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Trump is trying to trample Congress’s power. Not on Jamie Raskin’s watch.

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  Democracy Docket 681K subscribers Videos About Support Democracy Docket's mission Subscribe to our newsletter Apr 2, 2026 Defending Democracy with Marc Elias Rep. Jamie Raskin joins Marc Elias to discuss Donald Trump violating the Constitution, the president’s efforts to seize control of elections, and the Department of Justice acting as the Department of Donald Trump’s Vendettas. Support Democracy Docket's mission: https://newsletters.democracydocket.c... 00:00 Today's Guest: Jamie Raskin 01:09 Congressional Power vs Donald Trump Executive Overreach 02:18 Is Congress Failing to Check the Presidency? 05:49 Epstein Files, War Powers & Rule of Law Concerns 08:22 Would the Founders Recognize Today’s Government? 12:12 Clash with Pam Bondi & DOJ Transparency Battle 16:35 Supreme Court Case on Mail-In Voting & Election Rules 20:12 Election Fears, Voter Access & Final Constitutional Warning How this was made Auto-dubbed Audio tracks for some langu...

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: The new ballot campaign normal

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  View in browser   BY  LISA KASHINSKY THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ —  The permanent expansion of mail-in and early in-person voting is upending the campaign calendar, and not just for the candidates. Ballot question campaigns are shifting their strategies  to account for the fact that people are starting to vote, well, now. Just under 20 percent of registered voters, 963,147, had requested mail-in ballots as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the secretary of state’s office. More than 53,000 ballots have been mailed out by local clerks, and the secretary of state’s office said the first bulk mailing should be sent out by early next week. Let's look at Question 1:  The ballot committee backing the Fair Share Amendment started knocking doors in May and airing ads in mid-August. Fair Share for Massachusetts launched its $10 million general-election ad campaign before the primary "because we know many voters will vote in October," spokesperson Andrew Farnitano...