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Tatyana Tandanpolie

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Democrat: "Deeply misinformed" NC ruling threatens to "disenfranchise" voters and overturn election

Democrat:

An appeals court overturned a ruling blocking Republicans' bid to toss out tens of thousands of ballots

04.04.2025 7

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

"Clear attack on our voting rights": Arizona college students sue to stop Trump's election order

Kyle Nitschke told Salon that college students would find it much harder to vote if Trump's order is followed

02.04.2025 4

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"People don't have to leave": Under Trump, resistance means promoting trans "visibility and joy"

Activists are responding to anti-trans bigotry by redoubling their efforts to provide safe and inclusive spaces

31.03.2025 10

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Rubio says another 17 people have been sent to a prison in El Salvador

Rubio says another 17 people have been sent to a prison in El Salvador

Experts say those detained in El Salvador are likely subject to torture and other inhumane treatment

31.03.2025 20

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"There are reasons for them to be afraid": Immigrants are starting to feel that nowhere is safe

Many immigrants from Venezuela now fear deportation or worse: being sent to a foreign prison and never getting out

27.03.2025 8

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Greenland builds up police presence ahead of "highly aggressive" US visit

Greenland builds up police presence ahead of

Police have been deployed ahead of the second lady's visit later this week

24.03.2025 5

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"A pivot moment": Some travel agents are now urging their clients to avoid the United States

Tourists are cancelling their trips, spooked by recent incidents that suggest the U.S. is not a safe place to be

23.03.2025 80

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North Carolina appeals court weighs GOP arguments for tossing out a Democrat's win

North Carolina appeals court weighs GOP arguments for tossing out a Democrat's win

Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn his 2024 loss to Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs

22.03.2025 8

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

"No place for migrants": Advocates fear expelled Venezuelans "already being tortured" in El Salvador

The Trump administration is using an infamous prison in El Salvador as a legal "black hole"

22.03.2025 9

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"The new normal": As Trump pursues mass deportations, tourists land in ICE detention

In recent weeks, tourists from Germany and the U.K. have found themselves locked up on vacation

14.03.2025 60

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"An utter state of fear": In Springfield, Haitian immigrants quietly prepare for an exodus

Smeared by the president, and now losing their protected status, Haitian residents are looking to the exits

13.03.2025 20

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The Supreme Court — and Black voters — may decide who controls the next Congress

Conservatives have challenged the drawing of some Black-majority congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms

11.03.2025 10

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Supreme Court to consider overturning Colorado ban on LGBTQ+ "conversion therapy"

More than 20 states have banned "conversion therapy," which critics liken to torture

10.03.2025 10

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"Hope is an action": In red states, activists refuse to surrender on reproductive rights

As GOP state lawmakers threaten reproductive rights, advocates are doubling down on their fight for freedom

09.03.2025 10

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Republicans, joined by 10 Democrats, censure Al Green for disrupting Trump's State of the Union

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was formally condemned by his peers for interrupting President Donald Trump on Tuesday

06.03.2025 8

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"This is not right": Trump deportees desperate for help after being stuck in limbo at Panama hotel

Attorney for U.S. deportees to Panama says his clients should not be "victims" of Trump's campaign promises

03.03.2025 8

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In red states, GOP lawmakers revive an "incredibly regressive" push to treat abortion as murder

In more than 10 states, Republican lawmakers have proposed treating people who obtain abortions as murderers

27.02.2025 30

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North Carolina Supreme Court ruling boosts Republican efforts to overturn November election loss

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the state Board of Election's request to bypass the North Carolina Court of Appeals and...

21.02.2025 4

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

"Another barrier": GOP "voter fraud" proposal could make it harder for married women to vote

Critics say the SAVE Act could make it hard for women who have changed their name to prove they are eligible voters

21.02.2025 7

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"It's not being looked at as a crazy thing": Emboldened Republicans renew push to restrict divorce

In states like Oklahoma and Indiana, some Republicans are trying to make it harder to end a relationship

21.02.2025 50

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"Bully and intimidate": Trump's opening assault on diversity is from the Project 2025 playbook

Trump all-encompassing war on diversity is part of an effort to roll back the gains of the Civil Rights Movement

04.02.2025 30

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"I'm in disbelief that this is actually happening": GOP election denial hits North Carolina voters

Voters spoke to Salon about the North Carolina Republican Party and its efforts to throw out their ballots

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"Carte blanche to enact violence": Expert warns that Trump's pardons will fuel anti-LGBTQ+ extremism

"We have to prepare ourselves for a much more turbulent and disturbing future," said extremism expert Imara Jones

29.01.2025 8

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Trump's opening assault shows that Republicans want trans people "out of public life entirely"

Republicans in Washington are a following a playbook for "anti-trans extremism," advocates say

28.01.2025 3

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Republicans on North Carolina's Supreme Court signal support for election denial

Republicans on the state's highest court suggested they are willing to toss Democrat Allison Riggs' election win

24.01.2025 20

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Riggs asks North Carolina Supreme Court to reject "unlawful" GOP bid to throw out thousands of votes

