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Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting. It's a myth with a long history ( www.npr.org )
The false notion that undocumented immigrants affect federal elections has a long history. But this year, due in part to rising migration at the U.S. southern border, the idea could have new potency.
Hackers threaten to release Trump documents from Georgia case if they don't get a ransom by Thursday ( www.businessinsider.com )
The group that hacked the Atlanta-area government websites claims it has Trump documents that could affect the 2024 presidential election.
Alabama justice's ties with far-right Christian movement raise concern ( www.npr.org )
In the days after Alabama's Supreme Court deemed frozen embryos to be "extrauterine children," the chief justice's ties to a movement that experts call "Christian extremist" have come to light.
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says she'll step down March 8 ( www.npr.org )
The decision is not a surprise. McDaniel previously said she'd step down after the South Carolina primary, which was held Saturday.
What Tucker Carlson's interview with Vladimir Putin shows, and what it hides ( www.npr.org )
Tucker Carlson did not ask Putin about how so many of his opponents wind up imprisoned and murdered, or the warrant the International Criminal Court has out for his arrest for war crimes in Ukraine.
Trump faces some half a billion dollars in legal penalties. How will he pay them? ( www.npr.org )
Donald Trump owes legal penalties totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in two civil cases recently decided in New York, raising questions about how he'll pay the amount.
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law ( www.npr.org )
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatment in the state.
Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA's 'good neighbor' rule that limits pollution ( www.npr.org )
The justices will consider whether to hit pause on a federal rule designed to reduce air pollution that drifts across states and can cause health troubles.
Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering ( www.propublica.org )
Under legal pressure to address Wisconsin’s “Swiss cheese” and oddly shaped districts, the Legislature approved redrawn maps that promise to create a new dynamic in a state known for its pivotal role in national politics.
In historians' Presidents Day survey, Biden vs. Trump is not a close call ( www.npr.org )
A survey of historians and presidential experts ranks President Biden in 14th place all-time, just ahead of Woodrow Wilson and Ronald Reagan. Former President Donald Trump came in last.
How far can cities go to clear homeless camps? The U.S. Supreme Court will decide ( www.npr.org )
Lower courts have said it's unconstitutional to punish people for sleeping outside if no shelter is available. Cities say these rulings have paralyzed their efforts to manage growing tent encampments.
[Analysis] AOC's questions years ago helped spark the investigation into Trump's business. Now, he's been ordered to pay $355 million. ( www.businessinsider.com )
In 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned Michael Cohen about Donald Trump. Cohen's answers eventually led to Letitia James's fraud lawsuit.
Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf ( www.npr.org )
Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign.
Supreme Court to consider whether Trump can be removed from primary ballot ( www.npr.org )
The dispute comes from Colorado — but it could have national implications for Trump and his political fate.
Congress devolves into chaos over border and national security funding ( www.npr.org )
After months of bickering Congress remains completely unable to agree on any legislation on border security or aid to Israel and Ukraine — all priorities that a majority of lawmakers agree are needed.
Senate Republicans cast serious doubt on fate of bipartsan immigration deal ( www.npr.org )
A bipartisan foreign military aid and immigration reform package is teetering ahead of a Wednesday vote in the face of Republican opposition.
A famous climate scientist is in court, with big stakes for attacks on science ( www.npr.org )
One of the world's most prominent climate scientists is suing a right wing author and a policy analyst for defamation, a case with big stakes for attacks on scientists.
Negotiators release $118 billion border bill as GOP leaders call it dead in the House ( www.npr.org )
Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a $118 billion bipartisan bill to address the U.S. border with Mexico. The Senate is expected to hold an initial procedural vote on the bill this week.
House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security's Mayorkas ( www.npr.org )
Republicans contend Mayorkas' "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" on immigration amounts to "high crimes and misdemeanors" for failing to manage the U.S.-Mexico border.
They watched 2 election workers face abuse, and it's compelling them to serve in 2024 ( www.npr.org )
Even though two 2020 election workers in Fulton County, Ga., endured an onslaught of threats and harassment following baseless fraud claims, people there are eager to serve as poll workers this year.
Right-Wingers Say Super Bowl Is Rigged So Taylor Swift Can Endorse Biden ( www.rollingstone.com )
Taylor Swift has shattered virtually every major record in the music industry, and as she lives her best life supporting her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, she’s also breaking the brains of right-wingers....
