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Critics Blast Johnson for Delaying Vote on FEMA Hurricane Aid Past Election
The funding is needed to provide further hurricane relief and to address funding gaps for future storms.
Dispatch From Wisconsin: Ground Zero for the RNC’s Voter Intimidation Efforts
An RNC-funded poll watcher training tour is fanning the flames of voter suppression and election denial.
FEMA Workers Told to Flee North Carolina After Threats From “Armed Militias”
MAGA's “lies have real world consequences,” Carolina Forward, a North Caroline-based think tank, said.
US Silent as Over 100 Nations Back UN Chief
Nations worldwide are backing U.N. chief Guterres after Israel declared him “persona non grata.”
Trump Pledges to Use Law Behind Japanese Internment to Conduct Mass Deportations
Trump's rhetoric in Colorado built on the anti-immigrant lies his campaign spread about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.
“People Love to Vote for a Raise”: Red States Gear Up for Minimum Wage Vote
Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska are voting on ballot measures that could raise wages for nearly a million workers.
US Militarism Remains Front and Center for Many Filipino Voters in 2024
The war machine enables authoritarianism in the Philippines and genocide in Gaza at the expense of our needs at home.
Hurricane Season Has Revealed the Right’s New Climate Denial Playbook
As extreme weather becomes more frequent, fascist hoaxes and conspiracies are increasingly emerging as explanations.
Downballot Democrats Warn They Could Lose Majorities in Swing State Legislatures
Campaigners say even a Harris victory may not prevent GOP takeovers in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
Republicans Refuse to Extend Voter Registration as Hurricanes Strike Southeast
Civil rights groups filed emergency litigation seeking to reopen voter registration in Florida and Georgia.