 In Nebraska, a senator has just flipped party affiliation, going from Democrat to Republican. This change gives the Republicans a filibuster-proof supermajority that they are now looking to use to change the way that the state doles out Electoral College votes—and in so doing, they might actually swing the results of the 2024 presidential race. 

Senator Switches Party, Allowing for Major Change to Electoral Vote System in State | Facts Matter

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 In a rare move within the U.S. Supreme Court, three justices recused themselves from a case related to the 2020 presidential election.   Specifically, all three liberal justices of the court—Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayer, and Ketanji Brown Jackson—recused themselves from a case that was aimed at them.  Let’s go through the details together.    

3 Supreme Court Justices Recuse Themselves | Facts Matter

 In recent years, local governments have begun to use water rights in the name of saving the environment as well as “endangered species.”    However, the local farmers and ranchers who depend on the water are getting squeezed out, with their operations heavily impacted and the value of their properties significantly decreased.    While on the West Coast, we sat down with Lane Roelle, a farmer/rancher from Oregon who told us his story.   

Weaponization of Water Rights Is Squeezing Farmers Off Their Land | Facts Matter

 In California, a man who was a former member of a city council was convicted and sentenced to jail for running an elaborate voter fraud scheme.    Specifically, using his deep connections within the local community, this man falsified voter registration documents and pressured people into voting during the 2020 election cycle.    However, with this story, not everything is as it seems. Therefore, to explain what really happened in this particular case, allow me to give you the full backstory.    

Man Sentenced to Jail for Elaborate Voter Fraud Scheme | Facts Matter

 There are groups in America working overtime—not to influence who people vote for, but rather to influence how the underlying election system actually operates.    To be more specific, I am referring to two separate, big-money operations that are both ready to spend about $80 million each in order to determine how local elections throughout the entire country are run.    This might sound like hyperbole, but it’s not. Let’s examine what these organizations are, and how they are trying to affect the election system.   

$80 Million to Install Election Workers at the Local Level | Facts Matter

 The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has just ruled that banning all felons from being able to own guns is unconstitutional.    This now flings the door wide open for potentially upwards of 20 million people to try and restore their right to keep and bear arms.    However, it’s worth mentioning that there is a lot of nuance to this story—and so, let’s go through it together.   

Senator Switches Party, Allowing for Major Change to Electoral Vote System in State | Facts Matter

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