The most hated man in the Senate

There is one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on: Ted Cruz just might be the most despised person in the United States Senate.

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Judge says SCOTUS weakening of VRA left little choice but to uphold North Carolina voter suppression law

A federal court upheld a North Carolina law requiring strict photo ID to vote, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have made it harder to block such restrictions under the Voting Rights Act (VRA).

GOP derails bid to stop Missouri gerrymander for 2026

In a bruising blow to direct democracy, a court has ruled that Republican leaders in Missouri can use a new, gerrymandered congressional map in the 2026 midterms before voters weigh in on the plan.

DOJ said it had no plans to share voter data with DHS. Guess what it’s now planning to do

The Trump administration’s sweeping campaign to force states to hand over sensitive voter registration data is colliding with a new revelation that could undermine its cases — and raise serious questions about whether the Department of…