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Do Taylor Swift’s Politics Matter?

Looking at the pop icon and the 2024 election.

Republicans Are Trying to Scapegoat Drag Queens Like Me

But we won’t take it.

Cori Bush Fought for St. Louis. Now She’s in the Fight of Her Career.

“Fighting for something is how we lead,” the congresswoman says.

What Young Voters Should Know About Tim Walz as VP

The Sunrise Movement called Walz “the fighter young people need.”

With Walz Pick, Peggy Flanagan Could Become the First Native American Woman Governor In US History

Flanagan could become the state’s first female governor, and the first Native American governor in United States history.

Walzmentum Is Here: Memes Celebrate Harris’ VP Pick

To the window to the Walz.

Why This Year’s DNC Is Being Compared to the Chaotic 1968 DNC

We take a look back at the 1968 convention.

The “Kids Online Safety Act” Is Dead For Now, But Advocates Warn It Will Return

The legislation was extensively criticized by the ACLU and other organizations for its potential to censor LGBTQ+ content.

Trump Embarrassed Himself in a Room of Black Journalists

And the NABJ shouldn’t have invited him in the first place.

Where Do Harris and Trump Actually Stand on the Issues?

Like abortion, guns, climate change, and more.

It’s Actually Fine to Joke About the Most Powerful People in the Country

Mocking the JD Vances of the world as "weird" angers and defangs them.

Who Will Kamala Harris Pick as Her Running Mate?

Meet five front-runners for the VP slot.

How Kamala Harris Could Earn Young People’s Trust on Gaza

More than 39,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict.

What to Know About the Conservative Takeover of America’s Courts

Federal judges have so much power.

Mask Bans Are an Insult to Disabled People and Protesters Alike

The bans threaten disabled people and protesters alike.

Here’s How 29 Young People Feel About Biden Dropping Out

And Kamala Harris becoming the likely nominee.

Kamala Harris Is the Only Logical Choice Right Now

Election Day is less than four months away.

What Happens Now That Biden Dropped Out?

A presumptive nominee dropping out is not an ordinary event, but it is also not a crisis.

Voters Can Still Take Back Control Over State Abortion Rights

In states like Nevada, activists are working to enshrine the right to abortion in their constitution.

I Got to Be a Politician for a Week. Here's How It Changed Me.

I was elected “governor” of Missouri, and now I’m campaigning for the actual governor.