Appeals judges greenlight Trump's Portland military deployment
- A 9th Circuit panel issued a ruling that all but allowed Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, Oregon, with both judges appointed by Trump siding with him. While another order blocking deployment still remains, the DOJ will likely ask for it to be dissolved, which would allow Trump to officially move troops in.
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After massive No Kings Protests, Trump insults Americans and asserts ‘unquestioned power’ to deploy troops domestically
- A total of 5 to 8 million people protested Trump’s power grab at No Kings rallies Saturday, likely the country’s largest single-day protest since the 1970s. Trump responded by attacking Americans and making more extreme power claims — and Republicans came to his defense.
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Tennessee sued over troop deployment
- Memphis officials sued Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) over his deployment of the National Guard to the city at Trump’s request. They argue the governor can only activate troops in emergencies, with legislative approval and at the city’s request, conditions they say weren’t met.
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GOP-backed ballot measure could radically restrict mail voting in Maine
- After a neurological condition left her wheelchair-bound, Mainer Neva Allen has depended on mail-in voting to make her voice heard in every election. But a GOP-backed ballot measure could make it harder for Allen, and many others, to cast their votes.
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Federal prosecutors fired after refusing Trump’s pressure to charge his political adversary
- Two veteran federal prosecutors were fired after resisting Trump’s pressure to charge New York AG Letitia James (D) — the latest flashpoint in the Justice Department’s eroding independence.
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Right wing group sues New York AG
- A right-wing group sued James over alleged voter roll inaccuracies, claiming state election officials suppressed their efforts to expose supposed election irregularities. The group asked the court to block future election certifications until an audit is done.
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Comey says DOJ is prosecuting him on Trump’s orders
- Former FBI Director James Comey today asked a federal judge to throw out the felony charges against him, asserting that the Department of Justice violated his rights by pursuing charges against him on Trump’s orders.
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This is the most brazen GOP gerrymander yet
- “The power to draw fair maps is so important that people will try to find ways to get out of doing it,” Michael Li, senior counsel for the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, told Democracy Docket.
- And Utah Republicans are doing just that in their brazen effort to avoid compliance with a voter-approved anti-gerrymandering law.
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The ‘Epstein shutdown’ cover-up
- Trump wants to be king... and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is leading the opposition. In this conversation with Marc, Swalwell sounds the alarm on Trump’s growing attempts to weaponize government power — from deploying the military in U.S. cities to shutting down Congress and blocking the release of the Epstein files — all as part of a strategy to protect himself and undermine American democracy ahead of the 2026 election.
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Coming up tomorrow
- The 8th Circuit will hear a far-right group’s request to revive a challenge to a Minnesota law that seeks to combat election misinformation, voter intimidation and harassment.
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