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  • Deputy Managing Editor, News, MS NOW
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Deputy managing editor of news @MSNOWnews. Former editor of @playbookdc at @politico. Macomb County native. Signal: zstanton.01

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When Aretha Franklin Rocked the National Anthem

When Aretha Franklin Rocked the National Anthem

In 1968, the Queen of Soul drew a fierce, racially charged reaction when she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” …

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How Betsy DeVos Used God and Amway to Take Over Michigan Politics

How Betsy DeVos Used God and Amway to Take Over Michigan Politics

One of the nation’s most ambitious, disruptive and downright unusual political families finally has a seat in…

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John Conyers Was An Icon. Then He Lost His Way.

John Conyers Was An Icon. Then He Lost His Way.

Reckoning with the legacy of a man who saw so much and stayed too long.

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How Democrats Won Over Older Voters-And Flipped the House

How Democrats Won Over Older Voters-And Flipped the House

Democrats were victorious because they fought Republicans to a draw among Americans age 50 and up. How they d…

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Senator Kid Rock. Don't Laugh.

Senator Kid Rock. Don't Laugh.

Consensus formed at warp speed that Kid Rock’s possible U.S. Senate bid shouldn’t be taken seriously. That’s …

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The Page Who Took Down the GOP

The Page Who Took Down the GOP

Why I leaked the scandalous Mark Foley messages—and what I regret about it.

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Florida governor’s race may come down to a sliver of undecided Black voters

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By Zack Stanton Verified
| Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — In Florida’s race for governor, the Democrat is a former Republican congressman, and the Republican would be the state’s first Black governor. That has left Democrats in an unfamiliar position: fighting to hold on to Black voters, one of their most reliable constituencies. The Democrat, David Jolly, made that fight the clear focus of an interfaith event this week at the Koinonia Worship Center in Pembroke Park.
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In Ohio’s final stretch, a controversial ad featuring Amy Acton’s mother has Republicans divided

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By Zack Stanton Verified
| MS NOW Verified
Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign has made Amy Acton’s estranged mother — whom Acton has accused of childhood neglect — the face of its latest attack on the Democrat in the Ohio governor’s race. Even some of Ramaswamy’s fellow Republicans are condemning it. A top official in Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration said that “exploiting someone’s childhood trauma is wrong.” Ohio’s Republican secretary of state distanced himself from the ad, saying his office is reviewing complaints about it.
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Abdul El-Sayed’s answer to Trump’s attacks: Hit back harder

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By Zack Stanton Verified
| MS NOW Verified
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Abdul El-Sayed likes to say that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance “can’t seem to keep my name out of their mouth.” And the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan is more than happy to return the favor. Rolling through the Upper Peninsula last week on his “It shouldn’t be this hard” bus tour alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., El-Sayed carried his progressive message into traditionally conservative territory.
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