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Assault style rifles are effective mass murder machines, that’s part of their appeal
By Hunter DK
Election administrators are under attack in Texas, and here’s what that means for the midterms
By Jeremy Schwartz
GOP can’t bring itself to stop defending Trump: This time on declassifying documents by thought
By Lauren Sue
Advocates call for better messaging for minority groups as White House rolls out post-Roe response
By Candice Norwood
Leaked video shows Texas law enforcement’s long wait to confront Uvalde school shooter
By Uriel J. Garcia and Zach Despart
With Roe’s end in sight, anti-abortion extremists fantasize about executions and civil war
By Kyle Mantyla
2020 Republican National Committee featured speaker and far-right podcaster call on GOP governors to execute people involved in abortions
European regulator delivers ‘reality check’ to Elon Musk after Twitter purchase
By Kenny Stancil
Top official reminds world’s richest person that his new Twitter toy still must comply with content moderation laws
Disinformation can be deadly, but what can be done about it?
By Kathie Obradovich
At last, policymakers are beginning to put forward ideas to counter our epidemic of falsehoods
French president Emmanuel Macron’s re-election victory signals deep challenges
By Mathias Bernard
Macron lost 8 percent of his previous vote share as increasing numbers of French citizens are turning away from voting
Is Hungary’s Viktor Orbán the Christian Right’s new Vladimir Putin?
By Chrissy Stroop
The fall of Putin’s star among US evangelicals leaves a void they may seek to fill with another strongman leader devoted to ‘family values’
Anti-vaccine ideology gains ground as state lawmakers target existing rules for kids’ shots
By Sandy West
Movement has gained momentum amid the coronavirus pandemic, boosting the reach of high-profile anti-vaccine activists
After battling white nationalist hecklers, GOP youth group has decided to invite them in
By David Neiwert
Charlie Kirk’s TPUSA signals its surrender to white nationalist ‘groypers’ by embracing them
Unsuccessful attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson are a sign of political smears to come
By Kristen Doerer
Propaganda websites helped merge far-right conspiracy theories about imaginary child abuse into a narrative that served the GOP elite
After massive public outcry, IRS ditches plans for facial recognition
By Jessica Corbett
Federal lawmakers joined with advocacy groups that argued requiring biometric information to access records online is a “creepy and disturbing strike” at privacy and security
Extremist groups flock to ‘siege’ protest of Canada’s capitol
By Julia Conley
Similar protests to the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ are reportedly being planned in the U.S. and throughout Europe