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Why Is There a Voting Rights Act? A Timeline

Audra D. S. Burch, Emily Cochrane and Jamie Leventhal The New York Times
A history of the Voting Rights Act, as the US Supreme Court demolishes a provision that prevented racial discrimination.

The Third Party That’s Pushing the Democrats Left

Monica Potts The New Republic
Long a major progressive influence in New York politics, the Working Families Party has released its first national platform ever—and it has the likes of Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna on board.

Assassin Wasn’t on FBI’s Radar, Sources Say

Ken Klippenstein KlipNews
“When you read his manifesto, he hates Christians,” Trump told Fox News. “He hates Christians, a hatred.” But that’s not what the manifesto says. If anything, it appears that Trump’s portrayal of himself as Jesus Christ might have provoked Allen.
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