Georgia Republicans decline to redraw congressional map after voting rights decision

Lawmakers cite rushed timeline and public input despite pressure to redraw districts after supreme court opinion

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I’ve spent decades fighting for fair elections. Trump is setting the stage for a grim November

Following the supreme court’s gutting of the voting rights act, the president’s recent claims of fraud are cause for serious concern

The Guardian
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Welcome to ‘the Claw’: the White House fighting cage captures Trump era rot

The 154ft-tall structure for the UFC Freedom 250 gives Trump a chance to to put the government out to the highest bidder

The Guardian

US Supreme Court denies Alabama's request to carry out nitrogen gas execution

Jeffery Lee, 49, was scheduled to be executed on Thursday. The state can still seek to have him put to death using another method.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4dx72lwn7o

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Alabama wants to execute a man by nitrogen hypoxia. That is cruel

To put it plainly, nitrogen hypoxia kills by starving someone of the oxygen needed to sustain life

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The ‘anti-weaponization’ slush fund is gone – but Trump’s IRS agreement is a new level of self-dealing

The president’s immunity from continuing audits made fewer headlines than the ‘anti-weaponization fund’, but it’s no less egregious

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US supreme court backs FCC in clash with wireless carriers over fines

Justices uphold FCC authority to impose in-house penalties, rejecting AT&T and Verizon jury trial claims

The Guardian
Supreme court approves Alabama map that erases majority-Black district

Court decision that represents win for Republicans comes after lengthy battle over state’s congressional map

The Guardian

Colorado governor signs law protecting LGBTQ+ kids from conversion therapy. Again

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/jared-polis-conversion-therapy-bill

How Trump plans to keep pushing his tariffs despite court losses

President Donald Trump just can’t quit tariffs. He suffered a major defeat when the Supreme Court ruled in February 2026 against the sweeping emergency

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