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DeSantis Signs Law Requiring Florida Colleges to Survey Student Political Views
Universities might face budget cuts if the responses are not satisfactory to the state's Republican-led legislature.
Trump Complained COVID Testing Would Lose Him the Election, New Book Says
If COVID comes roaring back in unvaccinated pro-Trump communities this fall, nobody should be surprised.
After Weeks of Wasted Time, Senate Democrats Demand Action on Infrastructure
McConnell will eat hot mud before granting Biden another legislative victory. When will the president figure that out?
Vaccine Refusal in Trump Country Makes It a Sitting Duck for COVID Delta Variant
The U.S. is reopening from shore to shore, and there is great gladness for it, but it still feels too soon.
Biden’s “Bipartisanship” Has Let Manchin Take the Infrastructure Bill Hostage
Only a hard turn toward the reconciliation process has any real chance of resolving the infrastructure impasse.
Manchin’s Effort to Screw His Own Party Is So Monumental, It Shocked Fox News
"Haven’t you empowered Republicans to be obstructionists?” Fox anchor Chris Wallace asked Joe Manchin on Sunday.
100+ Democracy Scholars Issue Dire Warning About Threats to Voting Rights in US
As Republicans refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election, they're escalating attempts at voter suppression.
Republicans Are Vocally Opposed to Democracy, From Texas to Myanmar
State-level Republicans are laboring to effect their own slow-rolling coup in the upcoming elections.
Trump’s Grand Jury Is Fodder for GOP Fundraising But Terrible for GOP Politics
Trump responded to the grand jury announcement by declaring it a “witch hunt” and insisting, “I have done a great job.”
Republicans Are Against Science, Elections, Democracy, Journalism — and You
The GOP's push against the January 6 commission bill is horrifying, but it's not surprising.