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HR 1 Would Complicate McConnell’s Re-election

Enacting the House Democrats' political overhaul package would make Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's 2020 re-election bid more problematic.
 
Kentucky is one of only three states where convicted felons are forever barred from voting. Last week the League of Women Voters of Kentucky estimated that more than 312,000 people in the state fall under this prohibition, a 67 percent increase over a similar study in 2006.



The House bill, dubbed HR 1, would allow felons to vote in federal elections after they're out of prison. And it's a reasonable supposition this would benefit Democrats because those new voters tend to be disproportionately poor and non-white.
 
McConnell, who says he'll seek a seventh term next year, "is reinforcing his ideological position on something he has a personal interest in," Nicole Porter, director of advocacy for The Sentencing Project, which advocates for lifting felony bans, told McClatchy's Washington bureau.

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

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Getty Images, David Malan

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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