The Simple, Legal Way Trump Could Steal the Midterms

A little-known section of the Constitution may hold the key to overturning Democratic wins in 2026.

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The Construction Industry’s Invisible Villains | Flipboard

newrepublic.com - They’re called labor brokers. They enable contractors to cheat vulnerable workers. And they’re almost impossible to catch. Will anyone do anything to …

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Why I despise Trump supporters for enabling this hell | Flipboard

alternet.org - I'm not writing to you today about all the things I am thankful for as our 2025 holiday season visits us, because I am too damn busy with what makes …

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Many more are ready to leave MAGA — and I know how hard that is | Flipboard

Salon - When I was a MAGA believer, I told myself I was fighting for freedom. I was certain we needed a revolution to tear down our established political order. It took me years to realize what I was ...

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The Supreme Court is about to rule on whether Trump can use troops against Americans | Flipboard

Vox - Thus far, the justices have signaled they may not let him — yet. About a month ago, Trump v. Illinois looked like it was going to be one of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions of the ...

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The Terrifying New Memo Trump Could Use to Go After His Opposition | Flipboard

Rolling Stone - On Tuesday, Donald Trump stood in front of more than 800 generals and admirals in the U.S. military and informed them of their new enemy: their …

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'A Pretext to Take Over American Cities': JD Vance Sparks Alarm With Comments on Insurrection Act | Common Dreams | Flipboard

commondreams.org - "The guardrails are gone," warned Democratic political strategist David Axelrod. Vice President JD Vance sparked alarm on Sunday when he said that …

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“Do Something B*tch”: Damning Video Shows CBP Agent Shooting Protester | Flipboard

newrepublic.com - The Department of Homeland Security initially said the agent had shot the woman five times in self-defense. Is the Department of Homeland Security …

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CNN Fact-Checker Drops A Stunning 78 Examples Exposing Trump’s Latest Lie | Flipboard

HuffPost - "Trump’s claim is not even close to accurate," and Daniel Dale brought dozens of receipts to prove it. President Donald Trump on Sunday made numerous false claims about Russia’s ongoing inv...

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The Democrats Taking the Fight to ICE | Flipboard

newrepublic.com - Representative Robert Garcia is taking his oversight show on the road, collaborating with Los Angeles officials in the most wide-ranging examination …

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JD Vance's shutdown bet: MAGA loves racism more than health care | Flipboard

Salon - To hear Vice President JD Vance talk, you’d think the only people who ever see a doctor in the U.S. are undocumented immigrants. He insists that Democrats are refusing to support a Republican ...

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Utter Desecration: Walking Wrecking Balls, All Of 'Em | Common Dreams | Flipboard

commondreams.org - In a perfect, ghastly metaphor for the state of our "democracy," J.D. and Drunken Pete just oversaw an "artillery fiasco" at a Marine Corps …

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How Many Laws Will Trump Break to Make America Predominantly White Again? | Common Dreams | Flipboard

commondreams.org - Much of Trump’s domestic and foreign policy can be understood only by examining them through the lens of his obsession with deporting people and …

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Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures | Flipboard

newrepublic.com - Donald Trump has now blocked three economic data reports. Are Americans supposed to think that the Trump administration canceling the release of …

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ICE is struggling to hire officers — even after lowering its standards | Flipboard

MS NOW - DHS is spending millions of dollars on an aggressive television ad campaign targeting local police officers — but it's not getting nearly enough …

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Trump's alleged child rape victim "Katie Johnson" is in the Epstein Files | Flipboard

dailykos.com - (Crossposted from the Blue Wave substack) SF Chronicle’s Raheem Hosseini has covered Katie Johnson since she filed her lawsuits against Trump in 2016, …

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Anti-Blackness Isn’t Part of Trump’s Agenda—It’s the Very Heart of It | Flipboard

newrepublic.com - Legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw says anti-Blackness is an essential tool in Trump’s authoritarian playbook. You can watch this episode of Right Now …

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Mark Kelly Fires Back At Trump Administration, And Hits His Targets | Flipboard

crooksandliars.com - Hegesth is out of his league. The Pentagon announced on Xitter, of all places, an investigation into Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former U.S. …

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Trump Rips Into Another Female Reporter With Incredibly 'Stupid' Personal Attack | Flipboard

HuffPost - The president hurled insults at a reporter yet again during a Thanksgiving media availability. President Donald Trump on Thursday attacked a journalist for asking a basic question during a ...

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America Is Finally Starting to See Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is | Flipboard

newrepublic.com - He came to power through a relentless assault of lies. But the debt owed to the truth is coming due. From time to time, one of my old high school …

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Farmers – long Trump backers – bear the costs of his new policies | Flipboard

Salon - Few political alliances in recent American history have seemed as solid as the one between Donald Trump and the country’s farmers. Through three elections, farmers stood by Trump even as tarif...

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Transcript: Trump Spiral Worsens as Push to Jail Foes Backfires Badly | Flipboard

newrepublic.com - With Trump seething at Dems even as his efforts to prosecute foes hit new setbacks, a sharp legal commentator explains why Trump’s revenge project is …

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US attorneys must now prove they’re super racist | Flipboard

dailykos.com - Presumably because the Justice Department is now run by people who don’t actually have any idea what attorneys do, it dropped a giant data demand on …

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Internet erupts after learning alleged shooter 'granted asylum this year' by Trump admin | Flipboard

alternet.org - 29 year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal was arrested Wednesday and accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in downtown Washington D.C., …

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Trump 'wiped away' programs that would have stopped alleged DC shooter: expert | Flipboard

alternet.org - The alleged perpetrator of the recent shooting of two National Guard members in downtown Washington D.C. may have been kept out of American society …

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Republican Talks Of 'Military Oath' That Doesn't Exist | Flipboard

crooksandliars.com - Her interview was for an audience of one. Donald Trump opened the floodgates for his sycophants, losing every one of his shits after six Democratic …

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Trump transition donor list reveals 'who is buying the government' | Flipboard

alternet.org - A little over a year since he was reelected, the New York Times reports that the list of donors for President Donald Trump's transition efforts has …

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If this psychotic Trump outrage isn't impeachable, nothing is | Flipboard

Raw Story - Donald Trump just called for the execution of American veterans — all of them also elected members of Congress — because they reminded our active duty …

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'This Is the Scandal': DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions | Common Dreams | Flipboard

commondreams.org - "I've spoken to dozens of people held inside ICE detention centers in Arizona and this tracks," said Democratic Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari. The …

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This overlooked exchange hints Trump is eyeing another appalling coup | Flipboard

Raw Story - I just want to put up top that this story is about what it sounds like, which is fantastical and like something out of a spy thriller, and yet …

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