Politics

TL/DR - A survey by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution found that support for political violence has risen in America. In March 2021, 15% of respondents agreed with the statement that violence may be necessary to save the country due to its current situation, which increased to 23% after two years. Significant…

TL/DR - The article discusses Donald Trump's violent rhetoric and the potential impact it may have on future support for political violence. It highlights the risk of Trump's speech becoming normalized and potentially increasing political violence. The article also suggests that Trump's continued influence may contribute to a more hostile…

TL/DR - Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who worked for Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election, pled guilty on October 20, 2023, to the felony of conspiring to commit filing false documents and admitted to participating in a scheme to use fake electors to overturn the will of Georgia voters. In return for his guilty plea, Chesebro agreed to…

TL/DR - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a group of attorneys general in petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to protect access to medication abortion nationwide. This follows a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, significantly reducing the availability of a…