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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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Trump DHS admits it invented child abuse claims against activist to unlock phone: reportA federal officer under President Donald Trump admitted there was no reason to accuse an activist of having child pornography before agents demanded his phone passcode. Public defenders for activist Samuel Tunick made the claim in a court brief filed Monday, citing testimony from Customs and Border Protection Officer Findley at a July hearing in Atlanta.…

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Atlanta’s ‘Urban Cowboy’ returns to federal court in battle over seized horsesThe 11th Circuit’s revival of a yearslong legal battle between Atlanta’s “Urban Cowboy” and officials who seized his horses could set a new precedent for how federal courts look at the Fifth Amendment.

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Who is Ana Reyes, federal judge Trump called a ‘crazed lunatic’?U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes shot down the Justice Department’s (DOJ) demand to not participate in a key hearing on Monday on the future of East Potomac Park, which President Trump wants to turn into a championship-style golf course. The Trump administration has alleged that Reyes is biased after she yelled at a government attorney...

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'Just a Flat-Out Lie': Collins Says She Couldn't Have Known Kavanaugh Would Vote to Overturn Roe v. WadeAs she faces a tough reelection fight in Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins is twisting the facts about her role in laying the groundwork for the US Supreme Court's overturning of abortion rights. Throughout the campaign, Collins has been dogged by questions about her fateful decision in 2018 to cast a key vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the…

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CNN threatens lawsuit against Trump administration as Air Force One ban continuesCNN threatens new legal action after being denied access to Air Force One four times, despite a federal judge's ruling against the White House ban.

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