Author: Nicholas Riccardi
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Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four winnable U.S. House seats. The move came after the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a constitutional amendment that voters…
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Americans like democracy, but don’t believe it or US institutions are working well, poll finds
About half of American adults believe democracy is functioning “very” or “moderately” poorly in the United States, while only about one-quarter think it’s doing “very” or “moderately” well, according to a poll, marking a sharp decline from several decades ago when majorities thought democracy was generally working the way it should. The Kettering Foundation-Gallup survey…