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Trump Promised to Eliminate Funding to Schools That Don’t Nix DEI Work—But Half of States Aren’t Complying
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08.08.25 | 7:00 am
Texas Representative Marc Veasey speaks in front of Democratic members of Congress and Texas House Democrats during a news conference, after they left their state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at IBEW Local Union 701 on August 4, 2025 in Warrenville, Illinois. Dozens of Democrats in the Texas legislature faced threats of legal action Monday after they fled the state to block a redrawing of districts in Republicans' favor ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Republican-controlled state, following a push by President Donald Trump, are seeking to shift congressional district borders such that five seats flip from Democratic control. The contentious but legally permitted move, known as partisan gerrymandering, seeks to prevent Republicans from losing control of the US House of Representatives in next year's midterms, when the opposition party usually does more favorably. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Texas Representative Marc Veasey speaks in front of Democratic members of Congress and Texas House Democrats during a news conference, after they left their state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at IBEW Local Union 701 on August 4, 2025 in Warrenville, Illinois. Dozens of Democrats in the Texas legislature faced threats of legal action Monday after they fled the state to block a redrawing of districts in Republicans' favor ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Republican-controlled state, following a push by President Donald Trump, are seeking to shift congressional district borders such that five seats flip from Democratic control. The contentious but legally permitted move, known as partisan gerrymandering, seeks to prevent Republicans from losing control of the US House of Representatives in next year's midterms, when the opposition party usually does more favorably. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
How Anti-Abortion and Anti-Trans Bills Are Impacted by Texas Democrats Fleeing the State
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08.05.25 | 12:21 pm
WASHINGTON, DC- March 16: Judge James E. Boasberg, chief judge of the Federal District Court in DC, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, DC on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC- March 16: Judge James E. Boasberg, chief judge of the Federal District Court in DC, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, DC on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The Legal System Should Not Give Trump the Benefit of the Doubt
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07.31.25 | 1:12 pm
The Campaign Against Mamdani Has Echoes of the Panic Around Another Socialist Democrat
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07.29.25 | 1:25 pm
How Anti-Affirmative Action Crusaders Are Escalating Their War on Inclusive Democracy
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07.25.25 | 1:48 pm
The Forest Service Claims It’s Fully Staffed for a Worsening Fire Season. Data Shows Thousands of Unfilled Jobs.
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07.24.25 | 7:00 am
Why Trump Lawyer Emil Bove Is So Different Than Past Controversial Judicial Appointments
Emil Bove’s appeals court nomination echoes earlier controversies, but with a key difference.
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07.22.25 | 10:31 am
How Florida’s Plan for Immigration Judges at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ May Violate Constitutional Rights
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07.21.25 | 9:11 am
Not Just The Big, Beautiful Bill: Trump Policies Could Take Health Insurance From 17 Million
How a wide swath of Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034
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07.15.25 | 12:34 pm
Trump’s Brazil Tariffs Are Mostly About His Buddy, Jair Bolsonaro
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07.14.25 | 12:37 pm

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