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Trump official tells census workers Congress has final say over the count, not Trump Days after the president's call for a "new" census, the top official overseeing the Census Bureau told employees that Congress, not Trump, has final say over the tally, NPR has exclusively learned.

SCOOP: After President Trump’s call for a “new” census, his cabinet official overseeing the national head count — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — acknowledged to Census Bureau employees that Congress, not Trump, has final say over the tally, @npr.org has learned

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Georgia representatives open up debate over vast changes to voting laws A Georgia elections study committee has become a forum for advocates on the right and left to seek major changes to voting laws ahead of a heated election year in 2026.

GA — "The Blue Ribbon Study Committee on Election Procedures has become a public venue for conservative activists to demand major changes to Georgia elections" that curb voter access. The committee meets four more times before issuing its recommendations.

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NEW: Rep. Tracey Mann of Kansas is the 63rd House Republican to support a bill calling for excluding people living in the states without U.S. citizenship, such as green card holders, from #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include the “whole number of persons in each state”

60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.

60 years ago today, the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination in elections.

My latest @npr.org story is about the new threats facing the law’s remaining protections for minority voters

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A case that could weaken the Voting Rights Act is at the Supreme Court Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has paused, for now, a lower court ruling that struck down a key tool for protecting minority voters under the federal Voting Rights Act in seven states.

UPDATE: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has paused for now a lower court ruling that struck down a key tool for protecting minority voters under the federal Voting Rights Act in seven states.

But this case is far from over — and could end up further weakening the landmark law across the U.S.

How Every Senator Voted on Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Public Media Funding The Senate voted 51 to 48 to reclaim spending previously approved by Congress.

At the request of the White House, the Senate voted 51 to 48 to claw back about $9 billion in federal funding approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting. Here's how every Senator voted.

Leaders in the public broadcasting community have warned that losing Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding would hurt small stations, especially in rural areas underserved by commercial media, and weaken the entire public media network, @deirdrekwalsh.bsky.social and Scott Neuman report

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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has paused a lower court ruling that struck down a key tool for protecting minority voters under the federal Voting Rights Act in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota
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Why Trump's tariffs may hit low-income households hardest President Trump's tariffs are almost "tailor-made" to hit the goods that lower income households prefer to purchase, says economist Ernie Tedeschi of Yale's nonpartisan Budget Lab.

President Trump's tariffs are almost "tailor-made" to hit the goods that lower income households prefer to purchase, says economist Ernie Tedeschi of Yale's nonpartisan Budget Lab.

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💡 A new Pathways to Power resource is here! Built with Analyst Institute & support from @waytowinus.bsky.social, this toolkit helps organizers design & use metrics that reflect the real work of their #BaseBuilding & leadership development.

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GEORGIA⚡️POWER YOUR FUTURE!

⚡️TODAY – TUESDAY, 7/15 | PSC Primary Runoff Election

🕖 Polls are open NOW until 7pm local time

📬 Voting absentee? Your completed ballot must be received before 7pm local time TODAY – Tue, 7/15

📍Voting locations: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

3. UPDATE: A GOP-controlled House Appropriations subcommittee voted 9-6 to advance a funding bill for the Census Bureau that calls for excluding people living in the states without legal status from #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include “whole number of persons in each state”

SEC. 605. None of the funds in this Act may be used to enforce involuntary compliance, or to inquire more than twice for voluntary compliance with any survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census.

2. This funding bill by House Appropropriations Committee Republicans would also ban the enforcement of the mandatory response requirement for certain Census Bureau surveys and take away the bureau's ability to "inquire" more than twice to get a response
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SEC. 556. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to allow the United States Census Bureau to include aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States in rendering apportionment determinations in subsequent decennial censuses.

NEW: In a funding bill for the Census Bureau, House Appropriations Committee Republicans call for excluding people living in the states without legal status from #2030Census results that 14th Amendment says must include “whole number of persons in each state”
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Republicans renew a bid to remove noncitizens from the census tally behind voting maps GOP lawmakers are trying again to exclude millions of non-U.S. citizens living in the states from census counts that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

UPDATE: A GOP-controlled House Appropriations subcommittee voted 9-6 along party lines to advance a funding bill that calls for excluding people living in the states without legal status from #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include the “whole number of persons in each state”

GEORGIA: ⚡️POWER UP YOUR FUTURE!

⚡️OPEN NOW | Early voting for the PSC Primary Runoff thru Friday, 7/11

📬 Voting absentee? Your completed ballot must be received before 7pm local time on Tue, 7/15

📍 Voting locations + hours: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

Last Call at the Disaster Department Trump has signaled an end date for FEMA.

FEMA now has a (probable) end date, which could easily result in a highly uneven landscape of disaster safety. States would need a major infusion of cash to bolster any FEMA-replacing infrastructure to make this transition safely.

More: bit.ly/4mXAREM

Coalition Sues to Stop Mississippi’s New Anti-Diversity Law Mississippi’s new anti-diversity, equity and inclusion law violates the First and 14th Amendments, plaintiffs argue in a federal lawsuit.

“Nowhere is it more important to confront our history and our present-day realities than in Mississippi. When our teachers are afraid to teach, and when our students are banned from learning, we cannot progress as a state, a country, or a society," says attorney Amir Badat.

After Court Loss, Alabama Lawmakers Won’t Draw New Map to Avoid Federal Preclearance Read more here.

Alabama legislators will keep its current congressional districts through 2030 to avoid federal oversight, after judges found the 2023 map systematically disadvantaged Black voters through racial gerrymandering in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

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What if someone else decided your energy future? With less than 1% statewide turnout so far, a tiny group is shaping the rates and accessibility for millions.

YOU have the power to decide GA's energy future —VOTE EARLY in the primary!

📍Find your poll: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

Georgia Supreme Court rules against State Election Board voting rules The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the State Election Board didn't have the power to change several voting rules before last year's presidential election.

Georgia's Supreme Court unanimously ruled the State Election Board overstepped its authority by enacting 2022 voting rules, including mandatory hand recounts and election probes. The decision upholds a lower court's invalidation of the measures.

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Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Health emergencies have not paused since January, but reporting has been suspended. "Cases of measles, salmonella, listeria and hepatitis A and C have spread throughout the country. […]The decline in the [CDC]'s communication could put people at risk."

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GEORGIA: ⚡️POWER YOUR FUTURE NOW!

⚡️SATURDAY, June 7 | Statewide early in-person voting for the PSC Primary will be OPEN

📍 Early voting locations + hours: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

⚡️Polls are open thru Friday, June 13

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Appeals Court Strips Voters’ Ability to File Voting Rights Act Lawsuits in 7 States For decades, voters and organizations have successfully brought lawsuits against racially discriminatory voting rules under Section 2 of the civil rights law.

For nearly 60 years, voters and groups have used the Voting Rights Act to file lawsuits against racially discriminatory policies. But suddenly one federal appeals court has decided that was all wrong — and its ruling must be reversed.

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Raffensberger to decide PSC candidate's fate after judge says he can't run An administrative law judge recommended that the secretary of state disqualify Public Service Commission District 3 candidate Daniel Blackman from running this year.

"An administrative law judge on Tuesday recommended that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger disqualify Daniel Blackman from running for a metro Atlanta district seat on the Public Service Commission."

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Elections restart for officials who will set Georgia Power rates At long last, elections are resuming for Georgia's powerful board that sets electricity rates for customers. Early voting lasts from May 27 to June 13.

Early voting has begun for GA's powerful utility regulator, the Public Service Commission.

The election has a direct impact on voters, especially Georgia Power’s residential customers, who've experienced six PSC-approved rate increases since 2023.

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