This week on Freedom Table, I sat down with Stacey Abrams: NYT bestselling author, Former Georgia House representative and gubernatorial candidate, entrepreneur, and voting rights activist. Her historic run for governor in Georgia brought thousands of new voters to the polls, and she helped build the infrastructure that propelled pro-civil rights candidates into office across […]
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Source: Mike Mulholland / Getty Republican policies simply aren’t popular. If you don’t believe me, then take a look at President Donald Trump’s cratering poll numbers. The GOP has been trying everything except implementing policies that improve everyday life in their effort to avoid a loss in the midterms, including making it harder to vote. […]
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Leaders of the House and Senate Budget Committee have tentatively begun this process; as Senate Committee Chair Lindsey Graham recently wrote on social media, “The reconciliation train is leaving the station.” He has also said that, along with approving such priorities as increasing funding for homeland security, reconciliation could be used to “improve voter integrity,” […]
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It was one of three pieces of legislation signed by Sherrill to protect immigrant rights across the state and push back against Trump’s unlawful immigration agenda, a promise she campaigned on before taking office in January. A nearly identical bill was vetoed by former Governor Bill Murphy in his final day of office. “As we’ve […]
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It was one of three pieces of legislation signed by Sherrill to protect immigrant rights across the state and push back against Trump’s unlawful immigration agenda, a promise she campaigned on before taking office in January. A nearly identical bill was vetoed by former Governor Bill Murphy in his final day of office. “As we’ve […]
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Marc Andreessen, the egghead, Twitter-obsessed co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. His net worth is estimated at $1.9 billion. Interestingly, Andreessen generally voted Democrat until 2024, when he concluded that Joe Biden’s administration “flat-out tried to kill us”—by which he meant they were attempting to regulate crypto and AI. Andreessen promptly donated $2.5 […]
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Source: Amy Sparwasser / Getty The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case brought by the Republican National Committee (RNC) that would eliminate grace periods for mail-in ballots received after Election Day. Should the Supreme Court rule in favor of eliminating the grace periods, which appears quite likely due to its 6-3 Republican supermajority, it […]
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“Instead of sharing information, federal authorities took exclusive possession of evidence that had been collected, and they denied Minnesota investigators access to key information,” the lawsuit reads. The state argues this failure to cooperate violates its “responsibility to protect against and address violence within its borders, including by prosecuting homicides, attempted homicides, and assaults.” All […]
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But Iran’s foreign ministry quickly denied the news and claimed that there has been “no dialogue” between the two countries, with one top official adding that Trump “retreated after hearing that our targets would be all power plants in West Asia.” When questioned about Iran’s response later on Monday morning, Trump stuck to his story. […]
Read MoreDuring a period at the start of 2026 when Donald Trump repeatedly threatened a military takeover of Greenland, the Danish military were prepared to blow up airport runways on the island to repel U.S. forces, DR reports. Blood supplies were also shipped to the island so the wounded could be treated if fighting occurred, sources […]
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During a period at the start of 2026 when Donald Trump repeatedly threatened a military takeover of Greenland, the Danish military were prepared to blow up airport runways on the island to repel U.S. forces, DR reports. Blood supplies were also shipped to the island so the wounded could be treated if fighting occurred, sources […]
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Because many Indigenous Americans live in rural tribal communities, the nearest election office may be an hours-long drive away. This makes it difficult not only to cast a ballot but to register to vote at all. Native voters may also not have a traditional street address, which can lead to their votes being rejected. It […]
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That is bad enough. But the current version of the bill is far worse. It requires all states to turn over all voter rolls, containing sensitive information, to the Department of Homeland Security—something even deep-red Idaho, when asked to volunteer the data, refused. And states would be required to use a voter purge system created […]
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In December, the State Department didn’t grant visas for all of the Iranian officials who planned to attend the World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. Iran threatened to boycott the ceremony, prompting FIFA, the international soccer governing body, to step in. This time, though, Iran’s sports minister said Wednesday that the country would not be […]
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China, one of Iran’s biggest oil importers, appears to be taking most of the oil. And almost all ship traffic moving across the strait is “linked to Iran or China,” Christopher Long, head of intelligence at U.K. maritime-security company Neptune P2P Group, told the Journal. Trump has claimed that it’s safe for ships to traverse […]
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Source: The Washington Post / Getty Donald Trump has now escalated his demand that Congress pass the SAVE Act by threatening to refuse to sign other legislation until it is enacted. The bill would require voters to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, in order to register to […]
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“The Democrats have created this myth.… Let me be very clear: The SAVE America Act does not prohibit anyone from voting, with the exception of illegal aliens,” Leavitt said. “As far as married women who have changed their name, if they’ve already registered to vote, they’re entirely unaffected by the SAVE Act. For the small […]
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Source: The Washington Post / Getty On Sunday, President Donald Trump posted on social media that he wouldn’t sign any more legislation unless Congress passes the SAVE America Act. According to NPR, Trump took to Truth Social, demanding that the SAVE America Act “be done immediately” and “supersedes everything else.” While Republicans have tried to […]
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Trump and his associates have ripped through the executive branch over the past year, hacking and slashing at government expenditures on the authority of what they claim is a “mandate from the people.” The result has shuttered several core agencies, including the Department of Education, USAID, and Voice of America, while others, such as the […]
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Source: The Washington Post / Getty The Republican Party has a popularity problem. After solidifying control of Congress and the presidency in the 2024 election, they made the big brain move of exacerbating existing problems and creating whole new ones. As a result, President Donald Trump’s approval is at a historic low, and issues that […]
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“There has been no change to the pardon process,” another White House official said. “The Administration has always had a robust review process which involves the Department of Justice, Alice Johnson, and the White House Counsel’s office. Ultimately President Trump is the final decider. Susie is simply ensuring the process, which has always existed, is […]
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