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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping

Election directors’ worries vary from armed agents being deployed outside of polls to Trump declaring a national emergency. By Jonathan Shorman, Stateline When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs [...]
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Trump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls

Civil rights groups argue that federal law prohibits ‘armed men’ at election sites. By Ariana Figueroa, Stateline A coalition of civil rights groups and union organizations Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent the deployment [...]
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Why Hispanic Americans are losing faith in the American Dream

By Diana Orcés, The Conversation President Donald Trump won 43% of the Hispanic vote in 2024, up from 35% in 2020 – a big gain for Republicans. Now, as the midterms approach, Hispanic Americans across [...]
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Prepare for Trump to Try to Steal the Midterms

It’s not the time to panic; it is the time to get ready. By Mona Charen, THE BULWARK THE SUPREME COURT GAVE US A START this week with what looked, at first glance, like a [...]
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Mail‑in voting: Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to revive executive order setting limits, rejected by lower courts

By John E. Jones III John Jones knows about voter suppression. Currently the president of Dickinson College, Jones – nominated in 2002 by President George W. Bush and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate – [...]

What California’s Latino leaders want from Xavier Becerra

July 25, 2026 0

The policy agenda pitched to the likely next governor, who would be the first Latino official in modern history to hold the office, includes constitutionalizing state benefits for immigrants. By Marisa Guerra Echeverria, POLITICO Latino […]

Latinos in California are mad at Trump. Their votes for Democrats’ gerrymandering show it

May 7, 2026 0

Proposition 50, which Democrats framed as a referendum on the Trump administration, attracted far more support from California Latinos than Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign did just the previous year, a CalMatters data analysis has found. […]

Sen. Padilla preps for Trump trying to seize control of elections via emergency order

March 5, 2026 0

Sen. Padilla said he would force his fellow senators to vote on whether to overturn any election emergency declaration issued by Trump.Trump has promised to take action on election security ahead of the midterms, but […]

U.S. Supreme Court weakens key pillar of Voting Rights Act, opening the door for Texas to redraw political maps

April 29, 2026 0

While the court did not strike down the provision entirely, Justice Elena Kagan said Wednesday’s ruling made Section 2 of the VRA “all but a dead letter.” By Eleanor Klibanoff, Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme […]

A national GOP push to exclude noncitizens from future redistricting could have big ramifications in Texas

December 12, 2025 0

Some Republicans only want citizens included in population counts used to draw political districts. In Texas, that raises important questions about power and representation. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune This coverage is […]

The electoral arms race between Texas and California, explained

August 5, 2025 0

A rush to redraw voter maps might determine future control of Congress. by Christian Paz, Vox A new kind of political battle is emerging between America’s parties — one centered on the composition of Congress […]

This is not about immigration — it’s about controlling and diluting the political power of citizens in blue states and cities

June 18, 2025 0

By Alex Gonzalez Trump is threatening to deploy the U.S. military to blue states and cities under the pretext of protecting federal buildings during ICE raids. In reality, this appears to be an attempt to […]

Trump “America First” Needs Farmworkers First: The Truth About Who Feeds the Nation

April 11, 2025 0

By Alex Gonzalez It’s very simple: you can’t have a strong “America First” agenda—especially in the industrial and agricultural sectors—without workers who already have the skills to work the land. Nearly 40% of all agricultural […]

A Biden-Gallegos Ticket Arizona Voters Can Like

March 22, 2024 0

by Alex Gonzalez Biden is gearing up his campaign in Nevada and Arizona to rally Latino voters, who, according to polls, are not displaying high levels of enthusiasm. Despite Republican claims since 2020, they haven’t […]