Congress defeated Southern resistance to the Voting Rights Act once; it can do it again
Voters today must demand representatives who will once again restore voting rights and rein in an antidemocratic Court.
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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.
The SAVE Act started as a political stunt. Now it’s a real threat.
As we entered 2026, it became clear that Republicans were set up to lose control of Congress in the midterm elections. What followed was predictable.
Ohio Republicans are defying voters to pursue a backdoor abortion ban
Ohio is yet another example of the limits of direct democracy alone: While people can vote to uphold rights they care about, lawmakers who oppose those rights can still work to chip away at them.
New Attack on Free Speech: South Carolina GOP Wants to Criminalize Sharing Abortion Info
GOP lawmakers have sponsored a horrifying new bill that would create a total abortion ban and redefine what counts as birth control.
Texas’ Anti-Democratic Special Session Is an Attack on Abortion, Too
Midcycle redistricting isn’t the only focus of this session. Lawmakers are also considering a massive attack on abortion access.
To Impose Abortion Ban, Missouri GOP Aims to Stymie Direct Democracy
Conservatives don’t support voters having a say on abortion via direct democracy — when Republicans claimed they wanted to send the issue of abortion back to the states, they meant returning power to themselves alone.
With North Carolina Elections Under GOP Control, Expect New Barriers to Voting
While Griffin’s concession is great news for voters — and fair elections — Republicans have other maneuvers up their sleeve to undermine democracy. For nearly a decade, they’ve been plotting to take control of state elections — and they may finally have succeeded.
The SAVE Act Extends the GOP’s War on Women to the Voter Rolls
It sounds like Trump’s idea of protecting women is limiting their rights to preserve his own grip on power.
Republicans Prove There Was a Big Catch About ‘Leaving Abortion to the States’
To say the 2024 election was a mixed bag for abortion rights would be a gigantic understatement.
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