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Wisconsin’s Democratic Governor Tony Evers signed new legislative maps into law on Monday, shifting the balance of power in a state legislature that has been dominated by the GOP for more than a decade. The change comes after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the state’s existing maps, which have been described by experts as some of the most gerrymandered in the country, were unconstitutional. According to analysis by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the new maps have a roughly even split of Democratic and

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib urged Democrats in Dearborn, Michigan to vote against President Joe Biden in a message shared across social media. Tlaib joined calls from many progressive activists in the state to vote “uncommitted” in the state's Democratic presidential primary on February 27th. The Palestinian American congresswoman cited her dissatisfaction with the Biden administration's role in the war between Israel and Hamas as her reason for urging people to vote against him.Visit NBC News to learn moreImage Credit:brads651 (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Republicans and Democrats in Arizona came together to approve an important legislative tweak to the battleground state’s election policies ahead of 2024. The bill moves the state's primary from August 6th to July 30th, and changes other policies to make sure election workers have ample time to count ballots and that military and overseas voters receive their ballots in a timely fashion. Additionally, the bill enshrines signature verification policies into state law, a provision Republicans sought during negotiations for the bill.Visit NBC News to learn

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected Donald Trump’s broad claim that he is immune from prosecution for alleged criminal acts he committed as president in trying to overturn the 2020 election in a chain of events leading to the January 6th attack on the Capitol. The ruling stated that, “former President Trump has become citizen Trump…any executive immunity that may have protected him while he served as President no  longer protects him against this prosecution.” Trump and his

Unlike 2016, when a group of delegates attempted a last-ditch effort to prevent Donald Trump from securing the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, RNC leaders don’t expect any opposition to Trump at this summer's convention in Milwaukee. Trump’s allies have spent years solidifying RNC rules and processes, and after Trump’s victories in Iowa and New Hampshire Republican officials claim the potential for any convention upheaval is almost nonexistent. Visit NBC News to learn more Image Credit: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)