Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry joined Attorney General Keith Ellison of Minnesota, Sara Tindall Ghazal of Georgia, and Jonathan Sclarsic of the Democratic Attorneys General Association for a discussion about protecting voters from threats such as disinformation.
Posted inEvents
Netroots Nation 2024 kicks off in beautiful Baltimore
Now in its nineteenth year, Netroots Nation began in 2006 as the YearlyKos convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is America’s largest annual gathering of progressive activists and leaders.
Posted inElections
President Biden keeps recommitting to running in 2024, but his running mate would be better positioned to save our democracy
Vice President Kamala Harris has loyally served our country through one of its most difficult chapters, standing by President Biden. She’s ready to take up the mantle of standard bearer if Biden withdraws… and he should withdraw, former NPI President Gael Tarleton writes.
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French left wins major victory in snap election, keeping far right from gaining power
The New Popular Front, a constellation of parties on the French left, is projected to have won a plurality of seats in an election hastily called by President Emmanuel Macron a few weeks ago. Macron’s own coalition appears to have won the second-largest number of seats.
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The Seattle Times endorses Bob Ferguson for Governor of Washington State, leaving Democrats pleasantly surprised
Ferguson, fifty-nine, is the state’s current Attorney General and the 2024 frontrunner for governor according to the Northwest Progressive Institute’s electoral polling.
Posted inOur Environment
Riley Fire shuts down Denali National Park during the height of the summer season
The park has been closed and many staff evacuated due to a fire burning less than a mile from park headquarters. The Alaska Railroad suspended its Denali Star service.
Posted inHolidays
The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and forty-eight years later
This Fourth of July, take a few minutes to read the Declaration of Independence.
Posted inOpen Government
Alito/Roberts Court decides that Donald Trump enjoys immunity for “official acts”
Six right wing, Republican-appointed members of the United States Supreme Court have wrongly decided that Presidents enjoy “absolute immunity” for core constitutional powers, and are entitled to “at least presumptive immunity” for other official actions. The decision, in NPI’s view, represents the Court’s latest attack on American democracy and the rule of law.
Posted inPolicy Topics
The demise of the Chevron precedent could have incredibly destructive ramifications for America’s essential public services
Four decades of precedent that formerly protected the function of vital federal agencies such as the EPA and FDA were chucked out by the extremist right wing majority on the United States Supreme Court on June 28th, 2024.
Posted inCivil Liberties
Two years after Dobbs, Washington reproductive healthcare providers are struggling to keep up with increased demand
Many patients are coming from nearby Idaho, where abortion care has effectively been eliminated by Republican state legislators and ultra MAGA Governor Brad Little.
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Trump’s lies, Biden’s stumbles in June 2024 presidential debate leave voters and strategists shaking their heads
The presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees sparred in a CNN studio in Atlanta, with no audience and mics disabled when they weren’t speaking. Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderated, but did not provide any real-time fact checking, leaving Donald Trump to lie with impunity while President Biden tried to find his footing.
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Liveblogging the first presidential debate of 2024 from the great Pacific Northwest
Read an archive of NPI’s live coverage of the June 27th, 2024 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Posted inElections
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Bob Ferguson goes up on television with spot introducing himself to voters
“The ad spotlights Bob Ferguson’s family, and emphasizes his support of making our state more affordable and improving public safety,” his campaign says.
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A tied race in WA-03: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Joe Kent are neck and neck as 2024 rematch heats up, NPI poll finds
46% of 649 likely November 3rd District voters surveyed in mid-June 2024 by Public Policy Polling said they’d vote for Kent, an ultra MAGA Republican endorsed by Donald Trump, while 45% said Gluesenkamp Perez, the Democratic incumbent. 9% were not sure.