Organizers share where they find hope in the struggle for disability justice as we go into the second year of Trump 2.0.
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Disability Justice Organizers Are Creating the Liberatory Future We All Deserve Read Post »
The DOJ’s effort “should frighten everybody across the political spectrum,” said an election expert.
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Official Says 11 States Open to Stopping Residents From Voting at DOJ’s Request Read Post »
Trump has put election deniers in charge of overseeing “election integrity” for the 2026 midterms.
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Trump Militarized Cities in ICE Crackdowns. Is Militarizing the Ballot Box Next? Read Post »
The map is engineered to give GOP control of 30 of the state’s 38 congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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SCOTUS Lets Texas Use GOP-Friendly Congressional Map as Legal Battle Continues Read Post »
Terri Williams, who lives in northern Texas, started volunteering as a high schooler in the mid-1970s—at first for Planned Parenthood, educating people about birth control. In retirement, she hasn’t stopped. Linda McMahon’s 2024 nomination as President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Education, a prelude to attempts in dismantling the department, led Williams to double down on […]
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Turns Out Fighting Fascism Helps You Live Longer Read Post »
Imagine: you are at a baseball game, but something is off. When the blue team is at bat, the umpire calls every pitch a strike. But when the red team is up, the umpire won’t call a single one. When a red batter hits the ball into a blue player’s glove—out!—the umpire sends him to […]
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This Is All John Roberts’ Fault Read Post »
Lisa Graves discusses the case before the court on tariffs, as well as voting rights and John Roberts’s legacy.
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SCOTUS Is Behaving Like “Arm of the MAGA Trump Presidency,” Says Legal Expert Read Post »
On Tuesday, California voters passed Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s congressional redistricting proposal in response to Texas Republicans’ gerrymandered map, by a sweeping 28-point margin. As I reported in October, high-profile Democratic politicians—including former President Barack Obama—were front and center in an advertising blitz to pass the measure, which would tilt five seats in the […]
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Racial Justice Campaigners Were Prop 50’s Army in the Field Read Post »
They are anticipating that vast structural changes will ultimately keep them in power, regardless of how they legislate.
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Amid Government Shutdown, Republicans Are Showing Us What Autocracy Looks Like Read Post »
Michigan is one of several states being sued by the DOJ for refusing to share unredacted voter rolls with the agency.
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Michigan Republicans Want to Share Full Voter Roll With Trump Admin — Unredacted Read Post »
“The seeds are being planted to rig the midterms,” one journalist wrote in response to Trump’s comments.
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Trump Tells GOP Lawmakers to “Get Smart” and Eliminate Early Mail-In Voting Read Post »
The GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature, which has already gone to extreme lengths to undermine the will of the voters, is set to pass a new Trump-inspired gerrymandered congressional map this week that is expected to give Republicans one additional seat heading into the midterms. It will make one of the most gerrymandered states in the […]
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