Politics
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Texas Democrats Pledge to Stay Out of State to Stop Republicans From Passing Voter Suppression Laws
Greg Abbott is planning another special House session this weekend to pass voter suppression laws that hurt Democratic voters in Texas.
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Cori Bush Is the Real MVP
The congresswoman’s protest on the steps of the Capitol helped force the Biden administration to extend the eviction moratorium.
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Tennessee Republicans Want to Withhold Money From Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory—Even Though They Aren’t
Schools could lose up to $5 million in funding for teaching CRT, even though there is no evidence that schools in Tennessee are even teaching CRT.
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Cuomo Ain’t Gonna Survive This Time
State and federal Democrats are calling on the New York governor to resign or face impeachment after AG Letitia James’ damning report.
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Former President Obama Scales Back 60th Birthday Celebration as Delta Variant Spreads
The forever president and first lady had planned a star-studded affair at their Martha’s Vineyard estate. Now it will be a party for family and close friends.
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What Shontel Brown’s Win and Nina Turner’s Loss Say About the State of the Democratic Party
Basically not much at this point, because progressives are still a force.
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Nina Turner vs. Shontel Brown, Explained by The Wire
Ohio’s congressional primary between Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown and former state Sen. Nina Turner has become a real-life version of The Wire.
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Reps. Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley Sleep Outside the U.S. Capitol to Protest End of Pandemic Eviction Freeze
Like the people, the American government isn’t a monolith. Some politicians actually do care. Rep. Cori Bush is a prime example.