HEADLINE DIGESTS

Tracking Wins, Losses & Investigations Related to Project 2025’s Unfolding Agenda

August 28-Sept 2

ADVANCES:

[9.1.24. Guardian]
‘Red Dawn conservatives’ and ‘Dobbs dads’: anti-Trump groups aim to peel off voters’

[8.31.24. Politico]
2 Men Charged with Swatting Members of Congress
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/28/2-men-charged-with-swatting-members-of-congress-00176675

[8.31.24. NYT]
More Voters, Especially Women, Now Say Abortion Is Their Top Issue
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/us/elections/abortion-polls-women-trump-harris.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=ctr&pvid=052E6477-8C16-4309-A274-B79C3ED2B52E

8.31.24. NYT]
Prosecutors Seek Simpler Path in Federal Election Case, as Trump Seeks Delays
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/us/politics/trump-election-case-immunity.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=ctr&pvid=F6882515-DF60-4792-B4C6-C88F32C168AF

[8.29.24. MaddowBlog]
Why Trump’s new line on IVF is so difficult to take seriously
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-new-line-ivf-difficult-take-seriously-rcna168975

[8.29.24. NYT]
Major Publishers Sue Florida Over Banned School Library Books
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/florida-book-ban-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Ken Paxton Is in Big Trouble After Raiding Homes of Latino Democrats
https://newrepublic.com/post/185326/ken-paxton-voter-fraud-crusade-texas-democrats

SETBACKS:

[9.1.24. Politico]
Former GOP officials sound the alarm over Trump’s Orbán embrace

[8.31.24. The Intercept]
The Right-Wing Campaign to Purge Women From Women’s Sports
https://theintercept.com/2024/08/02/olympics-algeria-boxer-imane-khelif/

[8.31.24. The Intercept.]
LIFE IN THE WEST BANK AMID ISRAELI STRIKES AND RAIDS: “THIS IS THE WORST IT’S EVER BEEN”
https://theintercept.com/2024/08/31/life-in-the-west-bank-amid-israeli-strikes-and-raids-this-is-the-worst-its-ever-been/

[8.31.24.NYT]
At 2 Elite Colleges, Shifts in Racial Makeup After Affirmative Action Ban
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/us/black-enrollment-affirmative-action-amherst-tufts-uva.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=ctr&pvid=97422FAD-B366-423C-ADF0-9CA314B71804

[8.28.24. NYT]
Texas Removed 1 Million From Voter Rolls. But Most Had Moved or Died.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/texas-voter-rolls-abbott.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[8.29.24. Politico]
America First Institute builds Trump transition plans

REPORTS-OPINION:

[9.1.24. Politico]
We Mapped JD Vance’s Inner Circle
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2024/jd-vance-inner-circle-guide

[9.3.24 Politico/ Wisconsin Examiner]
The man behind Project 2025’s most radical plans

[8.31.24. Wapo]
Trusted aide would play key role in Harris review of U.S.-Israel policy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/31/harris-israel-gaza-phil-gordon/

[8.30.24. Politico Magazine]
It’s Not The Job of the Pro-Life Movement to Elect Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/08/29/lila-rose-abortion-trump-interview-00176619

[8.31.24. Politico]
Where MAGA Granddads and Resistance Moms Go to Learn America’s Most Painful History Lessons
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/08/31/colonial-williamsburg-american-history-culture-wars-00176182

[8.31.24. NYT]
The Constitution is Sacred. Is It Also Dangerous?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/books/review/constitution-secession-democracy-crisis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=ctr&pvid=1D1577BC-BFFC-438B-B8F6-F7CCEF1FC79F

GLOBAL:

GERMANY

[8.124 Politico]
German far right wins first major election since World War II
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-far-right-elections-victory-afd-cdu-olaf-scholz/

[8.31.24. Wapo]
As Germany’s far right reaches milestone moment, extremists grow bolder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/30/afd-germany-elections-saxony-thuringia-attacks/

HUNGARY

[8.23.24. Atlatzo]
Orbán’s influence on Project 2025 was highlighted further by leaked training videos

August 20-26

Editor’s Note: This week’s Digest features a section of Special Reports on Project 2025 (webinars, reports) presented at DNC.

ADVANCES:

[8.26.24. Salon] Latino civil rights group LULAC asks Justice Department to investigate Texas "voter fraud" raids

[8.20.24 Politico] DeSantis takeover of Florida school boards has big setback

[8.22.24. The Hill] SNL’s Kenan Thompson highlights Project 2025 at Democratic convention

[8.22.24. The Guardian] Project 2025: Democrats warn convention extreme plan is no joke

[8.24.24. NYT] Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Tennessee Law Banning Transition Care for Minors

[Political Research Associates Video podcast] Project 2025: The Plan of the Century with Peter Montgomery

SETBACKS:

[8.26.24 NBC News] Texas AG raids homes of Latino civil rights group members, setting up a voting rights showdown

[8.26.24. NYT] Judge Pauses Biden Administration Program That Aids Undocumented Spouses

[8.25.24 NYT] How JD Vance Found His Way To The Catholic Church

[8.22.24. Forbes] Democrats Attack Project 2025 Agenda At DNC—But There’s Still Another Plan Under Wraps

[8.22.24. The Guardian] Project 2025: Democrats warn convention extreme plan is no joke

[8.20.24. NYT] Walz Family Fertility Journey Ran Not Through I.V.F. but Another Common Treatment

[8.24.24 NYT] Abortion Debate Shifts as Election Nears: ‘Now It’s About Pregnancy’

SPECIAL REPORTS from Allies on Project 2025 topics released at the DNC including Navigator, Center for American Progress, First Focus, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Coalition on Human Needs, among others. Repost courtesy of Center for Progressive Reform.

Navigator:

  1. How to Brand Project 2025: This is a brand guide of how to characterize Project 2025 including language lessons and learnings.

  2. The Policies of Project 2025: This provides a closer look at how Americans evaluate each of 19 different policy proposals included in Project 2025, with a particular focus on policies related to the economy, health care, and the administration of government.  

  3. How to Frame Project 2025: This provides insights into how to frame Project 2025 to tap into the top concerns Americans have about the plan using a MaxDiff methodology, and also contains information on Americans who move away from supporting the plan after exposure to Project 2025’s policies and messaging against it.

CHN:

  1. Tell Major News Networks to Cover Project 2025

  2. Webinar: How to Use Upcoming Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data

CAP:

  1. Project 2025: Exposing the Far-Right Assault on America

  2. Project 2025 Medicaid Lifetime Cap Proposal Threatens Health Care Coverage for up to 18.5 Million Americans

  3. Project 2025 Would Make It Easier for Big Corporations To Dump Dangerous Toxins That Poison Americans

First Focus:

  1. Project 2025 would destabilize public education

  2. How Project 2025 would leave kids & babies hungrier, less healthy

  3. How Project 2025 would increase child poverty & homelessness in the U.S.

Leadership Conference:

  1. Roadmap to the 2030 Census & American Community Survey resource page

New America:

  1. Project 2025 Would End Head Start and Hurt Children with Disabilities

Congress – House of Representatives:

  1. House Appropriations Committee Minority Press Release: Project 2025 Shapes Funding Bills

OTHER REPORTS/INVESTIGATIONS – topics of Project 2025:

GLOBAL:

GERMANY

[8.24.24. Politico] German far right tries to seize on deadly knife attack ahead of crucial state elections

FRANCE

[ 8.23.24. The Guardian] French leftwing leaders ‘extremely satisfied’ after Macron talks

UK

[8.15.24 USA Today] Riots in the UK spurred by racist posts on X. Experts warn of a repeat in the US

August 12-19

ADVANCES:

[8.14.24. WaPo]
United Auto Workers files federal labor charges against Trump, Musk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/13/uaw-trump-elon-musk/

[8.14.24. AP]
Judge says Maine can forbid discrimination by religious schools that take state tuition money
https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-says-maine-forbid-discrimination-181025421.html

SETBACKS, LOSSES:

[8.16.24. NYT]
Supreme Court, for Now, Blocks Expanded Protections for Transgender Students in Some States
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/us/politics/supreme-court-transgender-discrimination-schools.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[8.15.24. CBS News]
NYPD chief of patrol wants NYC to change sanctuary city laws to allow collaboration with ICE
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/newyork/news/nyc-sanctuary-city-laws-ice/

[8.13.24. NBC News]
Teacher says contract wasn't renewed because he wouldn't use trans students' preferred names
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna166500

8.13.24. KDVR News]
Elizabeth School District pulls 19 books, adopts ‘sensitive topic protocol’
https://kdvr.com/news/local/elizabeth-school-district-pulls-books-sensitive-topic-protocol/amp/

[8.13.24. ABC News]
New lines of attack form against the Affordable Care Act
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/new-lines-attack-form-affordable-care-act/story?id=112782751

[8.13.24. Book Riot]
Iowa Book Ban Law Allowed To Go Into Effect
https://bookriot.com/iowa-book-ban-law-allowed-to-go-into-effect/

[8.12.24. News Nation Now]
Nearly 70 swing state officials poised to obstruct election certification: Report
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/swing-state-election-officials-trump/amp/

[8.12.24 Center for American Progress]
Project 2025’s Plan To Gut Checks and Balances Harms the American People
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/project-2025s-plan-to-gut-checks-and-balances-harms-the-american-people/

August 6-12

ADVANCES/VICTORIES:

[8.8.24. ABC News]
Americans don't like Project 2025
https://abcnews.go.com/538/americans-dont-project-2025/story?id=112713286

[8.9.24. CNN]
Texas’ abortion ban has left doctors with their hands tied. New Mexico’s governor is inviting them to her state
https://apple.news/AXU0GvmunQ9WkZvQmVlXfKw

[8.9.24. Williams Institute]
Transgender American Veterans Association v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/tava-amicus-brief/

[8.8.24. The Hill]
Black leaders unveil Project 2025 counteroffer
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4793253-black-leaders-project-2025-freedom/

[8.9.24. ABC 7]
Gov. JB Pritzker signs bills to expand reproductive rights, including care for out-of-state patients
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-pritzker-signs-bills-expand-reproductive-rights-including-care-state-patients/15154833/

[8.9.24 The Guardian]
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/08/citibank-climate-protest-new-york

[8.9.24 ABC News]
Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/georgia-attorney-general-black-studies-taught-racial-teaching-112643700

