These New Attacks on Academic Freedom May Be Just the Beginning (www.commondreams.org)
Trump election lies, COVID misinformation: New far-right Idaho candidates are on the ballot (www.idahostatesman.com)
Two years ago, some incumbent Republicans lost primary elections to challengers to their right, marking the growth of hard-line conservatives in Idaho politics....
Biden says pro-Gaza student protesters ‘voices should be heard’ in Morehouse speech (www.independent.co.uk)
Florida’s other big November vote: will the state legalize weed? (www.theguardian.com)
Demonstrators vow to disrupt DNC protest in Chicago with or without a permit (www.cbsnews.com)
Morehouse Students Turn Their Backs, Walk Out of Graduation as Joe Biden Gives Speech (www.yahoo.com)
Some Trump-appointed judges keep sneaking Biblical reference into court opinions (www.salon.com)
MTG is 'absolutely' racist, Texas Democrat says after their heated exchange in House (www.usatoday.com)
Don't fall for MAGA's "election integrity" con job (www.salon.com)
Biden celebrates Black leadership while navigating Gaza crisis tensions at HBCU commencement (www.motherjones.com)
Marco Rubio says he would not accept 2024 election results ‘if it’s unfair’ (www.theguardian.com)
Republican senator’s comments come as he is considered among Trump’s top candidates for vice-president...
Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally, for seat on the RNC (www.wabe.org)
cross-posted from: yall.theatl.social/post/2694340...
North Idaho Has Drifted to the Extreme Right. One Republican Thinks It’s Hit Its Limit. (www.politico.com)
Outside Groups Spent $285,000 Backing Jamaal Bowman. AIPAC Alone Just Dropped Nearly $2 Million to Attack Him. (theintercept.com)
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s super PAC has launched its first ads attacking Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District. The ads claim that Bowman “has his own agenda” and refuses to work with President Joe Biden....
May Primary Will Test Portlanders’ Tolerance For Outside Spending On Local Elections (www.portlandmercury.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15570449
Meet the Anti-Feminist Women's Group Leveraging Their 'Independence' to Convince Americans to Vote Republican (msmagazine.com)
'People got betrayed': Cardi B says she's not voting in the presidential election (www.msnbc.com)
In Chicago, a mayor with activist roots prepares for a potentially volatile Democratic convention (www.nbcnews.com)
‘We’ll See You at Your House:’ How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics (www.nytimes.com)
There is little research on the political views of those behind the onslaught of abuse. Some surveys show that Republican officeholders are more likely to report being targeted, often from members of their own party. Research does show, however, that recent acts of political violence are more likely to be carried out by...
We’re letting Trump distract us from his corrupt, anti-climate agenda | There is a strange, substantive vacuum in this campaign cycle. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Trump turns trial into circus as Biden tries to focus minds on economy (www.theguardian.com)
As a slew of Republicans went to the hush-money trial to show their fealty to their boss, the president tried to rise above it...
Real men wear diapers (www.snopes.com)
Study casts doubt on ‘wokeness’ of US university courses (www.ft.com)
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