Politics

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The Black Ballot

Lee is the only California Senate candidate calling for a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act could be renewed.

Politics

The RNC is honoring Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson as a "Republican Trailblazer" six months after the lifelong Democrat switched parties.

The Florida Senate voted in favor of a bill to prevent the removal of Confederate monuments, which were backed by an open white supremacist.

Bob Spindell, the vice chair of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, claimed he's done more for Black people than any other white Republican.

Politics

Conspiracy theorists think Michelle Obama will replace Joe Biden on the 2024 Democratic ticket in the latest instance of Republican fearmongering.

Online conspiracy theorists spread rumors that Killer Mike was arrested at the Grammys because he didn't endorse Joe Biden.

Opinion

Georgia Senate Bill 63 expands the requirement for cash bail to more low-level offenses.

The Black Ballot

Black Voters Matter was in South Carolina ahead of the state's Democratic primary to help raise awareness and encourage participation.

GOP pollster Patrick Ruffini promoted fake AI-generated photos of Black Republican voters to influence the 2024 election.

Republicans confused her speech to Somalis.

From Obama to Dylann Roof, she got it all wrong.