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A U.S. district judge in Washington has halted a Postal Service rule that would have made ballot delivery contingent on state-provided voter lists and new balloting procedures, concluding the proposal ran afoul of a 2021 settlement that mandates expedited handling of mail-in ballots. The decision marks the second recent judicial rebuke of efforts t…
Former CIA Director John Brennan has filed suit in federal court seeking an order that would compel the U.S. Department of Justice to preserve records and communications linked to federal inquiries into his role in the intelligence community’s assessment that Russia aided Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. Brennan’s legal team says the materials are nee…
President Donald Trump said his short-term appointee as acting director of national intelligence can declassify material while serving, including records potentially tied to the 2020 election. The move follows controversy over the appointment of Bill Pulte, who has no national security background, and a delayed nomination for Jay Clayton amid a pus…
House Speaker Mike Johnson, joined by 51 Republican colleagues, has requested President Donald Trump allow temporary waivers to the Jones Act to expire in mid-August as planned. The waivers were granted during the Iran conflict to ease supply disruptions and to keep fuel and other essential goods moving between U.S. ports amid rising prices. Lawmak…
Progressive challengers scored significant wins in Colorado's Democratic primaries, including a stunning defeat of a 29-year incumbent in Denver and a surprise nomination in a competitive Latino-heavy district. Attorney General Phil Weiser prevailed over U.S. Senator Michael Bennet for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, while Senator John Hic…
During a term dominated by litigation tied to the president, the Supreme Court delivered a mixed verdict for Donald Trump: it blocked his effort to curtail birthright citizenship yet granted him sweeping authority to dismiss leaders of independent regulatory bodies by overturning a long-standing precedent. The court’s conservative majority produced…
Progressive challengers recorded significant primary victories in Colorado, unseating long-serving incumbents and placing a left-leaning candidate in a competitive general election contest. The results underscore intra-party tensions over policy direction and highlight shifting priorities among Democratic voters on issues including U.S. support for…
Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist and former attorney, defeated 15-term U.S. Representative Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for a Denver-area congressional district. With 78% of precincts reporting, Kiros held a near 7,000-vote advantage. Her campaign has drawn attention for criticism of pro-Israel Democrats, a post that led t…
Colorado State Representative Manny Rutinel won the Democratic primary to challenge Republican U.S. Representative Gabe Evans in a battleground district that Democrats view as a pickup opportunity. The contest, in a district that is nearly 40% Latino and spans Denver's northern suburbs into adjacent rural areas, centered on immigration. Evans, who …
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated U.S. Senator Michael Bennet for the Democratic nomination for governor. The contest centered on who was best positioned to protect the state from actions taken by President Donald Trump, including a freeze on federal funds and a veto of a major drinking water project. Weiser outraised and outspent Benn…
The U.S. Education Department, joined by the Justice Department, announced enforcement action against the Kansas City Public School District in Kansas for a policy that restricts disclosure of a student’s transgender status, saying it violates the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Potential measures include judicial proceedings and…
Republicans plan an unusual off-year convention in Dallas in September to energize supporters for the November midterm elections. President Donald Trump is expected to speak, and the event is intended to bolster turnout as the party seeks to retain control of Congress amid voter concerns about the economy and foreign policy.
President Donald Trump’s annual financial disclosure filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics for 2025 shows he reported more than $1.4 billion in income last year from his family’s cryptocurrency activities. Major items include proceeds from a co-founded crypto firm, sales of $TRUMP meme coins, settlements with media companies and licensing…
Rebecca Bennett won New Jersey's Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District and will face Republican incumbent Thomas Kean in November. Bennett led her nearest rival by 28 points with 48% of precincts reporting. Kean, who ran unopposed, has been absent from the House since early March due to an undisclosed medical condition and has misse…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to allow the immediate removal of the nation’s top copyright official, upholding a lower court order that prevents President Trump from executing the firing while litigation over the dismissal moves forward. The unsigned order did not rule on the underlying legal questions, leaving in place a sequence of l…
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to deliver a decision on a Republican-led challenge to federal limits that restrict coordination between political parties and candidates on campaign spending. The dispute centers on whether existing caps on coordinated party expenditures violate the First Amendment. The case reaches the high court after a federal appe…
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to issue a decision on state laws from Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit transgender students from participating on female sports teams at public schools, including universities. Lower courts ruled in favor of the students, finding the statutes violated constitutional protections and federal anti-discriminati…
The U.S. Supreme Court will issue a ruling on whether to permit President Donald Trump to limit birthright citizenship under an executive order that directs federal agencies not to recognize as citizens those children born on U.S. soil whose parents are neither U.S. citizens nor lawful permanent residents. The case, arising from a class-action suit…
Colorado Democrats, including Senator John Hickenlooper and Representative Diana DeGette, are confronting vigorous primary challenges from progressive candidates pressing left-leaning platforms. Races for governor and the pivotal 8th congressional district add complexity as Democrats weigh electability concerns and intra-party momentum following re…
A new poll commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation and conducted June 12-16 finds that a significant majority of U.S. voters favor maintaining or increasing foreign aid for disaster relief, disease control and security when given information about program outcomes and actual cost to taxpayers. The survey of 2,022 voters also shows skepticism amo…
Advocacy coalitions have lodged a legal application at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice against Ghana on behalf of 27 people deported from the United States under the Trump administration. The filing seeks to compel Ghana to reveal the terms of its agreement with the U.S., halt further transfers under the same arrangement and secure compensati…
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold state laws that allow mail-in ballots postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted when received within a limited grace period after the election. The decision, written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's three liberal justices, reversed a…
The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Trump administration for its position on whether to review a Republican-led appeal seeking enforcement of Pennsylvania’s rule requiring voters to handwrite a date on the outer envelope of mail-in ballots. The rule, part of state law, was blocked by lower courts as violating constitutional protections of the right to…
The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted an appeal from Republican officials asking the court to revive Arizona's 2022 law that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for registrants using the state's voter form and authorize regular purges of voters whose citizenship cannot be confirmed. Lower courts found parts of the law in conflict with…
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 29 declined to take up former President Donald Trump’s appeal seeking to overturn a $5 million jury verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll. Lower courts had upheld the 2023 verdict, finding Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and later defaming her. The decision leaves intact the civil judgment while a separ…
