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      $200 million. No more than $300 million. $400 million. Not one penny. $1 billion. Each of these things we've been told is the total cost to the taxpayer for Donald Trump's illegal East Wing ballroom. So which is it? Well, this week, the Senate has been debating the last number. $1 billion of your money to build a ballroom for a man who is legally required to leave the White House at the start of 2029. So, what are Republicans doing to make sure we're reducing the deficit, giving tax breaks to working Americans, and making sure people have healthcare? Nothing. Instead, they're legitimately contemplating passing the "Ballroom Billion." Taking your money, money that's supposed to be set aside so you can have affordable healthcare and housing. All of this is happening while people are struggling to buy groceries to feed themselves and their families. I don't want to give them one penny towards that ballroom billion. There are too many families here i...

  Hi there, It’s Monday. The GOP’s efforts to redraw maps in southern states has led to mass voter confusion, with voters not knowing what district they’re in, what candidates are running, or even when primary elections are. Hawaii’s legislature passed a bill combatting corporate money in state elections — a first-in-the-nation effort to fight  Citizens United . Donald Trump and his allies are increasingly signaling efforts to challenge, undermine, or delegitimize the 2026 midterm elections before votes are even cast. From attacks on mail voting and election administration to rhetoric suggesting unfavorable outcomes would be illegitimate, these actions are not isolated political complaints—they are part of a broader effort to shape the rules and public perception of the election itself. Yet too much media coverage treats these developments as campaign strategy, partisan messaging, or political spectacle rather than confronting the democratic stakes. When threats to election in...

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