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Trump calls on divided GOP to pass SAVE America Act ‘at the expense of everything else' Trump suggested the SAVE America Act includes a number of provisions that are not in the proposal.

NEW: Trump unleashed a social media rampage pressuring Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act — a suppressive bill that would disenfranchise thousands if passed.

But he appeared to have misrepresented what the proposal actually entails, falsely claiming it would limit mail voting.

Opinion | Trump Has Elite Law Firms on a Punishing Merry-Go-Round

“Giving in to bullies has its own costs, not least because bullies are never satisfied with just a single capitulation. Especially when, as with the law firms, the bully — that is, the Trump administration — was obviously playing a weak legal hand from the start.”

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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse.

Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse. n.pr/4rUa1zD

NPR: “Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social is part of a growing wave of younger candidates who are challenging older members of Congress… Rep. Cohen faces a challenger who has outraised him.”

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Sanders And Khanna Push National 5% Annual Billionaire Wealth Tax Backers project, based on Forbes’ billionaires list, that the tax would raise $4.4 trillion over ten years for childcare, housing and a $3,000 per person check to many Americans.

Sanders And Khanna Push National 5% Annual Billionaire Wealth Tax

"An Assertive Supreme Court Turns to Curbing State Courts" #ELB Ann Marimow for the NYT: When the Supreme Court issued an emergency order this week that protected the congressional district of a New York Republican, it intervened in a voting rights dispute, pre-em...

“An Assertive Supreme Court Turns to Curbing State Courts” electionlawblog.org?p=154629

ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

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"From Controversy to Conversation" Talking the Hard History of Baltimore's "Confederate Monuments," March 5

« The granite block, which began its life as a seat for the author of the Dred Scott decision, has become a platform for Baltimoreans who regularly bring their questions and concerns, their joys and their self-expression to the site. » hardhistories.substack.com/p/from-contr...

Women in the ModernCivil Rights Movement #WHM
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March 4, 2026 Buried in the cascade of news this week, Sadie Gurman and Caitlin Ostroff of the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that 47,635 files are missing from the Epstein files documents that the Justice ...

March 4, 2026

Opinion | This Summer, Students From Hundreds of Colleges Will Heed One Urgent Call

This Summer, Students From Hundreds of Colleges Will Heed One Urgent Call www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/o...

In lawsuit, Minnesota accuses Trump administration of 'weaponizing' Medicaid funding The federal government said the state should do more to fight fraud and is holding back funds. Minnesota officials say the attack is unfair as the state's fraud rate is well below national averages.

The federal government said the state should do more to fight fraud and is holding back funds. Minnesota officials say the attack is unfair as the state's fraud rate is well below national averages. n.pr/46B98n2

Gordon Parks’ 1950s photographs ‘made the Black community fully human’ ‘We Shall Not be Moved’ at Alison Jacques gallery in London is essential and moving viewing

Gordon Parks’ photographs of Black Americans in the 1950s are essential viewing in London
In ‘We Shall Not be Moved’ at Alison Jacques gallery, Bryan Stevenson movingly curates Parks' photographs
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Williamsburg League goes to Richmond

In February, the Williamsburg League led by Chairman Susan Bivins [sky blue scarf] went to Richmond to persuade Virginia legislators to vote for bills, budgets, and amendments—from Rank Choice Voting to Reproductive Justice. Making democracy work! lwv-wa.clubexpress.com

Mar. 5, 1959 | 21 Black Boys Burned to Death While Locked into Neglected “Reform” School Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

21 Black Boys Burned to Death While Locked in Neglected “Reform” School
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Primaries in key states begin to shape the midterm matchups The midterm elections kicked off in earnest with primary contests in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. There was some confusion at the polls, and the results led to sharp words, a few upsets and mor...

The midterm elections kicked off in earnest with primary contests in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. https://to.pbs.org/4lashC3

U.S. soldiers killed in Iran war remembered for their service and devotion to their families A drone strike at a command center in Kuwait killed 20-year-old Sgt. Declan Coady of West Des Moines, Iowa, and five other members of the U.S. Army Reserve who worked in logistics and kept troops supp...

Sgt. Declan Coady checked in with his family every hour or two after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran.

When he didn't respond to messages Sunday, "most of us started to wonder," his father told the AP. "Your gut starts to get a feeling." https://to.pbs.org/46EGVvs

He always tells us what he's going to do next. Connect the dots.

House ethics panel investigates GOP Rep. Gonzales of Texas over affair allegations The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday that it has opened an investigation of Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, over allegations that include having an affair with an aide.

The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday that it has opened an investigation of Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, over allegations that include having an affair with an aide. https://to.pbs.org/4r7ESY7

How did James Talarico beat Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Dem US Senate race? I’ll break it all down NOW on #RolandMartinUnfiltered.
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ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

We sent 4 records requests to the Education Department — the first more than a year ago — seeking the status of school investigations, findings of discrimination reversed under Trump and more.

The agency gave no response except to acknowledge it received them.

The Urgent, Oscar-Nominated Film That Goes Inside the Country's Deadliest Prisons In 'The Alabama Solution,' incarcerated men use contraband cell phones to document horrific conditions in the state's notorious prisons

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Meet three scientists who said no to Epstein The warning signs included a web search, a mother’s doubts, and inklings of a “sexist attitude”

Many of the scientists Jeffrey Epstein courted were already well-established and well-funded. So why didn’t they all just say no? Science talked with three who did just that.

Here’s how Epstein approached them, and why they refused to have anything to do with him: scim.ag/40rlyKN

The story behind Nina Simone's protest song, "Mississippi Goddam" | American Masters | PBS It was a bloody Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963 that inspired the singer and pianist Nina Simone's famous protest song, "Mississippi

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There Is More Than One Way to Kill Mail-in Voting On Tuesday in Texas, Democratic voters in Dallas and Williamson Counties, Texas, had their work cut out for them if they wanted to vote.

We shouldn’t have to fight just to be able to exercise a right, but primary night in Texas made it clear we will have to. Here’s what you need to know and how to get ready to do it.
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Statement from Jasmine Crockett.

excellent skewering from Janet Mills: "Susan Collins just gave Donald Trump the green light to take unilateral military action that could push the United States into another endless war. ... Susan Collins is rubber-stamping Trump’s ability to send more troops into harm’s way without oversight."

📽️NEW: The 2026 midterms are the greatest threat to Trump's power.

Marc Elias exposes Trump's plot to protect his majority: false claims of foreign election interference, a DOJ voter data push and an executive order that would let Trump dictate voting rules to every state👇
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Remembering the life and legacy of Sarah Cannon Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon was born just 50 miles west of Nashville in Hickman County on Oct. 25, 1912. She died 30 years ago this week on March 4, 1996.

Remembering the life and legacy of Sarah Cannon