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Republicans turn up heat on Democrats with bill to ban noncitizen voting in DC

The House is set to vote on a bill that would make it illegal for noncitizens in Washington, D.C., to vote in local elections, with Republicans hoping to push Democrats into a corner just months ahead of the November election.  Lawmakers will vote on the legislation later this week, which would overturn a local law […]

How Mass Mail-In Voting Changes Everything

When the emphasis in elections shifts from turning out conventional in-person voters to chasing mail-in ballots, we have entered a qualitatively different electoral world than the one we inhabited before. Since 2020, elections have been under assault by a complex of leftist lawyers, nonprofits, and election activists as they attempt to implement schemes and introduce […]

Republicans Supporting Trump Are ‘Voting for the End of Democracy’

MSNBC commentator Donnie Deutsch said Monday on “Morning Joe” that Republicans who support former President Donald Trump would be “voting for the end of democracy.” “This year, you’re not only voting for a Republican, you’re voting for a candidate who doesn’t believe in the most basic principles of democracy. I don’t want to waste my […]

Eurovision Juror Admits Voting Against Jewish Singer over Anti-Israel Bias

A Norwegian juror at the Eurovision Song Contest admits breaking the competition’s rules for political bias by voting for Israel’s Eden Golan in Saturday night’s final vote, citing anti-Israel motives as 20 years old. Questions have arisen as to whether the same player was prevented from voting. Contest winner Jewish singer. Daniel Owen (24) is […]

Johnson’s ‘intuition’ clashes with data on illegal voting

Republicans announced a bill last week that would ban noncitizens from voting in federal elections. It bans things that are already illegal to address problems that lawmakers can’t prove exist. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told reporters last week bluntly that Republicans are motivated by a hunch to push for another bill restricting Americans from […]

Republican House speakers set new precedent on voting 

From eighth-grade civics to college administration courses to nearly 30 years in the House and think tank worlds, I mistakenly believed that the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives could only vote to break ties. My long-held misconceptions were shattered last month when House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) voted to pass a resolution rather […]