[8.8..24. Fast Company]
https://www.fastcompany.com/91087732/theres-a-revolution-happening-in-childrens-publishing-you-can-thank-the-book-bans

[8.7.24 Washington Post]
Trump took a private flight with Project 2025 leader in 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/08/07/trump-heritage-project-2025-roberts/

[8.7.24 Wahington Post]
Walz made Minnesota a ‘trans refuge’, championing gender-affirming care
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/07/tim-walz-minnesota-trans-refuge-bill/

SETBACKS/LOSSES:

[8.11.24 WaPo]
Experts warn of election disruptions after Trump says campaign was hacked
https://apple.news/AB2Qx_N6YS-i70g25m0K_zQ

[8.12.24. NYT]
I.V.F. Threats in Alabama Drive Clinics to Ship Out Embryos
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/health/ivf-embryos-alabama.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[8.9.24. The Guardian]
Federal appeals court rules against Biden student debt relief program
https://amp.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/aug/10/court-rules-against-biden-student-debt-relief-program

[8.9.24. CNN]
Oklahoma seeks Supreme Court order that Biden administration stop blocking health grants amid abortion referral dispute
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/07/politics/oklahoma-abortion-family-planning-hotline-supreme-court

[8.8.24. NBC News]
Judge upholds Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/ohio-gender-affirming-care-ban-transgender-rcna165530

REPORTS/INVESTIGATIONS:

[8.10.24 ProPublica]
Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos
Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos — ProPublica

GLOBAL:

SLOVAKIA
[8.9.24. Art News]
Directors of Slovakia’s National Gallery and National Theater Fired: ‘It Was Like a Fascist Declaration’
Director of the Slovak National Gallery Fired

UK
[8.8.24 The Guardian - Opinion]
Europe’s ‘firewall’ against the extreme right is holding – but the US election could change everything
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/12/europe-extreme-right-us-election-donald-trump-nationalists-populists

[8.8.24. Al Jazeera]
Tens of thousands of counter-protesters fill streets across UK
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/program/newsfeed/2024/8/8/tens-of-thousands-of-counter-protesters-fill-streets-across-uk

July 29-August 5

ADVANCES

[8.2.24 Atlantic]
It Was Supposed to Be Trump’s Administration in Waiting. But Project 2025 Was a Mirage All Along.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/08/02/project-2025-trump-inside-story-00172299

[8.2.24. NYT Opinion]
The Christian Case Against Trump
https://atwww.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/opinion/trump-christianity-fundamentalism-evangelical.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[8.1.24. CAP]
From Personnel to Policy: Project 2025 Is President Donald Trump’s Agenda
https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/from-personnel-to-policy-project-2025-is-president-donald-trumps-agenda/

[8.1.24. NBC News]
Chuck Schumer rolls out 'No Kings Act' to eliminate presidential immunity
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/chuck-schumer-remove-presidential-immunity-trump-rcna164618

[7.31.24 Talking Points Memo]
Don’t Be Fooled By Trump’s Big Display Of Killing Project 2025

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/dont-be-fooled-by-trumps-big-display-of-killing-project-2025

[ 7.30.24. Politico]
Head of Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 steps down
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/30/project-2025-heritage-foundation-stepping-down-00171895

SETBACKS

[8.2.24. The Guardian]
We have to be voting biblically’: the Courage Tour rallies Christians to get Trump in office - The Guardian
https://apple.news/AibiSwByOThmcd34JmpD_Og

[8.2.24. NBC News]
Alabama case will decide if state can prosecute people who help abortion-seekers find care
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alabama-reproductive-rights-advocates-battle-threat-prosecution-rcna164036

[August 2024. The Lancet]
US Funding for HIV at risk again
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(24)00184-X/fulltext

[8.2.24. Alabama Reporter]
11th Circuit blocks Title IX final rule from taking effect in Alabama
https://www.alreporter.com/2024/08/02/11th-circuit-blocks-title-ix-final-rule-from-taking-effect-in-alabama/

[8.2.24 The Guardian]
For-profit colleges fund lawmakers who led attack on top universities over campus protests
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/02/elise-stefanik-virginia-foxx-funding

[8.1.24. The Independent]
School board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/norton-ap-florida-broward-county-ron-desantis-b2588551.html

[7.30.24. NYT]
Trump Again Says That Christians ‘Won’t Have to Vote Anymore’ if They Vote for Him
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/us/politics/trump-christians-vote-ingraham.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.18.25. Vox]
J.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists

https://www.vox.com/politics/361455/jd-vance-trump-vice-president-rnc-speech

REPORTS

7.29.24. The Atlantic
THE MOST REVEALING MOMENT OF A TRUMP RALLY
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/09/trump-rally-prayers/679152/

[8.2.24. GPAHE]
American Anti-Immigrant Organizations Cozying Up To Orbán-Linked Hungarian Institutions
https://globalextremism.org/?s=American+Anti-Immigrant+Organizations+Cozying+Up+To+Orb%C3%A1n-Linked+Hungarian+Institutions

July 22-30

ADVANCES:

[7.29.24 RELIGION DISPATCHES]

RISING INFLUENCE OF NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION TEACHINGS IS OMINOUS SIGN FOR THE US — ESPECIALLY FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS

https://religiondispatches.org/rising-influence-of-new-apostolic-reformation-teachings-is-ominous-for-lgbtq-students-for-the-rest-of-us-as-well/

[7.29.24. NYT]
Warning of ‘Extreme’ Agenda, Biden Calls for Supreme Court Overhaul
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/us/politics/biden-supreme-court-austin-texas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.28.24. ABC News]
Black leaders launch counter to Project 2025 in battleground states
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/black-leaders-launch-counter-project-2025-battleground-states/story?id=112214929

[7.24.24. ABC news]
In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/reversal-georgia-now-districts-state-funding-teach-ap-112250743

[7.24.24. Business Insider]
8 million student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan don't have to make payments after a federal court blocked the program in full
https://www.businessinsider.com/save-plan-blocked-student-loan-payments-paused-no-debt-cancellation-2024-7

7.23.24 Bloomberg]
EU Moves Key Meeting Out of Hungary to Protest Orban’s Diplomacy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-22/eu-moves-key-meeting-out-of-hungary-to-protest-orban-s-diplomacy

[7.12.24 MeidasTouch News]
BOMBSHELL AUDIO: Project 2025 Leader Admits Trump Lying About Not Being Involved with Plan
https://meidasnews.com/news/unearthed-audio-project-2025-leader-kevin-roberts-says-trump-is-purposefully-lying-to-america-about-not-being-involved-in-project-2025

SETBACKS:

[7.29.24. Revolving Door Project]
Texas Judge Hands Elon Musk A Big Win, Workers A Big Loss https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/texas-judge-hands-elon-musk-a-big-win-workers-a-big-loss/


[7.29.24 CNN]
A half-million records and one app: The group behind a massive effort to ‘clean’ voter rolls
https://apple.news/APtKpaSYrR_-UWxVZONcXpw

7.27.24. NBC]
Drag performance resembling Last Supper at Olympic opening ceremony rankles conservatives
https://search.app/QZEMpHxs2T2s4kNz7

[7.28.24. NBC News]
Web designer wants legal fees for Supreme Court win in free speech, LGBTQ rights case
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/web-designer-legal-fees-supreme-court-win-free-speech-lgbtq-rcna163789

[7.26.24. Reuters]
Trump tells Christians they won’t have to vote after this election - Reuters
https://apple.news/AoqcSt436T4yyv_zfab1k0Q

[7.23.24. NYT Opinion]
Why Are There Neo-Nazis on the Streets of Nashville?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/opinion/white-supremacist-nashville-south.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.23.24. NBC News]
N.H. governor signs bills restricting trans health care and sports participation
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna163028

[7.22.24. Axios]
Republicans aim to take Florida's education model nationwide
https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2024/07/22/republican-platform-florida-education

[7.15.24. The Lever]
D. Vance Wants Police To Track People Who Have Abortions
https://www.levernews.com/j-d-vance-wants-police-to-track-people-who-have-abortions/

REPORT / INVESTIGATIONS:

[7.29.24. The Atlantic]

THE MOST REVEALING MOMENT OF A TRUMP RALLYhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/09/trump-rally-prayers/679152/

[7.27.24. Jim Stewart SubStack]
Catholic Coup: JD Vance, Pay Pal Mafia, Opis Dei, Knights of Malta
https://open.substack.com/pub/jimstewartson/p/catholic-coup-jd-vance-paypal-mafia?r=48guo&utm_medium=ios

GLOBAL:

[7.29.24 BBC]

ENGLAND
Puberty blockers ban is lawful, says High Court
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ng3gz99nwo

FRANCE
Bishops, Other Catholics Around World Decry ‘Derision’ Of Christianity At Olympics Opening Ceremony
https://www.osvnews.com/2024/07/27/bishops-other-catholics-around-world-decry-derision-of-christianity-at-olympics-opening-ceremony/

July 15-22

ADVANCES:

[7.21.24. NYT]
Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race and Endorses Harris: Live Updates
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/biden-drops-out-election?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.20-24. ABC News]
Enforcement of Louisiana's Ten Commandment classroom requirement put on pause
https://abcnews.go.com/US/enforcement-louisianas-ten-commandment-classroom-requirement-put-pause/story?id=11211261

[7.19.24 The Intercept]
THE LIST OF CONSERVATIVE GROUPS ABANDONING PROJECT 2025 KEEPS GROWING
https://theintercept.com/2024/07/19/conservative-groups-abandon-project-2025/

[7.17.24. Business Insider]
More student-loan borrowers are getting debt cancellation through bankruptcy 2 years after Biden streamlined the process
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-borrowers-debt-cancellation-new-bankruptcy-guidance-justice-education-2024-7?amp

[7.19.24 WILX]
Gov. Whitmer could sign law banning ‘gay panic’ defense next week
https://www.wilx.com/2024/07/18/gov-whitmer-could-sign-law-banning-gay-panic-defense-next-week/?outputType=amp

[7.18.24. The Intercept]
Conservative Organizations Are Quietly Scurrying Away From Project 2025 
https://theintercept.com/2024/07/17/project-2025-advisory-board

[7.17.24]
Thousands of RNC protesters denounce Trump, GOP agenda in Milwaukee
https://apple.news/A4JiIwKLISxGqZx5g2HSj-A

[7.16.24. WaPo]
Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/biden-supreme-court-reforms/

