Soldiers are speaking out about Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star border scheme. They hate it

The fact is that the victims of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star also stretch beyond the Black and Latino asylum-seekers and migrants who have been cruelly swept up under the border scheme …

Morning Digest: New York Democrats' new map could halve the state's GOP delegation

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James …

Morning Digest: Former College Democrats head joins already-nasty GOP primary for Wisconsin governor

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James …

Texas House members urge federal investigation of Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star scheme

50 members of the Texas House of Representatives are urging the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security open an “immediate” investigation into Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, citing …

Lawmakers urge watchdog to probe Abbott's border scheme following string of National Guard suicides

El Paso Rep. Veronica Escobar leads a dozen members of Texas’ Congressional delegation in calling on the state’s military department inspector general to open a probe into right-wing Gov. Greg …

Morning Digest: Ohio Court orders new House map after striking down gerrymandered GOP districts

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James …

This court ruling could begin to dismantle Greg Abbott's racist border scheme, legal advocates say

Despite condemnation from human right organizations, a civil rights complaint, and a string of tragic military deaths, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border scheme has continued unabated …

Greg Abbott's response to Texas National Guard suicides is to complain about Joe Biden

At least five soldiers involuntarily tied to Texas’ Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border scheme have died, a number of them due to suspected suicide, reports have said. Facing bipartisan criticism …

Morning Digest: Top Colorado Democrat announces retirement from the House—for the second time

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James …

Four National Guard sent to border as part of Greg Abbott's racist scheme die by apparent suicide

A number of soldiers forced to serve in right-wing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border scheme have died by suspected suicide in recent months, Army Times reports. 

Pfc. Joshua R. Cortez, among the four …

Yet another Republican governor seeks a federal bailout for a COVID surge they fostered

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Republicans across the board have done everything they can to not work productively on a course of action that might succeed in protecting the public and …

Five Republican governors demand National Guard vaccination mandate exemption

The Republican governors of five states are asking (or demanding, depending how you read it) that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III exempt their states’ National Guards from the military’s …

'Fuels the flames of racist, anti-immigrant sentiment': Coalition urges DOJ probe into Texas scheme

Ten state and national civil rights organizations have filed a Title VI discrimination complaint urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to formally investigate …

DeSantis and Noem fret that COVID-19 relief money is somehow unfair to their states. Reality differs

Republican governors are experiencing the benefits of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Their budgets are afloat on a tide of money coming from the COVID-19 relief bill, which is funding …

The shenanigans around Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star scheme continue

Three retired judges who have been overseeing the cases of a number of migrants arrested under extremist Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star scheme were dismissed last week, The Texas Tribune reports. …

Extremist governor Ron DeSantis targets asylum-seeking children in so-called 'emergency' order

Florida’s extremist governor continues to endanger the safety of children in his state, last week issuing a so-called “emergency” rule blocking the license renewals of federally funded facilities …

Migrants already jailed for months under Texas' border scheme may see even lengthier detention

Is it really possible that Texas’ Greg Abbott’s legally dubious border scheme locking up hundreds of migrants for weeks and months at a time without any charges could get even worse? Unfortunately, …

Morning Digest: New York congressman makes second try for governor after disastrous first bid

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James …

Human rights organization calls on DOJ to 'act swiftly' and halt Greg Abbott's border scheme

Human Rights Watch says that more than 1,500 migrants have been arrested and detained under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “discriminatory and abusive” Operation Lone Star scheme. As previously noted, many …

Morning Digest: Georgia GOP's new gerrymander pits two Democratic incumbents against one another

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James …