Marc Elias

Marc Elias

North Carolina moved closer Tuesday to dismantling a historically Black congressional district in a move one of its former representatives described as “blatant discrimination.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

I am trying to figure out if legacy media lets Republicans lie without correction because they think it's good journalism or because they don't know the facts well enough to point them out. Either way, if you value the truth and pro-democracy coverage, support Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Marc Elias

🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.

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🚨BREAKING: A coalition of pro-voting groups is suing Indiana over two new anti-voting laws they say unfairly target naturalized citizens and threaten to remove eligible voters from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

Legal experts are sounding the alarm on a shocking federal appeals court ruling that all but permitted President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon. They warn that, if upheld, the order would give Trump unbridled power to use the military domestically

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Marc Elias

My latest for Democracy Docket about an insurrection president set on using a nineteenth century law to impose the closest thing we have in the U.S. to martial law. Join now for $10 a month to receive this and all DD's premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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🚨BREAKING: The North Carolina Senate hastily passed a GOP gerrymander Tuesday in a 26-20 vote, advancing a proposed congressional map that aims to dismantle one of the state’s Black Democratic seats at the request of President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

When we marched, we were not only protesting Trump’s assaults on civil liberties and the rule of law; we were standing up for the right of citizens to choose their own leaders. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

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Marc Elias

Here are four of the stories Democracy Docket covered today that you won't see in the legacy media. This is what independent, pro-democracy media looks like and it is what you make possible when you support Democracy Docket. Sign-up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Marc Elias

President Donald Trump so far has sought to deploy National Guard and active-duty soldiers to five major Democratic-led cities across the U.S.: Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; Chicago; Portland, Oregon and Memphis, Tennessee. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

The NY Times published an editorial citing Susan Collin as "a moderate Republican." Collins is a reliable vote for Trump's agenda, has voted against democracy at every turn and supported extremist judges. This is why people are abandoning legacy media--even while enjoying games, puzzles & recipes.

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Marc Elias

I treat the Bolton prosecution the same as indictments of Comey and James because they are all the product of Donald Trump's vindictive abuse of the DOJ. Also, I don't trust a single word in any of the indictments. They were drafted by prosecutors who ultimately report to Bondi and Trump.

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My latest: Trump is slowly but surely desensitizing the public to a brand of authoritarianism aimed at subverting the will of the electorate. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

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NEW: Four years after GOP lawmakers in Georgia enacted one of the most aggressive anti-voting laws in the country, new evidence filed in federal court shows that Senate Bill 202 has drastically deepened racial inequalities in voting access in the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Both Democracy Docket and the Washington Post published guest opinion pieces today. Subscribing to one or the other is a way of showing what you value. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Marc Elias

🚨BREAKING: Former FBI Director James Comey Monday asked a federal judge to throw out the felony charges against him, asserting that the Department of Justice (DOJ) violated his rights by pursuing charges against him on President Donald Trump’s orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

Voters will consider whether to adopt Voter ID For ME, a Republican-backed ballot measure, also known as Question 1. Part of a far broader GOP war on mail voting nationwide, Question 1 contains 25 different provisions affecting voting rules, many of them restricting access to mail voting.

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Marc Elias

🚨BREAKING: A federal appeals court Monday all but cleared the way for President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

While people dropped Disney and Hulu, Democracy Docket saw a surge in new free subscribers and paying members in September. It just proves again that capitulating to Trump is bad for business and standing up for democracy is good. Sign-up now to support Democracy Docket's work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Marc Elias

As some No Kings protests were ongoing, Trump Saturday posted an AI-generated video of himself wearing a crown and dropping payloads of excrement on protesters from a “King Trump” fighter jet. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

NEW EPISODE: Rep. Eric Swalwell and I discuss how Trump is deploying the military in U.S. cities to shutting down Congress and blocking the release of Epstein files — all as part of a strategy to protect himself and undermine American democracy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2jK...

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Marc Elias

Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. The prosecutors who brought this case work for Donald Trump and Pam Bondi. Not only should we doubt the legitimacy of the case, we should presume it is illegitimate.

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Next week will be a big week for democracy in court and there is no better way to stay informed than by subscribing to Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Marc Elias

I believe John Bolton's lawyer more than I do Donald Trump's prosecutors. Mostly though, I believe that Bolton is the victim of vindictive prosecution and political targeting. And that should be the end of the analysis.

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Marc Elias

Using DOJ to go after Trump's political opponents is wrong. Vindictive prosecutions are wrong. Selective prosecutions are wrong. The involvement of "career prosecutors" does not change any of this or make it better -- it just shows that some career prosecutors are willing to work for this regime.

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More important to know why they are the same. Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. That is dangerous and must be condemned. Period.

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Prof. David Noll joins me to talk about the growing threats to American democracy, the rise of authoritarianism, and how Trump’s second term agenda could erode the rule of law. He unpacks the dangers of state-sponsored vigilantism, election subversion, and the weaponization of the legal system.

