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Texas House Passes Further Gerrymandered Districts After Democrats Stalling Quorum Return and are Placed Under Guard

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Two dozen Texas Democrats who fled the state to prevent a quorum in the Texas House returned to the chamber August 18th, resulting in the August 20th passage of further gerrymandered Congressional districts requested by President Donald Trump. Passage by the Senate is expected by the weekend.

As Trump Proposes Baseless Ban of Voting Machines, Newsmax Settles Defamation Suit with Dominion Voting Systems

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

As we’ve reported, President Donald Trump said August 18th he would end the use of voting machines in the U.S., claiming without evidence they contributed to widespread election fraud. The same day, conservative media company Newsmax settled a defamation lawsuit for $67 million dollars with Dominion Voting Systems for airing similar conspiracy theories.

President Trump Threatens Executive Order to End Voting by Mail and Use of Voting Machines

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025

On Truth Social August 18th, President Donald Trump threatened to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines in the United States, claiming it was responsible for massive voter fraud. There is no evidence of widespread fraud from either, and the U.S. Constitution grants states control of the “Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections.”

Federal Court Rules Against Louisiana for Racial Gerrymandering – Again – This Time for State Legislative Districts

August 18, 2025August 18, 2025

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling August 14th that Louisiana’s legislature violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 when it racially gerrymandered state legislative districts, diluting the voting power of Black Louisiana voters.

How Adding a Citizenship Question in the Next U.S. Census Could Change the Make-Up of Congress

August 17, 2025August 17, 2025

You may have filled out a U.S. Census questionnaire which promised to keep your individual data private. There’s concern the Trump administration or Congress may add a question about your citizenship in the 2030 Census. Would you answer it?