Trump’s pick for DHS chief won’t rule out ICE at polls
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), the potential next head of the DHS said he’d be willing to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the polls for a “specific threat.”
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), the potential next head of the DHS said he’d be willing to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the polls for a “specific threat.”
Republicans will bring the bill — deemed the most restrictive election legislation in U.S. history — to the Senate floor for debate today.
The Justice Department would not rule out using voter data for immigration enforcement during a federal hearing in Minnesota, but said such data was not currently being used.
Despite weeks of confusion caused by the GOP’s attempts to block the vote, Virginians will head to the polls Friday for the first day of early voting on a redistricting referendum. If passed, it could send a blue wave through the state.
The disability community has been fighting for the right to vote for decades. The GOP’s SAVE America Act, the most restrictive voting bill in U.S. history, threatens to roll back this progress with new draconian restrictions.
Thousands of North Carolina students do not have easy access to on-campus voting sites this primary season because of a state election board decision. But students are still rallying to get out the vote.
For over a month, the Justice Department has been in violation of bipartisan legislation requiring it to release all files in its possession about convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein — and it’s planning to remain in violation for the near future.
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