Judge says Trump administration ordering mass firings was unlawful
Democrats sue Trump over attempt to control independent election agency
The Democratic Party sued Trump over his attempt to control the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the agency that enforces campaign finance laws, arguing it could enable him to influence agency decisions in favor of the Republican Party.
Earlier this month, FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub said that Trump tried to illegally remove her from her job.
Passing SAVE Act would be ‘taking a chainsaw to democracy’
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a right-wing bill pushing for nationwide proof of citizenship for voter registration, has sparked backlash for its potential to disenfranchise millions. “Policies like these are like taking a chainsaw to our democracy,” Michigan Rep. Stephen Wooden (D) said in a press conference Thursday.
The SAVE Act could disenfranchise millions of married women and transgender individuals whose legal name doesn’t match the one on their birth certificate and don’t have a valid passport.
Republicans’ new argument to dismantle Section 2 feels eerily familiar
Hearing coming up Monday
A hearing will be held in a lawsuit from the city of Baltimore, Maryland, seeking to block Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the nation’s financial watchdog agency. The shutdown is paused as litigation proceeds.
