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WATCH LIVE: Kavanaugh-Ford Testify Before Senate Judiciary

High Plains Public Radio | By NPR News

Published September 27, 2018 at 1:11 PM CDT

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her in high school, Christine Blasey Ford, are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Watch the proceeding live.

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As the Oklahoma GOP begins to fracture and a far-right takeover looms, open primaries are a threat

Lionel Ramos

The state Republican Party is fracturing from within. And the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus is using the internal division to campaign against moderate party-mates, hoping to replace them with far-right Christian Nationalists. But open Republican primaries in Oklahoma could ruin the plan.
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Kansas efficiency committee targets DEI curricula in college classrooms

Anna Kaminski

Curricula at Kansas universities have been exempt from state and federal efforts to stifle DEI principles, but some Republican legislators are eager to change that.
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Texas' 2026 midterms will shape the U.S. House, Senate and more. Here are the biggest races.

Blaise Gainey

From the Texas battle for U.S. Senate to who's running to be the state's next governor, here are the key races — and candidates — to be watching as we head into 2026.
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Texas' new congressional map will be used in 2026. But what happens afterward?

Andrew Schneider | Houston Public Media

An approaching primary election was a factor in Thursday's Supreme Court decision to set aside a lower court's ruling that had blocked the Republican-backed map from taking effect. A key question moving forward is whether the lines were redrawn based on race or partisan politics.
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Oklahoma asks SCOTUS to ignore Muscogee citizen tax dispute or 'revisit McGirt' ruling

Sarah Liese, Robby Korth

Attorneys for Oklahoma's Tax Commission are asking the US Supreme Court not to hear the tax dispute of a Muscogee Nation citizen. But if they do, they should "revisit" the landmark McGirt ruling.