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The South Could Flip the Senate
Flipping these seats will not come easy for Democrats -- but it's possible.
More People Are Voting — But 1,688 Polling Places Have Closed in 6 Years
A wave of polling place closures has swept 13 states since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.
West Texas Mass Shooting Provokes Fresh Calls for Stricter Gun Laws
At least seven people were killed and several more were injured on Saturday in a mass shooting near Odessa, Texas.
Protesters Crash ALEC Conference to Resist Bill Criminalizing Pipeline Activists
Protesters with Extinction Rebellion ATX were briefly detained and released after disrupting ALEC’s annual conference.
A Wave of Trump-Fueled Republican Retirements Puts Texas in Play
By contrast, only three Democratic House members have signaled their intention to vacate the premises.
Republican Retirements in Texas Could Finally Mean Change to Gun Laws
GOP Congress members are abandoning tough reelection battles in suburban districts.
Trump’s Intelligence Director Nominee Is a Defense Industry Favorite
Since he first ran for office, Rep. John Ratcliffe has raised $110,500 from the defense sector.
Southern States Funnel Public Money to Fake Abortion Clinics
“Heartbeat bills” aren't the only effort that legislatures are taking to restrict access to reproductive health care.
Border Patrol Agent Calls Migrant Prison Camp a “Scene From a Zombie Apocalypse”
While he didn’t embrace the term concentration camp, he didn’t dispute it either.
As New Pipeline Battle Looms, Texas Moves Toward Criminalizing Pipeline Protest
Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline is a highway to the next extinction event literally fueled by the last one.