Biden confronts the limits of an already limited arsenal on voting rights

23 minutes ago | Politico

In January, standing on the steps of the Capitol, President Joe Biden warned of "an attack on democracy." In April, standing inside the House chamber, Biden declared that the...
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‘I Made Juneteenth Very Famous': The Inside Story of Trump's Post-George Floyd Month

23 minutes ago | Politico

For Father's Day in 2020, what Donald Trump mostly wanted was to avoid his son-in-law. It was Jared Kushner who had talked the president into hiring Brad Parscale to run a...
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How ‘Biden Republicans' Took Over the Suburbs

23 minutes ago | Politico

In the aftermath of the 2020 election, the Republican National Committee opted not to order an autopsy into what exactly led to the party's decline in suburban communities that...
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Morning News Brief

3 hours ago | NPR | 2 articles

Juneteenth has been signed into law as a federal holiday. As U.S. prepares to pull troops out of Afghanistan, allies are left behind in danger. And, Iranians elect a new president.
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How 2 Arizona Democrats Illustrate the Party's Voting Rights Divide

3 hours ago | NY Times

Katie Hobbs, the Arizona secretary of state, saw her star rise as she fought Republicans' election falsehoods. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, by contrast, insists on a bipartisan...
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NYC Might Elect First Smoker as Mayor Since '65

3 hours ago | Newser

New Yorkers will choose their candidates for mayor in primaries next week-and the New York Post has zeroed in on something unusual about Kathryn Garcia, one of the Democratic...
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Convention circuit of delusion gives forum for election lies

7 hours ago | My Sanantonio

NEW RICHMOND, Wisconsin - For a few hours last weekend, thousands of Donald Trump's supporters came together in a field under the blazing Wisconsin sun to live in an alternate...
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Biden Uses Juneteenth to Push Federal Takeover of Elections

9 hours ago | Real Clear Politics

Joe Biden celebrated making Juneteenth a national holiday by demonizing Republicans and pushing his federal takeovers of elections and housing.
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WATCH: CNN's Erin Burnett Rips Republicans Who Think 1/6 Was a False Flag

10 hours ago | Politicus USA

The presidency of Donald Trump featured a number of truly awful moments. But the worst or the worst was the January 6th insurrection inspired by Trump's false election claims...
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Boston School Committee timeline: 4 resignations, 3 chairs in less than a year

12 hours ago | Boston Herald

High turnover on the Boston School Committee has recently led to four resignations and three different committee chairs since October. See below a timeline of events: October...
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Kim Jong Un told North Korea's government to 'get fully prepared for...

Summary List Placement North Korea's leader told his government to prepare for confrontation with the United States. Kim Jong Un addressed his government on Thursday, and the... Read more ...

Texas Rep. - Trump's Former Doctor - Demands Biden Take Cognitive Test

Republican Ronny Jackson thinks the president should follow in Trump's footsteps to “document and demonstrate sound mental abilities.” Read more ...

Cruz Hopes McConaughey Stays Out of Texas Race

Matthew McConaughey would have plenty going for him in a Texas campaign for governor, Sen. Ted Cruz acknowledged Thursday. "He's a movie star," Cruz said, "and a good-looking... Read more ...

14 House Republicans Voted Against Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

Many Republican lawmakers cited concerns over the actual name of the holiday and whether it conflates with the July 4th federal holiday. Read more ...

House repeals 2002 Iraq War authorization

The House voted to repeal the 2002 authorization for the use of military force in Iraq on Thursday, a rare and historic effort by lawmakers to rein in presidential war... Read more ...

Supreme Court Rules For A Catholic Group In A Case Involving Gay Rights...

The decision marks a triumph for a new brand of conservatism on the court, which is putting the Constitution's guarantee to the free exercise of religion at the highest level... Read more ...

Bernie Sanders is drafting a $6 trillion infrastructure package, which...

Summary List Placement Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, drafted a $6 trillion infrastructure package that Senate Democrats are considering approving... Read more ...

The Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of Catholic charity in case...

Summary List Placement The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday in favor of a Catholic child welfare organization in a case in which the charity declined to place... Read more ...

Andrew Yang muddies mayoral debate answer by saying mentally ill homeless...

Summary List Placement Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang drew swift condemnation from critics over what they described as an insensitive remark at... Read more ...

Supreme Court throws out Trump-backed challenge to Obamacare

The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit seeking to strike down Obamacare, finding that Republican-led states and individual plaintiffs behind the case lacked legal... Read more ...

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