Tag: midterm elections
Warnock defeats Walker in Georgia, giving Democrats 51-49 Senate majority
"Democrats can do a lot more with 51 Senate seats."
Why Raphael Warnock’s reelection could tip the balance for America’s economic...
“He’s there to work. He’s not there to make the backdoor deals. I wish we could have more senators like that.”
Big midterm victories that give me hope for the future
Friends, regardless of the overall outcome of the midterms, have no doubt: progressives are the future.
Democrats didn’t win—they simply held the line
Yes, it was a relief that increasingly fascist Republicans didn’t sweep the midterms. But our democratic standards cannot fall so low as to accept a split Congress.
US midterms: 42 new voting laws since 2021 risk undermining confidence...
The ability to exercise one’s democratic choice by participating in free and fair elections should not be up for debate.
The unbearable opportunism of right-wing fear-mongering
What evil to bash good elections—while pushing scams and insurrections.
3 lies Republicans are using this election
They involve crime, inflation, and taxes. But here are the facts.
In Nevada County, a harbinger of the chaos that election deniers...
A hand count has been halted. Most voters won’t use computers to vote.
Hand count halted in Nevada county as court rips pro-Trump official
Voters in Nye County, near Las Vegas, could tip the balance in close state and federal contests.
Election denial like a Nile crocodile
Will Trumpers “make ‘merica great”/ By bashing what voters legitimate?
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Supreme urgency tests Trump’s claim to immunity amid election countdown
Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign
Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.
Should harming mother Earth be a crime? The case for ecocide
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court.
Climate confrontation: Over 50 arrested as activists target Citigroup’s climate policies
Protesters descend on Citigroup's Manhattan HQ, igniting a 'Summer of Heat' against banks fueling fossil fuel projects and escalating the climate crisis.