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Democratic Politicians Have Largely Abandoned Climate Talk

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Nearly a year after the 2024 election, Democrats are still trying to figure out what went wrong. In the midst of this soul-searching, a new piece of advice has appeared: “Don’t say climate change.”  That’s the takeaway from a recent poll by the […]

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Obama: California’s Prop 50 Is “Critical” for Democracy

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On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a livestream for volunteers in support of Proposition 50, the governor’s redistricting measure, and the sole question on the ballot in the November 4 special election. As I reported last week in a story on the almost unprecedented spending around the measure: Prop […]

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The Unbelievably Expensive Battle For California’s Congressional Map

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If you live in California, like me, chances are you’ve been inundated with political ads and have a recycling bin filled up with mailers urging you to vote for or against Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting proposal in response to Texas’ newly gerrymandered congressional map.  Prop 50 is part of a larger redistricting fight […]

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SCOTUS Case Could Destroy Voting Rights Act and Cement GOP Control of House

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If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is dismantled, the impact will reshape political power across the US, experts say.

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Universal Child Care Is Popular. New Mexico Showed Us How We Can Win It.

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A vibrant, grassroots, bottom-up movement was behind the victory, offering a template that other states can follow.

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UK Gears Up for Mass Protest Against Banning of Palestine Action

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More than 1,600 people have already been arrested, and 1,500 more have pledged to risk arrest Saturday in London.

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So You Don’t Understand Crypto. Buckle Up.

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The growth of crypto—decentralized digital currency that doesn’t rely on the backing of a bank or government—is one of the most transformative financial developments of the 21st century. And yet cryptocurrencies still baffle so many. How risky of an investment is it? Where do I buy it? And, wait, what is crypto again? On this […]

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Eric Adams Withdraws From NYC Mayoral Race as Polls Show Cuomo Behind Mamdani

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Trump aims to clear the lane for Cuomo because he knows Cuomo will clear the lane for Trump’s agenda, says Mamdani.

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New York City’s Eric Adams Era Is Over

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday that he will abandon his chaotic reelection campaign to run the biggest city in the country. The move came after weeks of speculation that the Trump administration was pressuring Adams to drop out, in a bid to boost former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s chances against frontrunner Zohran […]

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The Justice Department Is Ramping Up Trump’s Election-Rigging Efforts

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On Thursday evening, around the same time the Justice Department overruled career prosecutors in order to bring charges against former FBI Director James Comey, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division sued six states—California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania—for failing to hand over their full, unredacted voter registration lists. The new legal actions signify […]

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How to Survive a Republican Power Grab

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This was not how Greg Casar planned to spend his recess. On a Thursday afternoon in mid-August, as the clock ticked down on the first special session of the Texas legislature, the 36-year-old second-term Democratic congressman was sitting at the head of a small wooden conference table, commiserating with the legislator on the other end […]

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How To Survive a Republican Power Grab

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This was not how Greg Casar planned to spend his recess. On a Thursday afternoon in mid-August, as the clock ticked down on the first special session of the Texas legislature, the 36-year-old second-term Democratic congressman was sitting at the head of a small wooden conference table, commiserating with the legislator on the other end […]

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