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Democratic lawmakers say that the Trump administration is continuing to illegally block congressional oversight of immigration enforcement facilities after three Minnesota congresswomen were denied entry to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. Now, they’re challenging that policy in court. A dozen House Democrats asked a judge Monday to force the federal government to explain […]
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday, in an effort to prevent the Trump administration from moving to reduce his retired Navy rank and pension — actions Kelly says were taken to punish him for criticizing the administration and warning service members to refuse unlawful orders.
Our team has been digging in on what’s probably the most important ongoing voting story of 2026, which will shape the voting access landscape for the midterms: the unprecedented push by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain state voter rolls.
A federal court blocked core provisions of President Donald Trump’s anti-voting executive order Friday, ruling that the president had no authority to impose new election rules that threatened to disenfranchise voters and override state law. In a sweeping order, District Judge John H. Chun, appointed by President Joe Biden, ruled in favor of Washington and […]
An attorney representing Missouri’s top election official admitted in court Friday that her client had authored ballot language that could “prejudice” voters about a referendum to block the GOP’s new gerrymandered congressional map.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey are asking an appeals court to grant them separate opportunities to rebut DOJ’s attempt to revive its cases against them, alleging serious, but distinct improprieties in their prosecution.
Former election chiefs warned the U.S. Supreme Court that ending mail ballot grace periods would create a confusing and chaotic election system that risks disenfranchising voters and undermining confidence just months before the 2026 midterms.
Utah Republicans moved to keep control of the state’s congressional map Wednesday, filing a notice of appeal with the Utah Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that blocked their gerrymander and put a fairer, court-ordered map in place for the 2026 midterms. The appeal targets a series of decisions by state judge Dianna Gibson who […]
A federal judge Thursday ruled that John Sarcone, Trump’s temporary pick as acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, has been serving unlawfully in his post for months.
State officials have sorted through more than 300,000 signatures gathered to block Republicans’ new Missouri congressional map, as the fate of the GOP gerrymander remains in legal limbo. The officials rejected one-third of signatures as invalid based on the date they were collected – a decision that referendum organizers are challenging in court.