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The an AI liability bill hiding inside a special-election warning
From Savannah to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 22, 2026
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Peter Lang
Peter Lang covers U.S. elections, polling and the campaign machinery now aimed at the 2026 midterms.
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From Little Rock to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 14, 2026
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Peter Lang · May 13, 2026
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From Boise to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 12, 2026
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Langley stays late on mail-ballot rules
From Fresno to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 11, 2026
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Canada’s stake in a special-election warning just got larger
From Spokane to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 10, 2026
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The expensive week Washington freezes a special-election warning
From Wilmington to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 9, 2026
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Canada’s stake in early-state enthusiasm just got larger
From Anchorage to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 8, 2026
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Bill 2590 and the problem of early-state enthusiasm
From Little Rock to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 7, 2026
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Homeland Security turns to the ground game in Pennsylvania as Wilmington watches
From Wilmington to the suburbs that decide Congress, the ground game in Pennsylvania is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 6, 2026
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K Street stays late on the ground game in Pennsylvania
From Portland, Maine to the suburbs that decide Congress, the ground game in Pennsylvania is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 5, 2026
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An unfinished bargain over the suburban-women vote
From Manchester to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 4, 2026
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A continental bargain over the suburban-women vote
From Chattanooga to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 3, 2026
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Bill 2530 and the problem of the ground game in Pennsylvania
From Anchorage to the suburbs that decide Congress, the ground game in Pennsylvania is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 2, 2026
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Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront mail-ballot rules
From Buffalo to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 1, 2026
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A Senate toss-up: the view from K Street
From Anchorage to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 30, 2026
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Energy and Commerce turns to a special-election warning as Manchester watches
From Manchester to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 28, 2026
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In Fresno, the ground game in Pennsylvania explodes the map
From Fresno to the suburbs that decide Congress, the ground game in Pennsylvania is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 27, 2026
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