SETBACKS:

[7.21.24. NBC News]
Some Democratic cities have quietly begun cooperating with ICE, director says
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna162710

[7.20.24 NYT]
Christian Conservatives March Ahead for God, for Country, and for Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/us/trump-rnc-christian-conservatives.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.20.24. NYT]
How Americans Justify Political Violence
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/magazine/us-political-violence.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.18.24. AP]
Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden’s student debt relief plan
https://apnews.com/article/student-loans-biden-debt-relief-appeals-court-abd06890b12073bd39a08deef83a9158

[7.18.24. the Guardian]
Rightwinger Leonard Leo helped fuel Bud Light boycott, tax filings show

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/18/bud-light-boycott-funding

[7.17.24. BBC]
Vance choice heightens European fears over Trump presidency
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c727zvgvv8ko

[7.15.24. the Atlantic]
The MAGA Plan to Defund the Weather
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/07/noaa-project-2025-weather/678987/

[7.15.24. NYT]
J.D. Vance Is Trump’s Pick for Vice President: Live Election Updates
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/15/us/trump-rnc-news-biden?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.15.24. NPR]
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/15/g-s1-10379/trump-documents-case-dismissed
Judge Cannon dismisses Trump documents case

REPORTS | INVESTIGATIONS:

[7.18.24. The New Republic]
J.D. Vance’s Venmo Offers Shocking Look Into Trump V.P.’s Inner Circle

[7.19.24. Exposed By CMD]
Heavy Hitters and Big Business Bankroll RAGA

[7.19.24. DeSmog]
Big Oil Rallies to Obstruct Accountability

GLOBAL:
[7.19.24. The Atlantic]
Make America Hungary Again
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/07/why-special-republican-relationship-hungary-so-worrying/679035/

July 8-15

ADVANCES

[7.11.24 NYT]
What Is Project 2025, and Why Is Trump Disavowing It
https://www.nytimes.com/article/project-2025.html
https://search.app/355VdyhUpy3oz6uR6

[7.10.24 NPR]
The ACLU has a blueprint to constrain Trump in a second presidential term
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/11/nx-s1-5034884/aclu-trump-second-term

[7.9.24 multiple outlets]
https://apple.news/AJBlHgqkMRauSI8N-ytZfOQ

Russia operated nearly 1,000 sock puppet accounts on X, Justice Department says
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna161004

Trump is trying to distance himself from Project 2025 -- but its architects helped shape his RNC party platform
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/trump-distance-project-2025-architects-helped-shape-rnc/story?id=111759747

Sen. Chuck Schumer eyes new bill hitting back at the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling on Trump
[7.9.24. NBC News]
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna160779

Key plank of Biden student-debt relief plan can move forward, court rules
https://amp.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/jul/08/biden-student-debt-relief

SETBACKS
[7.14.24 Fortune Magazine]
The world’s top HR association cuts ‘equity’ from its diversity program amid DEI backlash
https://fortune.com/2024/07/12/dei-backlash-society-human-resources-management-diversity-equity-inclustion-tractor-supply/

[7.13.24 The Guardian]
Trump rally shooting comes amid rise in support for political violence
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/13/trump-rally-shooting-political-violence

[7.12.24 Book Censorship News]
Books About Disability Are Popular Banning Targets: Book Censorship News, July 12, 2024
https://bookriot.com/book-bans-and-disability/

[7.13.24 AP News]
Conservative group behind Project 2025 floats conspiracy idea that Biden could retain power by force

https://apnews.com/article/heritage-foundation-biden-trump-election-2024-3056df8a1ea882e23f8e2faf2eff7a3b

[ 7.12.24 LawFare]
Moms for Liberty Seeks Order Blocking Biden Title IX Rule on LGBTQ+ Students
https://open.substack.com/pub/chrisgeidner/p/moms-for-liberty-seeks-order-blocking?r=48guo&utm_medium=ios

[7.12.24. The Guardian]
Teamsters president faces backlash over ‘unconscionable’ GOP convention speech

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/12/teamsters-boss-gop-convention-speech-backlash

[7.10.24 The Guardian]
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to meet with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/11/orban-hungary-pm-trump-meeting

[7.10.24 The New Republic]
Trump Ally Exposed for Horrific Hit List of Political Enemies
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-ally-exposed-for-horrific-hit-list-of-political-enemies/ar-BB1pKPod?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a?season

[7.9.24 NBC News]
Senate Republicans block Democratic bill codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna161016

Louisiana governor cuts $1 million for Catholic Charities homeless shelter over serving migrants
https://www.ncronline.org/news/louisiana-governor-cuts-1-million-catholic-charities-homeless-shelter-over-serving-migrants

REPORTS

[7.11.24 GPAHE]
GPAHE update: Support surging online for Project 2025 by Proud Boys, right militia groups
https://globalextremism.org/post/support-for-project-2025-surging-on-proud-boys-and-supremacist-forums/

[7.11.24 Business Insider]
Clarence Thomas accepted a free yacht trip to Russia and got flown out on a complimentary helicopter ride to Putin's hometown, 2 Democratic senators say
https://www.businessinsider.com/clarence-thomas-accepted-free-yacht-trip-to-putins-hometown-2024-7?amp

GLOBAL
HUNGARY

[7.8.24. The Guardian]
Le Pen and Orbán join forces in European parliament far-right alliance | European Union | The Guardian
https://search.app/SBL7oXSYgkpXmiT56

[7.8.24. Politico]

Hungary’s Orbán Has Taken Sides in America’s Election. Maybe Other Leaders Should, Too.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/08/orban-nato-trump-biden-election-00166617

July 2-8

ADVANCES

[7.7.24 Politico]
The world wasn’t ready for Trump in 2016. It’s not making that mistake this time.

[7.9.24 Politico]
Rubio says Project 2025 doesn't speak for Trump
https://search.app/f6MruXBpWBE2mb9V6

[7.5.24 CNN]
Trump seeks to distance himself from pro-Trump Project 2025
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/07/05/politics/trump-distance-project-2025

[7.2.24 AP]
Black farmers' association calls for Tractor Supply CEO's resignation after company cuts DEI efforts
https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-farmers-association-calls-tractor-231802840.html

[7.2.24 ABC News]
Federal judge halts Mississippi law requiring age verification for websites
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/federal-judge-halts-mississippi-law-requiring-age-verification-111593412

[7.2.24 NYT]
Giuliani Disbarred From the Practice of Law in New York
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/nyregion/giuliani-barred-from-practicing-law-in-new-york.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.2.24 The Hill]
New York Dem will introduce amendment to reverse Supreme Court immunity ruling
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4750735-joe-morelle-amendment-supreme-court-immunity-ruling/amp/

SETBACKS
Supreme Court immunity ruling raises questions about military order
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4757168-supreme-court-immunity-military-orders/amp/

[7.4.24 Bloomberg]
Transgender Health Protections Rule Halted by Federal Judge (2)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/transgender-health-protections-from-hhs-halted-by-federal-judge

[7.3.24 Business Insider]
Clarence Thomas takes aim at a new target: Eliminating OSHA
https://www.businessinsider.com/clarence-thomas-takes-aim-at-osha-2024-7?amp

[7.2.24 CNN]
Top leader of RNC Platform Committee entertained idea of imprisoning women who get abortions, opposes exceptions
https://cnn.it/3VH8JJa?cid=ios_app

REPORTS| INVESTIGATIONS:

[7.4.24. NYT]
Why a New Conservative Brain Trust Is Resettling Across America
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/us/claremont-institute-trump-conservatives.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.2.24 NYC Essay]
The Supreme Court Creates a Lawless Presidency
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/opinion/supreme-court-immunity-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

GLOBAL

FRANCE
[7.8.24 Politico]
Le Pen’s National Rally to take control of far-right Patriots in EU Parliament
https://www.politico.eu/article/marine-le-pen-national-rally-eu-parliament-far-right-patriots-for-europe/

[7.7.24 NYT]
The left surges to beat the far right in France
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/07/world/france-election-2024?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.7.24 The Guardian]
French election 2024 live: PM Gabrial Attal to offer resignation after shock exit poll
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jul/07french-election-2024-results-latest-france-news-marine-le-pen-national-rally-emmanuel-macron

HUNGARY
[7.8.24 NYT]
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s Leader, Surprises Europe Again With Visit to China
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/world/asia/orban-hungary-china-xi.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.7.24 The Guardian]
Viktor Orbán’s rightwing group hits quota for recognition by EU parliament
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/07/viktor-orbans-rightwing-group-hits-quota-for-recognition-by-eu-parliament

BRITAIN
[7.4.24 The Guardian]
UK general election results in full: Labour wins in landslide
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2024/jul/04/uk-general-election-results-2024-live-in-full

SPAIN
[7.5.24 EuroNews]
Spain's Vox and the Dutch Freedom party join Orbán’s ‘Patriots for Europe’
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/07/05/vox-quits-melonis-ecr-and-joins-orbans-patriots-for-europe

EURO UNION
[7.3.24 Financial Times]
How the EU far right could soon have the power to bring Brussels to a halt
https://www.ft.com/content/c8205483-c79c-4cea-afc1-db6a78d78ce

June 24-July 1

ADVANCES

[6.27.24 NYT]
Oklahoma Law Criminalizing Immigrants Without Legal Status Is Blocked
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/29/us/oklahoma-immigration-law-judge.html

[6.28.24 AP]
Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump
https://apnews.com/article/temporary-protected-status-tps-haiti-haitians-biden-e92b8de782d2c1218dd1be1899aa926d

[6.27.24 NYT]
Biden Campaign Takes Aim at Project 2025, a Set of Conservative Proposals

[6.27.24 People]
New Coalition Against Book Bans Launches Nationwide With Support From Authors Like Judy Blume and Julia Quinn
https://people.com/new-coalition-against-book-bans-launches-8669506

[6.27.24 The Hill]
Educators, students get creative in evading book bans
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4449601-educators-students-book-bans/amp/

[6.27.24 KVUE]
Charges dropped against Univ of Texas student GAZA protesters
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/protesters-charges-dropped-texas-reaction/269-0215a8d7-0600-4d72-ab0e-a47057bb9e66

[6.27.24 CNN]
Supreme Court mistakenly posts abortion ruling document on website
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/supreme-court-emergency-abortion-ruling-06-26-24/index.html?cid=ios_app

