Hypocrisy alert: Trump, mortal foe of mail voting, again votes by mail
When it came time to cast his ballot in Florida’s Republican primary this month, President Donald Trump was more than happy to avail himself of a mail-in ballot.
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Trump DOJ readies 1,000 election monitors for midterms
The Trump administration plans to deploy approximately 1,000 Department of Justice election monitors across the country in November.
Appeals court rules Nevada’s top federal prosecutor was unlawfully appointed
A federal appeals panel ruled Monday that Sigal Chattah, a staunch Trump ally, has been unlawfully leading the U.S. attorney’s office in Nevada for more than a year.
U.S. communities sue DHS over scheme to force states to restrict voting by withholding anti-terrorism funds
Cities and counties across the U.S. sued the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday over its attempt to leverage grants meant to help prevent terrorist attacks to force states to adopt a slate of anti-voting measures.
Attorney General Blanche appears to endorse GOP candidate in latest politicization of DOJ
Less than a week after Senate Republicans confirmed him as U.S. attorney general, Todd Blanche spoke at a political rally and appeared to endorse a Republican candidate for New York governor — a move that further politicizes the country’s top law enforcement role.
Hakeem Jeffries: Restoring voting rights, reforming Supreme Court top priorities for Democrats
If Democrats take back control of Congress and the White House, undoing the damage the U.S. Supreme Court has done to voting rights — and preventing them from doing it again — will be a top priority, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D) said during a speech Thursday. His comments, delivered at a National Association […]
Trump admin conducted major surveillance operation in Minnesota during protest crackdown, new filings show
The Trump administration carried out a sprawling months-long surveillance operation in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota as it sought to crack down on resistance to its aggressive immigration raids across the state, defense attorneys alleged in new court filings.
Sen. Cassidy’s ‘existential anxiety’ about whether Blanche will uphold the constitution on elections
Decisions about confirming Blanche for attorney general and whether he’ll abide by the Constitution are “not black-or-white,” said Cassidy.
Senate confirms Trump loyalist Todd Blanche as attorney general
Republicans confirmed Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general, formally placing one of Trump’s staunchest loyalists at the helm of the Justice Department.
Jan. 6 prosecutors urge Senate to stop confirming Trump’s election-denier nominees
The Senate has confirmed nearly 60 Trump-nominated election deniers to the judiciary. The attorneys who prosecuted the Jan. 6, 2021 rioters want them to stop.