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The Fulton County raid is part of Trump's total war on voting

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The Fulton County raid is part of Trump's total war on voting And it's disturbing that a magistrate judge signed off on it. Lisa Needham Feb 13 Tulsi Gabbard at a White House event in October. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty) PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one   While it may seem like the entire federal government is currently focused on violently attacking immigrants and anyone who supports them, that’s simply not true. A significant part of the federal government is also focused on destroying free and fair elections. Now, that’s multitasking. It’s honestly difficult to unpack all the ways in which the administration is undermining the safety, security, and constitutionality of elections in genuinely unprecedented ways. This isn’t intended to minimize the decades-long Republican efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act — looking at you,  John Roberts . Nor should we overlook that conservatives have long touted nonexistent voter fraud as a way to suppress votes in Democr...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 144. 6/3/25

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 144. 6/3/25 Ron Filipkowski Jun 3 ∙ …  Elon Musk  trashed Trump’s budget bill, posting this today: “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it. It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt.” … Musk also posted this about Republicans who support Ukraine and won’t vote for his DOGE cuts in a rescission bill: “In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people.” … Maybe a new 3rd party forming? The  DOGE Party ? … Speaker  Mike Johnson  responded to Musk: “I know the EV credit is going away because the govt should not be subsidizing these things. I know that has an effect on his business. For him to come out and pan the whole bill is to me jus...