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Anna Wiese, 11, stands in front of a plaque in the state Capitol building commemorating Idaho's first female legislators. She originally found the plaque tucked away in a forgotten corner last year and wrote a letter to get it moved.

Idaho's 1st Female Lawmakers Properly Honored Thanks To 11-Year-Old Student

9:38am November 15, 2019

by James Dawson

A young Idahoan found a plaque, stuffed in a far back corner of the state Capitol, commemorating the first women elected to the state House. So she wrote a letter.

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After a recanvass of last week's election was largely completed, Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin is conceding to his Democratic challenger, Andy Beshear.

After Recanvass, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Concedes Race To Democrat Andy Beshear

4:43pm November 14, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

"We are going to have a change in the governorship based on the vote of the people," the embattled GOP incumbent said Thursday after a recanvass failed to significantly change the race's outcome.

Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin Concedes Race To Democrat Andy Beshear

4:34pm November 14, 2019

by Ryland Barton

More than a week after the election, in which he was 5,000 votes behind, Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded the race to Democrat Andy Beshear, the state attorney general.

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Enters Democratic Presidential Primary

4:34pm November 14, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is making a very late entry into the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. The move underscores uncertainty many leaders feel about the current candidates.

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Then-Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick speaks at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Deval has announced he will enter the 2020 presidential race.

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Deval Patrick Makes A Late Entry Into The 2020 Presidential Race

10:43am November 14, 2019

The former Massachusetts governor is joining the race after briefing elected officials and supporters. Patrick had earlier decided against a run out of concern about how it might affect his family.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg are some of the 10 candidates who have qualified for the Democratic presidential pri

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10 Democratic Candidates Qualify For Next Week's November Debate

5:23am November 14, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

The requirements for the Nov. 20 debate, hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post, were stricter than they have been — and December's bar is even higher.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has announced that he is entering the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, just ahead of the Friday deadline to file for the New Hampshire primary.

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick To Make Late Entry Into 2020 Campaign

5:41pm November 13, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Patrick is joining the Democratic primary field just ahead of the deadline to make the New Hampshire primary ballot. The move highlights worry among moderate Democrats about the current field.

GOP strategist Thomas Hofeller had concluded in a 2015 study that adding a citizenship question would help redraw state and local voting districts in a way that would be "advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites."

Emails Show Trump Officials Consulted With GOP Strategist On Citizenship Question

6:05pm November 12, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The House Oversight Committee released communications involving Thomas Hofeller, who previously concluded that including the change to the census would ultimately benefit Republicans.

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks during a news conference in front of the Statehouse on Tuesday in Concord, N.H., where he announced he is ending his long-shot 2020 presidential bid.

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Mark Sanford Ends His Primary Challenge Against President Trump

2:02pm November 12, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

The former South Carolina governor and representative said that "impeachment has made my goal of making the debt, deficit and spending issue a part of this presidential debate impossible right now."

How Internet Trolls And Online Extremists Are 'Hijacking' American Politics

1:43pm November 12, 2019

by Terry Gross

New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz spent years with far-right online extremists, embedding with them and watching them spread false news by exploiting social media. His new book is Antisocial.

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