
Georgia's restrictive voting law puts the GOP at a crossroads
CNN
When Georgia Republicans shocked the nation this week with their swift passage of legislation that would make it much more difficult for thousands of Georgians to vote, they placed the GOP at a crossroads, where its members must decide whether they are willing to belong to the party of disenfranchisement.
Facing a demographic reckoning in the coming years, the Republican National Committee, GOP presidential candidates and prominent congressional Republicans have long paid lip service to the idea that they need to expand their base by broadening their message to attract more Hispanic, Black and Asian American voters, as well as women and young adults. The GOP autopsy report after 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney lost, which was known as the "Growth and Opportunity Project," argued that the party's future depended on it.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











