David Daley, author of “Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count,” talks about the history of gerrymandering in the United States on this week’s episode of Battleground with Amanda Litman.
Friday 08.20.21
The “Visible Invisible Workforce”
Wednesday 08.18.21
The “No Climate, No Deal” Ultimatum
Why Republicans Are Better At Spending Campaign Money
The Right To Vote in Texas
The Right’s New Boogeyman: Critical Race Theory
Our Outdated Voting System
Progressives: Stop Overlooking Courts
House Speaker Mike Johnson swears in the House members of the 119th United States Congress.
Ralph Norman and Keith Self switch their votes to Mike Johnson, giving him enough votes to be elected speaker.
Rep. Keith Self is the third Republican to vote against Mike Johnson for Speaker, voting for Byron Donalds instead.
Ralph Norman votes for Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House, becoming the second Republican to vote against Mike Johnson.
Thomas Massie is the first Republican to vote against Mike Johnson for Speaker of the House, voting for Tom Emmer.
Mike Johnson is nominated for Speaker of the House by GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain.
“My Republican colleagues want us to believe that gays are trying to murder us”: Reviewing 2024 in congressional props.
“I’ll talk about, like, nine different things, and they all come back brilliantly together”: Trump explains “The Weave.”