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Texas Is Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Locations. Activists Are Pushing Back.
Despite a last-minute ruling restricting absentee voting, civil rights advocates are doubling down to get out the vote.
Searching for Safety in a Right-Wing Nightmare
Let’s face the future together, as bravely as we can.
Amy Coney Barrett Refuses to Answer If Trump Can Delay the Election or Not
Barrett calls herself an originalist but the Constitution is very clear -- only Congress can change the election date.
Barrett Could Well Be the Decider in a 2020 Replay of “Bush v. Gore”
Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s record of attacks on civil rights, workers’ rights, and more is crystal clear.
Trump Will Never Admit Error. His Lack of Self-Accountability Is Deadly.
Trump already knows everything he will ever know, and will never know anything else, ever.
Protests at Amy Coney Barrett Hearing Rail Against GOP Power Grab
At least 21 were arrested after staging a sit-in to oppose the Senate pushing through Barrett’s nomination.
Mitch McConnell Laughs When Confronted on COVID Inaction
It's not the first time McConnell has laughed off questions about his failure to confront the coronavirus pandemic.
Dark Money for Supreme Court Briefs Tied to Former Federalist Society Leader
Leonard Leo directed millions from big donors to groups in order to get Trump's judicial nominees confirmed.
Protesters Block the Entrance to Senate Building During First Barrett Hearing
Watch the confirmation hearing live here.
Florida’s Chaotic 2018 Midterms Could Portend What’s to Come in November
Result delays in Florida left room for conspiracy theories to fester. The same could happen in November.