In the pre-1960s South, which Supreme Court Republicans have just brought back from the dead, Black citizens have no voice in federal lawmaking.
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Your June 2 Primary Election Guide
Here’s what’s happening across California and throughout the country today.
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The Inflection Point Is Here
The revolt of the courts meets the mutiny of Senate Republicans.
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The California Governor’s Race That Didn’t Happen
Progressive economics has swept the Democratic base, but the jungle primary has kept it from emerging in force in this crucial contest.
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Washington Still Bows to the Surveillance State
Despite some bipartisan pushback, much of Congress remains unwilling to take on the national security establishment.
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One of the Democrats’ Best Chances to Flip a Governor’s Mansion in a Red State
Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand is thinking locally to win Iowa.
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Q&A: ‘We’re in a Fight for Our Lives’
A conversation with Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson
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Does Xavier Becerra Know What a PBM Is?
The question speaks to how in the Democratic Party, there is no price paid for the inability to govern.
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Abolishing ICE Is a Start
The seeds of an authoritarian state will still be there unless the United States reckons with its own fascist past and how that relates to Stephen Miller’s vision for the future.
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MAGA Hogs at the Government Trough
For the Trumpiest federal agencies, it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet.