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House panel formed to probe election irregularities, voting rights violations

House Democrats are reviving a subcommittee focused on elections and have handed the gavel to Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio. The former Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman tells USA Today she plans to hold field hearings this spring to investigate potentially flawed 2016 elections procedures and suspected voting rights violations in her home state as well as Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas.

Democrats in those states and civil rights and voting rights groups have pointed to excessively long lines caused by inadequate voting machine supplies, mysterious machine malfunctions, premature poll closings and the purging of thousands of voters off registration rolls.


Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois will serve as the top Republican on the panel, part of the House Administration Committee. It plans to complete the hearings in June, with members of the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees participating, and issue a final report by fall. Fudge said her goal was to create a record of evidence to support a rewrite of a core section of the Voting Rights Act struck down by the Supreme Court five years ago. That section requires states and other jurisdictions with a history of voter discrimination to get advance permission from the Justice Department before making any election law changes.

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Similarity Hub Shows >700 Instances of Cross-Partisan Common Ground

Two coloured pencils one red and one blue drawing a reef knot on a white paper background.

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Similarity Hub Shows >700 Instances of Cross-Partisan Common Ground

It is a common refrain to say that Americans need to find common ground across the political spectrum.

Over the past year, AllSides and More Like US found >700 instances of common ground on political topics, revealed in Similarity Hub. It highlights public opinion data from Gallup, Pew Research, YouGov, and many other reputable polling firms.

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U.S. Refines Military Strategy in Africa As Development Programs Face Cuts

Royal Moroccan Armed Forces service members and U.S. Army Soldiers hold an African Lion banner during a Moroccan F-16 flyover at the closing day of African Lion 2025 (AL25) at Tantan, Morocco, May 23, 2025.

By Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Mallett/U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

U.S. Refines Military Strategy in Africa As Development Programs Face Cuts

WASHINGTON – Both the Trump administration and its critics agree the U.S. risks losing influence in Africa to rivals like China and Russia. But while the administration argues its commercially driven foreign policy will reverse the trend, critics warn that retreating from development and diplomacy could deepen the problem.

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. plans to consolidate embassies, scale back USAID operations, and pivot towards a security and commercial driven approach on the continent. While U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) defense officials insist their core missions within Africa will remain intact, civilian experts and lawmakers argue that abandoning diplomatic and development tools opens the door for strategic competitors to fill the void and fails to take into account what would best benefit African countries.

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