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Minority Voters Argue Texas Gerrymander Driven By Race as Hearing Kicks Off Read more here.

🚨 LIVE FROM TEXAS: Democracy Docket is reporting from El Paso as a federal court decides whether Texas can use its new congressional map in next year’s election. At stake is minority communities’ voting strength – and perhaps the balance of power in Congress.

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91 Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

We should all lead a life as interesting and useful

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A 10 day hearing began today in Texas to determine if the GOP's new rigged map will remain in place or be struck down for 2026. The best way to stay informed on what is happening is to subscribe to Democracy Docket, the media outlet I started in 2020, for times like these. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

Trump withholding billions of dollars from the Gateway project is not only absurd, it’s an illegal action that we will be pushing back on.
 
At this moment, Americans want solutions, not acts of political retribution.

DOJ has sued 8 states for refusing to turn over their full, unreacted voter files.

My team has now filed motions to defend voters in 7 of those cases in ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OR and PA.

I suggest that DOJ monitor the docket in the remaining one in CA.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

At the Broadview ICE facility, an ICE agent tried to run dozens of protesters over with an SUV as we walked on a public crosswalk.

He kept driving for about a full football field until ICE barraged us with pepper balls.

🚨 DeKalb County Republican Party v. Raffensperger Learn more.

WIN: A Georgia appeals court upheld the dismissal of a GOP lawsuit challenging the state’s Dominion Voting Systems, citing the plaintiffs’ lack of standing. The GOP argued the system violated Election Assistance Commission requirements and state law.

After Losing in Court, Utah GOPers Unveil Audacious Scheme To Create New Gerrymander Read more here.

NEW: Utah Republicans introduced a bill late Sunday that uses an audacious new scheme to rig the map-drawing process, after a court struck down their gerrymander. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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All hail VICTOR!!! He's a real-life hero whose selflessness & courage is an inspiration to us all.

Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery.

I salute you, sir! 🫡

Teachers can confront antisemitism in the classroom by educating themselves, challenging incidents and consistently fostering inclusive classroom environments.

The courts said what we already knew: Trump can’t just break the law to come after Dr. Lisa Cook. His attempt was illegal, baseless, and part of his long pattern of trying to tear down Black women in power. (1/2)

I brought up an amendment to ensure that every person involved in Epstein’s abuse be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Thank you, Rep. Massie, for voting not to table this amendment — something all Members should be able to get behind.

Release all of the files.

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A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid

Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.

We must demand justice for the women who shared their stories of Epstein’s abuse.

We must do right by these women and all survivors of sexual violence by holding perpetrators accountable. I introduced an amendment to do just that — and the GOP wouldn’t even let it be debated.

Both of the co-founders of Turning Point USA died from things that were preventable, but which they mocked and urged this nation to ignore. Bill Montgomery was killed in 2020 by COVID and Charlie Kirk was killed in 2025 by gun violence.

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Democrat James Walkinshaw will win US House seat in Virginia special election, narrowing GOP majority, CNN projects | CNN Politics Democrat James Walkinshaw will win a special election in Virginia’s 11th congressional district, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, bolstering Democratic numbers in the House and cutting down on an already...

Lets go Dems, Greens, DSs, Independents, and Sane Republicans! www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/p...

Live Podcast with Marc Elias and Heather Cox Richardson Join political historian Heather Cox Richardson and Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias for a live podcast recording on the urgent challenges facing democracy today.

Join me and the incomparable Heather Cox Richardson for a members-only live podcast to explore the urgent challenges facing democracy today, and how history helps us understand the path forward.

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Angry over do-nothing lawmakers who refuse to address gun violence?

Turn your anger into action by getting out the vote for Gun Sense Candidates who are committed to ending this crisis.

Text ELECT to 644-33 to sign up for a Weekend of Action.

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

🌿 Join us for the Healers Hangout Fall Welcome—a free, virtual event created for Native students to gain insights, ask questions, and connect with mentors.

📅 Sept. 25, 2025
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If not for Chicago, we might not have Labor Day.

Keep your eyes peeled on Monday for a much longer video where I dive into the history of unionization, violent strike suppression, and workers’ victories in Chicago, and how they impacted workers across the country.

119th Senate: 53 GOP, 45 Dems, & 2 Independents

0 GOP cosponsors of Sen. @schiff.senate.gov's bill to ban assault weapons.

42 Dems & Sanders have cosponsored

There are 4 Dem/I Holdouts: @heinrich.senate.gov @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @senangusking.bsky.social @cortezmasto.senate.gov

Honor With Action

@cbseveningnews.bsky.social Reporter's Notebook:

What should have been a time of backpacks, new uniforms and learning at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis now also reminds a generation that school can be a place of danger.

Here's @jdickerson.bsky.social

#EndGunViolence