David Daley, author of “Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count,” talks about the history of gerrymandering in the United States on this week’s episode of Battleground with Amanda Litman.
Friday 08.20.21
The “Visible Invisible Workforce”
Wednesday 08.18.21
The “No Climate, No Deal” Ultimatum
Why Republicans Are Better At Spending Campaign Money
The Right To Vote in Texas
The Right’s New Boogeyman: Critical Race Theory
Our Outdated Voting System
Progressives: Stop Overlooking Courts
218-214: House passes “Big Beautiful Bill” to fund Trump’s policies, such as tax cuts for the rich and cutting Medicaid.
“A bunch of hogwash ... for 8 hours”: Rep. Smith on Jeffries’ House floor speech to protest the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Hakeem Jeffries breaks the longest House floor speech record, passing the previous mark of 8 hours, 32 minutes.
"We're going to press on until victory is won": Jeffries finishes longest House floor speech, at 8 hours and 44 minutes.
“Outrageous. It’s out of control”: Jeffries talks about people ICE has violently detained in Hour 7 of floor speech.
Jeffries hits five-hour mark in House floor speech as Democrats stall the final passage of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Amid this convoluted process for the “Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s worth a refresher — how does a bill become a law?
Why did GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski flip and vote for Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”?