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Koch-Backed Donor Network Wants to Blame COVID Deaths on Public Health Measures
A billionaire-backed fund is promoting a deregulation agenda critical of prevailing public health recommendations.
House Committee Finds Sketchy COVID-Related Contracts Were Awarded Under Trump
Politically connected or otherwise untested companies were given hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts.
New Mexico, New York Join 14 Other States to Pass Legal Recreational Marijuana
Advocates cheer the legalization as a crucial step toward achieving racial justice in the states.
Georgia’s Racist Citizen’s Arrest Law Moves Closer to Repeal
The bill received near-unanimous backing, with the state House voting 169-0 and the Senate voting 51-1 in its favor.
GOP Unites in Opposition to Biden’s Popular Infrastructure Plan
Republicans are positioning themselves against the plan with popular proposals like replacing all lead pipes.
COVID Is Surging in Brazil — and So Is Bolsonaro’s Quest to Consolidate Power
The heads of Brazil’s Army, Navy and Air Force all quit after President Jair Bolsonaro ousted his defense minister.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Latest Bill Seeks to Remove Fauci From His Post
Greene wants Fauci out, and for the Senate to approve his replacement — but the role is not subject to Senate approval.
Texas GOP Moves to “Gerrymander” State Courts After Democratic Judicial Wins
The GOP effort comes just months after Democratic judges swept appellate races in five of the state's 14 districts.
Virginia’s Top Court Says Charlottesville’s Confederate Statues Can Be Removed
The ruling concludes a multiyear-long argument about the statues, which sometimes brought far right violence with it.
Lawmakers Have Filed an Unprecedented 108 Laws to Restrict Voting Since February
Lawmakers have filed a total of 361 bills in 47 states in 2021 seeking to restrict voting, the Brennan Center finds.