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Trump seeks to ramp up pressure on Grassley over 'blue slip' controversy
Aug 259 months ago

Trump seeks to ramp up pressure on Grassley over 'blue slip' controversy

President Trump on Sunday sought to ramp up pressure on Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) over his defense of the “blue slip” practice that allows home-state senators to veto no...

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Florida judge orders dismantling of 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Aug 229 months ago

Florida judge orders dismantling of 'Alligator Alcatraz'

A federal judge in Florida ordered late Thursday that some of "Alligator Alcatraz" be shut down and barred the Sunshine State from bringing in more detainees to the migrant detention facility in a blo...

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California Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to halt Newsom's redistricting push
Aug 219 months ago

California Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to halt Newsom's redistricting push

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by state Republican legislators seeking to halt Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) plan to redistrict California’s congressional map. “Petition...

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Trump goes 0 for 3 in attempts to unseal Epstein docs
Aug 219 months ago

Trump goes 0 for 3 in attempts to unseal Epstein docs

The Trump administration on Wednesday faced its third rejection of requests to unseal grand jury material in the cases involving the late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. In response to gro...

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Judge blocks FTC probe into progressive media watchdog
Aug 179 months ago

Judge blocks FTC probe into progressive media watchdog

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) investigation into Media Matters for America on Friday, arguing the agency is likely in violation of the progressive media watc...

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Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter indicted on state charges
Aug 159 months ago

Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter indicted on state charges

A Minnesota man accused of killing State House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, Vance Boelter, was indicted on Thursday by a grand jury on eight charges, including two counts of first-de...

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Appeals court allows Arkansas to enforce gender
Aug 1210 months ago

Appeals court allows Arkansas to enforce gender

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Arkansas can enforce its 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for minors, reversing a lower court decision that struck down the first-in-the-nation law as uncon...

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Judge mandates ICE improve Manhattan holding facility...
Aug 1210 months ago

Judge mandates ICE improve Manhattan holding facility...

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily ordered Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to improve conditions for migrants it detains in a federal building in downtown Manhattan. Civil rights group...

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Appeals Court rules DOGE can access sensitive federal data
Aug 1210 months ago

Appeals Court rules DOGE can access sensitive federal data

An appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can access sensitive federal data of millions of Americans, reversing a temporary injunction that was issued earli...

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