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☆ US economy on the brink as time runs low to avert debt default
  + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
After a weekend of acrimony between negotiators for House Republicans and the White House, Biden will meet House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Monday for critical talks on pulling the economy back from the precipice. Biden and McCarthy to meet MondayThe rhetoric eased a little, however, after Biden and McCarthy spoke as the president flew home on Air Force One. McCarthy already passed a bill raising the debt ceiling in exchange for a wish list of Republican demands. This is a balance of power that ought to drive both sides towards a compromise, but extremist elements in the House GOP could make that impossible. Like McCarthy, Biden also faces political pressure within his own party after some progressive Democrats expressed fears he would offer the speaker too much in any deal.
☆ Democrats win control of Pennsylvania House, end GOP rule in competitive swing state
  + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
Reading, PA - May 10: Pennsylvania State Rep and Democratic Leader Joanna E. McClinton speaks in front of Reading City Hall. Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House in special elections Tuesday, wresting partial power from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years in the competitive swing state. Three of those Democratic seats quickly became vacant, casting uncertainty over who actually controlled the chamber. Democrats had been expected to win Tuesday's special elections, because they had easily won the same seats last fall. That's because Republican Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver won a special election Jan. 31 to fill a vacant state Senate seat.
☆ Here are the Black candidates who made history on election night
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Char Adams | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
The first was Democrat Wes Moore, who beat Republican Dan Cox, becoming Maryland’s first Black governor, and only the third Black governor in the country. Black female candidates hoped to make history across gender and racial lines in several states, from Rep. Val Demings and Aramis Ayala in Florida to Chelsea Clark in Ohio and several women bidding to be the country’s first Black female governor. Although many of these key races ended in upsets for the Black female Democratic candidates, some states have ushered in new progressive representation. And in Massachusetts, Democrat Andrea Campbell beat out Republican Jay McMahon to become the state’s first Black female attorney general. “What we just saw in the midterms is that these Black women were able to inspire multiracial coalitions that enabled their wins.
☆ Democratic state Rep. Summer Lee faces off against Republican Mike Doyle in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District election
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Democrat Summer Lee is running against Republican Mike Doyle in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Summer Lee faces off against Republican Mike Doyle in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. Prior to entering public office, the progressive firebrand worked as an attorney and labor organizer, also leading voter mobilization efforts for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. The Republican Doyle told a local news station that he would support a federal abortion ban that includes exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. Voting history for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional DistrictPennsylvania's 12th Congressional District includes the heavily Democratic city of Pittsburgh and covers western Westmoreland County.
☆ Here are the Black candidates who could make history on election night
  + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Char Adams | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +13 min
Brian Kemp to become the state’s first Black governor — she’d also be the first Black woman in the country’s history to hold a governor seat. In Maryland, Rep. Anthony Brown could be the state’s first Black attorney general if he defeats Republican Michael Peroutka. Smaller historic races include Rep. Karen Bass’ bid to become Los Angeles’ first Black woman mayor. Flowers would be the first Black woman to hold the office in Alabama, and she’s already made history as the first Black woman from either major party to win the nomination for governor. If successful, she would be the first Black woman elected to the chamber in the state’s history.
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