Trump and MAGA use FBI’s voting probes in push for SAVE America Act
In an interview, Kari Lake said that what’s uncovered in the Maricopa County probe “will make passing the SAVE America Act even more urgent.”
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Trump doubles down: ‘I’m for not approving anything’ until Senate passes SAVE America Act
President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to halt legislative business until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act. But in new comments, the top Senate Republican again questioned whether the bill can realistically advance.
Trump ‘will not sign other bills’ until Republicans pass SAVE America Act
President Donald Trump declared that he will not sign any other legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, dramatically escalating his campaign to force the voter suppression bill through the Senate.
This week at Democracy Docket: To pass SAVE, Trump targets trans people — while Texas Republicans try a voter suppression test run
President Donald Trump and his allies are doing everything they can — and we mean everything — to somehow get their monster voter suppression bill through Congress. And no one is covering this epic fight as closely as Democracy Docket.
Trump is adding anti-trans provisions to SAVE America Act
The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump is pressing Congress to add new provisions targeting transgender people to the SAVE America Act — a sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions.
Key Trump ally behind emergency elections order reveals loony conspiracy theory motivating his effort
“My time is short here, so I can’t get into the details, but let me tell you that these machines are capable of changing the vote,” election denier Peter Ticktin said.
Trump fires Noem as DHS secretary, nominates 2020 election skeptic Sen. Mullin to replace her
After her disastrous hearings before Congress this week, President Trump announced that he would replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R) at the end of the month.
In sudden reversal, Trump DOJ moves to revive retaliation cases against law firms
After abandoning its defense of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting major law firms, the Justice Department abruptly reversed itself and asked a federal appeals court to let it continue defending the retaliatory orders.
Noem won’t rule out ICE agents at polls
Homeland Security Secretary Noem told lawmakers that her agency currently had “no plans” to station immigration officers at voting locations this November but refused to explicitly rule out the possibility that they could deploy to the polls.
Trump calls for ‘Deranged Jack Smith’ to be ‘brought to Justice, NOW!!!’
President Trump again called for retribution against Jack Smith, the former special counsel for the Justice Department who led two criminal investigations against the president.
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