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Daniel Munoz / Reuters Why Porn Stars Hate California’s Ballot Initiative to Protect Their Safety on Sets
This November, voters will weigh a statewide proposition about condoms and worker rights.
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John Locher / AP Hillary Clinton’s Play for Arizona
The Democratic nominee is pouring resources into a state that has traditionally been carried by Republicans.
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Mike Spencer / AP Hurricane Matthew's Voting-Rights Challenge
The fallout from the storm will further limit access to the ballot in communities where it’s already limited.
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Robert F. Bukaty / AP Marijuana's Moment
As many as five states could approve its recreational use this November, potentially signaling a point of no return for legalized pot.
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Matt York / AP Does Immigration Matter in Down-Ballot Races?
Latino voters in battleground states aren’t familiar with Senate candidates’ policies on reform. That could give Republicans an opening.
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Chris Keane / Reuters Why the NCAA Is Pulling Championships From North Carolina
In response to HB2, the state’s controversial “bathroom bill,” the organization is canceling all of its college-sports tournaments in the state.
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Jay LaPrete / AP How Ohio's Marquee Senate Race Turned Into a Dud
The battle between Rob Portman and Ted Strickland was supposed to be a barn-burner.
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D Ramey Logan / Wikimedia / Zak Bickel … Utah Is 2016's Strangest Swing State
A deep-red state has become coveted territory for Hillary Clinton and a source of shame for Donald Trump. How did Mormons become the redeemers of a disgust-filled campaign?
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Rachel La Corte / AP Minimum-Wage Hikes Go Straight to the Ballot Box
Blocked by lawmakers, voters in Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and Washington state will decide for themselves this November whether workers get a raise.
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Jason Miczek / Reuters The Supreme Court Won't Intervene in North Carolina's Voting Law
The justices voted not to stay a lower court’s ruling that extended early voting and restored same-day registration in the swing state.
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Ralph Freso / AP John McCain's Long Road Ahead
The Republican senator won Arizona's Senate primary, but he still faces his toughest reelection battle yet.
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Gerry Broome / AP A Federal Judge's Ruling Against North Carolina's HB2
Thomas Schroeder temporarily barred the University of North Carolina from enforcing the state’s “bathroom bill,” finding that the law likely violates the Civil Rights Act.
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Al Behrman / AP Ohio's 'Golden Week' of Early Voting Is Dead, Again
A federal court overturned a lower-court judge’s ruling, allowing the U.S. state to reduce a stretch in which citizens could register and cast ballots.
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Chuck Burton / AP Have North Carolina Republicans Found a Way to Reinstate Discriminatory Voting Rules?
After a federal court struck down the state’s strict voting law as racially discriminatory, Republicans are trying to restrict voting at the county level.
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Jason Lewis for Congress Meet Minnesota's Mini-Trump
Republicans are rallying behind Jason Lewis, a radio provocateur famous for racist and misogynistic rants who's running for Congress.
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David Zalubowski / AP Will Donald Trump Hand State Capitols to Democrats?
A Democratic landslide in November could flip a dozen or more legislative majorities that Republicans captured during the Obama era.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Paul Ryan's Big Day in Wisconsin
The U.S. House speaker faces the businessman Paul Nehlen in a contest that has shown the tension within the GOP.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Paul Ryan Is Standing By Donald Trump—at a Distance
The House speaker isn’t withdrawing his support of the Republican nominee, but conceded Thursday that "he’s had a pretty strange run since the convention."
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John Minchillo / AP What Happens When a Revolution Loses Its Leader?
What do crusaders for social justice do when their candidate drops out? They hold a meeting.
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John Hanna / AP How Farmers and Big Business Took Out a Tea Party Congressman
Representative Tim Huelskamp’s loss shows that the business lobby is successfully fighting back against GOP conservatives.