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Donald Trump keeps posting images of him as a king and the legacy media ignores it as if it is normal. It is not. It is dangerous. Support pro-democracy media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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If you want to stand up against Trump by supporting independent, pro-democracy media, consider subscribing (free or paid) to Democracy Docket. It has no venture capitalists, no corporate overlords, and n interest in currying favor with Trump. It will never back down or obey. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Marc Elias

Best I've seen.

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Marc Elias

Imagine being the largest newspaper in Washington, DC with the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" and thinking to publish this today. You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.

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On No Kings Day, I wrote about the long road ahead to restoring and rebuilding democracy and how we can start now. If you want to receive this and all Democracy Docket premium content, while also supporting pro-democracy media, join today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Marc Elias

The GOP’s Utah redistricting power-play might be its most egregious yet. Not because the most seats are at stake — only one is at stake in Utah. But because of the lengths it goes to put raw political advantage ahead of respect for the will of voters. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/thi...

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Marc Elias

If Donald Trump is allowed to weaponize the Department of Justice against his political opponents, democracy itself will not survive. I went on MSNBC to break down the shocking indictment of John Bolton, explaining why it’s not about justice — it’s about revenge and power. Watch and share.

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Marc Elias

After President Donald Trump told Republican states this summer to jump the gun on redistricting — a practice normally undertaken after the decennial census — many only asked how highly rigged their new maps should be. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

🚨BREAKING: In the latest showcase of President Donald Trump’s influence over the Justice Department, two veteran federal prosecutors were fired for refusing to bring criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) — further exposing how the DOJ is being weaponized.

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Marc Elias

When Pam Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while legacy news outlets like the Washington Post wanted to seem "fair" and gave her a thumbs up. Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Marc Elias

🚨BREAKING:President Donald Trump publicly endorsed the North Carolina GOP’s latest congressional gerrymander Friday, celebrating a proposed map that would secure Republicans an additional U.S. House seat in 2026 — by further eroding fair representation for Black and Democratic voters.

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Marc Elias

John Bolton is being prosecuted because Trump hates him. I cannot understand why anyone credits anything in a document prepared by Trump's DOJ targeting his political opponents. The coverage of this case makes me think we have learned nothing about giving Trump's DOJ the benefit of the doubt.

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A federal grand jury Thursday charged two men with terrorism-related offenses over their alleged involvement in an attack on an immigration detention center in Texas earlier this summer. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court Friday to stay a lower court order barring his attempted military deployment in Chicago. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Marc Elias

The Supreme Court has set the December calendar. The big campaign finance case, NRSC v. FEC, will be heard on Tuesday, Dec. 9. I will be arguing for the Democratic Party Intervenors in defense of the law and against the GOP petition.

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My latest about why democracy will dominate the 2026 elections just went out to Democracy Docket premium members. Join today to help support Democracy Docket's critical work and to receive all my writings and exclusive content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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🚨BREAKING: John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor who became a prominent critic of the president, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of mishandling classified information. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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NEW EPISODE: The GOP's Texas gerrymander map was challenged in court and for ten days, Democracy Docket covered the hearing from gavel to gavel. I discuss the testimony, the map, and the potential outcomes with the Jen Rice, the reporter who was there on the ground. Watch and share!

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I wrote this eight days after Trump took office. I wish more media were paying attention. "For the media, this means centering its reporting on the possible political motives of investigations, not the alleged details." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ther...

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I will put it plainly. If you want to access pro-democracy news, information and analysis while also supporting independent media that will never bow down, compromise or obey, sign up as a Democracy Docket subscriber or paying member today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0 Thanks. Marc

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Marc Elias

When Donald Trump shoots the person on 5th ave, we shouldn't be asking if that person was jay walking. And I don't care if a career prosecutor thinks it's right or wrong. Who do you think are in all these courtrooms advocating for terrible things? Career DOJ lawyers who have made lot of compromises.

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🚨BREAKING: North Carolina’s top elections official is pressing the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles for unprecedented access to voters’ full Social Security numbers — a move that could erode voter privacy protections and lay the groundwork for mass voter purges

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Washington Post v. Democracy Docket on today's Bolton news. I cannot express how dangerous it is that legacy media is normalizing Trump's targeting of his political opponents. I don't like Bolton. But what is happening here is dangerous and wrong. Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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🚨BREAKING: John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor who became a prominent critic of the president, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Maryland Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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VICTORY! The Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a Republican lawsuit challenging the state’s 2023 Election Procedure Manual (EPM), citing the “need for clarity in upcoming elections.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: A three-judge federal appeals court panel Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s request that it overturn a lower court ruling barring his attempted military deployment in Chicago. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court UNANIMOUSLY RULES that the State's Election Procedures Manual is not subject to the state’s Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking requirements. A BIG victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona and another defeat for the GOP.

