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Alabama ruling could bring good news to Florida Democrats

Ten years ago, a lawsuit led to the redrawing of Florida congressional maps that were criticized as blatantly gerrymandered.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 26, 2023

Supreme Court dismisses case in which Democratic lawmakers sued over Trump hotel lease

The Supreme Court has dismissed a case about limits on lawsuits filed by members of Congress against the federal government

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

Sarah McBride announces candidacy to become first openly transgender member of Congress

McBride is a longtime friend of President Joe Biden and his late son Beau

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce

A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022. By June 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Jersey and New Hampshire had enacted this kind of legislation, and lawmakers in at least another eight states had introduced similar measures.

The Conversation · Jun 26, 2023

Commentary: Abraham Lincoln’s thoughts on a ‘house divided’ speak to our current national discord

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So said Abraham Lincoln in his “House Divided” speech, given 165 years. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms. We’re a house divided against itself and in danger of collapse. We see dire prognostics about America’s future due to an array of…

Chicago Tribune · Jun 26, 2023

After Roe’s overturn, Republicans target trans rights using extremist rhetoric

Republican presidential candidates attacked trans people and the LGBTQ+ community at a gathering of the religious right last week

The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2023

‘Old battles have become new again’: Terri Sewell on the effect of the Shelby county decision

The Democratic congresswoman from Alabama talks voter suppression and her hopes for the Voting Rights Advancement Act

The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2023

Contested U.S. House races are becoming more common

Welcome to the Monday, June 26, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Jun 26, 2023

The next president's $4 trillion problem

Republicans' tax cuts and Democrats' enhanced ACA subsidies both expire in 2025.

Axios · Jun 26, 2023

Will Massachusetts v. EPA get the Lemon v. Kurtzman quiet interment?

The landmark environmental decision may have already been abandoned.

Reason · Jun 26, 2023