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Thursday, February 6
THE OPPOSITION
Holding Trump Accountable
Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer halted
* Just hours before federal workers had to decide on President Donald Trump’s administration’s “Fork in the Road” buyout offer, a Massachusetts federal judge temporarily halted ([link removed]) the program until at least next Monday to hold another hearing.
DOGE blocked from accessing data in Labor and Treasury departments
* In a lawsuit challenging DOGE’s legal authority, the DOJ agreed ([link removed]) today to restrict Elon Musk from accessing sensitive personal and financial Treasury data amid ongoing litigation. Two DOGE affiliates maintain “read-only” access to payment records.
* Also, the Department of Labor (DOL) agreed ([link removed]) today to not share any records with DOGE before a hearing for a long-term block on DOGE's access takes place tomorrow. As of now, Musk’s faux agency has not been able to access DOL data.
Senate Democrats hold floor in all-night protest of Trump’s OMB nominee
* Democratic senators took ([link removed]) to the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday evening — through the night and well into Thursday morning — to vehemently voice their opposition to Russell Vought, Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
Hearings coming up tomorrow
* A hearing held today in a federal Washington, D.C. court — involving two cases ([link removed]) filed by FBI agents seeking to block the DOJ from compiling a list of staff who worked on Trump's Jan. 6 and classified documents cases — will continue tomorrow at 11. a.m.
* A Massachusetts court will hear ([link removed]) a lawsuit challenging Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. Democratic officials in 18 states argue that the order violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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Raffensperger asks federal government for help suppressing voters
* Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) urged ([link removed]) new Attorney General Pam Bondi to drop the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit against the state’s voter suppression law, Senate Bill 202, which limits mail-in voting, shortens election timelines and prohibits line warming.
House Democrats condemn pardons of those who assaulted Capitol police officers
* Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) and over 100 other House Democrats introduced ([link removed]) [link removed] resolution yesterday condemning Trump’s pardons of individuals found guilty of assaulting U.S. Capitol police officers Jan. 6, 2021.
* “I would challenge any single Republican in that chamber right now that’s not going to support the resolution to tell why they’re not going to support it,” former Capital Police Officer Harry Dunn said ([link removed]) at a press conference. “The only reason they’re not doing it is because they’re scared of Donald Trump. Period.”
Hearing tomorrow in North Carolina Supreme Court race lawsuit
* A North Carolina court will hold ([link removed]) a hearing in GOP state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin's election challenge where he is seeking to toss over 60,000 ballots.
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