The DOJ offers only excuses as the Epstein Files remain secret

Donald Trump does not want the files released, and the DOJ is doing his bidding.

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Democrats, advocates probe DOGE coordination with election deniers as outrage grows

Democratic lawmakers and pro-democracy advocates are intensifying scrutiny of the coordination between the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and an advocacy group looking to overturn election results, disclosed in a recent Trump administration court filing.

Judge rules Virginia unlawfully denied voting rights to hundreds of thousands

A federal court ruled that Virginia's lifetime voting ban for people with certain felony convictions violates federal law.

Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s ouster of Fed governor Lisa Cook

The Supreme Court appeared reluctant to immediately uphold President Donald Trump’s attempt to arbitrarily dismiss Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook during oral arguments in the case Wednesday.