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Kansas, a win for our rights, and i think that people recognize that that was on the ballot in kansas, in august, it was on the ballot in november as well. >> how does your world change in the event that democrats do not take control of the house, and that is the indication of the moment that it may not happen, it will be impossible slim republican majority, which will be an issue for whoever leads the republicans, because they have a faction that is not going to want to cooperate with anyone, b...

Roads are blocked and some London Underground services suspended after heavy rain overnight.

There's been another attempt to draw new district lines for Monroe County legislators.

Mick Lynchs militant RMT has declared that tomorrows rail strikes will go ahead, in a move that condemns millions of commuters, patients and students to misery and force people to WFH.

Party -- i sincerely believe this now, many lieders in the republican party in congress are not presenting ideas about inflation. they arent presenting ideas for how to address it because they believe that every time we see a statistic about inflation it is to their gain. i saw the same thing from democrats during the trump administration. they were often rooting against the republican party even where there were moments of potential bipartisan compromise. we have to move away from this in this ...

And demonstrators in front of justices houses and what america needs to be focused on is the attack on the right of privacy thats contained in that draft opinion. >> your book talks about everything we have talked about but now your book, our unfinished march focuses on gerrymandering. a judge ruled the new florida map championed is unconstitutional. its a win for democrats but talk about the damage to democracy. is there any incentive from politicians who compromise all they have to do to win i...

Politically for a republican party that has chosen to redraw district lines, make it harder for all the votes to count and get voiced representation from that state, is also the one waging a war on whether or not there is a recognition and acknowledgment about kids who are black, about kids who are latino, about kids who may be the children of immigrants, about kids who are lesbian or transgender because sexuality is also threatening folks but it is all because were becoming more diverse and dem...

Matters, how that is interpreted for literally generations, since 1965, the supreme court has said you cannot draw district lines, you cannot gerrymander to disadvantage african-american voters, and what the district court held in this case is that whats the raepublicans in alabama did. what the supreme court did yesterday even without hearing an argument said, no, no, well reinstate the alabama republicans plan for the time being until we hear this case on the merits which, of course, means in ...

With results that could impact american elections for a decade. and like many things in 2022, it has become a partisan battle. the north carolina supreme court just said the states plans to redraw district maps are unconstitutional. the maps drawn by republican lawmakers would have given the gop a sizable, by the way, advantage. and then in ohio, you have state republicans there trying again. the state supreme court shot down the gop plans to give republicans five extra seats. now, theyre trying...

Commission adopted a map which gave republicans 67% and 69% of state house and state seats respectively. even though polling information showed only 55% of voters statewide leaned republican. so surprise, surprise, the map was struck down by the state supreme court. the commissions second attempt at a map met the same fate. and thats how we ended up here. except this time, the commission didnt even try to pass a map. they just let the deadline come and go because third time really isnt that char...