[6.27.24 CNN]
What the Supreme Court ruling on social media means
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/26/politics/what-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-social-media-means?cid=ios_app

[6.26.24 PBS]
Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms challenged in lawsuit
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/louisiana-law-requiring-the-ten-commandments-in-classrooms-challenged-in-lawsuit

SETBACKS

[7.1.24 NYT]
Supreme Court Says Trump Has Some Immunity in Election Case
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-immunity.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[7.1.24 CNN]
Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s historic decision granting Donald Trump immunity
https://apple.news/AcCgQkNo2S3yN9NZy9SnjYQ

[6.30.24 NBC News]
Oklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose license
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna159548

[6.29.24 NYT]
Black Shirts and Banned Flags: Ultras Push Politics at Euro 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/world/europe/euros-ultras-hungary-carpathian-brigade.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[6.28.24 The Guardian]
Terrifying and dystopian”: The dark realities of the Supreme Court’s homelessness decision.
https://apple.news/AEoUgHBXkQ8yvQwmH2ms5QQ

[6.20.24 NYT]
A String of Supreme Court Decisions Hits Hard at Environmental Rules
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/29/climate/supreme-court-epa.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[6.28.24 NYT]
Justices Limit Power of Federal Agencies, Imperiling an Array of Regulations
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/us/supreme-court-chevron-ruling.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[6.28.24 CNN]
Supreme Court limits obstruction charges against January 6 rioters
https://apple.news/A8eQV3W5wQDyX2oHUjQ57dQ

[6.27.24 Accountable US]
Leonard Leo’s Dark Money Network Targets Endangered Species Protections

[6.27.24 Politico]
‘Tough luck’: The Supreme Court just took a new bite out of Biden’s agencies’ powers
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/27/supreme-court-sec-enforcement-agencies-00165465

[6.27.24 Oklahoma Voice]
Oklahoma schools ordered to use Bible in history teaching
https://apple.news/AlwXvL8paQk-4h55hrY_Pxw

[6.27.24 NBC]
Families of those lost in opioid crisis 'devastated' by Supreme Court's decision to reject Purdue settlement

[6.27.24 The Hill]
Ro Khanna presses Project 2025 author over Donald Trump's potential purge of civil servants

[6.27.24 MSNBC]
Right-wingers are spreading misinformation to Black voters through podcasts and influencers

[6.26.24 Axios]
Mike Johnson to file brief backing Steve Bannon's Supreme Court appeal
https://www.axios.com/2024/06/26/speaker-mike-johnson-steve-bannon-supreme-court-appeal

REPORTS | INVESTIGATIONS

[6.27.24 Onyx Impact]
The Black online disinformation landscape
https://www.onyximpact.org/uploads/1/4/7/3/147321580/onyx_impact_landscape_analysis.pdf

GLOBAL

GEORGIA

Georgia Parliament passes package of ‘unbearable’ anti-LGBTQ+ laws
https://apple.news/AASj7tAxTRhi4M4_ptYZIYg

FRANCE

Far right seizes France’s conservative heartlands
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-conservatives-far-right-rise-french-election-marine-le-pen-marie-caroline-le-pen-sylvie-casenave-pere-national-rally-sable-sur-sarthe/

[6.24. The Guardian]
US ambassador accuses Hungary’s PM of using anti-LGBTQ ‘machinery of fear’
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/23/us-ambassador-accuses-hungarys-pm-of-using-anti-lgbtq-machinery-of-fear

June 17-23

(US)

ADVANCES:

[6.24.24 NYT]
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Tennessee Law Banning Transition Care for Minors
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/us/politics/supreme-court-transgender-care-tennessee.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[6.20.24. Forbes]
DACA Recipients Could Gain H-1B Visas Under New Immigration Policy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2024/06/19/daca-recipients-could-gain-h-1b-visas-under-new-immigration-policy/

[6.20.24.
As Wall Street pulls away from DEI, Goldman Sachs backs Black women: ‘Our commitment is strong’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/18/goldman-sachs-one-million-black-women-equity-program

[6.20.24 Oregon Capital Chronicle]
Democratic women in U.S. Senate target Project 2025 on reproductive rights

[6.15.24. Federal Times]
John Oliver rips Trump’s Schedule F: ‘Not a recipe for good government

[6.17.24. WaPo]
Biden to waive penalties for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/06/17/biden-undocumented-immigrant-spouses/

SETBACKS:

[6.24.24 NYT]
Abortion Debate Shifts as Election Nears: ‘Now It’s About Pregnancy’
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/us/politics/abortion-roe-wade-pregnancy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[6.22.24. AP News]
Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools, implores evangelical Christians to vote in November
https://apnews.com/article/trump-evangelicals-voters-faith-freedom-presidential-election-042cd25750a43a1f9a474e793c86c0a9

[6.21.24. WSJ]
Supreme Court Says U.S. Citizens Don’t Have Right to Bring Noncitizen Spouses to U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/supreme-court-says-u-s-citizens-dont-have-right-to-bring-noncitizen-spouses-to-u-s-9ae54537

[6.21.24 NBC News]
Appeals court finds 'Obamacare' pillar unconstitutional in suit over HIV-prevention drug
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna152813

[6.21.24. AP News]
Ten Commandments law is Louisiana governor’s latest effort to move the state farther to the right
https://apnews.com/article/governor-jeff-landry-louisiana-conservative-bef181b17cb5a5819514c7c68ae8f2e1

[6.20.24. NPR]
A data tool being used to challenge voter registrations is raising many concerns
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/04/nx-s1-4991945/voter-registration-mass-challenges-georgia

[6.20.24. Fox News]
This is about readiness’: Sen Schmitt pushes to eliminate DEI at the Pentagon
https://search.app/FzkY7UBUnTTkGk2k6

[6.20.24. Business Insider]
Over 35,000 women fled Texas to get abortions in 2023
https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-abortion-maternal-health-desert-2024-6?amp

 [6.19.24. The Guardian]
 Ten Commandments to be displayed in Louisiana public school classrooms
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/19/ten-commandments-louisiana-public-schools

[6.19.24. The Independent]
Mother of transgender athlete says school investigation has destroyed her daughter’s life
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/transgender-athlete-school-florida-monarch-b2565238.html

[6.17.24. The Hill]
Judge blocks Biden’s transgender student protections in 6 more states
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4726114-judge-blocks-bidens-transgender-student-protections-in-6-more-states/amp/

REPORTS/INVESTIGATIONS

[6.24.24 NYT]
In Abortion Cases, Legions of ‘Friends’ Seek to Persuade Supreme Court
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/us/supreme-court-abortion-briefs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[6.23.24. The Intercept]
CAN CONSERVATIVES EXPAND THE DEATH PENALTY USING THE “TRIGGER LAW” PLAYBOOK?
https://theintercept.com/2024/06/21/project-2025-death-penalty-supreme-court-kennedy/

[6.21.24 The Hill]
Sanders calls for investigation into birth control insurance coverage
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sanders-calls-investigation-birth-control-174009886.html

[6.2024. Check First]
Finnish company Check First’s major report about a cross-country, multi-platform pro-Russian disinformation campaign against West
https://checkfirst.network/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Operation_Overload_WEB.pdf

[5.28.24 NYT]
The Conservative Christian Network That Took Down Roe v. Wade

GLOBAL:

ADVANCES
THAILAND

Thailand’s Legislature Approves Same-Sex Marriage
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/world/asia/thailand-same-sex-marriage-vote.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

SETBACKS:

GERMANY
The Man Softening the Ground for an Extremist Germany
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/world/europe/germany-extremism-hocke-afd-nazi.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

FRANCE
Le Pen's National Rally seen leading vote in French snap elections - polls
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-national-rally-seen-leading-popular-vote-snap-elections-ifop-2024-06-20/

FRANCE
French Election Becomes ‘Nightmare’ for Nation’s Jews
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/world/europe/french-election-antisemitism-jews.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

HUNGARY
‘Make Europe Great Again’: Hungary’s new motto for EU presidency has a familiar ring to it
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/06/18/europe/hungary-make-europe-great-again-motto-intl-latam

June 10-16

ADVANCES:

[6.16.24. NYT]
The Resistance to a New Trump Administration Has Already Started
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/us/politics/trump-2025-democratic-resistance.html

[6.15.24. NYT]
One Week That Revealed the Struggles of the Anti-Abortion Movement
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/us/anti-abortion-supreme-court-southern-baptists.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[6.15.24. KOCO News 5]
Banned book club celebrates court ruling preventing district book bans
https://www.koco.com/article/book-club-court-ruling-district-book-bans/61102865

[6.13.24. NYT]
The Abortion Pill Stays Legal. But for How Long?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/opinion/abortion-pill-mifepristone-scotus.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[6.13.24 Newsweek]
Mifepristone Ban Rejected…But Clarence Thomas Wants Supreme Court to Upend a 47-Year-Old Ruling
https://www.newsweek.com/clarence-thomas-wants-supreme-court-upend-ruling-1912488

Massachusetts middle schooler banned from wearing ‘only two genders’ shirt loses federal appeals case
https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/06/10/massachusetts-middle-schooler-banned-from-wearing-only-two-genders-shirt-loses-federal-appeals-case/amp/

[6.11.24. ABC News]
Judge blocks Florida's transgender youth care ban for minors
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/judge-blocks-floridas-transgender-youth-care-ban-minors/story?id=111024580

[6.10.24. AP]
A group of House Democrats steps up to try to stop Project 2025 and a Trump White House | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/project-2025-trump-biden-election-congress-6899a1167a4522b1c8be371f7abe7ee9

[6.11.24. The 19th]
New Biden administration rule would ban medical debt from credit reports
https://19thnews.org/2024/06/biden-medical-debt-harris-rule/

[6.10.24 Business Insider]
Of the 11 GOP state attorneys general who sued to block the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, a judge ruled that only three had standing.
Source: Business Insider
https://search.app/MbjjSVeJff5FwsXQ8

[6.10.24. NYT]
Biden administration is considering protecting undocumented immigrants who are married to citizens
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna156425

INVESTIGATIONS:

6.10.24. NBC News]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse requests information about Alito's ‘improper’ WSJ interview
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/whitehouse-alito-requests-information-wsj-supreme-court-rcna156455

Justice Alito Caught on Tape Discussing How Battle for America ‘Can’t Be Compromised’
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/samuel-alito-supreme-court-justice-recording-tape-battle-1235036470/

