Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears. Via democracy reporter @jonshorman.bsky.social of @stateline.org

The same politicians who vote to cut rural hospital funding can magically always find the money when their billionaire donors need a tax cut.

Federal funding for people in poverty heading to anti-abortion centers instead ncnewsline.com/2026/03/09/r... via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social #ncpol

Publishing now: A special report from @statesnewsroom.com on crisis pregnancy centers that counsel pregnant people against getting abortions. Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn’t followed. buff.ly/yHpQ8S2

Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: If Kansas punishes schools for student walkouts, it will discourage free speech. Just as intended. #ksleg

Weird how this keeps happening! www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Alaska officials stonewall state legislators on justification for handing voter data to feds, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/03/06/a...

The 2024 realignment is already realigning. Texas Latinos turn out to vote in massive numbers for Democrats on Tuesday. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

“When a person deliberately conceals their identity during a commission of a crime, it often demonstrates premeditation, and an intent to avoid detection or accountability.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Talarico does not need a +6 ”WAR” score - Texas was Trump+12 in 2024 - Maybe Trump+10 with the Latino reversion we are seeing - That’s R+8 on lean - It’s a D+7 to D+8 year - That puts it at R+0 to 1 - Talarico has potential positive residual -Paxton had documented negative residual

At some point we will have a conversation about the bogus claim that running a financially successful company equips you for leadership more broadly.

This Western Montana (Bozeman, Missoula) district could be one of the Dems’ best opportunities nationwide to flip a Republican congressional seat and win back control of the U.S. House.

Town hall’s like the one we held last night remind me what this campaign is all about: that there is no amount of money more powerful than everyday people coming together.

More voters cast early ballots in North Carolina’s 2026 midterm primaries than in the 2024 presidential primary, a stark display of voter interest — and a result driven by a huge surge in Democratic voter participation even as Republican turnout fell slightly. By @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol

National series highlights Alaska MMIP crisis, questions of justice for Alaska Native people, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/27/n...

President Trump fully acknowledging that this is a “war” and that American lives “may be lost.” All done against our Constitution, against the will of the American people, and without Congress’ approval.

NEW: In a statement, VoteVets calls out Donald Trump for recklessly launching an unconstitutional, aimless war with Iran, ignoring warnings and endangering lives while lying to Americans. Republicans must hold him accountable.

“If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace. I am peace.” - Trump, 11/1/24 This destroyed building is said by Iran to be a primary school for girls in the south of Iran. Dozens killed.

I talked to @artcullen.bsky.social for @civileats.com about Iowans’ concerns around water quality, cancer, and other issues related to agriculture and how those might impact upcoming elections. Read it here: civileats.com/2026/02/24/h...

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, the state’s chief election official, said a virtual meeting he had with federal officials was “a routine meeting.” From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Trans Kansans struggle with reality of Legislature’s cruelty as driver’s licenses are invalidated | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social and @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

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New survey finds large, bipartisan majorities of voters in eight Western states oppose Trump’s rollbacks of public lands protections.

Donald Trump endorsed five primary challengers as part of his drive to punish Indiana state senators who scuttled his plans to re-gerrymander the state’s congressional districts. One of them abruptly dropped out last week.

The president of the Georgia Republican Assembly, a right wing political organization, has been fined $500,000 for his alleged involvement in an suspected Ponzi scheme that authorities say defrauded investors out of $140 million, the Georgia Secretary of State’s office announced Wednesday.

At least 10 Democratic-leaning states are using their own money to help people buy Obamacare health plans, at least partially replacing the federal tax credits that expired at the end of last year. via @stateline.org

STOP THE SAVE ACT (Updated) My new piece is up with lots of info about the SAVE America Act - the version of the SAVE Act that passed the House and is before the Senate this week. This is a MUST READ and then ACT. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying “unnecessary controversial subjects,” despite warnings it could leave them less prepared for the real world.

Texas ain’t free… if its state university system is afraid of ‘controversial topics.’

Yet again, the Utah Supreme Court has ruled against the Utah Legislature in the state’s ongoing redistricting legal battle. #utpol #utleg

🚨NEW POLL🚨 If you're not paying attention to this race, you should. 4th poll in a row. We're tied. This win would send SHOCKWAVES throughout the country and show the billionaire class that we the people still run this country. 🇺🇸

HE'S BAAAACK! Gov. Jim Pillen again asked the GOP majority in the officially nonpartisan Legislature to help shift Nebraska toward awarding all five Electoral College votes for president to the statewide winner. He still lacks the votes. From Juan Salinas II: buff.ly/asBryrU

Democrats would be favored to win seven of Colorado’s eight congressional seats in 2028 and 2030 — up from the four seats the party controls now — under a redistricting plan that would plunge the state into the national fight over gerrymandering. coloradosun.com/2026/02/18/c...

The effort to repeal Utah’s voter-approved, anti-gerrymandering law known as Proposition 4 hit a big milestone Sunday night as supporters submitted more than 200,000 signatures to county clerks for verification.  But the effort is still far from over. #utpol

“It got the most ‘yes’ votes in Arizona history. Yet Republican politicians at the Capitol are refusing to accept that reality. They are blatantly ignoring the will of the people.” story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

Alaska permits federal government to purge individual Alaskans from voter list, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/13/a...

Tribute to late Charlie Kirk illuminates division in Kansas politics on meaning of free speech | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/15/t...

NE-02 FUNDRAISING: The Democratic U.S. House primary in Nebraska's Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District is getting more competitive in fundraising, but its shape remains largely the same, while the GOP primary has lost a key competitor. From Juan Salinas II:

“Arizonans do not want masked agents entering their homes without warrants. It is un-American and threatens the rights and safety of everyone in our state.”

So dark — Tennessee-based @CoreCivic wants to be making even more money on ICE detentions. “ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call. theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...

New commentary from @jaybookman.bsky.social: FBI raid in Fulton County plainly orchestrated by 2020 election deniers

As rogue ICE agents & unaccountable Trump Admin. officials attack our Constitutional protections, Maine advances new privacy legislation - based on a Maryland law - to address immigration data collection concerns.

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, going against a century of precedent, declared that the Republican-favoring congressional map took effect Dec. 11. (@missouriindependent.com)

Democrats and voting rights advocates say the measure, if passed by the Senate and signed into law, would disenfranchise the roughly 146 million Americans who do not have a passport and turn the election into chaos.

OPINION | If the true goal of these actions is to reduce the immigrant population, why are they also arresting and detaining those whose ancestors were here first?

The shirts and sweatshirts have also sparked some pushback, highlighting the complicated dynamics around immigration enforcement unfolding in one small Montana town.

Alaskans are ready for a change.

Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family. “He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.