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Marc Elias

People Not Politicians Missouri, the group behind a ballot measure that would let voters veto the GOP-controlled legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map, is laughing off a federal lawsuit filed to block their efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters’ efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout. Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

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NEW EPISODE: Prof. David Noll joins me to talk about the growing threats to American democracy, the rise of authoritarianism, and how Trump’s second term agenda could erode the rule of law. youtu.be/7FQN2F7aDpc

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Every day brings more signs of cowardice and capitulation. I stated Democracy Docket in 2020 to be independent and pro-democracy no matter what. If you value media that will never compromise, bow down or obey, support Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Today's Supreme Court argument lasted two and a half hours. And the Democracy Docket team covered all of it. If you want to make sure you stay up to date about everything involving redistricting and democracy, subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Join me and Fair Fight CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo now at 7pm ET: Together, we’ll dive into how we can all take part in building a stronger democracy. RSVP here: tr.ee/h6js1mavu7

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I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond. Pay attention and act!

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🚨BREAKING: Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters’ efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨NEW: Louisiana v. Callais Oral Argument LIVE BLOG🚨 Starting at 10am, the Democracy Docket team will be offering live coverage of today's blockbuster SCOTUS redistricting argument. Follow and bookmark. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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By allowing for the dismantling of minority districts held by Democrats, a ruling against the VRA could give President Donald Trump and the GOP enough additional seats to lock in the party’s control of the House for a generation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Tomorrow is a critical day for democracy in court. Compare how the Washington Post framed it vs Democracy Docket. Right now, fearless, pro-democracy media is more important than legacy media platitudes. Sign up now to say informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most important redistricting and voting rights case of the term. Democracy Docket isn't just covering it for the day. It has been covering this case for years. Support its vital work to help keep you informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee filed suit Tuesday accusing Hawaii’s Office of Elections and its chief election officer, Scott Nago (D), of unlawfully refusing to release public records about how the state maintains its voter registration lists. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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NEW: A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s student ID voting ban — a major procedural win for young voters and pro-voting advocates who say the GOP-backed law was designed to suppress student voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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🚨BREAKING: Federal court DENIES Indiana motion to dismiss lawsuit challenging Indiana’s new law — Senate Bill 10 — banning the use of student ID for voting. www.democracydocket.com/cases/indian...

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If you read one story ahead of tomorrow's Supreme Court argument, make it this one. The fate of the VRA and the 2026 elections potentially hang in the balance. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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For context, Democracy Docket first launched a paid membership 18 months ago and already has more than 50,000 paid members (and nearly 500,000 free subscribers). Yes, the 100k number is only WaPo's print subscribers, but it is still a shocking decline given the interest in democracy and elections.

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🚨BREAKING: 3rd Circuit DENIES Republican Party petition to rehear critical voting rights case involving Pennsylvania’s date requirement for mail-in ballots. A BIG VICTORY for the DSCC, DCCC, AFT of Pa. and the voters of Pennsylvania. Proud on my ELG team. www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...

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We need voices in media that Donald Trump's White House won't "vouch for." I started Democracy Docket to be unapologetically pro-democracy and fearlessly independent. No compromises. No bending the knee. No corporate overlords. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.

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This is the front page of Democracy Docket, the media outlet I created in 2020 to provide independent, pro-democracy news and analysis. Everything on this site is free to everyone. To make this possible, DD relies on premium members. Support this work by becoming one now. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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Let's be clear: If North Carolina Republicans gerrymander their already illegal map further, they will be sued and they will lose. I never bluff and I usually win.

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If you read only one democracy story today, make it this one. While legacy media largely skipped the Texas redistricting hearing, Democracy Docket's Jen Rice was there for all 10 days. Her coverage stands out and sheds insight into how the GOP operates -- not only in TX -- but nationally.

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🚨BREAKING: North Carolina became the latest GOP-controlled state to announce it will gerrymander its congressional map to please President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Today I wrote about the importance of not falling into the trap of allowing career prosecutors to legitimize political prosecutions. Become a Democracy Docket member to receive all of my writings and other exclusive content while also supporting independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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NEW VIDEO: Congressman Jake Auchincloss calls out Donald Trump and the Republicans and we discuss why Congress must act to restore checks and balances and stop Trump from turning the military into a campaign weapon. youtu.be/uX1uotE12r0?...

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Done for the day. More tomorrow. Goodnight.😴

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The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention. Please watch and share. youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

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Never forget that when Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while The Washington Post gave her a thumbs up. If you value independent, pro-democracy media that won't bow down or obey, support Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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After 10 long days, the hearing challenging Texas' gerrymandering ended. By the end, all of legacy media had vanished. But Democracy Docket stayed to keep you informed about just how far Republicans went to manipulate the state’s maps. Support its vital work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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