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Some Early Indications Of What Texas’ Restrictive Voting Law Will Mean

Matt Shuham’s article on the chaos unfolding in Texas right now is worth a read from beginning to end.

In short, in the wake of the state’s new voter restriction law, voters are confused and election administrators are overwhelmed. March primaries are approaching, and the Texas secretary of state’s office seems to be providing little in way of guidance.

For example: Houston’s elections administrators only learned of a key state database for voter information after an Austin official held a press conference to speak out in frustration. Another example: the secretary of state’s online instructions for absentee voters remained out of date until shortly after TPM contacted the office, asking about them.

Read the full piece here.

Jim Jordan Will Not Tell Jan. 6 Panel About His Insurrection-Day Call(s) With Trump, Thank You Very Much
INSIDE: RON JOHNSON WILL NOT RETIRE ... MANAFORT WRITES A BOOK
Cruz Goes On Tucker To Beg For Forgiveness After Calling Jan. 6 A ‘Violent Terrorist Attack’
INSIDE: SCOTUS ... Cyber Ninjas ... DeSantis ... Pompeo
Many Staffers In Pence’s Office Have Spoken To Jan. 6 Committee. Will The Former VP?
INSIDE: Jimmy Carter ... Karl Rove ... A 'Rebuttal' From Gaetz And Greene
Harry Reid, Cutting Through Crap Prime Badge

Earlier today, we published a moving tribute to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid by his onetime deputy chief of staff, Bill Dauster.

I spoke with another former Reid aide and friend of TPM this afternoon, Jim Manley. A veteran Senate staffer, Manley had worked as a spokesperson and senior communications advisor for Reid while Reid was Senate Majority Leader.

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Michael Gableman Wisconsin GOP’s Election Investigator Calls On Republican Who Criticized Him To Resign
Manchin Says He Cannot Support Build Back Better Act In Most Definitive Statement To Date
House Sends Criminal Contempt Referral Against Meadows To DOJ
Another Loss For Trump

Late last night, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied Trump’s emergency motion to block the Jan. 6 panel’s subpoena from going into effect while the former president appealed her earlier decision that the subpoena was valid.

The National Archives are due to start providing the material Trump claims is privileged on Friday, meaning he has just a few business hours left to stop those materials from winding up in the committee’s hands.

How might this play out? Josh Kovensky delved into some of those eventualities yesterday.

Ron DeSantis Florida University Blocks Professors From Testifying Against DeSantis’ Prized Voter-Suppression Law
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