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Allegra Kirkland

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Allegra Kirkland

    Republicans Can’t Stop Talking About Banning Trans Athletes (opens the original)

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    This story was originally reported by Brooke Migdon of The 19th. Meet Brooke and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Speaking to a crowd of supporters in central Florida in August, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds denounced his soon-to-be general election opponent for governor, Democrat David Jolly, as a “Trojan horse” for progressive politics in the reliably red state. “David Jolly is somebody who thinks it’s still OK for boys to be in girls’ sports,” said Donalds, purposefully

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Allegra Kirkland

    ‘A Massive Power Grab’: White House Proposal Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote (opens the original)

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    This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Without Amy Miller, some elderly and disabled people wouldn’t be able to vote. The attorney for Disability Rights Nebraska travels the state, investigating the quality of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. As she reminds the residents how they can report abuse or neglect, she also offers voter registration forms

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Allegra Kirkland

    TPM VIDEO: Congress Is Leaving Town. What Do Lawmakers Have to Show for Themselves? (opens the original)

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    The House has already left town. The Senate is heading home this week. With the midterms just around the corner, GOP lawmakers are giving up on doing any more legislating and skipping town to try to mobilize their demoralized voters. TPM’s congressional reporter Emine Yücel has chronicled all the drama for us. Emine joined publisher Joe Ragazzo on YouTube Live at 2 p.m. ET to talk through what Congress has actually done — and failed to do — this session.

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Allegra Kirkland

    Why All the Handwringing About a ‘Tea Party of the Left’ Was So Misguided (opens the original)

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    This article is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. As insurgent candidates offering critiques of the Democratic Party won primary after primary in 2025 and 2026, pundits were left wondering: were the Democrats having their own “Tea Party moment”? Back in 2010, the Tea Party was key to securing massive GOP legislative gains, even as its reactionary edge cost the GOP winnable senate seats in places like Delaware and Nevada. Progressive triumphs in Democratic primaries during p

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Allegra Kirkland

    What’s Missing From Coverage of the Massive DoorDash Worker Settlement (opens the original)

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    This op-ed is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Last week, New York City announced a groundbreaking $131.5 million settlement with DoorDash. The largest such resolution in city history, the case involved over 260,000 workers who were paid late and in some cases not paid at all. It also raises the question: If these underpayments happened in New York City, where DoorDash knew it was under scrutiny, what’s happening to gig workers everywhere else when no one is watching? This

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