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"Weird" is vague — that's why it works

The "weird" discourse is turning MAGA-style doublespeak against itself — and it's totally working

Salon

Colin Allred keeps Kamala Harris at arms length as he makes a play for the center

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is facing off against Allred in his reelection campaign, has worked to tie Allred to Harris’ political record.

The Texas Tribune

Kamala Harris' popularity surges past that of Trump and Biden amid campaign momentum, poll shows

Harris is expected to win her party's nomination at the Democratic National Convention set to be held in Chicago later this month

Latin Times

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5Th Circuit Court Narrows Voting Rights Act Scope In Redistricting

Learn about the recent 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling impacting the Voting Rights Act in redistricting cases in the South.

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Trump: "They’re the weird ones"

Trump tried to beat the "weird" allegations in an interview over "transgender Olympic boxing outrage"

Salon

Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join together to claim vote dilution

A divided federal appeals court has ruled that separate, distinct minority groups cannot join together in coalitions to claim their votes are diluted in redistricting cases under the federal Voting Rights Act

The Independent UK

Justice Department Official Faces Two-Year Suspension For Election Interference

Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark faces a two-year law practice suspension for advocating election interference in Georgia post-2020 election.

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Surgical castration, 'Don't Say Gay' and absentee regulations. New laws go into effect in Louisiana

A slew of legislation passed by Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature earlier this year went into effect Thursday

The Independent UK

Texas attorney general says Biden must continue border wall construction after court deadline passes

Texas sued to stop an executive order issued by President Biden on his Inauguration Day to stop border wall construction and divert funds that had already been allocated for the project.

The Texas Tribune

Senator Schumer Goes Nuclear With "No King Act"

The law would direct lower courts how to reject claims of presidential immunity, and strip SCOTUS of appellate review.

Reason

How Trump’s attacks on Kamala Harris’s Black heritage are reviving racist ‘birther’ conspiracy theories

Trump’s allies and right-wing media have spent years trying to undermine her legitimacy by attacking her biracial background. His latest lies are turbocharging racist attacks against his rival, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Major prisoner swap delivers a win for Democrats as Trump spirals

Even Republicans couldn’t bring themselves to criticize Biden on Thursday

The Independent UK

An “unrelenting” Sheila Jackson Lee remembered by Kamala Harris, former colleagues

More than 50 of Jackson Lee’s former colleagues in Congress, along with a star-studded lineup of national and local elected officials, packed the church sanctuary to celebrate her life.

The Texas Tribune

Trump is plain ‘weird’: how Kamala Harris’ meme-fied campaign is leveraging social media and Gen Z culture

Last week, presumptive US Democratic nominee Kamala Harris delivered one of the most important messages of her presidential campaign so far:

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Senate Republicans Block Bipartisan Tax Package, Impacting Child Tax Credit

Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan tax package expanding child tax credit and restoring business tax benefits.

The Independent UK

Everything we know about Kamala Harris’ ethnic background after Trump questioned it

The vice president’s father was born in Jamaica and her mother was born in India

Salon

Trump's brags about his No. 1 mugshot

"I’m being indicted for you," Trump told supporters at a Pennsylvania rally

The Guardian - US

Black journalists were right about Trump. NABJ ignored them

An occasion of fellowship devolved into a spectacle at the National Association of Black Journalists’ convention

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Latin Times

Fallout from Trump's claim that immigrants are taking 'Black jobs' continues amid broad criticism

Donald Trump stopped by the National Association of Black Journalists convention, making incendiary comments that have raised criticism from different groups

Salon

Daily Show mocks Trump's racism at NABJ

Ronny Chieng had fun with Trump's clueless and outrageous claims about Kamala Harris in front of Black journalists

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Pro-Israel Super PAC Targets Missouri Democrat Cori Bush

AIPAC supports Wesley Bell against Cori Bush in Missouri primary race over Israel criticism. Bush stands firm despite financial opposition.

The Guardian - US

Uncommitted movement demands DNC allow a representative to speak on Gaza

Movement also wants face time with more receptive Kamala Harris to talk Gaza concerns to bolster party’s power

The Independent UK

Wisconsin judge refuses GOP request to pause absentee voting ruling sought by disabled people

A judge has refused to put on hold his ruling that allows disabled people in Wisconsin to be emailed absentee ballots at home in November’s presidential election in the closely watched battleground state

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris takes lead over Trump in betting odds for the first time

Platform PredictIt has bets on a Harris presidency at 54 cents, while Trump bets are at 50 cents.

The Independent UK

Trump ally Alina Habba attacks Harris over her ‘roots’ hours after the former president questioned her race

‘Unlike you, Kamala...I know where I come from!’ the Trump campaign adviser told the crowd

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