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NAPLES, Florida — Democrats in this pivotal swing state are touting their dominance of vote-by-mail registration. The Miami-Dade Democratic Party boasted in a newsletter released Thursday that Democrats have a 302,000 vote-by-mail advantage over the Republican Party in the Sunshine State. It’s an area that has been reliably blue for nearly three decades. “This year,…

Rep. Ayanna Pressley says the American people must accept a new political reality: “Black Lives Matter is a mandate from the people.” The Massachusetts Democrat told lawmakers that it’s time to “legislate accountability” in accordance with the wishes of Black Lives Matter activists and its supporters. “We have been criminalized for the very way we…

Both states are backtracking amid a crisis of rising hospitalizations and skyrocketing infection rates. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered bars to close and restaurants to reduce occupancy, and he gave local governments authority to ban outdoor gatherings of more than 100 people. The changes came as statistics show 1 in 10 Texans tested is…

Americans need to join President Trump in calling for protection of the nation's historical monuments, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Saturday.Kinzinger, appearing on "Fox & Friends Weekend,"  said protesters shouldn't be granted the power to topple statues and monuments, effectively erasing part of our history."So, here's the bottom line," he said.. "We live in a democracy. In a democracy, it takes a group of people --…

California lawmakers sent a $202.1-billion state budget to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday, a spending plan crafted to erase a historic deficit triggered by the coronavirus crisis that relies heavily on cash reserves and a multiyear payment plan to meet funding obligations to public schools.The final votes in the Assembly came after passage by the…