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President Donald Trump announced the deployment of U.S. troops to Portland, Oregon, and federal immigration facilities nationwide Saturday, claiming he is defending the country against “domestic terrorists.”
The campaign by President Donald Trump and his allies to use Charlie Kirk’s horrific killing to crack down on progressive political activity, and criticism of the president, picked up this week right where it left off.
Voting rights experts call DOJ’s claims against Maine and Oregon ‘very, very poorly supported.’
The DOJ filed lawsuits against Maine and Oregon, escalating its campaign to obtain sensitive voter registration data from states across the country.
Both states questioned DOJ’s legal justification and privacy concerns in their responses.
Oregon’s Secretary of State said he has “no interest in sharing data with an administration that is willfully violating judicial orders and trampling on constitutional rights and responsibilities.”
Hundreds of ballots in Washington and a few in Oregon were destroyed by drop box fires on Monday — nearly a week before Election Day.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied voters’ request to hear a case seeking to overturn Oregon’s mail-in voting system, officially putting an end to the lawsuit.
Oregon Republican state senators, committees and voters filed a federal lawsuit on Monday challenging a voter-approved amendment that disqualifies lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from running for reelection.
On Friday, Aug. 25, five Republican state senators filed a petition for judicial review in the Oregon Court of Appeals challenging an administrative rule that bars legislators with more than ten unexcused absences from running for reelection.