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A GOP lawyer’s one-word slip reveals a chilling midterm plan

With virtually no mention or reporting in the corporate press, Republican-run states are again running the voter purge of millions that gave Donald Trump the White House in 2024. Last week, Reuters published a special report on the ways the Trump administration could “interfere” with the midterms, noting that a lawyer in Idaho’s Republican attorney…

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Raw Story· Oct 20, 4:44 PMA GOP lawyer’s one-word slip reveals a chilling midterm plan

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White House smacked with ultimatum over accusation it skirted judge’s orderCNN is threatening to take the Trump administration back to court unless the White House stops blocking its crews from covering President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One. CNN outside counsel Ted Boutrous sent a demand letter to the Justice Department on Monday, according to the network , giving the administration until Thursday at 5 p.m. EST to confirm…

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Clerk dragged to court after ignoring state's cease-and-desist over poll watchersA New Mexico civic group intending to observe the upcoming general election on Oct. 16 sued Santa Fe County Clerk Katharine Clark alleging she violated state law by denying recognized election watchers access to polling places unless they attended additional training. Land of Action, which describes itself as a nonpartisan civic association and hub for…

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CNN Threatens New Legal Action Against Trump Over Media BanCNN is threatening to file another lawsuit against the Trump administration for continuing to deny it access to the Air Force One press pool. “These efforts to retaliate and discriminate against CNN based on the content of its news coverage are mistaken, counterproductive, and unlawful,” Ted Boutrous, the network’s outside counsel, wrote in a letter to…

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The surprising conservative backlash against Justice AlitoJustice Samuel Alito’s new book, So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country, isn’t going to set the world on fire with its bold new ideas. It’s mostly a collection of Alito’s old speeches. But if the book treads familiar ground, the reception to it among writers who share Alito’s […]

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18-year-old accused of planning Mall of America terror attack will remain in jailA Minnesota teen who was arrested after being accused of planning a terror attack on the Mall of America in Minneapolis must remain in jail, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster said Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud,18, won’t be released because he’s a risk to the community and a flight risk, the Associated...

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Tulane harassment orderNEW ORLEANS — A federal court in Louisiana partially granted Tulane University’s request for a protective order preventing a self-represented student from sending “harassing” communications to employees and administrators of its disability office in connection with her ADA lawsuit. The court orders the student to communicate only with university counsel…

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Trump DHS’s own boast used against it as court revives fight over ICE at churchesThe Trump administration’s own promises to expand immigration enforcement helped shred its position Tuesday as a federal appeals court revived religious groups’ challenge to allowing ICE operations at houses of worship. In a 2-1 ruling , the D.C. Circuit found that 27 Christian and Jewish organizations likely have standing to sue over the rollback of…

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Trump posts photos of ‘trash island’ after intense court hearing over East Potomac renovationPresident Trump on Tuesday posted a series of photos showing crews removing trees from East Potomac Park, insulting the peninsula that he is seeking to redevelop starting next month. "Here are pictures of Trash Island for the Judge to study," Trump wrote in his Truth Social post. "This is just a small area, and better...

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Appeals Court Deals Trump Blow in Immigration Fight Over ChurchesA federal court dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda near houses of worship, allowing objecting religious groups to sue. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that religious organizations have standing to sue over the policy of allowing some immigration enforcement at churches and other religious…

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‘Finna get kirked’: Kansas man arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot TrumpA 24-year-old Kansas man is in federal custody after allegedly threatening on Facebook to kill President Donald Trump. Jaden J. Read was arrested after the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas charged him with making threats against the president, according to a Monday Justice Department press release . 'Let's shoot Trump honestly, where's…

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