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Truthout
1 month ago
Left-wing politics

2 Arizona Justices Who Reactivated 1864 Anti-Abortion Law Are Up for Re-Election This Fall

Arizona voters can decide on justices' continuation or replacement based on recent abortion ban rulings.
Justices appointed by Republican governors might face removal in the upcoming election due to their stance on abortion laws. [ more ]
time.com
2 months ago
US politics

How Republicans Learned to Love Tough Immigration Rhetoric

Texas law allows police to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants
Republican governors protest Biden Administration's border policies [ more ]
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New York Post
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Biden's re-election year crisis can be described in 4 words: It's the border, stupid

The border crisis is the biggest threat to Joe Biden's re-election
Republican governors are backing Texas Governor Greg Abbott in his efforts to secure the border [ more ]
Truthout
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

25 GOP Governors "Stand With Texas" in Defying Supreme Court at Border

Twenty-five Republican governors support Greg Abbott's defiance of a Supreme Court order to remove razor wire along the US-Mexico border
Abbott's actions are seen as posing a significant threat to federal authority [ more ]
New York Post
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Half of US governors side with Texas in border dispute with Biden, say prez is leaving country 'vulnerable' to illegal immigration

GOP governors from 25 states have expressed support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in his border security feud with the Biden administration.
The joint statement emphasizes the Biden administration's failure to enforce immigration laws and the need for states to protect their sovereignty. [ more ]
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Slate Magazine
3 months ago
US politics

GOP Governors Invoke the Confederate Theory of Secession to Justify Border Violations

Republican governors are invoking the same legal theory used by slave states to justify secession before the Civil War in their conflict with the Biden administration over the southern border.
They argue that the federal government has violated the 'compact' between the United States and the states, justifying state usurpation of federal authority. [ more ]
www.mediaite.com
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Have You Thought This Through?' Fox's Steve Doocy Asks GOP Gov If He Realizes Biden Can Federalize His State's National Guard

Former President Donald Trump called on Republican-led states to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas.
There is a concern that President Biden could federalize the state's National Guard and override the authority of Republican governors. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
New York City

DeSantis Dismisses One Endorsement (for Haley) and Plays Up Another (for Him)

Republican governors Kim Reynolds and Chris Sununu have endorsed different candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Ron DeSantis dismisses Sununu's endorsement of Nikki Haley and criticizes her as an establishment candidate funded by liberal Democrats and Wall Street. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Education

For Republican Governors, Civics Is the Latest Education Battleground

Florida, South Dakota, and Virginia are implementing a controversial overhaul of civics education.
Republican governors Ron DeSantis, Kristi Noem, and Glenn Youngkin are leading the revamp.
The changes include restrictions on how race and gender are discussed in schools. [ more ]
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