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Ten things to know about voting

An election checklist for voters before and as they vote Study the issues and candidates using nonpartisan resources: Make use of fact check organizations who seek to offset inaccurate, misleading, or false claims by politicians and partisan political groups. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, is a good source for election information. Know your rights and responsibilities before heading out to the polls: To vote in many states, voters must provide a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows the name…

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The House of Representatives Is Turning Into the Electoral College

The very short list of constraints on partisan gerrymandering has gotten even shorter. Until last week, the Supreme Court had interpreted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to require states to draw some majority-minority districts. But in Louisiana v. Callais, it overturned that requirement and held that the VRA prohibits gerrymandering only if it’s done with the explicit goal of racial discrimination. If the intent behind disenfranchising minority voters appears to be merely partisan, the gerrymander is now legal. The ruling will allow Republican state legislatures in the South…

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Louisiana Primary Postponement Shows Republicans Colluding in Broad Daylight to Try to Rig the Election

WASHINGTON– In response to Louisiana Republicans moving to postpone the state primary elections to redraw maps in light of yesterday’s Supreme Court of the United States’ decision on Louisiana v. Callais striking down a landmark provision of the Voting Rights Act prohibiting racial discrimination in voting maps, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Joel Payne released the following statement: “Republicans are colluding in broad daylight to try to rig the election and silence Black voters. The MAGA court made their decision to gut voting rights just in the nick of time for…

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Trump gives his blessing to Iraq’s new pick for prime minister and invites al-Zaidi to Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump called Iraq’s new prime minister-designate Thursday and extended an invitation for him to visit Washington once he has successfully formed a government, the Iraqi prime minister’s office said in a statement. The Washington Times stories: White House

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