Can you believe this — DOGE used ChatGPT to cancel more than 1,400 congressionally-approved humanities grants based on perceived ideology, with no statutory authority to do so, and a federal court issued a 143-page ruling calling the entire process unlawful and unconstitutional.
Can you believe this — the Trump administration promised private donors would cover the White House ballroom renovation, then inserted $1 billion into a reconciliation bill labeled as security upgrades, and called for the Senate parliamentarian's firing after she ruled it violated procedural rules.
Can you believe this — the Virginia Supreme Court voided a redistricting referendum approved by more than three million voters, ruling it void because a 2025 legislative procedural vote occurred six weeks after early voting for a separate election had begun, leaving four U.S. House seats unchanged.
Can you believe this — Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry stopped congressional primaries mid-election after 42,000 ballots were cast, declaring an emergency to redraw district maps before voters could finish the job.
Can you believe this — Tennessee Republicans called a special session to repeal a 54-year-old redistricting ban, then immediately drew maps eliminating the state's only majority-Black congressional district, with a senator entering the reason into the legislative record on the floor.
Can you believe this — the Trump administration pushed states for detailed voter-registration data despite privacy concerns, state election authority, and court resistance.
