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Monday, February 3
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Ken Martin wins election to lead national Democratic Party

* Ken Martin is the next chair of the Democratic National Committee. Read here ([link removed]) to learn more about Martin’s track record in Minnesota, how he plans to support voting rights as chair and his vision for the Democratic Party.
* “The Democratic Party is the party of working people, and it’s time to roll up our sleeves and outcompete everywhere, in every election, and at every level of government — and I look forward to working with this next generation of leadership to build a Party to unite America,” Martin said ([link removed]) .
* The DNC held the election for a new chair Saturday, and Martin won a majority of the 448 DNC members’ votes. These members include chairs and vice chairs from each state’s Democratic Party, elected delegates from all 50 states, Democratic officials and others.

Fulton County DA plans to appeal dismissal in election subversion case

* Fulton County, Georgia prosecutors indicated ([link removed]) they will appeal a state court’s dismissal ([link removed]) of six counts against President Donald Trump and his close advisors, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and John Eastman, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The Georgia Supreme Court could decide to weigh in on the case.

Oral argument coming up tomorrow

* The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear ([link removed]) a lawsuit over a provision of a Texas voter suppression law that caused over 20,000 ballots to be rejected in the state in 2022. A lower court struck down the provision, but Texas officials appealed the ruling.

THE OPPOSITION

Holding Trump Accountable

The latest on lawsuits challenging Trump’s federal funding freeze

* A federal judge in Washington, D.C. blocked ([link removed]) Trump’s federal funding freeze this evening, becoming the second judge to halt his administration’s actions.
* This follows an order ([link removed]) Friday from a federal judge in Rhode Island stopping Trump’s freeze on programs and grants. Today, the U.S. Department of Justice argued ([link removed]) this order doesn’t stop the administration’s efforts to halt spending, raising concerns over the separation of powers as litigation continues.

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