How the administration has mired the US in multiple crises

Between widespread cuts to vital government agencies, various disease and illness outbreaks, and new environmental disaster vulnerabilities, the United States is facing a convergence of crises with widespread repercussions. 

Yet the Trump administration has hamstrung the federal government from addressing these crises – and in some cases is actively fanning them. Over the past year, the administration has moved to shrink the federal workforce, roll back environmental protections and policies intended to fight the climate crisis, reduced funding for scientific research and is seeking to advance legislation that would impose new voting restrictions...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/how-trump-and-his-administration-have-mired-the-us-in-multiple-crises  

Montana Supreme Court strikes down voting restrictions - The Washington Post

The laws ended same-day voter registration in most cases, eliminated student ID cards as a permitted form of voter ID and sought to curtail paid ballot-collection efforts. They also outlawed absentee ballots for people who would be 18 years old by Election Day...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/27/montana-supreme-court-voting-laws/

Florida Republicans targeted Black voters, justice department says in filing

The agency claims the restrictions, including a ban on providing water and food to those lining up to vote, are racially motivated…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/17/florida-republicans-black-voters-justice-department

Texas county rejects half of mail-in ballot applications amid new voter restrictions | Texas | The Guardian

…The Travis county clerk's office said it had not received enough information from the Texas secretary of state to help voters provide the correct information. "Many other counties are experiencing the same high rejection rate," the office told the Washington Post. "We have not received instructions from the state outlining what our office can do to assist voters in submitting a completed application."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/15/texas-county-rejects-half-of-mail-in-ballot-applications-amid-new-voter-restrictions

Rightwing lobbies and dark money funders backing assaults on voting rights

Election watchdogs say rightwing groups seek to enact voting restrictions in critical states, from Arizona to Pennsylvania – states that Republicans need to win back

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/18/rightwing-lobbies-dark-money-assaults-voting-rights

Texas Republicans finalize bill that would enact stiff new voting restrictions and make it easier to overturn election results - The Washington Post

… In a last-minute addition, language was inserted in the bill making it easier to overturn an election, no longer requiring evidence that fraud actually altered an outcome of a race — but rather only that enough ballots were illegally cast that could have made a difference...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/texas-voting-restrictions/2021/05/29/86923248-be25-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html

Republican Lawyer Shouts Quiet Part on Voting Rights (Opening Arguments podcast OA471)

At oral arguments before the Supreme Court, a lawyer for Republicans admitted that eliminating voting restrictions would put Republicans at a 'competitive disadvantage.' Will this startling admission jeopardize the case for Republicans? Find out! Before that, we cover some good news and bad news. Bad first - the Texas EO on masking is worse than you thought. Good news - HR1 the Equality Act is amazingly good legislation! It's the jam packed Tuesday deep-dive you've come to expect from us!

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-zzdg3-d5a797a

GOP eyes new voting restrictions based on made-up fraud claims

The Florida Republican says it's time to "rebuild the American people's trust in fair outcomes," but it's his party that's undermined the American people's trust with baseless and unsubstantiated claims.....

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-eyes-new-voting-restrictions-based-made-fraud-claims-n1249335