A bid to change the electoral math hits a roadblock: From the Politics Desk
25 Sep
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A bid to change the electoral math hits a roadblock: From the Politics Desk

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Politics tamfitronics Welcome to the online version ofFrom the Politics Deskan evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.In today's edition, our team breaks down a key Nebraska state senator's decision to stand in the way of a Trump-backed drive to change how the state allocates its electoral votes. Plus, a deep dive on the latest NBC News poll.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Key Nebraska Republican blocks Trump-backed push to change how the state awards electoral votesBy Jonathan Allen, Bridget Bowman, Adam Edelman, Katherine Doyle, Allan Smith and Ben KamisarA Nebraska Republican state lawmaker said Monday that he remains opposed to switching how the state allocates its electoral votes, effectively blocking a bid by...
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Electoral politics become a subtext in dramatic prisoner swap with Russia
03 Aug
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Electoral politics become a subtext in dramatic prisoner swap with Russia

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Politics tamfitronics WASHINGTON —When the Americans freed from Russia stepped on U.S. soil late Thursday night, the first hugs came from a beaming President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.The scene showed a dramatic, poignant and possibly life-saving rescue of “wrongly detained” U.S. citizens. It was also the kind of image political election campaigns would pay a fortune to get.Politics, perhaps inevitably, became a subtext to the multinational prisoner swap that freed 16 Westerners from Russia and sent eight Russian spies and at least one convicted assassin back to Russia.Biden, in announcing the hard-fought deal, credited the relationships with U.S. allies, especially Germany, that he had worked to repair after the era in which then-President Trump was dismissive of such partnerships. Even now, Republicans are campaigning on a platform that promotes isolationism.“Allies matter,”...
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