Kaila Philo
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Senate Republicans Break With DeSantis Over Remarks On Pulling Support From Ukraine
Top Senate Republicans went after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Tuesday in response to the likely 2024 hopeful’s recent comments about U.S. → Read More
Founder of Voter Roll Maintenance Program Leaves Board After Onslaught of Far-Right Conspiracy Theories
David Becker, an election law advocate who helped create the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), is vacating his position on its board as a… → Read More
DeSantis Engages In ‘Complete Gaslighting’ Over Florida Book Bans
Florida educators and advocates are up in arms after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called news that books are being banned in Florida schools a “hoax. → Read More
As Election Deniers Target A Voter Roll Maintenance Program, Texas May Be Next State To Withdraw
Far-right activists are leading a campaign to get Texas to become the next state to withdraw from a multistate voter roll program, Votebeat first reported. → Read More
Minnesota Lawmakers Tackle The Ripple Effects Of The Big Lie
As Dominion aims to hold Fox News accountable for the lies the network helped spread about the voting machine company and a stolen 2020 election… → Read More
Judge Rules That Wohl And Burkman Violated Three Federal Civil Rights Laws With Racist Robocall Stunt
Far-right hoaxsters Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman violated federal and state civil rights law with a plot using robocalls to suppress the Black vote during the… → Read More
Election Denier Mark Finchem Sanctioned By Judge For ‘Groundless’ Midterm Challenge
An Arizona judge ordered sanctions against Mark Finchem, an election denier who ran on the Republican ticket for Arizona’s secretary of state… → Read More
Election Deniers Have A New Target In Big Lie Crusade: A Non-Profit That Does Voter Roll Maintenance
This week, three states caved to election deniers’ newest conspiracy theory and withdrew from a multistate voter-registration program—even though officials in… → Read More
Civil Servants Under Fire From GOP In Bid For Control
It's become so common that, by now, it's almost expected. Republicans, usually but not always armed with congressional subpoena power, single out a seemingly… → Read More
Michigan AG Dana Nessel And Other Jewish Officials Targeted By ‘Heavily Armed’ Man
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was targeted by a “heavily armed” man threatening to harm Jewish members of the state government… → Read More
AG: White Supremacists Are The ‘Most Dangerous and Most Lethal’ Domestic Terrorists
Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Wednesday that white supremacists are currently the “most dangerous and most lethal” domestic terror group in the… → Read More
Election Deniers Who Lost In Midterms Advance Trumpian ‘Precinct Strategy’ As State GOP Chairs
Since losing their midterm elections, several election deniers have sought leadership positions within their state Republican parties, all part of a national… → Read More
DeSantis’s Latest Stunt Bill Exploits the Limits of Academic Freedom, Experts Say
The Florida statehouse launched another strike in Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “anti-woke” war with a new bill this week aiming to hand more control of school… → Read More
DeSantis Begins Courting Another Breed Of Trump Supporter
As the 2024 presidential race kicks off, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has begun to soft launch his own campaign. And he appears to be testing the waters of a… → Read More
George Santos Allegedly Has A New Treasurer. It’s Been A Journey.
Just after the Federal Election Commission warned that he couldn’t raise or spend money without one, it appears that freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has… → Read More
James O’Keefe Is Gone From Project Veritas — But He Wasn’t Fired
James O’Keefe, founder and chairman of the conservative media outfit Project Veritas, has left his position within the company amid employee complaints. → Read More
Florida Dems Decry DeSantis Reinforcing His Bogus Election Police Force
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Wednesday expanding statewide prosecutors’ jurisdiction and making it easier for his sham election crimes police force to prosecute voters. → Read More
DeSantis Asks GOP-Controlled State Senate To Expand His Sham Election Police Force
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration has asked the Florida state legislature to expand the governor’s sham election police force. Late last month… → Read More
State GOP Bill That’ll Make It Easier To Prosecute Voters Lands On DeSantis’s Desk
A GOP-led bill expanding statewide prosecutors’ jurisdiction in Florida just made it to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s desk. The proposal aims to make it easier to… → Read More
The College Board Strikes Back At DeSantis For African American Studies ‘Slander’
The College Board hit back at Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Saturday for rejecting their pilot Advanced Placement African American Studies course – and using his public rejection for political gain. → Read More