SETBACKS:

[6.15.24. TPM]
Men-only, Christian-only, Secret Society Gets More Secret
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/men-only-christian-only-secret-society-gets-more-secret

[6.15.24. Vox]
The Christian right is coming for divorce next
https://search.app/gZecPMxLd8MbWc5b8

[6.15.24. NYT]
Supreme Court Rules Against Migrants in Dispute Over Deportation Hearing Notices
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/us/politics/supreme-court-deportation-notice-ruling.html

[6.15.24. CNN]
Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling puts new focus on conservative Trump judge in Texas
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/06/15/politics/abortion-judge-matthew-kacsmaryk-supreme-court-mifepristone

[6.14.24. The Independent]
Did Donald Trump Jr just break the law during his meeting with Hungarian leader Viktor Orban?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-jr-orban-logan-act-b2561992.html

Republicans Cheer Supreme Court Ending Donald Trump Policy
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-cheer-end-donald-trump-policy-1913155

[6.14.24. Vanity Fair]
Report: Trump Demanded Mike Johnson Use the Federal Government to Overturn His Conviction, and Johnson’s Response Was Basically, “I’m on It, Boss!”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/report-trump-demanded-mike-johnson-use-the-federal-government-to-overturn-his-conviction-and-johnsons-response-was-basically-im-on-it-boss

[6.13.24 LGBTQ Nation]
Donald Trump shares stage with rightwing activist who’s discussing stoning gay people to death
https://apple.news/AsLYOwlwzSzKXFbehxR6PVw

[6.13.24. CNN]
Florida teacher’s license could be revoked after she supported Black Lives Matter and the changing of school’s name
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/06/13/us/amy-donofrio-florida-teacher

[6.12.24. WaPo]
Southern Baptist Convention votes to oppose in vitro fertilization
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/12/southern-baptists-ivf-women-pastors/

[6.11.24. NPR]
1 in 10 eligible U.S. voters say they can’t easily show proof of their citizenship
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4991903/voter-registration-proof-of-citizenship-requirement

[6.11.24 NBC News]
Biden's Title IX protections for LGBTQ students struck down by Texas court
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna156784

[6.10.24 NYT]
Biden campaign uses awkward Trump-Arpaio 'kiss' in digital ad targeting Latino voters
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/biden-ad-trump-arpaio-kiss-immigration-latinos-rcna156389

[6.10.24 WaPo]
Trump plans to claim sweeping powers to cancel federal spending
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/06/07/trump-budget-impoundment-congress/

[6.10 WaPo]
Trump loyalist pushes ‘post-Constitutional’ vision for second term
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/08/russ-vought-trump-second-term-radical-constitutional/

GLOBAL
Canada

[6.4.24 GPAHE]
White Supremacist Diagolon Movement Now Calling for Deportation of All Indians
https://globalextremism.org/post/white-supremacist-diagolon-movement-now-calling-for-deportation-of-all-indians/

REPORTS/ INVESTIGATIONS:

Here Are the Top Supreme Court Health Cases to Watch
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-health-docket/110547

[6.13.24. Devex]
Devex CheckUp: Would Trump impose a stricter global gag rule if he is reelected?
https://www.devex.com/news/devex-checkup-would-trump-impose-a-stricter-global-gag-rule-if-he-is-reelected-107624?utm_source=devex&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=devex_social_icons

[6.11.24 NPR]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says ‘dark money’ sways the Supreme Court
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/g-s1-3890/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-supreme-court-dark-money

[6.11.24 Religion Dispatches]
RISING CHRISTIAN RIGHT MOVEMENT, NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION, EMERGED AS A MID-20TH CENTURY SPLINTER OF WHITE SUPREMACY
https://religiondispatches.org/rising-christian-right-movement-new-apostolic-reformation-emerged-as-a-mid-20th-century-splinter-of-white-supremacy/

[June 2023]
Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education, 2021–2023

[6.11.24. ABC News]
FBI's latest data shows 'historic' drop in crime: Garland
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/fbis-latest-data-show-historic-drop-crime-garland/story?id=110989589

GLOBAL

BRUSSELS:
[6.17.24. EuroNews]
4,500 people march through Brussels in protest against right-wing ideology
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/06/17/4500-people-march-through-brussels-in-protest-against-right-wing-ideology

FRANCE:
[6.15.24. NYT]
‘We Need to Unite’: Protests Against the Far Right Are Held Across France
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/world/europe/france-protests-far-right.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

WHO:
[6.13.24 Who What Why]
Covid Contrarians Protests WHO Pandemic Efforts
https://whowhatwhy.org/science/health-medicine/covid-contrarians-protest-whos-efforts-to-prepare-for-the-next-pandemic/

[6.10.24. WaPo]
A right-wing Europe is here to stay
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/09/europe-elections-right-wing-far-illiberal-politics/

June 3-9

(US)
ADVANCES:

[6.9.24. Newsweek]
Thousands Sign Christian Petition Rebuking Republican 'Hijacking of Jesus'

[6.9.24. NBC]
Right-wing media reckoning: Some outlets pay a price after spreading 2020 election misinformation
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna155427

[6.6.24. Reuters]
US appeals court rules some books be restored to Texas library shelves
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-rules-some-books-be-restored-texas-library-shelves-2024-06-07/

[6.6.24. NYT]
Good Job News Report
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/07/business/jobs-report-may-economy?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=c&pvid=265951A0-F28B-4C29-82A2-2F606A99D06F&sgrp=c-cb

[6.4.24. WRAL]
NC member of Proud Boys arrested for alleged role in Jan. 6 Capitol breach, justice department says
https://www.wral.com/amp/21466965/

[6.2.24 The Guardian]
LA Librarian Fights Back Against Book Ban
https://search.app/6PHNfBm4XgghteT2A

[6.2.24 Lancaster Online]
PA librarian honored for refusing book ban order]
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/librarian-who-quit-job-rather-than-enforce-restrictive-library-policy-wins-intellectual-freedom-award/article_b3b28686-1f68-11ef-8f66-430afafd51d7.html

[6.2.24. Capitol Journal]
Ohio abortion rights advocates embrace destigmatization of ‘abortion’ with name change
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/05/31/ohio-abortion-rights-advocates-embrace-destigmatization-of-abortion-with-name-change/

INVESTIGATIONS:

SPECIAL ISSUE - The Nation: The Plot Against America - June 2024 Issue

[6.10.24. the Regulatory Review]
The Importance of Removal Restrictions in a Schedule F World

[6.9.24 WaPo]
Trump loyalist pushes ‘post-Constitutional’ vision for second term.
Spotlight on Russ Vought, the former president’s budget director, key Project 2025 architect, now RNC party platform head.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/08/russ-vought-trump-second-term-radical-constitutional/

[6.9.34 NYT Culture]
Hitler and the Nazis’ Review: Building a Case for Alarm
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/arts/television/hitler-and-the-nazis-netflix-review.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cbs

[6.7.24. SCIENCE INSIDER]
Bad math: ScienceInsider examines a widely repeated false allegation aired this week at Fauci hearing

[6.6.24. Politico]
Nonprofit connected to Leonard Leo sent millions to his firm
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/07/nonprofit-leonard-leo-00162364

SETBACKS:

[6.7.24. Fox News]
American College of Pediatricians issues fiery statement condemning child gender transition
https://www.yahoo.com/news/american-college-pediatricians-issues-fiery-141456375.html

[6.5.24. NPR]
Proposal to allow Ariz. police to enforce immigration law to appear on state's ballot
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/04/nx-s1-4992974/proposal-to-allow-ariz-police-to-enforce-immigration-law-to-appear-on-states-ballot

[5.5.24 WaPo]
Senate Republicans vote against making contraception a federal right
https://apple.news/AUJg6VDlhRdm1cFUhFo2-Lg

[6.5.24. NYT]
Trump’s Vows to Prosecute Rivals Put Rule of Law on the Ballot
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/us/trump-retribution-justice.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=c&pvid=3F4406B0-2E81-4F15-BFF1-AF216BC81338&sgrp=c-cb

[6.5.24. NYT]
‘Hanging by a Thread’: U.N. Chief Warns of Missing a Key Climate Target
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/climate/global-warming-outlook.html

[6.5.24. NYT]
New Report Underscores the Seriousness of Long Covid
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/health/long-covid-symptoms-recovery.html

[6.3.24. WaPo.]
Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/03/tax-dollars-religious-schools/

[6.3.24 NYT]
Harvard’s Largest Faculty Division Will No Longer Require Diversity Statements
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/us/harvard-diversity-statements.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=c&pvid=DC63417E-8200-4468-A768-3C81861E2BD1&sgrp=c-cb

[6.3.24. NYT]
Biden moves to temporarily seal border to asylum seekers
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/us/politics/biden-immigration-asylum-order.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=c&pvid=35CECD3B-0F8C-44C7-A1C4-33EA09CC49F5&sgrp=c-cb

[5.29.24. Dem Labs]
Closed Minds, Closed Schools: GOP’s Religious Education Plan
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/05/31/closed-minds-closed-schools-gops-religious-education-plan/

[6.2.24. Med Page Today]
Lawmakers Square Off on Impacts of Dobbs Decision
https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/abortion/110493

GLOBAL:

EUROPEAN UNION -
FRANCE, GERMANY
Far Right Surges in European Parliament Elections, Early Data Shows
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/world/europe/european-parliament-elections-far-right.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

FRANCE
[6.6.24 NYT]
Jordan Bardella, the New Face of France’s Right
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/world/europe/jordan-bardella-france-eu-elections.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

UK
[6.2.24. The Guardian]
Campaigners mount legal challenge against puberty blockers ban in Britain
https://amp.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/06/legal-challenge-puberty-blockers-ban-britain

REPORTS:

[6.2.24 The Atlantic]
The Future of Labor
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/future-labor-seiu-mary-kay-henry/678281/

May 27-June 2

US:

ADVANCES/RESISTANCE

[5.30.24. WPR] Wisconsin residents with opposite views of abortion are crafting family planning policy https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-opposite-views-abortion-crafting-reproductive-rights-policy

[5.30.24. People Magazine] The Handmaid's Tale Was Removed from an Idaho School Library. This Teen Handed a Copy to the Superintendent At Graduation Source: Peoplemag https://search.app/ZBoAArYrFasM347e9 

