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Out of options, Kobach backs down, allows voters to be registered
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has finally agreed to comply with a court order and register voters tripped up by the state’s proof of citizenship rules.
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Kris Kobach won’t say if he’s complying with order to register voters
A judge gave Kansas Kris Kobach until Tuesday to start registering thousands of people blocked by the state’s proof of citizenship law. But is he complying?
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Court blocks another set of voting restrictions in Ohio
A judge axed restrictions on absentee ballots, writing: “Voter suppression tactics…are now merely cloaked in ostensibly race-neutral language.”
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Superdelegates don’t determine the Democratic nominee
They’ve never determined the Democratic nominee and they didn’t this year. Clinton won the nomination any way you slice it.
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George W. Bush administration is split over Donald Trump
A few Bushies are backing the bombastic businessman, while others are playing coy or even speaking out against him.
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In Ohio, battle rages over access to voting
A court has restored same-day registration in Ohio — for now. But Republicans are pulling out plenty of other gambits to keep voters from the polls.
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Senate Democrats ready a package of democracy reforms
Responding to growing public concern, Democrats in the Senate are working on bills aimed at reducing the influence of big money in politics.
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Elizabeth Warren just won’t stop attacking Donald Trump
A day after shredding Trump in a speech, Warren continued the barrage on Twitter, telling him: “Your words and actions disqualify you from being President.”
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Federal court hears challenge to Texas voter ID law
Since Texas’s voter ID law went into effect in 2013, the stories of voters disenfranchised by the measure have come thick and fast. But it’s still in effect.
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Far-right nativists eye Kris Kobach for Donald Trump’s vice president
Far-right activists love Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who takes credit for Trump’s plan to make Mexico build a wall and champions strict voting laws.