From the Trail of Tears to the 1921 Greenwood district massacre, the Oklahoma city has a fraught racial history.
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Biden outraised Trump in May, but Trump maintains significant war chest
The presumptive Democratic nominee’s campaign raised $80.8 million in May, to $74 million by the president.
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Amy Klobuchar withdraws from VP consideration, urges Biden to pick a woman of color
Klobuchar’s record as a former prosecutor in Minnesota has recently come under renewed scrutiny from black activists.
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Portland gets flood of prospective poll workers as late recruitment push pays off
After the City Council postponed its decision on consolidating polling places and called for a final effort to recruit poll workers, over 100 people applied in the hours after the effort began Monday night.
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Candidates challenging Golden for 2nd District take tough stance on immigrants
The three contenders for the U.S. House seat in the July 14 primary promise to protect America’s borders.
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Portland still needs more than 120 poll workers for July 14 primary, city clerk says
The city is looking for three more election wardens and 126 more workers City Clerk Kathy Jones tells the City Council, which postpone its vote on a proposal to consolidate polling locations from 11 to 6 citywide.
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After pushback, Portland City Council to vote on amended poll consolidation plan
The city clerk changed the proposal after councilors and community leaders expressed unhappiness with the low number of polling locations.
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Biden’s veep search zeroes in, includes at least four black women
His campaign is conducting a more extensive review of some prospects.
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Voters will see polling places transformed next month
Officials are trying to make sure everything goes well during the July 14 primary, which will be the first statewide election since the pandemic hit.
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‘It’s broken:’ Fears grow about strength of U.S. voting system
Fears are mounting that several battleground states are not prepared to administer problem-free elections during the pandemic.