[5.29.24. NYT] Pro-Gaza Black Christian Leaders Launch Pro-Biden Campaign https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/us/politics/biden-trump-gaza-campaign.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

[5.29.24. Axios] DEI Scores A Court Win Against America First Legal https://www.axios.com/2024/05/29/dei-court-win-america-first-legal Biden’s got a plan to protect science from Trump https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/27/biden-plan-protect-science-trump-00160000

[5.28.24. CNN] Biden reelection campaign enlists January 6 police officers to campaign in key swing states https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/28/politics/biden-campaign-january-6-officers 

[5.27.25. NYT] The Unlikely Women Fighting for Abortion Rights https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/us/abortion-women-tfmr.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

LOSSES, SETBACKS

[6.2.24. NYT] Faith-Based Groups That Assist Migrants Become Targets of Extremists https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/us/migrants-charities-shelters-threats.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=c&pvid=1F05CCF6-72C0-455E-8B9E-728A0F32FA91&sgrp=c-cb 

[5.30.24. NYT] Southern Baptists Plan to Vote on Whether to Oppose I.V.F. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/ivf-vote-southern-baptists.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=c&pvid=D8D737ED-AAD3-4D8B-ABFA-6B3BA3A07115&sgrp=c-cb 

[5.30.34. KUT News] Two Anti-Abortion UT Professors Join Paxton Lawsuit and Refuse to Follow Title IX Law https://www.kut.org/education/2024-05-31/university-of-texas-abortion-lawsuit-daniel-bonevac-john-hatfield 

[5.30.24. The Gambit] The Assault on Libraries in Louisiana and how Citizens and Activists Are Fight Back https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the_latest/the-new-prohibition-the-assault-on-louisiana-libraries-and-how-citizens-and-activists-are-fighting/article_034af682-1df8-11ef-8d96-4fbaf8ba92f2.html 

[5.29.24. Reuters] US Supreme Court boosts NRA in free speech fight with New York official Source: Reuters https://search.app/tvGdKvLuPodyB1GBA 

[5.29.24. Axios] Washington prepares for Trump term that could bring cuts to health programs Source: Axios https://search.app/yxHkiQbHTNvV7MD56 

[5.29.24. NYT] Alito Refuses Calls for Recusal Over Display of Provocative Flags https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/us/alito-supreme-court-recusal-flag.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

[5.28.24. NYT] R.F.K. Jr. Denounces the Removal of Confederate Statues https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/us/politics/rfk-jr-confederate-statues-removal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

[5.27.24 NPR] Conservative Christians are lending support — and cash — to Israel at war https://www.npr.org/2024/05/26/1244131702/conservative-christians-are-lending-support-and-cash-to-israel-at-war -

[5.28.24. CNN] Tenn governor signs “abortion trafficking” bill for minors into law Tennessee governor signs ‘abortion trafficking’ bill for minors into law | CNN Politics 

[5.15.24 HuffPo] Just 50 Families Have Spent $600 Million On The 2024 Elections So Far https://www.huffpost.com/entry/top-50-families-political-donations_n_6643ac3be4b0f22a60f34c78 

GLOBAL: 

GEORGIA: 

[5.30.24. The Guardian] Quarter of political donations in EU go to extremist and populist parties, data reveals https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/political-donations-eu-parties-data-european-parliament-elections 

[5.28.24. WaPo] Georgia enacts Russian-style ‘foreign agent’ law in victory for Moscow - The Washington Post https://apple.news/ArElP3GvQRISvySyRUMGS2A 

ITALY 

[5.28.24. The Guardian] Italian anti-fascist goes on trial in Hungary accused of attacking neo-Nazis https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/24/italian-anti-fascist-goes-on-trial-in-hungary-accused-of-attacking-neo-nazis 

HUNGARY 

[5.27.24. AP] Orban oppostion rival gains support https://apnews.com/article/hungary-orban-eu-election-magyar-fidesz-russia-f53cd35e52a9f91c34b00d8dd6f85694  

UK & CHINA

[5.27.24. NYT] Spying Arrests Send Chill Through Britain’s Thriving Hong Kong Community https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/world/europe/britain-china-spy-arrests-hong-kong.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

CHINA: Hong Kong Convicts Democracy Activists in Largest National Security Trial https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/world/asia/hong-kong-national-security.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 

REPORTS: RESISTANCE: 

DRAFT NIH Scientific Integrity Policy plan to safeguard science from right-wing attack https://osp.od.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Draft_SI_Policy.pdf 

Global & Africa:

 [5.28.24 CSIS] How Funders Should Fight Antigay Laws like AHA in Uganda https://www.csis.org/analysis/discrimination-public-health-how-funders-should-fight-laws-ugandas-anti-homosexuality-act

May 19-26

VICTORIES, ADVANCES, RESISTANCE:
(US)

[5.22.24 CBS News]
Schumer plans Senate vote on birth control protections next month
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chuck-schumer-birth-control-protections-contraception-act-senate-vote/

[5.24.24. Religion Dispatches]
A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation (Christian nationalist branch)
https://religiondispatches.org/a-reporters-guide-to-the-new-apostolic-reformation/

[5.22.24. Federal News Network] OPM Defends Rule to Hamper Schedule F and Protect Workforce
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2024/05/opm-defends-rule-to-hamper-schedule-fs-return-backs-telework-amid-return-to-office-push/

[5.22.24 FSI] Stanford Scholar Forms Working Group, Calls for Protecting US Civil Service

[5.22.24. The 19th News] 6000 Doctors Sign Letter Supporting EMTALA on emergency room services for abortion
https://19thnews.org/2024/05/doctors-letter-supreme-court-abortion-medical-emergencies/

[5.20.24. CNN]
Supreme Court refuses to hear case from parents who objected to school’s transgender support plans in DC suburbs
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/20/politics/supreme-court-transgender-montgomery-county-maryland?cid=ios_app

Press Release -
[5.16.24. US Congress - House Media]
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) to lead new SCOTUS Court Reform Task Force
https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-leads-house-members-launching-court-reform-now-task

[5.22.24 ] Targets Trump Foreign Payments with Emoluments legislation
https://apple.news/AaIOPyo44S32LfImnMWY-yQ

[5.21.24. Newsweek]. Letitia James Celebrates Abortion Care Win
https://www.newsweek.com/letitia-james-celebrates-abortion-care-win-1903335

[5.22.24 ABC News]
Joe Biden lands 200 judges, highlighting stakes for the courts in the 2024 election
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna152485

LOSSES, SETBACKS:

[5.25.24 OpEd MSNBC]
Denial about Donald Trump has reached a new low by Ruth Ben-Ghiat
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-authoritarianism-american-denial-2024-rcna153962

[5.33.24 Accountable US]
Leonard Leo also flew Christian nationalist Appeal to Heaven flag, reports find
https://accountable.us/leonard-leo-seemingly-flew-appeal-to-heaven-insurrectionist-flag-also-seen-outside-alitos-home/

[5.22.24. NYT] Alito Flies Appeal to Heaven Flag That Is Symbol of Christian Nationalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/justice-alito-flag-appeal-to-heaven.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[5.23.24. The Guardian]
Conservative Partnership Institute revealed as ‘Nerve Center’ for right-wing lobbying

[5.21.24. NYT]
South Carolina bans transgender transition care
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/us/south-carolina-transgender-care-ban.html?gaa_at=g&gaa_n=ARTJ-U-Kwx8X233pW_DcURdKdjbuGw_9ka6j5lVGDC0yU0wCdwBJs3wYc92Aq36hLSw%3D&utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=discover&utm_campaign=CCwQvoWp55O79csYGP3Bv7iV9InJkgEqKAgwEICB1ZXSq_PCaRiLjr7CiNCzwLMBKg8IACoHCAowjuuKAzCWrzw&utm_content=related&gaa_ts=664d3dba&gaa_sig=nBLtVfjuMh-NogFLhQOFGwiH_OcBbXeSec7Xht6YkroEsnCUUBgVUtyN6SlBVLeZJU6z7FzgubKHLV03LVA4MA%3D%3D

[5.20.24. Virginia Mercury News]
Youngkin vetoes protecting birth control access in Virginia
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/05/20/youngkin-vetoes-bills-on-contraception-access-skill-games-confederate-heritage-rollbacks/

[5.21.24. NYT]
Minnesota ERA fails to pass in acrimonious vote session
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-era-abortion-rideshare-lgbtq-sports-betting-eb275ce3f0051782c79b768690acc917

[5.21.24. NYT]
Dartmouth president gets a censure after calling police onto campus over Gaza student protest —first censure vote in its 255 year-history
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/us/dartmouth-president-beilock-censure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[5.20.24. NYT]
Trump Social Truth platform posts 30-sec ad that celebrates fictitious 2024 victory for him and refers to “the creation of a unified Reich” under the headline “What’s next for America?” — a Nazi reference
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/us/donald-trump-reich-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

(5.17.24 WSJ]
Reuters on Trump Allies Plan for FBI, Justice Rehaul:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-wants-control-justice-department-fbi-his-allies-have-plan-2024-05-17/

[5.17.24. The New Republic]
Trump Allies Find Their Inspiration for Massive Deportation Campaign
https://newrepublic.com/post/181711/trump-allies-massive-deportation-campaign

[5.20.24. The 19th News]
What happens to clinics after a state bans abortion? They fight to survive.

GLOBAL

SETBACKS

EUROPE: European far-right leaders gather ahead of EU elections
European far-right leaders gather ahead of EU elections | European parliamentary elections 2024 | The Guardian
'Socialism leads to slavery and death': Javier Milei attacks the left at Europe VIVA 24
https://voz.us/socialism-leads-to-slavery-and-death-javier-milei-attacks-the-left-at-viva-vox-2024/?lang=en

GERMANY:
[5.23.24. Politico]
Far-right Europe Identitarian group expels AfD from its ranks
https://www.politico.eu/article/far-right-identity-and-democracy-group-expels-alternative-for-germany/

GEORGIA:
[5.19.24. Politico]
Georgia’s other Russian-style law — on LGBTQ rights— is fueling a bitter culture war

HUNGARY, NETHERLANDS:
5.24.24 The Unpopulist - Substack]
Two of Europe's Right-Wing Leaders Experience Setbacks
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/two-of-europes-right-wing-leaders?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&publication_id=461280&r=48guo

GERMANY:
[5.16.24. Noema Magazine]
Did Germany’s ‘Refugee Crisis’ Even Exist?
https://www.noemamag.com/did-germanys-refugee-crisis-even-exist

REPORTS:
[5.15.24. Brennan Center]
Records Show DC and Federal Law Enforcement Sharing Surveillance Info on Racial Justice Protests
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/records-show-dc-and-federal-law-enforcement-sharing-surveillance-info

May 12-19

US - ADVANCES, RESISTANCE

[5.18.24. AP]
Conservative activist’s son sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for ‘relentless’ attack on Capitol
https://apnews.com/article/leo-bozell-capitol-riot-sentencing-9386f988f0e66f25749cec1994355b4d

[5.16.24. Yahoo News]
Kansas City Chiefs' Harrison Butker attacked LGBTQ rights and said women grads were excited about marriage and kids. Here’s what social media said.

