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Schumer Warns SAVE Act Could Strip Millions From Voter Rolls, Citing Contested ’25 Million’ Figure

Sen. Chuck Schumer warns the SAVE Act's proof-of-citizenship requirement could remove millions from the voter rolls - a figure he has put as high as 25 million, though fact-checkers call the exact total contested.

71d ago

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AOC Crushes Her Primary With Nearly 87% of the Vote as 2028 Speculation Builds

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won nearly 87% of the vote in her June 23 NY-14 Democratic primary, a landslide that has reignited 2028 White House speculation.

71d ago

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Newsom Proposes a National Billionaire Tax and a Public Equity Fund to Share AI’s Wealth

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a national 'economic reset': a minimum tax on billionaires and a public equity fund giving Americans a stake in AI wealth. It's a proposal, not law.

71d ago

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Senator Demands Trump Personally Pay Back the $16 Million for His ‘Failed’ Green Reflecting Pool Disaster

Sen. John Hickenlooper is demanding President Trump personally reimburse taxpayers for a roughly $16 million no-bid renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that turned green with algae.

71d ago

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Senate Democrats Demand Federal Probe Into the Illegal $250 Trump Bill

Warren, Merkley, and fellow Senate Democrats are pressing the Treasury Inspector General to investigate resources spent on a $250 Trump bill that federal law makes illegal to issue.

72d ago

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Election Order, Ruling His Bid to Seize Control of Voting Violates the Constitution

A federal judge ruled that Trump's executive order on elections unconstitutionally violates the separation of powers, granting summary judgment to roughly 24 states.

72d ago

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USPS Won’t Deliver Mail Ballots to States That Refuse to Hand Over Voter Lists, Postmaster General Says

Postmaster General David Steiner told the Senate that under a proposed rule stemming from a Trump executive order, USPS would withhold mail ballots from states that don't turn over voter lists. A federal judge has moved to block it.

72d ago

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Federal Judge Gives DOJ Until July 2 to Hand Over Unredacted Epstein Files or Justify Every Redaction

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered the DOJ to release unredacted Epstein emails, a draft indictment naming co-conspirators, and a 2019 co-conspirator email by July 2 — or justify every redaction and publish a redaction log.

72d ago

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Nancy Mace Just Introduced a Bill to Force D.C. to Fire Employees With Violent-Crime Convictions Within 90 Days

Rep. Nancy Mace introduced H.R. 7068, which would bar D.C. from employing or contracting people with violent-crime convictions and force terminations within 90 days. It was referred to committee and is not law.

72d ago

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Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump Administration to Revive Border Asylum Caps

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held the government need not process every asylum seeker at ports of entry - clearing the way to revive 'metering' caps.

72d ago

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NYC Freezes Rent on Nearly 1 Million Apartments in a Historic First, Delivering Mayor Mamdani’s Biggest Promise

New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to freeze rents for two years on roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments — the first two-year freeze in its history and a key Mamdani promise.

72d ago

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Trump-Linked Firm Opens a Pardon-for-Hire Practice. Its First Client Already Paid $500,000

A firm founded by former Trump officials registered to lobby the White House for presidential pardons, recording a $500,000 payment from its first client.

72d ago