News | Politics & Elections Lawsuit Challenging Virginia’s Felony Disenfranchisement Laws Moves Forward Virginia's expansion of felony disenfranchisement violates an 1870 federal statute, the lawsuit contends. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 19, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Critics Decry Trump’s Downplaying of “Bloodbath” Comments Examined alongside other violent rhetoric he's employed, Trump's comments are deeply troubling, commentators say. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 19, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections As a Social Worker, I Know Oregon’s Recriminalization of Drugs Impedes Treatment Oregon’s move to recriminalize drugs sets people up to fail. We need evidence-based help beyond treatment alone. By Sheila P. Vakharia , Truthout March 18, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump’s Small Donor Base Appears to Finally Be a Bit Tapped Out He's having to hit up billionaires and Wall Street more than ever before, and it sure looks like he's making some deals. By Heather Digby Parton , Salon March 18, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Warren Says Trump Will “Try to Ban Abortion Nationwide” If He Regains Power In an interview Sunday, Trump said he will be deciding "pretty soon" on a specific abortion policy for his campaign. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 18, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Dan Osborn Looks to Unseat Nebraska GOP Incumbent Backed by Defense Contractors Osborn is backed by small donors and labor, and according to polling is leading the race by 2 points. By Steve Early , BarnRaiser March 18, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Dark Money Donations for 2024 Are Outpacing All Prior Election Cycles This cycle may even surpass the roughly $660 million in contributions from unknown sources that flooded 2020 elections. By Anna Massoglia , OpenSecrets March 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Georgia Judge Says Fulton County DA Fani Willis Can Continue Prosecuting Trump Trump had sought to dismiss the case or have Willis removed, citing a relationship she had with another prosecutor. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 15, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections RNC Hires 2020 Election Denier as Senior Counsel for “Election Integrity” Unit Team Trump’s takeover of the Republican National Committee appears to be complete. By Heather Digby Parton , Salon March 15, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Right-Wing NC Governor Candidate Mark Robinson Down 2 Points From Dem Opponent Mark Robinson, the GOP candidate, is a Holocaust denier who has previously disparaged women and LGBTQ people. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 14, 2024 Truthout