Trump is adding anti-trans provisions to the SAVE America Act

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The proposed additions, confirmed Friday by the White House, also include a provision banning no-excuse mail voting, which was not included in the legislation the House narrowly passed last month.
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DOJ aims to speed up voter roll case as deadline for removing voters looms

The Department of Justice (DOJ) wants to speed things up in its lawsuit to get Michigan’s voter rolls because federal law bars states from purging voters too close to an election.
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And about the DOJ’s voter data…

The department said during a federal hearing in Minnesota that voter data won’t be used for immigration enforcement now, but didn’t rule out doing so in the future.
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Florida Bar says Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan is not under investigation

Florida’s bar initially said it’s investigating Lindsey Halligan, a loyalist President Donald Trump selected to bring criminal charges against his political opponents, but later reversed that claim.
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GOP lawyer who headed Texas redistricting wins congressional primary

Chris Gober played a key role in President Donald Trump’s unprecedented mid-decade Texas gerrymander last year. He’s now the GOP nominee to represent one of the very congressional districts he helped redraw.
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Former attorney general who resigned over accusations of politicizing DOJ says… DOJ is politicized

Alberto R. Gonzales, who led the DOJ for two years under President George W. Bush before resigning over accusations of politicizing the department, wrote an op-ed claiming the DOJ has been corrupted by politicization.

Virginia voters get the chance to counter GOP gerrymander

The Supreme Court of Virginia cleared the way for voters to weigh in on a constitutional amendment that could allow the state to redraw its congressional map. If approved, the new map would add several Democratic-leaning districts, countering GOP gerrymanders nationwide. The referendum vote is scheduled April 21 and early voting is already underway.

Idaho’s Republican elections chief rejects DOJ voter data demand

Idaho’s secretary of state, Phil McGrane (R), refused the DOJ’s request for the state’s unredacted voter rolls, citing recent federal court rulings rejecting similar demands. Idaho joins a growing list of red states pushing back against the Trump DOJ’s nationwide effort

SCOTUS rejects bid to weaponize pro-voter law

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear two cases brought by an anti-voting group seeking to weaken the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The group argued the law should be reinterpreted to require far more aggressive voter purges. By declining to weigh in, the justices preserved the long-standing pro-voting interpretation of the NVRA.

Trump fires Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary

Trump announced he will remove Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following bipartisan criticism of her performance during contentious Senate hearings. Trump said he intends to nominate election denier Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R) to lead DHS, though the move still requires Senate confirmation.

House committee votes to subpoena Bondi over Epstein files

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Pam Bondi over the DOJ's failure to fully release records related to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The vote signals growing bipartisan frustration in Congress and increases pressure on the administration to fully release the remaining documents.