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The Department of Justice is suing states for sensitive voter data − an election law scholar explains why federal efforts are facing resistance
The DOJ wants states to send it copies of voters’ names and addresses as well as sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security nu...
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Federal election observers once played a key role in securing voting rights for all − but times have changed
After the Voting Rights Act, federal election observers helped ensure fair voting, but that oversight has increasingly shifted focus − to monitor what...
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What Detroit can learn from participatory budgeting processes in NYC, Boston and Brazil
Participatory budgeting makes the people involved more likely to vote – an important consideration in a city like Detroit where many don’t.
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Bold concepts, loose ends in Ibram X Kendi’s Chain of Ideas
While informative, the book struggles to identify what strategies can change racist systems held hostage by the political right and centre• Don’t get ...
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I’m fighting Trump’s birthright citizenship order at the supreme court. Will we adhere to the best of our history? | Cody Wofsy
For 128 years, it’s been clear that if you are born in this country, you are a citizen. The court must not turn back the clockI am lead counsel in the...
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Trump to attend supreme court arguments on landmark birthright citizenship case - US politics live
Court case will weigh the constitutionality of his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship The administration has said that granting citizenship...
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Yes, the rich must start paying their fair share of taxes | Bernie Sanders
We need a 5% wealth tax on America’s 938 billionaires. Over a ten-year period, this bill would raise much-needed $4.4tn for public coffersNever before...
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US supreme court to weigh whether Trump can deny birthright citizenship
Trump issued executive order in January 2025 that seeks to undo birthright citizenship, overriding the constitutionSign up for the Breaking News US em...
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Dems hit the airwaves over Iran
VoteVets Action Fund’s $250,000 ad campaign targeting vulnerable GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden represents an escalation in Democrats’ efforts to hammer R...
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Ex-Alex Jones employee reflects on job at Infowars: ‘It was nonsense. It was lies’
Former Infowars video editor and field producer spoke on his experience working on the show in an NPR interviewSign up for the Breaking News US email ...
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Wednesday briefing: How did Russia become the unexpected beneficiary of the Iran war?
In today’s newsletter: As conflict engulfs Iran, shifting global alliances and soaring energy prices are reshaping the existing power balances that...
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Trump’s order to limit mail-in voting: does he have the authority?
Critics say ‘election integrity’ plan to compile national voter list is unconstitutional and will be blocked by the courtsDonald Trump on Tuesday sign...
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US Forest Service to move headquarters from Washington DC to Salt Lake City
Announcement part of controversial shakeup described by critics as administration attack on ‘science and scientists’The Trump administration will move...
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Trump news at a glance: president lashes out at European allies as war on Iran frays relations
Trump taunts allies to ‘go get your own oil’ as some nations dig in heels to oppose conflict and global destabilization – key US politics stories from...
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