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Rep. Maloney claims sexism following primary loss

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Rep. Maloney claims sexism following primary loss

The last time Rep. Carolyn Maloney faced a serious primary challenge was in 2010, when then-34-year-old Reshma Saujani ran against her. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP PhotoDemocrat New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney lost her spot on the general elections ballot to fellow Democrat Rep. Jerry Nadler. The lawmaker lost the primary for New York’s newest district on Tuesday, which merged Manhattan’s Upper West Side and Upper East Side into one. This led to the head to head between the two representatives.

Mexico aims to crackdown on cartel violence, mulls over merging National Guard with nation’s army to quell violent spats

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TOPSHOT - A Mexican National Guard vehicle drives past children playing as families of asylum seekers wait outside the El Chaparral border crossing port as they wait to cross into the United States in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on February 19, 2021. - The Biden administration plans to slowly allow 25,000 people with active cases seeking asylum into the US previously enrolled in the Migrant Protection Protocols program, known as "Remain in Mexico," with community organizations testing for Covid-19 and providing hotels to quarantine migrants upon arrival during the pandemic. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recently said he is looking into ways to streamline the country’s National Guard amid an increase in violence in the country. Reports said that Lopez Obrador has flirted with bypassing Mexico’s Congress in order to give control of the National Guard to Mexico’s army. This would give Mexico’s military control over policing practices in the country.