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Are journalists going to ask Republican candidates why they're accepting campaign help from white supremacist Elon Musk? Or is racist rhetoric about ethnic cleansing considered normal now?
September 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Are journalists going to ask Republican candidates why they're accepting campaign help from white supremacist Elon Musk? Or is racist rhetoric about ethnic cleansing considered normal now?
"DHS is actively sabotaging elections by not funding these programs," Fontes said in a statement. "Their failures mirror that of the administration pushing USPS to implement a rule that would sabotage mail voting."
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Democrats demand Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of midterms
The lawmakers wrote that they share "grave concern that time is running out … to assist state and local election officials in protecting our elections from cyber and mis-and disinformation threats."
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September 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
"DHS is actively sabotaging elections by not funding these programs," Fontes said in a statement. "Their failures mirror that of the administration pushing USPS to implement a rule that would sabotage mail voting."
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Vote Democrat in the midterms. And get 3 other people to do so also. GOP doesn't care about any of us.
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As millions of kids lose SNAP food benefits, free school meals are also at risk
Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that link break.
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September 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Vote Democrat in the midterms. And get 3 other people to do so also. GOP doesn't care about any of us.
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"As designed, the process is unforgiving. It could delay ballots by the thousands in repeated verification cycles, prevent states from mailing enormous numbers of ballots," And the disclosure reveals is the Postal Service has designed a system that is intended to fail,".
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Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
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September 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"As designed, the process is unforgiving. It could delay ballots by the thousands in repeated verification cycles, prevent states from mailing enormous numbers of ballots," And the disclosure reveals is the Postal Service has designed a system that is intended to fail,".
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#midterms2026
This is a MUST read.
And...you must VOTE this November.
And...make sure your friends VOTE this November.
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This is a MUST read.
And...you must VOTE this November.
And...make sure your friends VOTE this November.
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How Democrats in Congress are preparing for Trump midterm election interference
As Election Day draws nearer, Democrats are preparing for a range of scenarios, intent on avoiding what they see as the failure of imagination that kept lawmakers from anticipating the Jan. 6 attack.
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August 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
#midterms2026
This is a MUST read.
And...you must VOTE this November.
And...make sure your friends VOTE this November.
www.npr.org/2026/08/28/n...
This is a MUST read.
And...you must VOTE this November.
And...make sure your friends VOTE this November.
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Call your senators, tell them to vote NO on the pick for head of FDA.
"...she wrote papers opposing gender-affirming care for minors. She questioned the safety of medication abortion suggested that the FDA was wrong to allow it to be prescribed via telehealth..."
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"...she wrote papers opposing gender-affirming care for minors. She questioned the safety of medication abortion suggested that the FDA was wrong to allow it to be prescribed via telehealth..."
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What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA
Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000 staffers who study and regulate food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and more.
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August 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Call your senators, tell them to vote NO on the pick for head of FDA.
"...she wrote papers opposing gender-affirming care for minors. She questioned the safety of medication abortion suggested that the FDA was wrong to allow it to be prescribed via telehealth..."
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"...she wrote papers opposing gender-affirming care for minors. She questioned the safety of medication abortion suggested that the FDA was wrong to allow it to be prescribed via telehealth..."
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A highly unusual Census Bureau report Trump is using to reup dubious claims of widespread illegal voting by non-U.S. citizens has ties to a Trump-aligned think tank...but data and election experts say the report is questionable in its methodology and conclusions
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Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting
A Trump-aligned think tank has ties to a highly unusual Census Bureau report that the president is using to renew false claims of widespread voting by non-U.S. citizens in 2020, NPR has learned.
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August 20, 2026 at 2:43 PM
A highly unusual Census Bureau report Trump is using to reup dubious claims of widespread illegal voting by non-U.S. citizens has ties to a Trump-aligned think tank...but data and election experts say the report is questionable in its methodology and conclusions
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"It is now the position of the United States government that people with disabilities don't have a right to be part of their communities."
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They grew up with disability rights. Now, they're fighting to keep them
Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those protections for people with disabilities like them are being eroded.
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August 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
"It is now the position of the United States government that people with disabilities don't have a right to be part of their communities."
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FYI - it's a good time to start masking again during summer travel and back to school shopping.
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Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again
Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.
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August 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
FYI - it's a good time to start masking again during summer travel and back to school shopping.
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A very wise statement.
"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." ~ Plato
July 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A very wise statement.
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Antifascism looks like Pedro Pascal. It looks like Alex Pretti and AOC. It looks like 600 priests, imams, and rabbis in the cold streets of winter Minneapolis. Antifascism is gorgeous.
Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli
July 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Antifascism looks like Pedro Pascal. It looks like Alex Pretti and AOC. It looks like 600 priests, imams, and rabbis in the cold streets of winter Minneapolis. Antifascism is gorgeous.
"..Trump’s history of falsely claiming elections that don’t go his way are rigged & the violence of Jan 6, 2021, giving this speech less than 4 mo ahead of an election that looks really tough for the GOP should send shivers down the spine of the American body politic."
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5 takeaways from Trump’s primetime speech on elections | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s primetime address from the White House on Thursday night didn’t make huge news.
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July 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
"..Trump’s history of falsely claiming elections that don’t go his way are rigged & the violence of Jan 6, 2021, giving this speech less than 4 mo ahead of an election that looks really tough for the GOP should send shivers down the spine of the American body politic."
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"... dismantle independent guardrail of democracy to keep elections fair & secure. Purging commissioners before midterms & further gutting support for state & local elections officials is his plan to politicize elections & enable dangerous election interference."
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President Trump cleans house at the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission
With just months until the midterms, President Trump relieved the remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, a move condemned by Democrats and voting rights advocates.
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July 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"... dismantle independent guardrail of democracy to keep elections fair & secure. Purging commissioners before midterms & further gutting support for state & local elections officials is his plan to politicize elections & enable dangerous election interference."
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...signs have pointed to Nelson's successor being state Rep. Nate Schatzline, a pastor at a Fort Worth megachurch with ties to Christian Nationalism, who has repeated baseless claims about widespread fraud in American elections.
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Will Texas' new top voting official be a 'disruptor'? Locals are preparing for it
Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience.
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June 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
...signs have pointed to Nelson's successor being state Rep. Nate Schatzline, a pastor at a Fort Worth megachurch with ties to Christian Nationalism, who has repeated baseless claims about widespread fraud in American elections.
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June 22, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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