Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) is planning to challenge Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in the 2022 midterms, Politico reports.
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Capitol Rioters’ ‘Trump Defense’ Comes Up Again And Again. Will It Make A Difference?
A few weeks after his arrest for allegedly storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, the man known as the “QAnon Shaman,” Jacob Chansley, floated an idea that dozens of others have tried — that Trump himself deserved some of the blame for his actions.
AZ County’s GOP-Dominated Board Of Supervisors Rails Against State’s ‘Sham’ Audit
The board of supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona railed against a review of the county’s 2020 election results ordered by the state Senate during a fiery board meeting Monday.
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How Much Will SCOTUS’ New Abortion Case Shake Up The 2022 Election Cycle?
As I reported Monday, it’s no exaggeration to say that the Mississippi abortion case the Supreme Court took up is the biggest threat Roe v. Wade has faced yet.
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Manchin And Murkowski Urge Bipartisan Reauthorization Of Voting Rights Act
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on Monday urged Congress to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act in an effort to demonstrate bipartisan support for the protection of voting rights. Continue reading “Manchin And Murkowski Urge Bipartisan Reauthorization Of Voting Rights Act”
A Trumpified SCOTUS And A Wide-Open Abortion Case Puts Roe At Its Greatest Risk Yet
It’s not just the Supreme Court’s recent jerk towards the right that makes its grant Monday of a major abortion case such a big deal. It’s how the justices went about deciding that they were going to wade into the issue.
House Nabs A Moral Victory In The McGahn Case, But Not Much Else
The House Judiciary Committee claimed a win last week in the somewhat-forgotten but still-raging fights over lingering congressional investigations into former President Trump.
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Native American Governments and COVID
From TPM Reader JO’N …
On Josh’s note of two COVID Americas today, I think he’s right. But one thing to notice about the map, and to account for when making sense of the geography of this, is the huge strides that Native American governments have made in getting their people vaccinated. In Montana, the Blackfeet Tribe was away ahead of the rest of the state, with a particularly aggressive outreach and compliance plan.
GA Lt Guv Announces He Won’t Run For Reelection After Denouncing Trump’s Grip On GOP
Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R), one of ex-President Donald Trump’s few Republican critics, announced on Monday that he will not be seeking reelection in 2022.
Push To Restrict Voting Now A Mad Dash
In this issue…
States are running out of time to change their voting laws // Congressional Democrats are running out of options for pushing back // House GOP goes all in on embracing Trump’s election lies
Hi, there! I’m Tierney! I have been covering voting rights for the better part of a decade and things have never been crazier. So we at TPM are excited to bring you The Franchise, a weekly newsletter that will cover all the big news in democracy and ballot access. Every week, we’ll be recapping what’s been happening in the fights over who gets to have their voices heard in our system of governance and how they get to express it. So let’s get to it.