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Justice Department Demand for State Voter Lists Underscores Their Importance
DOJ is demanding that states turn over their voter registration lists and other election information, citing unspecified concerns with voter list maintenance. Power over voter registration lists is the power to shape the electorate.
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Denying Quorum Has Been a Texas Political Strategy Since 1870
While the Democrats could technically derail the GOP’s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.
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How Special Interests Keep Bad Laws on the Books: The Case of the Jones Act
The 1920 Jones Act restricts intra-U.S. water transport to vessels that are U.S.-flagged, U.S.-owned, and built in U.S. shipyards The law serves as a tribute to how entrenched interests can hijack public policy and make the repeal of failed, costly laws among the heaviest of political lifts.
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Partisan Hostility, Not Just Policy, Drives U.S. Protests
Partisan animosity is a powerful driver of protest participation—sometimes nearly matching or even exceeding concern about the actual issues.
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Texas Senate Once Again Tries to Give the Attorney General Authority to Prosecute Election Crimes
A similar proposal stalled out earlier this year over disagreements between the House and Senate. This time, lawmakers might clash over whether to approve the new bill along with a constitutional amendment.
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DOJ Plans to Ask All States for Detailed Voting Info
The US Department of Justice has told secretaries of state group it will expand its outreach.
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Feds Move to Eliminate Petrochemical Watchdog, Putting Texans and Others at Risk
Amid increasingly intense weather, the Chemical Safety Board is the lone independent agency watching over the Gulf Coast’s petrochemical corridor.
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Report: Feds Allowed 1,000s of Juvenile Gang Members, Criminals to Become Citizens
Congress has created several programs to allow illegal border crossers claiming to be minors to remain in the U.S. Despite years of documented abuse of the programs, Congress continues to fund them to the tune of billions of dollars.
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Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM): Five Things to Know
The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) is an anti-Zionist activist organization that expresses support for terrorism against Israel, promotes and engages in antisemitism, and frequently propagates inflammatory rhetoric about Zionism.
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Stand-Your-Ground Laws Linked to Higher Homicide Rates, New Report Finds
Stand-your-ground laws, which are in effect in more than half of U.S. states, are associated with higher homicide rates, increased racial disparities in legal outcomes and broader public costs. And homicides with white shooters, Black victims ruled justifiable 4 times more often than when roles were reversed.
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Trumps DOJ Wants States to Turn Over Voter Lists, Election Info
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the voter registration lists of several states —representing data on millions of Americans —and other election information ahead of the 2026 midterm. The sweeping requests raise fears about how the Trump administration plans to use the information.
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Trump’s Deportations Could Cost 6M Jobs: Report
President Donald Trump’s deportation plans could cost nearly 6 million jobs, according to a new analysis. The analysis warns that jobs held by both immigrants and US-born workers are at risk.
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Extremist Groups Uphold Long Tradition of Exploiting National Tragedies for Publicity
While Texas authorities respond to the devastation from the July 4 Hill Country flooding, which has killed at least 119 people and left over 170 still missing, Patriot Front, a Texas-based white supremacist group, is using the disaster to generate positive publicity under the guise of disaster relief.
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DHS Revokes Temporary Protected Status for Two More Latin American Countries
After decades of extensions, DHS will not renew Temporary Protected Status for Honduran and Nicaraguan citizens residing in the U.S., per new agency announcements.
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The National Security Costs of Trump’s Tariffs
Looking at the national security ledger, the costs of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to become clearer than the benefits, especially for the U.S. defense industry, critical infrastructure, and relations with partners and allies.
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