[5.18.24. The Guardian]
Trump-linked dark-money group spent $90m on racist and transphobic ads in 2022, records show
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/17/trump-citizens-sanity-election-ads?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[5.16.24. NYT]
At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

5.14.24
DOJ Asks Judge to Order Bannon to Start Serving His Conviction Sentence
https://apple.news/AvPV_10vaTqmccSW7MHyGNw

[5.13.24. ABC News]
Arizona’s high court is allowing the attorney general 90 more days on her abortion ban strategy
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/arizonas-high-court-allowing-attorney-general-90-days-110195903

[5.11.24. ProPublica]
IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-audit-chicago-hotel-taxes

[5.18.24. Florida Politics]
North Carolina clinics are expanding as abortion alliances work to help Florida women who can’t get legal abortions after six weeks
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/672778-many-florida-women-cant-get-abortions-past-6-weeks-where-else-can-they-go/

[5.18.24. NBC News]
Abortion rights amendments qualify for the ballot in Colorado and South Dakota
https://apple.news/AYaui9weCTO-2O0VHv8dH8A

[5.17.24. The Hill]
Gorsuch, Alito break from conservatives on CFPB ruling
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4667895-gorsuch-alito-conservatives-cfpb-ruling/amp/

5.15.24.
Supreme Court, for Now, Allows Louisiana Voting Map to Move Forward
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/louisiana-supreme-court-congressional-map.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[5.16.24. ABC News]
Maryland parents can’t opt kids out of LGBTQ book curriculum, court rules
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna152501

[5.14.24. Financial Express]
Immigration Visas Expanded for Parents of Foreign Students in IS Schools
https://www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-american-citizenship-eb-5-as-a-route-for-parents-sending-their-kids-to-study-in-the-us-3486066/lite/

[5.14.24. ABC News]
Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/anti-abortion-activist-led-clinic-blockade-sentenced-5-110218167

[5.16.24. AP]
As countries tighten anti-gay laws, more and more LGBTQ+ migrants seek safety and asylum in Europe
https://www.yahoo.com/news/countries-tighten-anti-gay-laws-041210539.html

[5.14.24. PEN America]
PEN America News: Book Banners Take the Fight to Public Libraries
https://pen.org/book-banners-take-the-fight-to-public-libraries/

[5.14.24. Balls and Strikes] Leonard Leo Very Upset That People He Doesn’t Like Have Free Speech Rights https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/leonard-leo-maine-cops/


US - LOSSES, SETBACKS

[5.19.24. NYT] ‘We’ll See You at Your House:’ How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/us/politics/political-violence.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[5.14.24 NYT]
House G.O.P. Defunds L.G.B.T.Q. Centers by Banning Earmarks for Nonprofits
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/us/politics/gop-earmarks-lgbtq-centers.html

[5.15.25. LA Times]
SoCal district to pay $360K to teacher who was fired after refusing to follow transgender policies
https://www.yahoo.com/news/socal-district-pay-360k-teacher-231550793.html

[5.14.24. Fox News]
2 Virginia universities reverse DEI Racial Literacy course on requirement for students to graduate after Youngkin audit https://www.foxnews.com/us/2-virginia-universities-reverse-course-requiring-dei-classes-students-graduate-youngkin-audit

[5.14.24. NBC News]
Ben Carson calls for end to no-fault divorce, making divorce harder
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna152069

[5.12.24. Reuters]. Special Report: Trump’s attacks on his trial judges trigger widespread calls for violence
https://apple.news/A7Avh2jkvQtOGYefP9TlG4w

[5.11.24. The Guardian]
Katie Britt proposes federal database to collect data on pregnant people
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/11/katie-britt-proposes-federal-database-to-collect-data-on-pregnant-people

[5.12.24. CNN]
NCAA struggles around trans bans
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/12/sport/naia-ncaa-transgender-ban-sports?cid=ios_a

[5.9.24. NYT]
Hilary Cass Says U.S. Doctors Are ‘Out of Date’ on Youth Gender Medicine
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/health/hilary-cass-transgender-youth-puberty-

[5.14.24. PEN America]
UN Expert Alarmed By Violent Crackdown on Freedom of Speech at US Campuses
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/05/un-expert-alarmed-violent-crackdown-peaceful-student-protests-across-us

GLOBAL - ADVANCES, RESISTANCE

IRAN
[5.18.24. 6 Rang]
Over 530 Iranian human rights organisations and notable individuals demand decriminalisation of same-sex relations https://6rang.org/english/3885/

GEORGIA
[5.14.24. NPR]
Why protesters in Georgia are opposed to a 'foreign agents' law and why it matters
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/13/1250983403/georgia-protest-foreign-agents-la
Georgian students rally to protest the controversial "foreign influence" bill outside the parliament in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, on Monday.
https://theconversation.com/georgians-rally-against-controversial-foreign-agents-bill-its-the-latest-chapter-in-the-countrys-long-history-of-political-protest-229970

UKRAINE
[5.30.24. Gender Stream]
STATEMENT - IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND INTOLERANCE IN UKRAINE
https://genderstream.org/en/news/the-statement-on-the-importance-of-protection-against-discrimination-and-intolerance-in-ukraine/

UGANDA (Podcast):
[5.16.24. Outright Intl] In conversation- podcast: Frank Mugisha of SMUG (Time Mag 100’s Most Influential People)and Matuba Mahlatjie of Outright Intl discuss the constitutional ruling in Uganda on the Anti-Homosexuality Act and the escalating criminalization, persecution — and resistance - of LGBTQ people there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eykoiBSShY4

GLOBAL - SETBACKS

BRITAIN
[5.16.24.The Guardian]
UK climate activists in Big Oil campaign convicted in first trial of new anti-protest laws
https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/15/uk-climate-activists-convicted-in-first-trial-of-new-anti-protest-laws

REPORTS, EXPOSES

[5.18.24. Brennan Center Release]
DC Metropolitan Police Department Social Media Monitoring Documents https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/dc-metropolitan-police-department-social-media-monitoring-documents

[4.24.24. True North Research] How Leo, Koch and other Right-wing Billionaires Are Targeting State Courts to Limit Americans Freedoms
https://truenorthresearch.org/2024/04/report-who-is-targeting-state-courts-to-limit-our-freedoms/

[5.6.24. Modernize Governance] A report on Biden Executive Order directing federal agencies to curb “political considerations” or “improper influence” in science
https://modernizegovernance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Scientific-Integrity.pdf

[5.14.24. New Lines Magazine]
How Gaza Protests Are Shaping Voter Views on US Political Parties and Election
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/how-the-war-in-gaza-is-shaping-the-2024-elections-and-the-future-of-the-democratic-party/

May 6-12

(USA)

 SETBACKS, LOSSES:

 [5.10.24. AP] Trump (and Project 2025-affiliated) group presents Trump 2.0 national security plan Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach | AP News

 [5.10.24. The Intercept] A new anti-terrorism bill would allow the government to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit news outlets. https://theintercept.com/2024/05/10/terrorism-bill-nonprofit-journalists-israel-hamas/  

[ 5.9.24. WaPo] Top Republicans, led by Trump, refuse to commit to accept 2024 election results https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/05/08/trump-republicans-2024-election-results/

 [5.10.24. The Advocate] Target cuts back LGBTQ Pride merch in selected areas after escalated attacks on store staff https://apple.news/AGKnvOxrFTmSxycMAXLwvSQ 

[5.6.24. The New Republic] House votes to support tax code revision of “terrorist-supporting” groups — with wide political implications. This Bipartisan Bill Could Give Trump Huge Power Against His Enemies | The New Republic 

 [5.7.24. The Hill] NYS GOP Judge Denies ERA state ballot measure https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4649908-new-york-abortion-related-equal-rights-amendment-state-ballot-judge-tosses/amp/

 [5.2.25. The 19th] A Kansas GOP pol flips on gender-affirming care https://19thnews.org/2024/05/kansas-republican-veto-gender-affirming-care/ 

 [5.9.24. NPR] Medical residents start to avoid states with abortion bans https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/09/1250057657/medical-residents-starting-avoid-states-abortion-bans

 [5.8.24. CNBC] Over 60% of younger workers would avoid jobs in states with abortion bans - survey https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/05/07/abortion-bans-drive-away-up-to-half-of-young-talent-new-cnbc/generation-lab-youth-survey-finds.html [5.8.24. NBC] GA GOP Governor Kemp signs voter-restricting law in swing state https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna151180 

 [5.6.24. Politico] Poland’s Duda being credited with Trump / GOP shift on support for Russia and Putin https://www.politico.eu/article/polands-president-duda-plays-whisperer-to-turn-donald-trump-against-russia/

 ADVANCES, EXPOSES:

 [5.12.24. CBS News] Leticia James sues anti-abortion groups for fraudulent claims a pill can reverse abortion https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/abortion-pill-reversal-lawsuit-fraud-new-york-california/

 [5.12.24. SEAT Press Release] Texas Students Ties to Courts to Fight Anti-Trans Policy SEAT - SEAT Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Katy ISD's Anti-Trans Policy Trans activists flood Utah tip hotline w hoax tips to block law enforcement arrests post anti-trans bathroom law https://www.yahoo.com/news/transgender-activists-flood-utah-tip-231838464.html  

[5.9.24. TruthOut] New fed EEOC workplace rules protect LGBTQIA+ people from misgendering bathroom bans https://truthout.org/articles/new-federal-rules-protect-lgbtq-people-from-misgendering-bathroom-bans/ 

 5.9.24. NYT] Biden admin readies new environmental protection rules. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/climate/biden-environmental-rules-epa.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

