Source: simon’s photo / Getty While the Virginia redistricting effort is currently in the midst of a legal battle, that didn’t stop Virginia legislators from unveiling a proposed congressional map that aggressively gerrymanders the state in favor of Democrats. According to The New York Times, the proposed map could give Democrats a 10-1 advantage in […]
Read More“Well we track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. Santa’s a very good person. We want to make sure that he’s not infiltrated, that we’re not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa,” Trump said, inventing a new problem for American children to mull. “So, we found out that Santa […]
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Source: The Washington Post / Getty The nationwide redistricting saga took a surprise turn on Thursday when Democratic legislators in Virginia announced they would begin a redistricting process of their own. According to the Washington Post, House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott sent a letter to his colleagues informing them that a special legislative session […]
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Source: Win McNamee / Getty The Republican redistricting effort has once again expanded, as the North Carolina state legislature announced on Monday that it will begin its own redistricting process. According to The New York Times, Phil Berger, the state Senate leader, and Destin Hall, the speaker of the state House of Representatives, issued a […]
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Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty On Sept. 30, the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), alleging a Hatch Act violation, according to court documents obtained by CBS News. The federal law passed in 1939 […]
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Source: The Austin American-Statesman/Hearst Newspapers / Getty History tells us that moments of great democratic crisis don’t ask us to recite our values louder. They ask us to risk them, to test them, and to adapt them. Today is one of those moments, and that’s why courage is the word of the hour. Look at […]
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Source: dlewis33 / Getty You know, for a group of people who love to tout how much they love the Founding Fathers, the Republican party sure loves ignoring the separation of church and state. A federal judge issued a ruling on Monday blocking several Arkansas schools from displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms. According to […]
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Source: The Austin American-Statesman/Hearst Newspapers / Getty Last month, the Texas state legislature began the unusual process of a mid-decade redistricting effort ahead of the 2026 midterms. In an effort to combat what critics have called blatant gerrymandering, Texas Democrats have broken quorum and fled the state to stall the vote on the new map. […]
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Source: ryanwaltersforoklahoma.com / other I tell you, it’s always the folks loudly proclaiming their moral superiority that wind up being the biggest weirdos. Oklahoma’s anti-woke, anti-DEI Education Superintendent Ryan Walters is under investigation after allegedly having images of naked women on his TV during a closed-door meeting. According to AP News, Board members Becky Carson […]
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Source: Kevin Hagen / Getty On Monday, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from withholding Medicaid funds intended to go towards Planned Parenthood. According to the New York Times, Federal District Court Judge Indira Talwani’s ruling indefinitely extends a temporary block she placed on the federal government earlier this month. Planned Parenthood filed a […]
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Source: The Washington Post / Getty In a move that would make even the most seasoned political watchers say “IKYFL,” House Republicans just took the Trump Administration’s war on culture to the stage—literally. On Tuesday, House Republicans advanced a proposal to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House, one of the center’s major theaters, to the […]
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Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty In a move that stunned even members of his own party, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) abruptly ended legislative business early this week to avoid a floor vote on releasing the remaining files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The chamber was scheduled to be in session through Thursday ahead of the […]
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Source: bubaone / Getty Mississippi’s DEI ban in K-12 schools and state-funded universities is facing a significant roadblock after a federal judge placed a temporary restraining order on the law on Sunday. According to AP News, U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate’s temporary restraining order will stay in place until he rules on the plaintiffs’ […]
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Source: Robin L Marshall / Getty “Her incompetence is beastly.”“She certainly is a mental deficient.”“She’s a dumb-dumb, and you can’t take her seriously.”“She is a recalcitrant piece of garbage.”“She’s massively incompetent.” That was Fox News’ Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery trying to demean Rep. Jasmine Crockett five times in a single rant. But all that petty derision […]
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Source: bgblue / Getty The legacy of Jim Crow has endured throughout the South and Midwest through racist redistricting efforts intended to dilute the voting power of Black constituents. Tennessee’s redistricting efforts have faced scrutiny over the last few years, particularly in Fayette County. While lawsuits over racist redistricting maps haven’t always worked out, a […]
Read MoreSource: Ray Tan / Getty Imagine being so racist that you decide to work on a federal holiday? That’s exactly what North Carolina’s state Senate did when they convened on Juneteenth to pass a bill banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the state government. According to NC Newsline, the North Carolina Senate Judiciary […]
Read MoreSource: Handout / Getty What do you call a white man who murders his political enemies, believes the world is ending, and thinks God told him to prepare for war? In America, we call him a concerned Christian “prepper.” The only thing more American than apple pie is a white man with a Bible, a […]
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