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Liberal Chris Taylor elected to Wisconsin supreme court
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Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on Tuesday, giving liberals a 5-2 lead in the field.
By defeating conservative Maria Lazar, he solidified liberal dominance on the high court ahead of the next presidential election, where the swing state is sure to face challenges in its election results.
“Wisconsin has shown the entire nation once again that we believe the people should be at the center of government, not billionaires, not the most powerful and privileged,” Taylor said in his victory speech.
Taylor’s win gave the Liberals a 5-2 block on the bench. While Taylor was seen as friendly to voting rights, Lazar’s views were more closely aligned with Republicans, advocating policies that could hinder voting access and influence. There was Lazarus continued to defend Maps in Wisconsin were gerrymandered to make way for more Republican victories and have since been overturned.
The Liberals are now guaranteed to retain a majority on the ground until at least 2030. Wisconsin Republican party chairman Brian Schimming called on Republicans to “stay united and continue fighting for our conservative values” following Lazar’s double-digit defeat.
The race is another indication of Democrats’ resilience in this year’s midterm elections, especially in the event of a closely watched swing, but the November ticket and voter turnout will be very different from the court elections.
Democratic candidates recently won upset victories in generally Republican seats across the country, giving them momentum heading into November. In midterm elections, voters often side with the president.
Read the full story here:
In other developments:
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Shortly before 8 p.m., the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the death of its “entire civilization,” Donald Trump posted on social media that the United States had reached a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran. Details of the agreement have not yet been disclosed and bombings continue across the region.
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Iranian officials will hold talks with the United States starting Friday. Pakistan, which mediated the ceasefire agreement, will host the negotiations in Islamabad.
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The Pentagon will hold a press conference today at 8 a.m. ET. defense secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan CaineThe Chief of General Staff is also expected to attend.
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Some Democrats have criticized the ceasefire agreement and said it would make major concessions to Iran, including control of the Strait of Hormuz, if the deal’s terms are right. Others including New York congressman Alexandria Ocasio-CortezHe called on Congress to invoke the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office after he “threatened genocide against the people of Iran.”
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Many Republicans welcomed the president’s decision, calling it shrewd and tactical. ‘This is a strong first step towards holding Iran accountable,’ senator says Rick Scott of Florida.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that US journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad by the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah last week, has been released.
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Repulican Clay Fuller won the special election in Georgia to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House of Representatives. Trump’s Democratic opponent, Shawn Harris, has overperformed in the special congressional elections held since the beginning of his term.
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President Donald Trump’s ceasefire announcement has divided opinion among US lawmakers; While some hailed this as a positive step, others challenged the Republican president’s fitness to lead.
Trump’s earlier threat to destroy Iranian civilization has led some critics to call for his cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment, which provides for the transfer of power if a president is unable to lead the country, especially in the event of illness.
Democratic congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez He said Trump’s ceasefire declaration “didn’t change anything.”
“The President has threatened genocide against the Iranian people and continues to capitalize on that threat,” he wrote in his article to X.
Republican senator Lindsey GrahamThe close Trump ally and foreign policy hawk said congressional oversight is needed to “kick the tires.”
Graham wrote of X: “At this early stage, I am extremely cautious about what is fact and what is fiction or misrepresentation.”
“That’s why a congressional review process like the one the Senate pursued to test Obama’s Iran deal is a solid path forward.”
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer He had previously called Trump an “extremely sick person” in response to the Republican president’s threat that “an entire civilization will die tonight.”
Liberal Chris Taylor elected to Wisconsin supreme court
Hello, welcome to the live blog of US politics.
Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on Tuesday, giving liberals a 5-2 lead in the field.
By defeating conservative Maria Lazar, he solidified liberal dominance on the high court ahead of the next presidential election, where the swing state is sure to face challenges in its election results.
“Wisconsin has shown the entire nation once again that we believe the people should be at the center of government, not billionaires, not the most powerful and privileged,” Taylor said in his victory speech.
Taylor’s win gave the Liberals a 5-2 block on the bench. While Taylor was seen as friendly to voting rights, Lazar’s views were more closely aligned with Republicans, advocating policies that could hinder voting access and influence. There was Lazarus continued to defend Maps in Wisconsin were gerrymandered to make way for more Republican victories and have since been overturned.
The Liberals are now guaranteed to retain a majority on the ground until at least 2030. Wisconsin Republican party chairman Brian Schimming called on Republicans to “stay united and continue fighting for our conservative values” following Lazar’s double-digit defeat.
The race is another indication of Democrats’ resilience in this year’s midterm elections, especially in the event of a closely watched swing, but the November ticket and voter turnout will be very different from the court elections.
Democratic candidates recently won upset victories in generally Republican seats across the country, giving them momentum heading into November. In midterm elections, voters often side with the president.
Read the full story here:
In other developments:
-
Shortly before 8 p.m., the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the death of its “entire civilization,” Donald Trump posted on social media that the United States had reached a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran. Details of the agreement have not yet been disclosed and bombings continue across the region.
-
Iranian officials will hold talks with the United States starting Friday. Pakistan, which mediated the ceasefire agreement, will host the negotiations in Islamabad.
-
The Pentagon will hold a press conference today at 8 a.m. ET. defense secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan CaineThe Chief of General Staff is also expected to attend.
-
Some Democrats have criticized the ceasefire agreement and said it would make major concessions to Iran, including control of the Strait of Hormuz, if the deal’s terms are right. Others including New York congressman Alexandria Ocasio-CortezHe called on Congress to invoke the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office after he “threatened genocide against the people of Iran.”
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Many Republicans welcomed the president’s decision, calling it shrewd and tactical. ‘This is a strong first step towards holding Iran accountable,’ senator says Rick Scott of Florida.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that US journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped in Baghdad by the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah last week, has been released.
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Repulican Clay Fuller won the special election in Georgia to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House of Representatives. Trump’s Democratic opponent, Shawn Harris, has overperformed in the special congressional elections held since the beginning of his term.
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