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The 14th Amendment matters
Today is the anniversary of the 14th Amendment, the one that established birthright citizenship in 1868. MAGA supporters have been trying to undo it but just got bounced again because even a Supreme Court stacked by the worst President of my lifetime can still see right from wrong. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-9-2026
Mitch McConnell near death
With a razor thin margin in the Senate, Mitch McConnell is near death. If he is still alive on 3, his seat sits vacant until January. If he dies before then, he would be replaced in a special election. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/mitch-mcconnells-dead-line?triedRedirect=true
Farm workers need visa reform
About half of migrant workers are undocumented because the H2A visa program is unwieldy and needs reform. The path to reform is difficult because of a lack of cohesive leadership in Congress and the complexity of the issue. https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/g-s1-132915/congress-agriculture-h2a-vis…
