>> GOOD MORNING. IT IS SATURDAY, MAY THE 9TH. I'M ALI VELSHI, AND THERE'S A STORY UNFOLDING RIGHT NOW IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH THAT MIGHT NOT BE AT THE TOP OF YOUR NEWS FEED, BUT I HAPPEN TO THINK IT'S THE MOST URGENT PROBLEM FACING EVERY ONE OF US TODAY, NO MATTER WHERE IN THE COUNTRY WE LIVE.THE STORY YOU MIGHT EVEN THINK YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT STARTED LIKE SO MANY SECOND TERM TRUMP EMERGENCIES. LOOKING LIKE A SHAMELESS POWER GRAB BY A WANNABE. DICTATOR FACING THE ELECTORAL CONSEQUENCES OF HIS DEEPLY.UNPOPULAR ...

DECISION TO BLOCK THE STATE'S NEWLY DRAWN AND VOTER APPROVED CONGRESSIONAL MAP, THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE LEADER, HOUSE MINORITY LEADER, HAKIM JEFFREY SAYS, QUOTE, OVER 3 MILLION VIRGINIA CITIZENS CAST THEIR VOTES IN A FREE AND FAIR ELECTION YET THE STATE SUPREME COURT HAS CHOSEN TO INVALIDATE THEIR VOICE, DISENFRANCHISE THEM AND VIOLATE THEIR DUE PROCESS RIGHTS. THE DECISION TO OVERTURN AN ENTIRE ELECTION IS AN UNPRECEDENTED AND UNDEMOCRATIC ACTION THAT CANNOT STAND MAGA REPUBLICANS HAVE ADOPTED VOTER SUPPRESSI ...

What, what, what is it you're, you're trying to drive to. Because I think a lot of people think this is kind of like, oh, done. Well, it has been a perilous week in American democracy, right, as we witness the fallout of the Supreme Court's decision.Lawmakers across the South are moving at lightning speed and intentionally targeting black voters, dismantling majority black districts, seeking to silence black voters, seeking to strip power away from black elected officials. I'm somebody who has been a lifelo ...

THE MOST DRAMATIC THING A JUDG OR JUDGES CAN DO IN A DEMOCRACY IS TO JUST THROW OUT THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION. THAT'S AS SERIOUS AS IT GETS, RIGHT. ESSENTIALLY UNHEARD OF outside of really rare cases of fraud, right.Otherwise, you don't get to just throw out an election. I mean, the idea of one person or a small handful of people setting aside the will of the citizens, tens of thousands, hundreds, THOUSANDS, EVEN MILLIONS OF CITIZENS, THAT'S PRETTY ALIEN TO OUR DEMOCRATIC TRADITIONS. IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN ...

SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN THE CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING APPROVED BY VIRGINIA VOTERS 17 DAYS AGO. IT IS A BIG BLOW TO DEMOCRACY AS VOTERS THERE OPTED FOR THIS NEW MAP, BUT IT'S ALSO DEMOCRATIC PARTY AHEAD OF THE 2026 MIDTERMS AS THEY SEEK TO COUNTER THE GOP EFFORTS TO GERRYMANDER THEMSELVES IN A VICTORY AT THE BEHEST OF DONALD TRUMP. IN A STATEMENT, VIRGINIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL J.JONES said this, quote, today the Supreme Court of Virginia has chosen to put politics over the rule of law. This decision silenc ...

WELCOME TO MEET THE PRESS NOW I'M KRISTEN WELKER. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS, A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE NATIONWIDE REDISTRICTING ARMS RACE AND THE FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF CONGRESS. WITH THE MIDTERMS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AWAY.TODAY, REPUBLICANS GETTING A BIG BOOST IN THEIR EFFORT TO KEEP THE MAJORITY EVEN AS THE PARTY IS FACING SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL HEADWINDS FROM THE ECONOMY, THE WAR WITH IRAN AND A DEEPLY UNPOPULAR PRESIDENT. THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT TODAY SIDING WITH REPUBLICANS, STRIKING DOWN THE DEMOCR ...

Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker. We begin with breaking news.A major development in the nationwide redistricting arms race and the fight for control of Congress. With the midterms less than six months away, today Republicans getting a big boost in their effort to keep the majority even as the party is facing significant political headwinds from the economy, the war with Iran, and a deeply unpopular president. The Virginia Supreme Court today siding with Republicans, striking down the Democ ...

The real loser of Louisiana v. Callais is neither the Democratic nor the Republican party, but democracy itself https://t.co/YDOdaKhARG ...

If we have learned one thing during the course of this administration, it's that sitting back and doing nothing is simply not an option. And in case you're getting yourself up to speed on what is possible, and I was just talking with Chris about this, and I'm certainly doing that, there are states like Colorado where Democrats maintain a trifecta on the state level, and we're activists right now are working to present voters with a redistricting ballot measure this November. There's also New York, which is ...

The real loser of Louisiana v. Callais is neither the Democratic nor the Republican party, but democracy itself https://t.co/XDl6XEGAhLPhoto: Emily Kask/The New York Times/ Redux/eyevine https://t.co/btfInILtwm ...