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is accusing her Republican opponent of undermining democracy

22.01.2025 3

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"A troubling trend": Experts say Republicans are continuing to undermine democracy in North Carolina

Jefferson Griffin, a Republican state Supreme Court candidate, is refusing to accept his November loss

19.01.2025 30

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In symbolic gesture, Biden claims the Equal Rights Amendment is now the "law of the land"

Despite Biden's proclamation, the ERA cannot become law without further action by Congress or the courts

18.01.2025 30

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Senate ends debate on Laken Riley Act, setting up rollback of migrant rights with Democratic support

The bill would mandate federal detention of undocumented immigrants merely accused of crimes such as shoplifting

17.01.2025 8

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

"This is a scheme to throw out legal votes": North Carolina's GOP accused of subverting democracy

Republicans are refusing to accept North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs' narrow victory in November

17.01.2025 20

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"We can't just give in": Women of color are still processing Harris' loss while preparing for Trump

Women of color spoke to Salon about Harris' defeat and how they're planning to fight Trump this time around

15.01.2025 10

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"A mixed bag": Joe Biden rebuilt the refugee program while ramping up deportations

Biden fulfilled a promise to restore the refugee resettlement program but also cracked down on the right to asylum

10.01.2025 6

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

North Carolina's GOP-led Supreme Court intervenes to block election victory of Democratic justice

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the certification of the state's Supreme Court election as it prepares to consider a challenge...

07.01.2025 3

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Black MAGA ends 2024 among the year's biggest losers

With all of far-right Republicans' electoral and legislative wins this year — chief among them the election of Donald Trump in November — a...

31.12.2024 5

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"I continue to be distraught": Justice Riggs on the NCGOP's efforts to throw out 60,000 votes

A heated battle over a close Supreme Court election in North Carolina escalated last week when the trailing Republican candidate asked a court to...

23.12.2024 6

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Georgia appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis from Trump election interference case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must be disqualified and removed from President-elect Donald Trump's prosecution over his and his...

19.12.2024 3

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"A perfect storm of mistrust": Drone paranoia fueled by conspiracy theories and a lack of answers

Mysterious sightings of alleged drones over New Jersey, New York and other eastern states have sparked outcry from officials and residents even as...

17.12.2024 40

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"Zero impact": Expert shoots down Trump demand that $485M penalty disappear because he won election

Since last month, President-elect Donald Trump has carried his electoral victory into his legal battles, wiping out pending federal prosecutions...

13.12.2024 10

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Experts pour cold water on Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship — but issue a stark warning

As he prepares to take office next month, President-elect Donald Trump has offered the most expansive look at his incoming administration's plans...

11.12.2024 3

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"That would be disqualifying": Legal experts alarmed at Trump AG pick's plans for "revenge"

President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department last Thursday as he wound down his...

27.11.2024 10

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Experts: DOGE scheme doomed because of Musk and Ramaswamy's "meme-level understanding" of spending

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the billionaires President-elect Donald Trump picked to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),...

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"We don't see our future": Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio "panicking" after Trump's victory

Since President-elect Donald Trump won the election earlier this month, Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, have been living with a renewed...

23.11.2024 30

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Can Trump Bypass Congress to Install His Cabinet Picks? Experts Weigh In.

As President-elect Donald Trump rolls out his controversial Cabinet picks, he has demanded the Republican-led Senate take extended breaks to allow...

20.11.2024 2

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"People are scared": Activists brace for "unprecedented assault on human rights" under Trump

In the week since President-elect Donald Trump's victory, the transgender rights organization Advocates for Trans Equality has seen an uptick in...

17.11.2024 10

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"Probably a winnable election": Experts on how Dems blew it with Black, Latino and women voters

Exit polls taken on Election Day revealed notable voter shifts and opinions that, together, sealed President-elect Donald Trump's electoral...

10.11.2024 2

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"He now has immunity": Expert warns second term Trump can do "awful lot" without fear of prosecution

President-elect Donald Trump projected victory on Tuesday left the legal cases in jeopardy as he prepares to take office. Trump's federal criminal...

07.11.2024 3

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As polls close, tight Ohio Senate race holds the key to Democrats' Senate majority

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Polls closed in Ohio at 7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, beginning the tense wait for results in what has shaped up to be the most...

06.11.2024 3

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“Women are withholding their support”: How women could decide key Ohio race — and Senate majority

Ohio's highly anticipated Senate race has long been rated a toss-up as incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Donald Trump-backed challenger...

05.11.2024 3

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"I am scared every day": Experts say GOP men targeting no-fault divorce to keep women "trapped"

Raquell Barton was knee-deep in her doctorate program at the University of Memphis when her husband dropped a bomb on her: he wanted a divorce. ...

04.11.2024 10

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“I cannot vote for someone like that”: Ohio women voters fume at Bernie Moreno’s abortion “joke”

POWELL, Ohio — A small group of Ohioans gathered last Friday morning at the former restaurant-turned-Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Powell, Ohio, a...

25.10.2024 3

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