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GOP Billionaires Bankroll Effort to Recall SF’s District Attorney
Chesa Boudin is faced with a “Trumpian” recall campaign.
Some Jan. 6 Committee Members Say Electoral College Should Be Scrapped
Most Americans, by a wide margin, believe the Electoral College should be abolished.
Pennsylvania Governor Race Could Be “Life or Death for Democracy”
The Republican candidate was present at the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally and arranged buses for attendees.
House Democrat Proposes Filibuster-Proof 1,000 Percent Tax on AR-15s
The proposal wouldn't require any GOP votes but still faces steep odds during a midterm election year.
20,000 Signatures on GOP-Led “Voter Fraud” Petition in Michigan Were Fraudulent
GOP organizers of a petition to enact voter restrictions missed their filing deadline because of fraudulent signatures.
Trump Allies Concocted Plan to Seize Voting Machines With Armed Contractors
A newly undisclosed letter sought to allow three companies to send armed workers to seize machines and election data.
Mass Shootings Are Evidence of a Deep Rot in Our Society
Horrific gun violence is more than just a failure of policy and misplaced faith in policing.
Federal Grant May Help Pay for Razing of School Where Uvalde Shooting Took Place
“I would never ask, expect, a child to ever have to walk in those doors ever, ever again,” Mayor Don McLaughlin said.
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Attacks on Trans Rights and Abortion Rights Are “Bound Together”
“Some of the wildest dreams of the far right are being realized,” says Kelly Hayes.
Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner Triumphs Over Big Pharma Ally Kurt Schrader
Schrader worked with fellow conservative Democrats to tank the party’s agenda in Congress last year.