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Is this the most racist ad released this campaign season?

An ad targeting Arizona Republican Jim Lamon aims to depict him as a servant of the Chinese government. To no one's surprise, it's extremely offensive.
Jim Lamon speaks to a crowd of Republican voters at the party's primary debate for the U.S. Senate in Phoenix on June 23.
Jim Lamon speaks to a crowd of Republican voters at the party's primary debate for the U.S. Senate in Phoenix on June 23.

Self-immolating Supreme Court's credibility spirals, poll finds

Right-wing justices are handing down deeply unpopular rulings that stand to harm the court's legitimacy — perhaps irreparably.
Photo Illustration: The top of the Supreme Court building is propped up by burnt out matchsticks
Photo Illustration: The top of the Supreme Court building is propped up by burnt out matchsticks

Arizona GOP censures Rusty Bowers after Jan. 6 testimony

Bowers, who rejected Trump's scheme to appoint fake Electoral College voters, was still quite servile to Trump. But evidently, not servile enough.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Rusty Bowers, Arizona House speaker,
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Rusty Bowers, Arizona House speaker,

The reason Putin's school propaganda push sounds eerily familiar

The Kremlin is desperately trying to pump pro-Putin propaganda into Russian schools. The strategy is eerily familiar.
Photo illustration: Silhouette of Vladimir Putin against a red background with an image of students in uniforms.
Photo illustration: Silhouette of Vladimir Putin against a red background with an image of students in uniforms.

DHS violates Fourth Amendment with tech data buy, ACLU says

Newly released documents show how the government obtained location data without a warrant. It's a sign of things to come.
Photo illustration: Silhouettes of people walking with slowing red dots over some figures.
Photo illustration: Silhouettes of people walking with slowing red dots over some figures.

Biden's disinformation board killed by GOP-backed disinfo

Republican hysteria was a poison pill for the Biden administration's now-defunct council on disinformation. And the country is worse off as a result.
Image: Alejandro Mayorkas
Image: Alejandro Mayorkas

Louisiana Democrat's new ad has abortion scenes the GOP doesn't want you to see

Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr.'s latest campaign ad exposes right-wing lawmakers' dangerous anti-women crusade.
Photo split: Screengrabs showing a gravestone with the text,"In memory of Jane. R.I.P "Womens Rights". Roe v. Wade 1973-2022" and Gary Chambers.
Photo split: Screengrabs showing a gravestone with the text,"In memory of Jane. R.I.P "Womens Rights". Roe v. Wade 1973-2022" and Gary Chambers.

How the GOP's anti-immigrant crusade hindered the Uvalde shooting response

School district officials' frequent use of a lockdown alert to warn about migrants reportedly resulted in some school faculty members initially not taking it seriously the day of the shooting.
Image: A police officer at a makeshift memorial.
Image: A police officer at a makeshift memorial.

Why Marco Rubio’s child support bill is a post-Roe gimmick

The senator's proposal is an effort to rinse the stench off the GOP after its members celebrated the end of federal abortion rights.
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Examines The NIH 2023 Budget
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Examines The NIH 2023 Budget

Bannon’s trial kicks off after months of bluster and threats

The former Trump adviser tried to use scare tactics to dissuade the DOJ from pursuing contempt charges against him. He failed.
Former White House Chief Strategist in the Trump administration Steven Bannon arriving at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on 18 July 2022.
Former White House Chief Strategist in the Trump administration Steven Bannon arriving at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on 18 July 2022.

The MAGA movement is a KKK re-up. The latest Jan. 6 hearing proves it.

The pro-Trump movement needs to be dismantled like violent, fascist groups throughout American history. KKK Act lawsuits are key.
Photo Illustration: Archival photo of a KKK march and protesters at the Capitol on January 6, 2021
Photo Illustration: Archival photo of a KKK march and protesters at the Capitol on January 6, 2021