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DeSantis Revives Vicious Attacks on LGBTQ Families as His Campaign Flounders
Nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ adults now say they face discrimination in their daily lives as anti-LGBTQ violence spikes.

Eagerness to Cut Social Security and Medicare Wins Haley Wealthy Donors
Coming out strong on this issue tells the billionaires everything they need to know about who Nikki Haley really serves.

A Trump Reelection Threatens to Make America Fascist Again
Trump is considering invoking the Insurrection Act on his first day back in office.

Trump Co-Defendant May Be Indicted Again — This Time for Witness Intimidation
Former Kanye West publicist Trevian Kutti appeared to threaten ex-election worker Ruby Freeman in an Instagram video.

FEC Faces Calls to Regulate Deceptive AI in Campaign Ads Amid Growing Concerns
More than 50 lawmakers and 30 organizations urge the FEC to regulate deceptive AI in campaign ads.

Far Right Win in Dutch Elections Shows How Quickly the Right Is Rising in Europe
Geert Wilders’s election is an ominous harbinger. The hour has come for Europe to stymie the spread of the far right.

The Supreme Court May Be Poised to Kill the Voting Rights Act Once and for All
A federal court said only the government, not civil rights groups or individuals, can enforce the Voting Rights Act.

DeSantis and Newsom’s Shouting Match Seems Unlikely to Shift Tide of GOP Primary
Ron DeSantis needed to do something dramatic to shift the dynamics against him in the GOP primary. That didn’t happen.

Court Leak Reveals Evidence of Rep. Scott Perry’s “Complicity” in January 6
Inadvertently unsealed court documents revealed texts between Perry and one of Trump’s unindicted co-conspirators.

Could Restrictive New Voting Laws in Swing States Shift the Outcome in 2024?
More than 560 new rules governing elections have become law in states all across the country in the last three years.