I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Democrats and progressives rightly celebrated the victory of liberal Susan Crawford over Trump-endorsed Brad Schimel for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. But the left is prematurely gloating over how… Continue reading
WaPo:
New York Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that he would run for reelection as an independent, opting not to participate in the Democratic primary.
In a campaign video shared on social media, Adams said that although he remains… Continue reading
WaPo:
A loss in a high-stakes Wisconsin judicial contest has left some Republicans questioning the heavy involvement of billionaire Elon Musk, whom Democrats view as the perfect villain to galvanize their voters in races to come.
But Musk and his… Continue reading
Daniel Bice for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Just how nervous is billionaire Elon Musk about allegations that he may be violating the state’s bribery statute by paying people to vote?
On Tuesday, Musk’s super PAC, America PAC, pulled a video from X featuring $1… Continue reading
Alexander Bolton for The Hill:
Republicans are set to make the audacious play of bypassing the Senate parliamentarian and moving forward with a budget resolution based on a scoring baseline set by Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would… Continue reading
NYT:
A judge on Wednesday dismissed federal corruption charges against Eric Adams, ending the first criminal case against a New York City mayor in modern history and underscoring how prosecutorial power is being used to advance President Trump’s agenda.
In… Continue reading
WSJ:
Donald Trump’s attorney Boris Epshteyn made a bold assertion during a meeting in late 2023: Trump wouldn’t necessarily be limited to two terms in office.
Speaking to an associate in October 2023 in downtown Washington, Epshteyn pushed back on the… Continue reading
NYT:
A liberal candidate for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overcame $25 million in spending from Elon Musk and defeated her conservative opponent on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported, in a contest that became a kind of… Continue reading
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Milwaukee election officials are reporting ballot shortages at voting sites due to what they say is “unprecedented high turnout” in Tuesday’s spring election.
Seven polling sites were totally out of ballots and election officials were working to replenish… Continue reading
AJC:
A federal judge has dismissed an epic court case challenging Georgia’s touchscreen voting system, ending the seven-year lawsuit that uncovered election security vulnerabilities and a breach in Coffee County.
U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg closed the case Monday… Continue reading
Issue One:
Nearly 60 bipartisan election officials from across the country are expressing their opposition to the SAVE Act (H.R. 22, S. 128) — federal legislation expected to be voted on in the House of Representatives this week that would… Continue reading
Someone just sent me this screenshot:
This does not pay people to vote, but looks more like the effort to gin up turnout and collect names by sloshing around some money.