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It Takes More Than a Hurricane to Sway Some Voters In This Texas Election

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. John Culberson, a United State congressman who represents west Houston, has long questioned “the data” on climate change, which scientists say contributes to more intense and frequent storms. When…

This Republican Congressman Has Really Twisted Himself Into a Pretzel With This One

Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Kevin Yoder, a Republican congressman who is facing a tough reelection battle in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District, is criticizing his Democratic opponent, Sharice Davids, for failing to stand up to President Donald Trump—even though Yoder himself consistently votes with Trump and carries the president’s endorsement.  Congressman @KevinYoder has fought…

White Supremacists Are Out of the Shadows and Running for Office

Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Library of Congress; iStock photoThe Trump era has emboldened white supremacists and conspiracy theorists to emerge from the shadows—and some of them have been running for office: The carpetbagger: Corey Stewart, Virginia’s Republican Senate candidate, has built his political career around defending Confederate monuments­—­despite being…