In Texas, the GOP and Trumpism are dealing a blow to democracy

A Texas voting regulation involving new ID requirements for voters is causing confusion and a surge in the rejection of mail-in ballots ahead of the state's March 1 primary. [View in browser]( [Image]( February 18, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [What's the matter with Texas?]( by Zeeshan Aleem A Texas voting regulation involving new ID requirements for voters is causing confusion and a surge in the rejection of mail-in ballots ahead of the state's March 1 primary. This, along with Texas Republican candidates who are "coalescing at a remarkable speed around a commitment to lies that President Joe Biden stole the 2020 election," represent a two-pronged attack of the GOP establishment and Trumpism on democracy, [Zeeshan Aleem writes](. "What we're seeing in Texas is that congressional candidates are not merely experimenting with Trumpist stances on 2020 but actually trending toward a potential consensus on the illegitimacy of 2020." This dual assault on democratic systems could be disastrous even for Republicans — and could cast a much wider ring of chaos than at the Texas primaries alone. Zeeshan Aleem's [full analysis]( your Friday [MSNBC Daily.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr.]( [Steve Benen]( [Trump, Ivanka and Don Jr. must testify in NY AG probe, judge says. Here's what's next.]( Lawyers for Trump and two of his adult children fought to quash subpoenas from Letitia James' office. That effort failed. [Read More]( [A photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]( [Zeeshan Aleem]( [AOC just flipped the establishment's criticisms of her on their head]( Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has some hard truths for the Democratic Party — and she's right. [Read More]( [A photo of Loretta Lynch]( [Ja’han Jones]( [NFL's hiring of Loretta Lynch in discrimination case fits troubling pattern]( The NFL makes an ironic and mischievous hire to represent it in its lawsuit. [Read More]( [An illustration of a gas pump and a penny]( [Hayes Brown]( [Republicans pump the brakes on Democrats' proposed tax cut]( Republicans think if you hurt at the pump, you'll help them at the polls. [Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo Donald Trump]( [The Beat with Ari]( [Trump loses bid to duck testifying as judge dismisses his 'Orwell-Humpty Dumpty' defense]( [A photo of Hillary Clinton]( [Morning Joe]( [Hillary Clinton responds to 'desperate' new Trump attack]( [A photo of Vladimir Putin]( [All In]( [Why the U.S. is 'transparently' laying out intel on Russia's invasion plan]( [A photo of the Jan. 6 insurrection]( [Deadline White House]( [Judge calls out DOJ's handling of Jan. 6 prosecutions]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Watch an encore presentation of "Civil War," a documentary about the roots of division in the U.S. from executive producers Brad Pitt and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Peacock Original film offers an intimate look at how race, heritage, tradition and geography shape our beliefs and the different ways Americans portray the story of our Civil War — as well as the stories we refuse to tell. Watch "Civil War" tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this all happening? Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night every week on his podcast, aptly titled, "[Why Is This Happening?](" In the [newest episode](, Chris talks to Dr. Linsey Marr, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech who has spent over a decade researching the transmission of airborne viruses. She joins to discuss the science behind how Covid is transmitted within structures, the short and long-term effects of regulated indoor air and why an Indoor Clean Air Act could be transformative in homes, schools and businesses. [Listen now]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)