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Big undervote surfaces in review of Georgia results

A watchdog group has found a mysterious discrepancy of 127,000 Georgians who cast ballots in November for most contests but not for the lieutenant governor race won by Republican Geoff Duncan.

The findings of the group, the Coalition for Good Governance, are detailed by The Root, which reports "the undervote wasn't concentrated in Democratic areas. It seemed to specifically happen in black neighborhoods. Even stranger, the black voters' absentee mail ballots didn't reflect the drop-off, only the people who voted on election day and people who voted on machines in early voting."


The position has minimal power in Georgia, so "there's no reason anyone would rig an election for lieutenant governor," said Jason Johnson, The Root's politics editor. "But anyone who knows Georgia politics wouldn't be surprised that there were questions about any election involving Brian Kemp," the Republican who oversaw the elections as secretary of state and was also narrowly elected governor.

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Similarity Hub Shows >700 Instances of Cross-Partisan Common Ground

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Similarity Hub Shows >700 Instances of Cross-Partisan Common Ground

It is a common refrain to say that Americans need to find common ground across the political spectrum.

Over the past year, AllSides and More Like US found >700 instances of common ground on political topics, revealed in Similarity Hub. It highlights public opinion data from Gallup, Pew Research, YouGov, and many other reputable polling firms.

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U.S. Refines Military Strategy in Africa As Development Programs Face Cuts

Royal Moroccan Armed Forces service members and U.S. Army Soldiers hold an African Lion banner during a Moroccan F-16 flyover at the closing day of African Lion 2025 (AL25) at Tantan, Morocco, May 23, 2025.

By Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Mallett/U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

U.S. Refines Military Strategy in Africa As Development Programs Face Cuts

WASHINGTON – Both the Trump administration and its critics agree the U.S. risks losing influence in Africa to rivals like China and Russia. But while the administration argues its commercially driven foreign policy will reverse the trend, critics warn that retreating from development and diplomacy could deepen the problem.

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. plans to consolidate embassies, scale back USAID operations, and pivot towards a security and commercial driven approach on the continent. While U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) defense officials insist their core missions within Africa will remain intact, civilian experts and lawmakers argue that abandoning diplomatic and development tools opens the door for strategic competitors to fill the void and fails to take into account what would best benefit African countries.

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