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 IT'S TIME TO STOP TRUMP'S HATE AND BUILD COMMUNITIES! When I was watching Bad Bunny's powerful halftime show, I was taken back to my time as a First Responder in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, when our team found and rescued a puppy amid the devastation:  In moments like that, you see the very best of who we are: compassion, resilience, and a commitment to one another.   At a time when Donald Trump is trying to demonize Latinos and divide our communities, that performance was a reminder that our diversity is our strength — and that love will always be louder than fear.   I couldn’t help but feel emotional watching a fellow 31-year-old Latino with tan skin and curly hair command the world’s biggest stage. As the son of a single mother who immigrated from Latin America, I never imagined my journey would take me to Yale, into a career as an environmental lawyer, to the state legislature, and now to a campaign for Congress.   But this race isn’t about me. ...

  View in browser   BY  MYAH WARD The Supreme Court, joined by new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, right, hears arguments on the opening day of its new term. | Dana Verkouteren via AP FIRST DAY JITTERS   —   The Supreme Court justices returned to chambers today  after a period of strife marked by an investigation into the  Dobbs  draft disclosure, uncommonly public jabs among the court’s members and a stretch of intense security amid the court’s overturning of the constitutional right to abortion. The court’s  approval ratings  have sunk to historic lows following the end of its last tumultuous term. Now, the justices kicked off another likely contentious term today, with the court set to decide on hot-button cases involving affirmative action and the country’s electoral process. To give us a rundown of what we learned during today’s arguments and what we should be watching for next, Nightly talked with POLITICO’s  Josh Gerstein ...

  It's  O ur  D emocracy! Today’s Action: Sign up for Canvassing 101! Today's Top Stories: GOP senator dismisses racist insult by Trump as "nickname" Florida Sen. Rick Scott shrugged off the disgraced ex-president's latest racist attack — this time targeting former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao — as nothing more than a nickname, proving once again that fealty to Trump supersedes basic decency, ethical norms, or even party loyalty. Take Action:  Demand CBS News fire Trump's lying ex-chief of staff! Florida Republican senators request more federal aid despite not voting for hurricane relief Sen. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio requested a "robust and timely federal response" a day after refusing to support an $18.8 billion stopgap funding bill specifically allocating additional funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to respond to Hurricane Ian and future disasters. Take Action:  Tell President Biden to take action to fix Puerto Rico'...

  View in browser   BY  CALDER MCHUGH Presented by Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks at a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas. | Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images COVER STORY   — Just a few short years ago, Beto O’Rourke and Stacey Abrams were among the Democratic Party’s shiniest stars, two youthful candidates who electrified their parties even in defeat. While they came up just short in their longshot 2018 bids to win statewide office in Texas and Georgia, respectively, their promise was such that each sparked talk of their prospects on the national stage. They’re back on the ballot again this year — Abrams in a rematch with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, and O’Rourke in a bid to unseat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — but this time the vibe is different. Both have consistently trailed their opponents in the polls. O’Rourke hasn’t led in a single survey since he announced his candidacy last November, and Abrams is barely doing better. So what changed? W...