The win, combined with several mid-cycle surprises, has weakened Trump’s shield against accountability for his unpopular reign, although the Supreme Court really holds the key to whether we’ll have something approaching legitimate elections next year.
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The Republican Plot to Turn Pennsylvania Into Hungary
Judicial retention elections are normally pretty sleepy, but the Pennsylvania Republican Party, led by right-wing megadonor Jeff Yass, who is also the richest person in the state, is conducting an all-out effort to get rid of three Democrats on the state Supreme Court.
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The 2026 Election Is Being Decided at the Supreme Court
The Trump gerrymandering tour has not been going well. So far, it has succeeded in Texas, where new districts could dislodge up to five Democrats, and Missouri, where lawmakers voted to muscle out Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) by splitting up Kansas City. But Texas is under a legal challenge and, more importantly, still gives Democrats […]
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Governors Plunged Into Constitutional Crisis
As members of Congress scanned the skies for signs of bipartisan intervention amid an imminent government shutdown, the governor of Illinois called for President Trump to be removed from office. Though invoking the 25th Amendment was a rhetorical flourish—no executive-branch Republican would ever entertain the idea—JB Pritzker wasn’t finished. Last Friday, at a fundraiser for […]
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From Democracy to ‘My Way or the Highway’ in Missouri
State legislators have embraced norm-shattering techniques to boldly crack one House district. Voters may have the final say about that.
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Can Resistance Succeed?
The more authoritarian Trump becomes, the more he provokes effective opposition.
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Republicans Escalate Their War on America’s Cities
While some establishment Democrats attack their leftward drift
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New Texas Map Starts Game of Political Musical Chairs
GOP’s Trumped-up redrawing took a wrecking ball to congressional districts. Now comes the mad dash for seats.
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Donald Trump Won’t Be Saved by Maps
Gerrymandering in red states is predicated on Republicans holding Trump’s support in 2024, particularly from Latinos. That could be a bad bet.
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Texas’s Hemp-Derived THC Market Fuels Profits, Poisonings, and a Legislative Battle
Lost in the crisis over Texas state lawmakers’ redistricting overreach is another contentious issue: the regulation of hemp-derived THC products.