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Louis Gurvich, chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party, has asked the state Senate to pass a bill that would ban health care for transgender youth from the committee that rejected it. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) Louisiana Republican Party officials said Saturday that a private political consultant was involved in drawing up the state’s new political maps last year, though the consultant has insisted he did not draw the districts at the center of federal court disputes. Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Louis Gurvich told other state party members that JMC Analytics owner John Couvillon “made a big part of the legislative redistricting”…

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, other officials and first responders survey flood damage in Bucks County. Commonwealth Media Services photo Test your knowledge of the week’s news, from the conviction of a Pennsylvania woman for her role in the US Capitol siege to the resignation of another state House Democrat. Click the button below to get started: Take the news quiz! As always, let us know if you have any technical issues. Just email newsletter editor Colin Deppen ([email protected]) with the head up. And good luck! WHILE HERE… If you learned something from this story, pay it…

Several politicians are fueling speculation that they could make late entries into the 2024 presidential race ahead of what appears to be a possible rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) became the latest figure to raise questions about a White House bid after he released a cryptic video this week that sparked rumblings of a possible third-party campaign. Sen. Joe Manchin (DW.Va.) has raised similar questions in recent months and days. Meanwhile, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has been floated as a possible late entry in the GOP primary. Georgia Gov. Brian…

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) – In a large room at the headquarters of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party, women responded with roaring cheers when President Emmerson Mnangagwa described them as the “backbone” of the party whose votes are vital to victory in elections scheduled for August. At a recent opposition rally, women with their male party leader’s face emblazoned on dresses and skirts sang, danced and vowed to vote for change, never mind that the election will once again represent a status quo where women are largely limited to cheering. This year it looks worse because the number of female candidates has…

A banner showing an image representing Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, leader of the PP. Voters in Spain head to the polls on July 23 to vote and elect Spain’s next government. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez Getty Images News | Getty Images Spanish voters head to the polls on Sunday in an election that could bring the far right to power for the first time since the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Polls published before the vote projected a conservative victory, with the PP (People’s Party) poised to get around 34% of support, which would not be enough to form a majority government. Some…

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) – In a large room at the headquarters of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party, women responded with cheers when President Emmerson Mnangagwa described them as the “backbone” of the party whose votes are vital to victory in elections scheduled for August. At a recent opposition rally, women with their male party leader’s face emblazoned on dresses and skirts sang, danced and vowed to vote for change, never mind that the election will once again represent a status quo where women are largely limited to cheering. This year it looks worse because the number of female candidates has plummeted,…

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A pregnant woman and her unborn child died after a man shot them, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. According to a press release, the suspect, a 26-year-old man, shot the 21-year-old victim several times before shooting and killing himself. Sheriff Grady Judd said the woman was eight months pregnant. Investigators said the shooting happened shortly after 7 p.m. Friday near his home on Central Avenue West in Winter Haven, in front of witnesses. Deputies said based on this stage of the investigation, this is a domestic double murder-suicide. Read: Bicyclist killed after being hit by…

A former senior adviser to former President Barack Obama is warning Democrats about a potential threat to President Biden’s re-election campaign from third-party candidates like 2024 Green Party presidential nominee Cornel West. David Axelrod, who served as Obama’s top adviser for two years in the White House before becoming the chief strategist for Obama’s successful 2012 re-election campaign, questions “why the alarm bells aren’t ringing” for Democrats amid growing concern about West’s candidacy in the race. Since announcing last month that he would run for the White House as a third-party candidate, West, a progressive activist and philosopher, has been…