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Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach. The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.

JUST IN: Democrat Maine Governor Janet Mills has dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate. Mills previously went viral after President Trump called her out to her face for refusing to comply with his executive order banning men from women's sports. One year later, Mills says she has to suspend her campaign for U.S. Senate because she doesn’t have the financial resources. She dropped out just weeks before her Democratic primary against Graham Platner. “While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else – the fight – to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources,” she said.

First Lady Melania Trump has issued a statement demanding that ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel.

I've watched Isabel work, she is genuinely one of the most earnest people in public office. These back-and-forths happen to all of us. What sets real leaders apart is the willingness to pause, reflect, and take accountability publicly. In Baltimore, from any public official,