Rep. Pelosi advocates for weakening filibuster to pass democracy legislation

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/opinion/letters/nancy-pelosi-democracy-reforms.html

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U.S. oil drillers purposely caused inflation by withholding supply

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/an-oil-price-fixing-conspiracy-caused?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=11524&post_id=144247362&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=cw8n&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Evidence emerges from a court proceeding that certain Texas-based fracking companies withheld supply in concert with OPEC officials. This may have caused up to 27% of U.S. inflation in 2021.

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overview of election law changes and interference threats

https://votingrightslab.org/2024/04/29/the-shapeshifting-threat-of-election-interference/

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Maine joins National Popular Vote compact

https://lcnme.com/opinion/national-popular-vote-2/

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Leader Schumer carrying water for crypto interests

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-16-schumer-carries-water-for-crypto/

Schumer wants to avoid more stringent regulation of the crypto industry. He is planning to put provisions into a bill that will avoid the Banking Committee chaired by Sherrod Brown, a proponent of strong regulation.

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Leonard Leo won't comply with Senate Democrats' subpoena in Supreme Court ethics probe - CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/leonard-leo-subpoena-supreme-court-senate-democrats-judiciary-committee/ 

Republicans accuse Democrats of partisanship for investigating gifts from billionaire Harlan Crow to justices Alito and Thomas. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have issued a subpoena for Crow and also for Leonard Leo who runs a vast Network of dark money organizations involved with influencing the court system. Although the subpoena was authorized by the Democratic majority of the committee months ago, was only issued this Thursday, and Leo says he won't comply.

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Group sues Maryland Board of Elections on voter roll maintenance

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-board-election-lawsuit-42TN7IZH7FDUZCWR5SBYPSJYNM/

Two recently-formed groups have filed a lawsuit in Maryland Courts claiming that "the [State] has lost control of the voting system." The groups appear to be part of a Trump-linked campaign to create doubt about election integrity. Maryland LLC, one of the groups filing the suit, was formed in January, 2024. The other group was founded by a South Carolina man. Joanne Antoine, Executive Director of Maryland Common Cause, said that Maryland's elections are a model for the nation.

Charlie Cooper with thanks to Ronda Cooperstein