Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines Kansas’s Congressional map enacted earlier this year has been struck down by a Wyandotte County judge. The judge ruled that the map drawn by Republicans in the state legislature is an illegal gerrymander and must be redrawn. The map had been vetoed by Democratic Governor Laura Kelly who said it was drawn with the intention to dilute minority voting strength, but the veto was overridden by the state legislature. The ruling is certain to be appealed,…
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Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines The Florida House passed a new Congressional map backed by Governor Ron DeSantis amid protests by Democratic legislators. This is the second map passed out of the Republican-controlled Florida House, the first was vetoed by the Governor. Democrats tried to disrupt the vote with a sit-in on the House floor, protesting that the new map would reduce the majority Black Congressional districts in the state from four to two.Also in the Florida House, Republicans there voted…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines The US Justice Department has said it will appeal a federal court ruling that struck down the federal transportation mask mandate. This comes after the department had previously said they would only do so if the CDC deems the mandate still necessary for public safety. Some officials in the White House worried about what the ruling might mean for the power of public health authorities to take action in future public health emergencies, while others worried…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines The Tennessee Republican Party voted yesterday to remove three candidates from the primary ballot for the new 5th Congressional District, including Morgan Ortagus who was endorsed by former President Trump. The move comes after the state enacted new residency requirements for Congressional candidates. Ortagus, who is a former State Department official, moved to Nashville last year.In the wake of a federal judge striking down the federal transportation mask mandate, the Biden administration says it will only…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines Federal transportation officials have stopped enforcing a federal mask mandate after a federal judge in Florida struck it down yesterday. The U.S. district judge from the Middle District of Florida said the requirement exceeds the authority of the CDC. Almost immediately all major airlines across the country stopped enforcing the rule for the first time in over a year.Run For Something, a Democratic candidate recruiting group, is stepping up efforts to recruit local election administration officials…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Good morning, and thank you for stopping by the DDHQ Morning News Spotlight. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is now Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson after her nomination was confirmed by the Senate yesterday, and why early voting numbers are so low in one of Ohio’s largest counties. Morning Headlines The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court by a vote of 53-47. Republican senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney broke with their…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Good morning and welcome to the DDHQ Morning News Spotlight. Today, in addition to baseball, we’re looking at White House action in a number of different areas, and the final Supreme Court confirmation vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson. Morning Headlines The Biden Administration announced that it will move to expunge the defaults of millions of student loan borrowers and will extend the moratorium on payments and interest another four months. The White House says this is to give…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Good morning, and thank you for stopping by the DDHQ Morning News Spotlight. An 18-term Republican congressman who voted to impeach former President Trump has announced his retirement, and the Arizona Supreme Court has blocked a lawsuit that seeks to end early voting in the state. Morning Headlines US Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan announced his retirement from Congress. He has represented his district in southwestern Michigan since 1987. He is the fourth of ten Republicans in the…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Good morning and thank you for checking out the DDHQ Morning News Spotlight. Early primary voting starts in two states today, and special elections are being held in four others. We will have full coverage of it all at DecisionDeskHQ.com. Morning Headlines Early voting starts today for the Indiana and Ohio primaries. Indiana will be voting on its full slate of offices up this year, while Ohio will not be voting on state legislative offices as new maps…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Good morning, and thank you for stopping in at the DDHQ Morning News Spotlight. This morning we are looking at preliminary results from two European elections yesterday that show victories for parties friendly with Russian President Putin, and 51 candidates filing to run for Congress in Alaska. Let’s dive in. Morning Headlines Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party has won another majority in yesterday’s election. The Putin-friendly European leader took a jab at the EU in his victory…