Gregg Phillips — the activist behind one of the earliest and most consequential election fraud hoaxes of the last decade — is set to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
The pioneer of election denial tapped to head FEMA
Gregg Phillips — the activist behind one of the earliest and most consequential election fraud hoaxes of the last decade — is set to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
Phillips’ record of promoting fabricated claims about voter fraud, attacking federal agencies as illegitimate and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories has made him one of the most influential figures in the rise of President Donald Trump’s “Big Lie.” Now he is poised to oversee billions in federal relief funds and emergency operations.
DOJ opens probe of Colorado prisons after Trump ramps up push to free election denier Tina Peters
The DOJ launched a civil rights investigation into Colorado’s statewide prison system just days after Trump renewed public calls to “free” Tina Peters, the election denier serving a state sentence for her role in a voting system data breach.
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Federal judge blocks Trump’s military occupation of Los Angeles
A federal judge again blocked Trump’s effort to keep hundreds of federalized California National Guard members stationed in L.A., saying the ongoing deployment is “contrary to law” and risks “creating a national police force made up of state troops.”
GOP aims to weaken key federal protection against voter purges
Congressional Republicans once again placed the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) in their crosshairs Wednesday, holding the second hearing so far this year on the landmark pro-voting law.
The subcommittee heard from a pair of Republican witnesses urging lawmakers to end some of the NVRA’s safeguards against improperly removing voters from registration rolls, while the ACLU’s Sophia Lin Larkin argued they were hunting for a costly solution to a non-existent problem.
In Missouri gerrymander battle, GOP officials look to drown out voters’ voices
Although Missourians cleared a major goal on the path to blocking the state GOP’s new congressional map by delivering over 300,000 petition signatures, Republicans remain committed to thwarting their efforts in a high-stakes procedural showdown.
A Missouri court ruled GOP state lawmakers had the power to create a new congressional map earlier this year because the state's constitution does not explicitly prohibit mid-decade redistricting.
Kansas voting advocates seek block on law ending mail-ballot grace period
Voting advocates requested a temporary injunction to prevent enforcement of Kansas Senate Bill 4, which removes the three-day grace period for mail ballots. They contend the bill could lead to significant voter disenfranchisement, noting that in past elections, tens of thousands of ballots would have been discarded.
In the 2024 general election, over 10% of mail ballots in three Kansas counties arrived during the grace period and would have been rejected under the new law, according to the advocates.
Harvard professor explains death of American democracy
Harvard professor and global expert on democratic breakdown Steven Levitsky joined Marc to assess where the United States stands in 2025—and whether we’ve crossed the line into authoritarianism.
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