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Poll: Americans Reject 'Money = Speech' by Landslide; Want Power Back from Supreme Court
Poll: Americans Reject 'Money = Speech' by Landslide; Want Power Back from Supreme Court
A new poll from American Promise shows most Americans across the political spectrum agree: Money is not speech and unlimited political spending should not be protected as such under the First Amendment.
03 Feb, 2026
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4 min read
Trump Hates Mail-In Voting, Ranked Choice Voting So Much GOP Adds Bans to SAVE Act
Trump Hates Mail-In Voting, Ranked Choice Voting So Much GOP Adds Bans to SAVE Act
A new bill in the U.S. House called the Make Elections Great Again Act (MEGA) would enact new election rules right before the 2026 midterms. The legislation incorporates key provisions of the SAVE Act, but also targets ranked choice voting and mail-in ballots.
30 Jan, 2026
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14 min read
How the Republicans' FCC Rules Will Make Partisanship Even Worse
How the Republicans' FCC Rules Will Make Partisanship Even Worse
Picture a partisan political federal referee standing just offstage of the iconic Saturday Night Live set, just before it's taping before a live audience at 8pm, stopwatch in hand, deciding who belongs in the political conversation and who does not.
29 Jan, 2026
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6 min read
Neither Party Owns This Seat: Independent Voters Control California’s Desert Battleground
Neither Party Owns This Seat: Independent Voters Control California’s Desert Battleground
California’s Assembly District 47 stretches across Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, encompassing the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Yucaipa, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and the town of Yucca Valley, along with p
28 Jan, 2026
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10 min read
Partisan Elections Are America’s Greatest Hypocrisy – Maine Can Lead the Way Out
Partisan Elections Are America’s Greatest Hypocrisy – Maine Can Lead the Way Out
Kyle Bailey, a former Maine state legislator and Maine’s leading major election reformer, had an excellent op-ed in the Portland Press Herald in 2025. In that piece of commentary, “How we do elections matters,” Bailey celebrates the value of ranked choice voting to Maine and urges its expansion to s
27 Jan, 2026
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Oklahoma Independents Drive Massive Push to Open Primaries With State Question 836
Oklahoma Independents Drive Massive Push to Open Primaries With State Question 836
While much of the U.S. was slammed with severe winter weather over the weekend, volunteers for Oklahoma State Question 836 – which would end the use of taxpayer-funded closed primaries – made a final push to get their campaign to over 200,000 petition signatures.
27 Jan, 2026
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Aisha Wahab Exits – Independent Voters Now Decide Silicon Valley Senate Seat
Aisha Wahab Exits – Independent Voters Now Decide Silicon Valley Senate Seat
Stretching across portions of Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, California’s Senate District 10 is one of the state’s economic powerhouses. It includes the cities of Fremont, Hayward, Milpitas, Newark, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and Union City, as well as portions of San Jose. The district’s economy is
26 Jan, 2026
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17 min read
Leticia Castillo Doesn’t Fit California’s Political Boxes, and Neither Does Her District
Leticia Castillo Doesn’t Fit California’s Political Boxes, and Neither Does Her District
The new 58th Assembly District, previously AD60 before California’s 2021 redistricting, is considered the birthplace of California’s citrus industry.
19 Jan, 2026
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10 min read
Joe Manchin is Furious as West Virginia Denies Independents a Vote — Again
Joe Manchin is Furious as West Virginia Denies Independents a Vote — Again
The Republican Party of West Virginia has elected to keep its primary elections closed to party members only, despite these elections being paid for by taxpayers and are the most critical stage of the public elections process.
16 Jan, 2026
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7 min read
Are You Wondering Who is to Blame For Nationwide Verizon Outage?
Are You Wondering Who is to Blame For Nationwide Verizon Outage?
Verizon Wireless customers across the United States were hit by a major outage on January 14, leaving tens of thousands of phones in “SOS” mode and users unable to make calls, send texts, or access mobile data. 
14 Jan, 2026
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1 min read