Rachel Leingang
Reporter at Freelance
Reporter, Guardian US at The Guardian
Democracy reporter at @GuardianUS. Previously: @arizonaagenda, @azcentral, @azcapitoltimes. North Dakotan, then Arizonan, now Minnesotan.
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6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Rachel Leingang
Donald Trump on Friday said his administration is implementing a move that will allow far more firings of federal employees and will make significantly more roles into politically appointed positions beholden to the president.
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6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Rachel Leingang
Republicans in nearly half of state legislatures have proposed bills to require documentary proof of citizenship to vote. Conservatives in California are pushing for a voter ID ballot measure that would require citizenship verification to register to vote and photo identification to get a ballot. A Republican lawmaker in Pennsylvania filed a bill to create a voter ID in the swing state, praising voters in Wisconsin that voted to approve a new ID law in the midwestern battleground state.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Rachel Leingang |Sam Levine
More than five months after the 2024 election, a swath of voters in North Carolina are still unsure whether their votes will count in an unprecedented effort to overturn a valid US election. Democrat Allison Riggs defeated Republican Jefferson Griffin in a contest for the state supreme court. But after the election, Griffin challenged the eligibility of tens of thousands of voters.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Rachel Leingang
The US House approved a bill on Thursday that would require people to prove they are citizens when they register to vote, which opponents claim could disfranchise millions of Americans. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the Save Act, which was approved on a 220-208 vote, is aimed at eliminating rare instances of noncitizens voting in US elections based on the false belief that large numbers of noncitizens are voting.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Rachel Leingang |Dharna Noor
As Donald Trump dismantles federal agencies, his administration is also creating a chill among non-governmental groups, cowing non-profits, intimidating universities and extracting commitments from law firms to support his aims. Officials have launched investigations into progressive and climate organizations, colleges and recipients of government grants. Experts worry that if nongovernmental groups are frightened into silence, US democracy may not weather the strain.
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Across the country, GOP lawmakers are eroding church and state separation by passing laws that favor Christianity. They want these laws to go before the US Supreme Court to overturn separation entirely. We zoom in on Oklahoma to show what this looks like. https://t.co/e6BGKDW9NV
Jo Ellis was not involved in any way with the DC helicopter crash. But the Virginia National Guard pilot, who is trans, got pulled into a web of false claims by people looking for a scapegoat, especially one that fit the anti-DEI narrative. https://t.co/KsU1HmnqZx
“Is the goal to demonstrate you are an activist and to self-actualize, or is the goal to actually effect change? There can be overlap between those two things, don’t get me wrong, but I care far more about the second. My goal is to win."
the @guardian has launched a new series on democracy & justice. stoked to write on the threats the oil & gas industry (& the concentration of wealth and power) pose our first piece is on the future of protest. by @rachelleingang @adriawalkr and me https://t.co/BJwjNp5LFh