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Analyzing the President’s Executive Order on Mail Voting This bid to seize control of mail voting would wreak havoc on elections and harm American voters.

Trump’s executive order on mail voting would give the USPS, an independent agency, power over who can vote by mail. ​​The Brennan Center and other groups are challenging the order in court. bit.ly/4mhDqln

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Samuel Alito And Clarence Thomas Have No Plans To Retire Before Midterms: Reports The reports likely close any window Trump would’ve had to nominate a fourth justice to the high court before the midterm elections in November.

The reports likely close any window Trump would’ve had to nominate a fourth justice to the high court before the midterm elections in November.

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The Trump administration won’t face contempt of court charges for deporting immigrants to El Salvador last year in defiance of a court order. trib.al/O1EN5xd

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Judge rules Trump administration violated the First Amendment in fight against ICE-tracking ICE Sightings - Chicago Land Facebook Group and Eyes Up developer won a preliminary injunction against the government.

Judge rules Trump administration violated the First Amendment in fight against ICE-tracking

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Blue graphic with an image of a absentee ballot in the background reading "Millions of people depend on voting by mail, including:
People with disabilities
People juggling multiple jobs
Seniors
People without access to transportation
Service members and their families
People in rural areas
And more
President Trump shouldn’t be making it harder for us to vote."

Blue graphic with an image of a absentee ballot in the background reading "Millions of people depend on voting by mail, including: People with disabilities People juggling multiple jobs Seniors People without access to transportation Service members and their families People in rural areas And more President Trump shouldn’t be making it harder for us to vote."

President Trump’s new executive order attempts to restrict mail-in voting, which would make it more difficult for millions of people to cast a vote.

We’re taking him to court to protect our right to participate in our democracy.

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Fired by Trump, this immigration judge set off on the migrant trail This U.S. immigration court judge began an adventure south of the border after Trump fired him.

This U.S. immigration court judge began an adventure south of the border after Trump fired him.

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Judge tosses Trump administration's bid to get RI's unredacted voter rolls The Trump administration's lawsuit for voter information, including drivers' license numbers, was tossed.

This is a win for your privacy & for election integrity. Yet again, the Trump Admin has lost in a court of law. While Pres. Trump repeats his lies about U.S. elections, I’ll remain steadfast in defending RI’s elections & protecting your rights.

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UPDATE: The Trump administration is deporting "nonviolent medically impaired grandparents" to Laos over a 33-year-old drug conviction, a decision Judge Tana Lin says is "inhumane" and "cruel" — but says she is powerless to stop.

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Are Trump's tariffs really dead? Here's what's happening behind the scenes Importers of European cheese, a sleeping bag company for infants and a ceramics business are pushing for and against potential new tariffs.

A reminder that when Donald Trump threatens tariffs, he's threatening a tax on working families.

He already owes Illinoisans $8,679,261,600 from his last round — and now he's waiting to throw in more to the pot.

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Lawyers astounded as Trump DOJ suffers 'another big loss' in court: 'Add this to the list' A lawyer was astounded on Saturday after President Donald Trump's Department of Justice suffered "another big loss" in court last week. Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian discussed the Trump DOJ's attempt to prosecute a philosophy professor in California for allegedly assaulting a federal ...

A lawyer was astounded on Saturday after President Donald Trump's Department of Justice suffered "another big loss" in court last week.

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Trump DOJ loses again, now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases, as court rejects Rhode Island lawsuit U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy, a Trump appointee, called the DOJ’s widespread voter roll demands a “fishing expedition.”

A win! The Trump DOJ is now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases. A federal court just rejected their lawsuit against Rhode Island, the latest in a string of losses as they try to force states to purge voter rolls.

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Trumpy Justices’ Frenzied Bid to Steamroll Dobbs Dissenters Revealed A behind-the-bench recounting reveals the playbook conservative Justices used.

Trump’s Supreme Court darlings put outsized pressure on their colleagues to get the Dobbs decision published as quickly as possible,

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Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees A legal maneuver once reserved for death row inmates and suspected terrorists has become the only recourse for immigrant detainees, who have flooded federal courts in California with thousands of petitions for freedom.

Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees

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This tariff-refund portal is about to be America's hottest website Exactly two months after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Trump's tariffs, the U.S. government has set Monday as the day when some companies can begin requesting refunds.

Exactly two months after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Trump's tariffs, the U.S. government has set Monday as the day when some companies can begin requesting refunds. n.pr/4mGExLF

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🚨 Arizona DPS Out of Cash, Can't Repair Vehicles

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🔥SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “Ivanka’s husband Jared Kushner’s on the Saudi payroll for $2 BILLION— as he leads 🇺🇸 diplomacy + asks sheikhs for billions more… Never have we seen so little effort to hide so much corruption. The Mar-a-Lago mafia taking corruption to spectacular new heights.”

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An American from Utah killed her husband.

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‘They’re gonna make me cry’: I competed at a speed puzzling championship You might think of puzzling as leisurely, but it’s now a sport. I entered a national competition and discovered a passionate community

Speed puzzlers train up to three hours a day to prepare for competitions, brushing up on techniques and building their muscles. “I like to do core exercises because your lower back hurts a lot,” says Yvonne Feucht, a Los Angeles camera operator.

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Broderick’s Nuclear Movies and Bauer’s Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built and Movement Against the Press. Both books just have the titles on the cover.

Broderick’s Nuclear Movies and Bauer’s Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built and Movement Against the Press. Both books just have the titles on the cover.

Two new history purchases! #scifi #sciencefiction #books #history

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Margaret Atwood writing THE HANDMAID’S TALE in Berlin, 1984. Photography by Isolde Ohlbaum.

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Late August at the Hotel Ozone (1967)
Late August at the Hotel Ozone (1967) YouTube video by doubleheads

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Gladys Parker: “I got the idea for Mopsy when the cartoonist Rube Goldberg said my hair looked like a mop. That was several years ago, and she has been my main interest ever since.”

Source: “Meet the Artists,” PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, September 25, 1946.

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Spain town burns Netanyahu doll with explosives during Easter.

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Billionaire Gina Rinehart says 'I don't understand' arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith over alleged war crimes
Australia's richest person questions cost and time spent investigating former soldiers as pockets of support emerge for Victoria Cross recipient
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Pauline Hanson says she won't 'abandon' Ben Roberts-Smith as Greens argue 'no one should be above the law'
Queensland senator'steadfast' in her support of former Australian soldier as police charge him with five counts of war crime - murder
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Screenshot of The Guardian article. Pictured is Ben Robert’s-Smith. Ben Roberts-Smith Pauline Hanson says she won't 'abandon' Ben Roberts-Smith as Greens argue 'no one should be above the law' Queensland senator'steadfast' in her support of former Australian soldier as police charge him with five counts of war crime - murder Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent Tue 7 Apr 2026 17.49 AEST • theguardian.com

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Since Dutton lost his seat, Gina Reinhart found another puppet to do her bidding, in One Nations Pauline Hanson.
Reinhart, the wealthy born billionaire who said Aussies should be happy to work for $2 a day, supports Trump, who supports those who commit violent acts like ICE in the USA.

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