WaPo: “To election administrators, democracy advocates and Georgia political figures — including some Republicans — Trump’s comments were unsettling: The board’s work is supposed to be done outside the fray of politics, and Trump’s words suggested that if he loses the state, he would again mount a pressure campaign on the officials responsible for fairly and impartially…
“Judge to rule on Alabama’s threat to prosecute out-of-state abortion assistance”
AL Political Reporter: “A federal judge is set to rule on whether Alabama can prosecute healthcare providers and advocates who assist pregnant patients in seeking abortions outside the state. Since the 2022 Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Alabama has enforced one of the nation’s strictest abortion bans, with no exceptions for rape or…
“Bringing Home the Story of Ben Spencer”
TX Observer: “Then, as her new book, Bringing Ben Home, describes, Spencer’s story also became her business. Hagerty plunged into a seven-year-long search for new evidence that could help free Spencer and for the deeper reasons behind his wrongful conviction. She began with an investigative piece for The Atlantic in 2018 that recounted how she’d helped a private detective interview…
“Georgia Is a Toss Up Again”
Political Wire: “Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “As Harris has performed better against Donald Trump in the Sun Belt than Biden, we are moving Georgia back into the Toss-up category.” “These changes mean that all of the electoral votes that Trump carried in 2020 continue to at least lean to him, although we do wonder if…
“Beloved Texas Immigrant Rights Activist Eddie Canales Has Died”
Democracy Now!: “In Texas, Eddie Canales, a tireless advocate for immigrants’ rights and founder of the South Texas Human Rights Center, died this week at 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Canales was well known for setting up water stations around rural Brooks County for migrants traveling through the brutal border landscape, and for…
“Georgia Panel Orders New Probe into 2020 Election”
Political Wire: ““A divided Georgia Election Board voted Wednesday to reinvestigate Fulton County’s handling of the 2020 presidential recount, reviving an inquiry into allegations of double-counted ballots months before this year’s election,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. “The board, led by three Republicans lauded by Donald Trump at a rally last weekend, voted 3-2 to ask for…
““Historic”: Black Farmers Celebrate $2 Billion Payout for USDA Discrimination, Still Seek Debt Relief”
Democracy Now!: “We look at the historic $2 billion payout by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to farmers who experienced systemic discrimination when applying to the USDA’s farm loan programs. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has documented how USDA administrators routinely denied loans to Black farmers and other farmers of color for many decades, contributing to…
Strategists Tell Kamala to Look North, Not South, for Victory
NOTUS: “Kamala Harris’ emergence as her party’s new presumed presidential nominee immediately renewed hope among Democrats that they could win a quartet of battleground “Sun Belt” states that had seemingly slipped out of reach for Joe Biden. But Democratic strategists who spoke with NOTUS also have a strong warning: If Harris can’t keep the Midwestern…
“Georgia Republicans Seek to Ban Geoff Duncan from Party”
Political Wire: “Georgia Republican party chair Josh McKoon sent former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) an open letter demanding that he “cease referring to yourself as a Republican” and said the party would take actions to “protect the Republican brand” from his influence, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. “The one-term former lieutenant governor has long been a vocal Donald…
“Ex-GOP Lawmaker Endorses Kamala Harris”
Political Wire: “Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA), who ran twice with Donald Trump’s backing but broke with him over the Jan. 6 insurrection, endorsed Kamala Harris for the White House on Sunday, the Washington Post reports. Said Riggleman: “I’ve seen with my own eyes how Trump’s thirst for power, revenge, and retribution is his real motivation, and…