Sen. Cassidy’s ‘existential anxiety’ about whether Blanche will uphold the constitution on elections
Decisions about confirming Blanche for attorney general and whether he’ll abide by the Constitution are “not black-or-white,” said Cassidy.
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While Trump says ‘anti-weaponization fund’ isn’t dead, GOP lawmakers are silent on if it should die
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-N.C.) both refused to disown Trump’s discredited “anti-weaponization fund” on Sunday.
GOP states join DOJ in asking Supreme Court to let Trump block some mail ballots
A dozen Republican states led by Missouri asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order attacking mail voting go into effect before the midterm elections in November.
Sen. Lee wants to skip recess to save the SAVE America Act
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) wants the senate to skip its upcoming recess in hopes of passing the anti-voting SAVE America Act.
Will Louisiana’s last majority-Black district survive Callais? A court will decide
A federal court agreed to hear arguments later this month over whether Louisiana’s newly enacted congressional map complies with the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Louisiana v. Callais — a proceeding that could put the state’s last remaining majority-Black congressional district in jeopardy.
Gov. Landry signs Louisiana gerrymander into law, erasing majority-Black district
The Louisiana Senate voted 28-10 to eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional seats Friday, sending the remapping bill to Gov. Jeff Landry (R) for signing.
Louisiana redistricting: State House passes GOP gerrymander, scrapping majority-Black district
The Louisiana House voted 66-35 to eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional seats.
White voters now want to wipe out both of Louisiana’s majority-Black congressional districts
Louisiana suspended an ongoing congressional election to draft and enact a new electoral map eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black districts barely a month after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out its old one in Callais v. Louisiana. But that’s neither fast enough or far enough for the “non-African American” plaintiffs in Callais.
CBC blocks SCORE Act vote on college athlete pay in response to GOP’s southern redistricting wave
The CBC’s Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Ala.) has pulled support of the SCORE Act, which he helped draft, due to the GOP’s redistricting war impacts on his state.
This week at Democracy Docket: Election denialism is alive and well in Georgia and Pennsylvania — while Trump’s DOJ continues to stumble
If you thought President Donald Trump’s deep unpopularity might be moving GOP voters away from election denialism, this week suggested you should think again.
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