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Below are featured stories listed in reverse chronological order that Ramsey reported during his time at Newsweek. A complete list of his bylines can be found here.
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​Republican Violating Defense Policy with Military Uniform in Campaign Ads Infuriates Veterans

In the past five days, Republican Senate candidate Doug Collins, a Georgia congressman, has violated Defense Department policy at least two dozen times by improperly using photos of himself in uniform for campaign ads.
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​Lindsey Graham's Already Troubled Re-election Race Plagued by His Performance Hosting Amy Coney Barrett Hearing

Amid the Republican's re-election fight, his limelight on a powerful panel is a double-edged sword: The Trump confidant gets free and uninterrupted airtime. However, some of that attention has provided his Democratic opponent with ammunition to use against him.
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​Health Care vs. Religious Freedom: The Dueling Strategies for Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation

With just 22 days until the Nov. 3 contest, the rhetoric from lawmakers during the Supreme Court justice nominee's confirmation hearing was a representation of the parties' platforms and how they view their winning election strategies.
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​More Doctors and Scientists are Seeking Office Amid the Pandemic, Hoping Others Will Follow

Advocates and aspiring politicians from the scientific arena hope more people from their professions will be motivated to run in the future in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the federal government's bungled handling of the health crisis.
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​Republicans Really Want to Know if This Senate Candidate Actually Killed A Grizzly Bear

Republicans 4,200 miles away in Washington, D.C., really want to know the answer. So badly, in fact, that a GOP opposition research firm has sought to dig up dirt on him.
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​Democrats See Supreme Court Brawl as Lynchpin to Flipping the Senate

The silver lining immersed within the bitter partisan squabbling that will ensue for the next few weeks is that Democrats feel they now have another hot-button issue that could drive their supporters to the ballot box.
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​Trump Reaches Over GOP to Praise Bipartisan Stimulus, But Pelosi Won't Budge

By President Trump offering accolades to a bipartisan plan and urging Republicans to support more expensive legislation than their previous offers, GOP senators' leverage has severely dwindled.
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​Republicans Refute Trump's False Mail-In Voting Claims, Warn They Could Hurt GOP Candidates

Several Republican senators, including Intelligence Chairman Marco Rubio and top Trump ally Lindsey Graham, said the president's claims simply weren't accurate.
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​Up in Smoke? Vote to Legalize Pot Becomes Hazy Amid Stalled Stimulus, Democratic Pushback

There is mounting pushback to nix next week's planned vote to decriminalize marijuana in the House among rank-and-file members, particularly those in swing districts, because of the optics of passing a weed-related bill amid stalled pandemic relief.
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​Race is On Among House Democrats to Become Assistant Speaker to Nancy Pelosi

Rep. David Cicilline officially threw his hat into the ring on Thursday, notifying his Democratic colleagues in a letter first obtained by Newsweek that he will be seeking their support for the No. 4-ranked spot in the House.
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​Trump Paints A Dark Picture of Anarchy Under 'Biden's America.' But What is Trump's America?

Now that it's "Trump's America," the president and the GOP offer an addendum when they talk of "mobs," "anarchists" and "rioters" "flooding our streets," turning a blind eye to the age-old phrase, "you broke it, you bought it": It's the Democrats' fault.
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​Socialism Trumps Pandemic at RNC—Except for Melania Trump

An array of President Donald Trump supporters have used their speaking time this week to forgo mention of the Covid-19 pandemic, or simply refer to the health crisis in passing as they described Democrats' alleged dark plot to turn America into a socialist nation.
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​Decommissioned Mail-Sorting Machines in Swing States Could Define the Election

Many of the 671 decommissioned machines have been removed from post offices in swing states. Added to the existing crisis of delayed deliveries plaguing the federal agency, voters could see their ballots disqualified for missing their states' deadlines.
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​Mitt Romney Becomes the Boogeyman in Heated Georgia GOP Senate Race

The Utah senator and former GOP presidential candidate has found himself at the center of a heated intraparty battle for Georgia's Senate seat this November between Senator Kelly Loeffler and Representative Doug Collins.
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​Florida Republicans Send Dire Warning to Party—Change Immigration Policy or GOP Will Die

Prominent Republicans with ties to Florida's immigration business community are furious with one of the Sunshine State's newest member of Congress—Senator Rick Scott—and the party's refusal to support legislation that would act as a stepping stone toward making inroads with Latino voters.
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