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Texas Governor Signs Republican Gerrymander As Legal Challenges Loom
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed Republicans’ gerrymander into law Friday, officially moving the redistricting battleground from the state capitol…
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Texas Senate GOP Sends Trump-Backed Gerrymander to Governor’s Desk
Texas Republicans cleared the final legislative hurdle for their extreme mid-decade gerrymander Saturday, as the Senate voted to approve House…
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The States Sending Troops to DC Have Way Worse Crime Problems. Most Didn’t Want to Talk About It.
The residents of Washington, D.C., have responded to President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal law enforcement and National Guard into…
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The Last Line of Defense Against GOP Gerrymanders: Dem Governors
Republicans know that voters are going to reject their toxic efforts to rip away health care and food assistance from…
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Texas’ Anti-Democratic Special Session Is an Attack on Abortion, Too
Much of the news coverage about the special legislative session in Texas focuses on Republican efforts to further gerrymander the…
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All Smoke, No Fire: Trump’s Politically-Motivated Investigations Usually Turn Up Bupkis
Less than a year into his second term, President Donald Trump and his appointees in the Department of Justice have…
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Texas GOP Redistricting Plan Courts Latino Voters While Cutting Their Growing Political Power
For the past decade, Texas Republicans have been fixated on Latino voters — portraying them as the future of the…
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The Real Cost of Voter ID Laws — And Who Pays the Highest Price
Every eligible citizen should be able to vote without unnecessary barriers. In a healthy democracy, the right to vote isn’t…
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