Politics update

Insisting they have to make tough cuts to government spending, some House Republicans are pushing to gut a decades-old federal program that helps feed 53% of all infants born in the United States, along with women through and up to six weeks after their pregnancies, breastfeeding women, and children up until the age of 5.

The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a redistricting case that Democrats hope will result in new, more favorable legislative maps for elections in 2024 that will help them chip away at the large Republican majority. The case is being closely watched in battleground Wisconsin, a state where four of the past six presidential elections have been decided by fewer than 23,000 votes, but where Republicans have built large majorities in the Legislature under maps they drew over a decade ago.

Democracy SOS - epresentWomen’s latest brief, “Proportional Ranked Choice Voting: Promoting Fair Elections and Removing Barriers for Women in U.S. Politics,” shows that a fair voting system, such as proportional ranked choice voting, is one of the best ways to accelerate the pace of change toward gender parity in politics. PRCV elevates historically overlooked and underfunded candidates by increasing competition, allowing for new candidate entry, decreasing polarization, and encouraging issue-focused campaigns. Importantly, PRCV can replace our antiquated, winner-take-all system with one that yields more proportional outcomes.

President Joe Biden recorded three interviews with Black and Latino radio shows to promote his economic agenda. The interviews come as the president attempts to make up lost ground with Black and Latino voters. (Read More)