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Jefferson County Leader - July 23

Jefferson County Leader - July 23

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Sunday, July 26, 2026
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Republican challengers line up in red-leaning 5th District

  • Kennedy Voss, Columbia Missourian
  • Updated 9 hrs ago

The new 5th District, redrawn to favor Republicans, has six challengers hoping to unseat incumbent Democrat Emanuel Cleaver.

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Columbia voters redrawn into 3rd congressional district

  • Sydney Waldron, Columbia Missourian
  • Updated Jul 24, 2026

The redrawn 3rd congressional district represented by Republican Rep. Bob Onder now includes about half of Columbia.

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Voters say economy rigged for wealthy as Trump earns low marks

  • By Brett Rowland | The Center Square
  • Jul 23, 2026

(The Center Square) – A majority of American voters, including more than 4 in 10 Republicans, say the economy is rigged to favor the wealthy, according to a new national poll.

National

Trump endorsements score wins for Arizona candidates

  • By Andrew Rice | The Center Square
  • Jul 21, 2026

(The Center Square) - Congressional candidates in Arizona sailed to victory with endorsements from President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

National

Biggs wins Arizona gubernatorial primary with 71.5% of vote

  • By Zachery Schmidt | The Center Square contributor
  • Updated Jul 22, 2026

(The Center Square) - U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs defeated U.S. Rep. David Schweikert in the Arizona Republican primary for governor Tuesday.

National

Warren will campaign this weekend for El-Sayed in Michigan

  • By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
  • Jul 21, 2026

(The Center Square) – With just two weeks until Michigan’s primary, the Democratic race for U.S. Senate continues to heat up.

5 lessons from 20 years of climate surveys: Political party matters, but it doesn’t explain everything
National

5 lessons from 20 years of climate surveys: Political party matters, but it doesn’t explain everything

  • Mayank Kejriwal, University of Southern California and Yidan Sun, University of Southern California
  • Updated Jul 21, 2026

Why would a young Republican back solar but reject a carbon tax? Twenty years of survey data shows climate opinion is more complex than party labels suggest.

National

Forecasters split on midterms, but a sweep is possible, maybe likely

  • By Brett Rowland | The Center Square
  • Updated Jul 20, 2026

(The Center Square) – Forecasters say Democrats are favored to take the U.S. House this November while Republicans are favored to hold the Senate, yet the likeliest outcome is one party sweeping full control of Congress.

Four seeking two bids for county executive seat
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Four seeking two bids for county executive seat

  • Jul 15, 2026
  • 7 min to read

Two Republicans and two Democrats are running for the county executive seat.

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Rachel Wallace brings congressional campaign to Williamsport
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Rachel Wallace brings congressional campaign to Williamsport

  • Laura Ulrich
  • Updated Jul 22, 2026

Williamsport, Pa. — A woman hoping to challenge to Congressman Dan Meuser brought her fight to Williamsport this weekend to raise funds. 

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