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick is going to an automatic recount.

Republican Senators John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, and Rick Scott of Florida were all vying for the top ...

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Staten Island, a borough of some 500,000 people connected to Manhattan by ferry and to Brooklyn by bridge, is almost entirely ...

There are also six non-voting members of the House, representing the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, ...

Mahesh Khinchi got 133 votes while BJP candidate Kishan Lal got 130 votes. Congress boycotted the polls, demanding a full ...

In two races, Democrats are increasing their leads. In another, the Democrat is chipping away at the Republican incumbent’s ...

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Champaign County Democrats drove the final nail into the Republicans’ coffin in the Nov. 5 election. Capturing the longtime GOP-controlled coroner’s office by a wide margin, they now hold all ...