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Dispatches From the Front Lines of Trump’s War on Democracy

“My generals” running the Pentagon? “My lawyers” running the Department of Justice? “My” main money man and his group of young techies illegally shutting down programs Congress voted to support and fund? What we have here is a hostile takeover of the U. …

With Threats Rising, [U.S.] Supreme Court Asks Congress to Increase Security Funds

The Supreme Court is asking for millions of dollars from Congress to draft plans for a new facility to screen visitors outside the court’s home on Capitol Hill, as security threats against the justices mount. Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are …

Statement from South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Christale Spain on Governor McMaster’s Appointment to the U.S. ...

“The Governor has the constitutional power to appoint a successor to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham, and we respect that process. Today, Governor McMaster appointed Senator Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve …

U.S. Senate Special Republican Party Filing & Primary

COLUMBIA, S.C. (July 13, 2026)- This special filing period and special primary are being held pursuant to S.C. Code of Laws Section 7-11-55 after the death of the Republican Party nominee for U.S. Senate. Because this candidate had opposition in the …

Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Ruling In Watson V. Republican National Committee

BLOOMINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of a Mississippi law that permits counting mail-in ballots …

“Texas Is A Mess”: Ken Paxton's Lavish European Vacation Has Texans and GOP Strategists Seeing Red

Fox 26 Houston: “At the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country he’s paying homage to the King. I don’t understand what he’s thinking.” AUSTIN, TX — Ken Paxton’s latest string of corruption, from being caught on the streets of London over July 4th …

NJ GOP Chair Christine Hanlon: New Jersey’s America 250 Celebration and Voter Roll Concerns

Republicans Slam Michael Whatley For Saying He Was Campaigning in Spotsylvania County – A Virginia County Just Outside ...

DC insider and Big Oil lobbyist Michael Whatley is getting slammed by his own party for his latest campaign blunder exposing how out of touch with North Carolina he is – this time saying he was heading to “Spotsylvania County.” There’s no Spotsylvania …

Congressional Democrats Press Trump Administration On Concerning Green Card Application Changes

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee; U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration; U.S. …

Dispatches From the Front Lines of Trump’s War on Democracy

“My generals” running the Pentagon? “My lawyers” running the Department of Justice? “My” main money man and his group of young techies illegally shutting down programs Congress voted to support and fund? What we have here is a hostile takeover of the U. …

Use Your Cell Phone Camera to Help Save U.S. Democracy

Along with more than two million others, I subscribe to a daily newsletter written by historian Heather Cox Richardson (https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/). Richardson meshes her deep knowledge of history with insightful and valuable …