2024 begins with a spate of ‘disturbing’ threats, many against women officials
The spike in incidents comes as President Joe Biden kicks off his 2024 campaign schedule and marks the third anniversary of January 6.
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Jury rules Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million for defaming Georgia election workers
Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss sued Giuliani in a case at the intersection of democracy and racialized threats that featured wrenching testimony.
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Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states this year
Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York and South Dakota are weighing in on abortion.
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Emerge America wanted to train more Democratic women for office. Growth came with a cost.
The organization has faced a split with the staff of one chapter and tensions with others, leaving leadership posts vacant ahead of a big election year.
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Kamala Harris surpasses nearly 200-year-old record for Senate tiebreakers
The vice president’s 32nd vote, on a judicial confirmation, broke the record held by John C. Calhoun in 1832. -
What the fight to expand access to the ballot for Native Americans looks like now
Voting rights attorney Jacqueline De León says that as Native Americans have flexed their political power, some states have tried to add barriers.
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Mistrial declared in case of ex-detective involved in raid that killed Breonna Taylor
A federal jury deadlocked in the federal civil rights trial of ex-detective Brett Hankison, who was charged with using unconstitutional and excessive force in the botched March 2020 raid of Taylor’s home.
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‘Stand your butt up’ and other unusual threats heard in Congress today
A House member was compared to a smurf, a kidney may have been punched and Sen. Bernie Sanders had to keep the peace.
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Abortion rights keep winning, and Democrats see a lesson for 2024
Election results in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky show the issue’s continued potency and give a boost to efforts to pass ballot measures in red and purple states next year.
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Ohio votes to guarantee abortion rights in its state Constitution
With the victory on Issue 1, abortion rights advocates are on a 7-and-0 ballot measure winning streak since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.