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Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico

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By: J. David Goodman
The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.”

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Dan Cogdell, a defense attorney for Ken Paxton, at the State Capitol in Austin during Mr. Paxton’s impeachment trial in 2023.
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What’s Taking So Long to Count California Ballots?

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By: Maia Spoto
Other states with vote-by-mail manage to count much more quickly.

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Election workers processing ballots for the California state primary at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on Friday in City of Industry, Calif.
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Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President

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By: Michelle Goldberg
The Georgia senator is excoriating Trump and his systemic corruption in a way that transcends the Democratic Party’s progressive-moderate divide.

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Why It Takes California So Long to Count Votes

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By: Laurel Rosenhall · Jill Cowan and Livia Albeck-Ripka
Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.

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Ballots are sorted the day after California’s primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry, Calif., on Wednesday.
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