by Chris Walker | May 20, 2026 | 2026 Elections, AIPAC, Campaign Finance, Donald Trump, Ed Gallrein, News, Super PACs, Thomas Massie
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, a far right Republican who has opposed a number of Trump administration initiatives, lost his primary election bid on Tuesday night to a candidate personally endorsed and promoted by President Donald Trump. Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL and farmer, won the Kentucky race with around 54.9 percent of the vote. Massie, meanwhile, garnered 45.1…
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by Marjorie Cohn | Apr 8, 2026 | 2026 Elections, 2026 midterms, Absentee ballots, Discrimination, elections, equal protection clause, midterms, News Analysis, Supreme Court, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court appears poised to deal a severe blow to the fundamental right to vote in two cases this term. Louisiana v. Callais threatens the right to vote free from racial discrimination and Watson v. Republican National Committee will test the right to have your absentee ballots counted. On August 1, 2025, when the Supreme Court asked the parties in Callais to brief the issue of…
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