Skip to main content

Understand. Power. Act.

The Library

New

One story, all the way down.

Abandoning racial justice won’t save our democracy — reimagining elections will

It is time to think big, think boldly and start reimagining elections that work for the people, not the politicians.

Sources (1)· Oct 20, 4:00 PM

Every telling

their own versions

The Hill· Oct 20, 4:00 PMAbandoning racial justice won’t save our democracy — reimagining elections will

The thread

Before

Trump schedules Lubbock, Waco rallies as Texas Senate race tightensTrump to make fourth visit to Texas to rally for Ken Paxton as recent polls show a tight U.S. Senate race against James Talarico. Here's what we know.

Amarillo Globe-News1d agoWhole story →

Government texas senate race rallies

7 in 10 doubt Trump would accept GOP losses in midterms: SurveyA new poll shows that most Americans surveyed doubt President Trump will accept the midterm election results if Republicans sustain losses in Congress and lose their majority. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 70 percent of respondents are not confident Trump will accept the results, including 36 percent of Republicans, 77 percent of…

The Hill1d agoWhole story →

Government midterm elections

Black Voters Bear Brunt of GOP’s Midterm Redistricting EffortsMid-decade redistricting battles are having an outsized impact on Black voters, who are more likely to have been shifted into new congressional districts in order to create more safe seats for Republicans ahead of the US midterm elections.

Bloomberg1d agoWhole story →

Government midterm elections redistricting

Harry Enten Skewers Vance Over Latest Gas Price Excuse: 'Nobody's Buying That'The CNN data guru highlighted numbers showing voters are dissatisfied with Vice President JD Vance, not the former president he’s blaming.

HuffPost1d agoWhole story →

Government vance gas price excuse

Frantic Week in Tight Michigan Senate and Gubernatorial Races as Election Day Closes InMichigan is entering the critical and final stretch of the midterm campaign, with key races deciding which party controls the Senate and who will be running the state during the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. This week features a Fox News town hall, a second Senate debate, the start of early in-person voting,...

The Daily Signal1d agoWhole story →

Government michigan midterm elections

Since

Hegseth boosts battleground Republican during Wisconsin tripDAYTON, Ohio, and EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boosted a front-line House Republican on Tuesday during a day trip to Midwest battlegrounds two weeks before the midterm elections, in which Republicans are facing an uphill fight to keep control of Congress. Hegseth, who completed his second visit to Wisconsin this year, talked...

The Hill3h agoWhole story →

‘Invasive and extreme’: doctors fight anti-trans measure requiring genital exams for student athletesA Washington referendum has drawn broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teens For Kelsey Gellner, a Seattle-based pediatric nurse, a statewide proposal to bar trans girls from sports participation feels like a violation of her duty as a medical professional. The ballot initiative includes a requirement she calls “invasive and…

The Guardian3h agoWhole story →

Childcare costs weigh on some voters before the midterm electionsRising childcare costs are a factor for parents weighing how to vote in November's midterm elections

ABC News3h agoSources (2)Whole story →

Education midterm elections

Becerra holds 27-point lead over Hilton in California governor's race: PollDemocrat Xavier Becerra is maintaining his strong lead in California’s gubernatorial race with only weeks to go until Election Day, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The Emerson College survey found that 60 percent of likely voters backed the former Health and Human Services secretary over his Republican opponent Steve Hilton to replace outgoing...

The Hill2h agoWhole story →

California makes 'massive concession' in lawsuit over 20,000 'likely noncitizen' voters, DOJ saysLos Angeles officials appear to have made a damning concession in a filing related to the legal feud over 20,000 people identified as "likely noncitizens" who are registered to vote. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the Department of Justice demanded that state and L.A. County officials refrain from tabulating the vote-by-mail ballots of the individuals in…

The Blaze2h agoWhole story →

More like this

similar stories in the archive

Clarence Thomas says race shouldn't dictate how Black people thinkSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas rejects the idea that Black people must think a certain way, likening such mandates to racial segregation in a talk with Ted Cruz.

Fox News2mo agoWhole story →

Government Clarence Thomas clarence thomas interview

Kagan diagnoses American democracy with a Supreme Court problemJustice Elena Kagan said the high court had created a democracy that does not work as it should.

Courthouse News Service14h agoWhole story →

Government supreme court election law rulings

Why California's Racial Justice Act isn't just enough just yetThe Golden State’s approach to racial bias in the courts has been widely praised. Sadly, a series of court decisions have weakened its protections.

The Hill2d agoWhole story →

Government racial justice act challenges

Trump has been trashing election results, democracy from the startIn 2016, Trump claimed Ted Cruz stole the Iowa Republican caucuses. Also, the city parking meter deal.

Chicago Sun-Times19d agoWhole story →

Government Ted Cruz 2020 election integrity

Sen. Kennedy wants ban on naming buildings for living politiciansSen. John Kennedy says politicians should not have buildings named after them while alive. "I think that would settle a lot of this controversy."

USA TODAY23d agoWhole story →

Government John Kennedy kennedy center naming dispute

Opinion: John Kennedy speaks boldly, carries small stickNo matter how tough U.S. Sen. Kennedy talks, columnist Stephanie Grace writes, you pretty much know what he’s going to do when it comes to staking out independence from President Donald Trump: nothing.

Baton Rouge Advocate1mo agoWhole story →

Government Donald Trump John Kennedy