[5.9.24. CNN-] Appeals court upholds Bannon’s contempt-of-court charges in Jan. 6 insurrection https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/10/politics/steve-bannon-appeal-denied 

 [5.2.24. Wired] Tech Transparency Project shows big surge in number, coordination of extremist right groups on Facebook, social media https://www.wired.com/story/extremist-militias-are-coordinating-on-facebook/ (See also: 2023 backgrounder Report below for more on this)

 [5.10.24. The Guardian] Far-right fascist, antigay groups infiltrating Gaza student protests to sow divisionism at UCLA, elsewhere https://apple.news/AbTwISt3ITd6tH6mSBxIXWQ 

 NOTEWORTHY: 

 [5.11.24. Washington Blade]A proposed Medicaid reimbursement rule worries HIV advocates. https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/05/11/opinion-proposed-medicaid-rule-may-hurt/ 

 (GLOBAL)

Ghana:

 [5.8.24. Bloomberg] Ghana Anti-LGBTQ law Tests World Bank Loyalty https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/ghana-s-feud-over-anti-lgbtq-law-threatens-20-billion-debt-deal Ghana Law Tests World Bank Loyalty With $20 Billion on The Line 

Slovakia spotlight:

 5.10.24. Politico - EU.] Robert Fico plots to dismantle free press https://www.politico.eu/article/slovak-robert-fico-government-shuns-independent-press-wants-turn-public-broadcaster-into-state-run-tv/ 

 [5.9.24. VSquare] Spotlight on Slovakian leader, PM Robert Fico, and his growing strongman bona fides Robert Fico, Slovakia's man who lives for vengeance - VSquare.org 

 Germany Spotlight: 

 [5.8.24. BBC] Germany AfD current links to far right networks revealed in new BBC expose. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68931170 

 [5.8.24. BBC] Another German progressive candidate violently attacked in build up to elections there https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6py1r9z30go.amp German Blue-Chip Companies form new business alliance to counter right wing populist extremism https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/5/7/german-bluechips-warn-of-extremist-threat-ahead-of-eu-elections 

 REPORTS-EXPOSES:

 [5.8.24. Slate] New Slate legal series on move away from Originalism to evolving views of hard rightist scholars:

1: How Originalism Ate The Law Supreme Court rulings on guns, abortion, Constitution: How originalism ate the law. 

2: Legal scholar proposes ‘inclusive constitutionalism” legal theory to replace outmoded “originalism” https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/05/throw-out-originalism-do-inclusive-constitutionalism.html 

 [5.8.24. NBC] RFK Jr.’s news campaign manager and right wing influencer exposed for being at Jan. 6 insurrection https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna1504 

 For more on US extremist groups resurgent on social media, here is background Congressional report:

 [WaPo 2023] Draft Summary of Findings of Social Media and links to Jan 6 insurrection https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/5bfed332-d350-47c0-8562-0137a4435c68.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_3

May 1-6

PROGRESS & WINS

[5.1.24. The Hill] United Methodists Repeal Ban on LGBTQIA+ Clergy
https://apple.news/ALxEvIySrRLSLMlcld-Li3g

New Resources to cover Court Influence and who’s behind Amicus Briefs
[5.2.24 The American Prospect]
Covering the Friends of the Court - The American Prospect

[5.3.24. CNN]John Eastman Loses Bid to Appeal Being Disbarred
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/politics/john-eastman-law-license?cid=ios_app

[5.3.24. CNN] Lauren Groff Opens a Bookstore to Fight Florida’s Book Ban Authoritarians
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/02/us/lauren-groff-lynx-book-bans-florida-cec

[5.4.24. Associated Press.] GOP officials prepare to defend rule of law and election process.
https://apnews.com/article/election-lies-trump-republicans-2024-legitimacy-f9b015fb3ead18f5c7b1432415680361

[5.4.24. Essay. NYT] The Tangled Roots of American Illiberalism
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/opinion/trump-second-term-illiberalism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

SETBACKS & LOSSES

[5.3.24. WaPo] A new anti-abortion strategy emerges as a Texas man files legal action to probe ex-partner’s out-of-state abortion
https://apple.news/Arma9VXcIRxO_l7bi1mG_ZA

[5.1.24. NYT] Arizona Dems - plus two GOP move to repeal a resurrected 1864 abortion ban
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/arizona-abortion-repeal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Repeal
[5.1.24. NYT] What to know about the repeal of the 1864 Arizona abortion ban law https://www.nytimes.com/article/arizona-abortion-ban.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://apple.news/AHYfNoAZlS_y8UsXtc6hfgA

[5.2.24. Politico]. Florida abortion law:
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/02/florida-abortion-access-south-00155560

[4.30.24. TIME]- How far would Trump Go?
Time Magazine interview with Trump - transcript:
Donald Trump on What His Second Term Would Look Like | TIME

[5.3.24. Bloomberg]
Schwab Charity Funnels $250 Million to Right-Wing Causes

[5.6.24. ABC News] RFK Jr. seeks strategic ballot access by allying with minority state parties
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/rfk-jrs-clever-move-earn-ballot-access-nationwide/story?id=109872197

[5.4.24. CNN] Young Dem organizers face Gaza protest blowback about Biden from student voters
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/04/politics/democrats-young-biden-gaza-war

GLOBAL

[5.1.24. The Guardian]
The impact of Uganda’s antigay AHA on health services. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/may/01/lgbtq-health-clinic-uganda-anti-gay-law

[May 5. The Guardian]

Italy right wing Melloni official uses defamation laws to silence intellectuals who critique authoritarian govt
https://apple.news/AHLPyKw1_QmeNbUfoInAzbg

[5.5.24. AP News]
Orbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold

REPORTS & RESOURCES

[5.3.24. Brennan Center] US Election Security Has Been Improved.
https:/www.brennancenter.org/media/12807/download

[Updated 2024. Just Security] Autocracy Threats Tracker.
https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/autocratic-threat-tracker-april-2024-just-security.pdf

April 8-22

Progress & Wins 

LABOR & LAW

Slate.com (4.18.24) Supreme Court handed down Muldrow v. St. Louis, an important civil rights victory for employees who face discriminatory job transfers

Supreme Court: Elena Kagan’s tactical victory for civil rights plaintiffs. (slate.com)

LAW & 1ST AMENDMENT

American Law Institute. Bipartisan lawmakers back guidance on Insurrection Act Reform

Guidance for Insurrection Act Reform Issued by Bipartisan Group | American Law Institute (ali.org)

BOOK BANS

CNN (4.18.24). “Big Five” publishers sue Iowa to stop book bans.

The five biggest book publishers in the US are now suing Iowa over its book ban law | CNN

EDUCATION & TITLE IX

Washinton Post (4.19.24). Biden Title IX rules set to protect trans students, sexual abuse survivors - The Washington Post

CLIMATE

Common Dreams (4.18.24)  White House Reopens Talks on Climate Emergency Declaration
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-change-national-emergency

 

Setbacks & Losses

FIRST AMENDMENT

Vox. The Supreme Court abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states.
https://www.vox.com/scotus/24080080/supreme-court-mckesson-doe-first-amendment-protest-black-lives-matter

LIBRARY BANS

Apple News. 17 States Are Considering Laws That Would Imprison Librarians - Vanity Fair
https://apple.news/ASXYoOI8ESey5HRQ3erqVeA

SCHOOL BOARD

New York Times. Pennsylvania conservative school board members withdraw invitation to anti-bullying talk for students by gay actor Maulik Pancholy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/maulik-pancholy-pennsylvania-school.html?ugrp=u&unlocked_article_code=1.lU0.mMA1.YyaKkUMD9mjr&smid=url-share

TRANSGENDER RIGHTS

Washington Post: GOP lawmakers introduce more anti-trans bathroom bills.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/15/trans-adults-bathroom-medical-identity/

 

Global

UKRAINE

Jonathan Larsen, journalist (This Fucking News SubStack).  How Cristian Right Ukrainian leaders convinced Mike Johnson and top GOP leaders to switch support and “Save” Catholic Ukraine” as “Bible Belt” for Europe.
https://thefuckingnews.substack.com/p/christian-right-rises-to-save-ukraine?utm_medium=email
https://thefuckingnews.substack.com/p/christian-right-rises-to-save-ukraine?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Jonathan Larsen, The Fucking News Substack: Dying for U.S. Aid, Zelenskyy Agrees to an Ask from ‘The Family’
https://thefuckingnews.substack.com/p/dying-for-us-aid-zelenskyy-agrees

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

VSquare. How anti-gay Mark Regenerus, tied to the Heritage Foundation (backing Project 2025), was given $785,000 by the right-wing Witherspoon Institute (tied to Opus Dei) to promote false research saying gay parenting harms children; this research was later cited by anti-gay Czech  Catholic militants.

Sloppy American Research Weaponized in Czech Same-Sex Marriage Debates – Vsquare.org

VATICAN

Associated Press (4.8.24). The Pope attacks gender-affirming surgery, abortion in fresh attack.

https://apnews.com/article/vatican-gender-surrogacy-abortion-pope-3f84d8eb97f045b0cfb0ec1efa4e614e

 

Research & Reports

VOTING TRENDS

Washington Post. The partisan gap in U.S. politics continues to center heavily on age
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/09/pew-polling-race-age-education/

WHITE SUPREMACY 

Religion Dispatches. For White Christians ‘Anti-Christian Bias’ Reflects ‘Anti-White Bias’ According to New Research
https://religiondispatches.org/for-white-christians-anti-christian-bias-reflects-anti-white-bias-according-to-new-research/
https://religiondispatches.org/for-white-christians-anti-christian-bias-reflects-anti-white-bias-according-to-new-research/?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily

 

New Actions by Allies on Project 2025

Action Network. Petition to Say No to a Right-Wing Coup
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-the-petition-say-no-to-a-right-wing-coup-reject-project-2025-4/?source=group-takeitbackorg&referrer=group-takeitbackorg&redirect=https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tib_reject_project_2025&link_id=3&can_id=724b111ad43100b011de2f94327b98a5&email_referrer=email_2284317&email_subject=the-real-conservative-agenda-behind-project-2025&refcodeEmailReferrer=email_2284317

Foundation for Individual Rights and Free Expression (FIRE). Free Speech Leadership Summit for Students, Philadelphia, June 23-29.

Free Speech Leadership Summit | The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (thefire.org