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House panel opens probe of Georgia’s 2018 voting

Congress is taking heightened and formalized interest in the allegations of voter suppression in Georgia. On Wednesday the House Oversight and Reform Committee asked for an array of documents from Gov. Brian Kemp, who was in charge of overseeing his own election last fall because he was then secretary of state, and his successor in that post, Brad Raffensperger.

The requests of the two Republicans seek information about Georgia's voter purge practices; its so called "exact match" policy, which freezes registrations for even a singular typo in a voter's application; the decision to limit the number of voting machines in three high-turnout Democratic counties; and an eventually abandoned plan to close two-thirds of the polling policies in a majority-black county.


"The committee is particularly concerned by reports that Georgians faced unprecedented challenges with registering to vote and significant barriers to casting their votes during the 2018 election," Chairman Elijah Cummings and fellow Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin, chairman of the panel's subcommittee on civil rights and civil liberties, said in a statement announcing the investigation.

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Dozens of Questions: How Are Trump’s Auto Parts Tariffs Affecting the Broader Economy?

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Dozens of Questions: How Are Trump’s Auto Parts Tariffs Affecting the Broader Economy?

President Donald Trump made economic waves earlier this year when he announced a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and parts with the stated goal of revitalizing U.S. auto manufacturing. Yet as of summer 2025, the majority (92%) of Mexican-made auto parts continue to enter the United States tariff-free.

That’s because of a March 2025 revision that exempts cars and parts manufactured in compliance with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) from tariffs.

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LGBTQ Refugees Came to America To Escape Discrimination. Now, They Live in Fear in the U.S.
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LGBTQ Refugees Came to America To Escape Discrimination. Now, They Live in Fear in the U.S.

Salvadoran refugee Alberto, who is using a pseudonym out of safety concerns, did not feel secure in his own home. Being a gay man in a country known for state-sponsored violence and community rejection meant Alberto lived his life on high alert.

His family did not accept him. He says one family member physically attacked him because of his identity. He says he has been followed, harassed, and assaulted by police, accused of crimes he didn’t commit when he was studying to become a social worker. His effort to escape the rejection in his community left him, at one point, homeless and lost in a new city.

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