Right-wing figures are praising Trump after he called for a special prosecutor to investigate false claims and conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 presidential election.

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SCOTUS lets Trump resume deportations to ‘third countries’ with little notice

  • In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to resume deporting migrants to third countries with minimal notice. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, criticizing the Court for rewarding lawlessness and undermining due process.

MAGA cheers Trump’s call for prosecutor to probe 2020 election 

  • Right-wing figures are praising Trump after he took to TruthSocial last week and called for a special prosecutor to investigate false claims and conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 presidential election.

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Federal judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release before trial

  • A federal judge ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, citing insufficient evidence from the Justice Department that he posed a danger while awaiting trial on immigrant smuggling charges.

  • Abrego Garcia will likely remain in federal custody despite the ruling, as the government has said in court filings that he will be arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents immediately after his release.

Red states target voters in new stealth attacks

  • New voting restrictions are flying under the radar this year. From mail voting cuts to student ID bans, states are changing the rules ahead of 2026. Here’s why it matters.

SCOTUS won’t review Virginia felony disenfranchisement case

  • SCOTUS rejected Virginia officials' request to weigh in on a lawsuit challenging the state's felony disenfranchisement law, which bars those convicted of any felony from voting. Litigation will continue in lower court with a trial set for this fall.

NYC Comptroller on his ICE arrest: “They want people to be afraid"

  • New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested by ICE last week. Lander, a candidate in the city’s mayoral race, joined Marc to discuss the event, what it says about the erosion of law and democracy and more.

Oral argument coming up tomorrow

  • The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear arguments in a redistricting case. The plaintiffs argue that Republican lawmakers deliberately manipulated the state’s congressional districts to favor the GOP in a partisan gerrymander.
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