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Elon Musk wears a cheesehead hat as he speaks during a rally in Green Bay, Wisc. on March 30, 2025. An election to choose a new state Supreme Court justice takes place Tuesday and Musk has contributed millions to the race, hoping to secure a win for the conservative candidate. Robin Legrand/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority holds up a sign saying "STAND UP! PROTECT OUR VOTING RIGHTS" outside the U.S. Supreme Court on March 24 in Washington, D.C. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund hide caption

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Justice Department under Trump drops voting rights cases

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour event at Arizona State University, Thursday in Tempe, Ariz. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Bernie Sanders is drawing record crowds as he pushes Democrats to 'fight oligarchy'

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Potential young voters get information at a voter registration desk at California State University, Los Angeles, on Oct. 22, 2024. The Republican-backed SAVE Act would add documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements to voter registration. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Jens-Frederik Nielsen, center, chairman of Demokraatit Party, plays guitar as he reacts during the election party at Demokraatit by cafe Killut in Nuuk, early Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen/AP hide caption

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Attendees applaud as Brad Schimel announces his run for Wisconsin State Supreme Court on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Waukesha, Wis. Angela Major/WPR hide caption

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State Supreme Court races can be costly, competitive and combative. Why?

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U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) holds a protest sign with fellow Democrats as U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Can democrats find their way out of the wilderness?

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President Trump signed an executive order to give him and other presidents greater power over independent regulatory agencies — entities Congress set up to be shielded from White House control. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump wants more power over agencies. Experts worry about campaign finance regulators

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Newly elected Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin speaks after winning the vote at the DNC Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Saturday. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption

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Standing in front of the North Carolina Supreme Court in Raleigh on Jan. 14, Ted Corcoran reads a list of over 60,000 people who cast ballots in the November 2024 election but whose votes have been challenged by Republican court candidate Jefferson Griffin in his extremely close race with Democratic Justice Allison Riggs. Chris Seward/AP hide caption

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A Republican court candidate in North Carolina wants to toss out thousands of votes

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CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrive for the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Is there an American oligarchy?

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Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts. MORRY GASH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump is back and ready to change America

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With fewer protesters and a renewed focus, activists plan for a second round of Trump

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