Is Trump Really, Truly Going to Be a Dictator? ( nymag.com )
His intellectual defenders make their case that the danger is overblown.
How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet ( www.propublica.org )
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on training.
10 questions about the New Hampshire primary, including, 'Can anyone beat Trump?' ( www.npr.org )
The state could be the last stand for Republicans who don't want Donald Trump to be their nominee again. There likely won't be another opportunity with such a moderate Republican electorate.
The Failed Promise of Independent Election Mapmaking ( www.propublica.org )
In Washington and other states, independent redistricting commissions have fallen prey to partisanship, just like the legislative bodies they were meant to replace.
What campaign ads tell us about the state of the 2024 election ahead of New Hampshire ( www.npr.org )
Nikki Haley is acting like Ron DeSantis isn't even in the race anymore — and DeSantis' campaign isn't spending on ads at all. Here's a breakdown of their closing arguments before Tuesday's primary.
Is Iowa the next step to civil war? ( unherd.com )
In the silence of the Civil War’s Antietam battlefield on a winter day, bucolic hills give way to rows of small, white gravestones in the nearby cemetery. Wandering over the deadliest ground in American history, a melancholy visitor may be excused for wondering if this November’s presidential contest poses the greatest...
Hunter Biden makes a surprise appearance at his own contempt hearing ( www.npr.org )
Hunter Biden, the president's son, appeared in the audience at a congressional hearing on holding him in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify behind closed doors.
3 novel legal arguments by Republicans that threaten the Voting Rights Act in 2024 ( www.npr.org )
Republican state officials are advancing new legal arguments in the courts that threaten to erode the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in the election process.
Four more years of unchecked misogyny. In a second Trump term, women would once again be targets ( www.theatlantic.com )
Strange as this might be to say of the only American president found legally liable for sexual abuse, the only leader of the free world accused of dangling a TV gig in front of a porn performer seemingly as an enticement for sex, the only commander in chief to publicly denigrate the sexual attractiveness of both Heidi Klum...
Trump faces a make-or-break moment in the election interference case ( www.npr.org )
Lawyers for the former president will make a sweeping argument that he enjoys blanket immunity from federal prosecution for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Which 2024 elections are flying under the radar? ( abcnews.go.com )
The under-the-radar elections to watch in 2024.
Supreme Court takes up Colorado's decision to kick Trump off its primary ballot ( www.npr.org )
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a dispute about whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from the ballot after the Capitol riot three years ago.
Utah Bills Itself as “Family-Friendly” Even as Lawmakers Have Long Neglected Child Care ( www.propublica.org )
Federal relief had improved access to child care. But when funding expired, the state rejected proposals to replace it. Some advocates say the historical influence of the LDS church has added to the resistance.
Foreign governments paid millions to Trump's companies while he was president ( www.npr.org )
A report by House Democrats documents $7.8 million in payments from at least 20 foreign governments to Trump's businesses during his presidential term.
Companies say they're closing in on nuclear fusion as an energy source. Will it work? ( www.npr.org )
For decades, government scientists have toiled away trying to make nuclear fusion work. Will commercial companies sprint to the finish?
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has won reelection ( www.npr.org )
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has beaten his Republican challenger. Beshear is a blue governor in a red state, and the race saw national politics as a primary issue.
Six things to know about the political debate around daylight saving time ( www.npr.org )
Nineteen states have passed legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. But those laws won't take effect until Congress makes it legal. And the medical community sees one major problem.
A Ukrainian soldier went to Washington to explain the war. He says American politicians don't realize much of the funding actually stays in the US. ( www.businessinsider.com )
A Ukrainian soldier in Washington, DC told Insider he's using his break from the front lines of the war against Russia to educate US lawmakers.
Trump says Biden will be blamed for shutdown, urges GOP to dig in ( thehill.com )
Former President Trump urged Republicans to dig in as a shutdown looms over Washington, arguing Sunday that President Biden will take the blame if the federal government closes. Congress faces a Se…
John Fetterman says he'll 'never understand' progressives who refuse to support Joe Biden ( www.businessinsider.com )
The Pennsylvania Democrat recalled his time serving as a Hillary Clinton surrogate in 2016, even after he supported Bernie Sanders in the primary.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s policy proposals and how they would transform the U.S. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Vivek Ramaswamy wants to “shut down” the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, the Education Department and other government agencies....