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Petition Urging Dems to Reject Jeffries as House Speaker Passes 1M Signatures
“The Speaker should represent the Democratic voters, not just the Democratic establishment,” reads the petition.
Democrats to RFK Jr.: Resign Now or Be Prepared to Testify Before Congress
Kennedy “does not like to testify in front of Congress, and he will be dragged in there quite a bit,” one reporter said.
Van Hollen, Khanna Launch Effort to Cut Trump Off From Funding His War on Iran
The lawmakers say they’ll go as far as forcing Donald Trump to choose between ending the war and a government shutdown.
Muslim, Jewish Groups Warn “Right to Worship” Bill Could Undermine Free Speech
“Protecting religious freedom must not come at the expense of other constitutional rights,” the groups explained.
CAIR Ends Operations in Florida as “Domestic Terrorist” Designation Takes Effect
Gov. Ron DeSantis has been attempting to put the Muslim civil rights organization out of business for nearly a year.
AIPAC Has Lost Over 30 of Its Midterm Races So Far, In Sign of Major Shift
Roughly two-thirds of the spending by the once insuperable lobbying group this cycle went toward races they lost.
It Wasn’t Just Gas Prices. Anti-ICE Sentiment Fueled Republican Midterm Losses.
Polling finds that Americans across racial and ethnic groups view ICE more unfavorably today than they did a year ago.
Latino Voters Just Remade the Political Map
The midterms saw a landslide of Latinos vote for Democrats.
Trump Official Who Wants Data Centers on Public Lands Is Invested in AI Industry
Other officials across the administration also stand to profit from the White House’s support for AI and data centers.
The GOP Wasn’t the Only Midterms Loser. Voters Slapped Data Centers With Limits.
This week voters nationwide approved 40 out of the 41 ballot measures that had been proposed to rein in data centers.