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The former head of the Social Security Administration says he expects the agency to miss on some payments over the next three months, interrupting some people's benefits, for the first time in Social Security's history of eight decades:

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Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten 'interruption of benefits,' ex-agency head says

New changes at the U.S. Social Security Administration may put its ability to deliver monthly benefit checks at risk, former agency head says.

Two national polls of Canada’s elections this week had the Liberal Party ahead of the conservatives. This was the first time any poll has shown this since mid-2023.

“I’m not going to tell you I will never touch Social Security:” Rep. Pete Sessions, a longtime GOP member of Congress from Texas.

Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash

After a monthlong honeymoon for the G.O.P. at the start of President Trump’s term, lawmakers are confronting a groundswell of fear and disaffecti...

BIG NEWS: A Wyoming judge just struck down WY's abortion bans. And get this: The judge invoked a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... that was passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare! Just backfired. We explained this lawsuit here:

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How Attacks Against Obamacare Turned Into Tools to Protect Abortion Access  - Bolts

Explore our ongoing Bolts series, Abortion Rights in State Constitutions. A decade ago, when conservatives were attacking President Barack Obama’...

An epidemiologist is running for mayor in Sacramento, and she's putting that experience at the core of how she wants to approach the office—saying her public health background is key to address gun violence & homelessness. What that looks like:

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The Epidemiologist Running for Mayor to Bring Public Health to Sacramento Politics - Bolts

Flojaune Cofer, the epidemiologist and leading candidate in Sacramento’s mayoral race, will always remember watching her father die from congesti...

As people vote, keep in mind: millions are barred from the ballot. Mississippi still has a LIFETIME voting ban on people convicted of felonies like theft or perjury. There was hope that'd end this year, but a federal court reinstated the ban:

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Court Upholds Mississippi’s Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Voting Ban - Bolts

“Imagine if just half of those folks could vote,” said one advocate who hoped to defeat the state’s practice of permanent felony disenfranchi...

A set of races that's not getting a lot of attn: the effort by a MAGA slate to take over election offices in Florida. This coalition is running six candidates in the general: two in now-open races, four against Dem incumbents.

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Six “America First” Candidates, Vying to Take Over Florida Elections, Advance to November - Bolts

Editor’s note (Nov. 7): Members of this coalition won the general elections in Monroe and Seminole counties, and lost in the other counties i...

Nebraska’s GOP attorney general in July announced unilaterally roughly 100,000 Nebraskans shouldn’t be allowed to vote. This morning, the state Supreme Court stepped in and rebuffed him. With days to go, it’s now a mad race to register people — with NE-2, NE-Sen, and presidential election implications.

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Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters - Bolts

Tens of thousands of Nebraskans who’d been blocked for months from registering to vote regained ballot access on Wednesday, though with little ti...

Today is the last day to register to vote in many states: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, & Tennessee. Even if you believe you're registered, it only takes a few moments to check, so you can act if there's an issue.

NEW: November is close, so it's time to launch my cheat sheet of what's on the ballot! I guide you thru *520* elections (for now) I'm watching, and why: Congress, judges, DAs, sheriffs, lawmakers, many ballot measures, AGs, & more. Bookmark, and explore bit by bit:

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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2024 General Elections - Bolts

Bolts guides you through more than 500 elections up and down the ballot, and why they matter.