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  • Filing deadline to run for elected office is July 10 in Birmingham, Alabama

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    The filing deadline to run for elected office in Birmingham, Alabama, is on July 10, 2021. Prospective candidates may file for the following nonpartisan offices: • Mayor • All nine seats on the city council • Nine of the 10 seats on the Birmingham City Schools school board The general election is scheduled for August…

  • The Daily Presidential News Briefing: Tester endorsed Bullock

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    June 10, 2019: Sen. Jon Tester endorsed Steve Bullock for president. Most Democrats spent the weekend campaigning in Iowa at party and Pride events. Share the latest from the campaign trail. There are eight new candidates running since last week, including three Democrats, three Republicans, and one Libertarian. Nineteen candidates are no longer running. In total, 733…

  • Booker, Buttigieg, and Gillibrand call for impeachment proceedings for the first time

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    May 30, 2019: The 2020 Democratic candidates respond to Robert Mueller’s statement. Beto O’Rourke released his immigration platform. Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Poll Spotlight Notable Quotes of the Day “For the [Democratic primary] debates to be meaningful, they have to winnow down the participants. This is the uncomfortable reality both the DNC…

  • The Daily Presidential News Briefing: Delaney releases $4T climate action plan

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    May 24, 2019: John Delaney released a $4 trillion climate action proposal. Bill Weld said he will focus his campaign on states with crossover voting. We’ll be back on Tuesday, May 28! Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Staff Spotlight Zach Graumann is a former financial planner and executive. He has no prior campaign…

  • The Daily Presidential News Briefing: Hickenlooper unveils gun safety platform

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    May 23, 2019: John Hickenlooper unveiled his gun safety platform. Kirsten Gillibrand released her “Family Bill of Rights” on healthcare and adoption. Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Poll Spotlight Notable Quote of the Day “[Barack Obama’s] untitled memoir, which will reportedly begin with his 2004 Democratic National Convention speech and cover his two…