Oregon law enforcement officials slammed Trump's use of the National Guard to militarize Portland, charging in new court filings that it’s unwarranted and a threat to public safety that could incite larger protests.
Oregon law enforcement officials slammed President Donald Trump's use of the National Guard to militarize Portland, charging in new court filings that it’s unwarranted and a threat to public safety that could incite larger protests.
Trump ordered troops to Portland after falsely stating “domestic terrorists” had besieged ICE facilities in the “War ravaged" city, referring to largely peaceful ICE protests. Oregon and Portland sued to block the order.
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Missouri governor signs extreme gerrymander into law
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed the state’s gerrymander — conducted at Trump’s request — into law Sunday. If the plan withstands a court challenge and a ballot measure aimed at blocking it, the GOP will have locked in a 7–1 majority in the U.S. House for the rest of the decade.
Advocates push back against DOJ voter data grab
The Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans filed to intervene as defendants in a DOJ lawsuit seeking access to the state's voter registration data, arguing the department’s demands threaten voter privacy and violate state law.
"I worry that the threat of disclosure will deter… senior citizens from engaging in the political process,” the group’s president wrote. “The senior community is deeply concerned about the risks of identity theft and social security fraud, which disproportionately harm older Americans."
In other Pennsylvania news…
In a win for voters, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that Washington County election officials violated voters’ procedural due process when they rejected mail-in ballots with technical errors — like missing signatures or dates — without notifying voters. The court also held that voters must be given notice their ballots won’t count so they can either challenge the disqualification or cast a provisional ballot.
DOJ asks SCOTUS to disregard Constitution, end birthright citizenship
Trump’s DOJ is pushing the Supreme Court to end birthright citizenship — a right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment and upheld by the court for over a century. Multiple federal courts have already ruled Trump’s order to be unconstitutional.
House majority battle intensifies amidst chaos
Free and fair elections are under attack, and Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) is on the front lines of the fight. As chair of the DCCC, she joined Marc to discuss gerrymandering, mail-in voting, and what Democrats must do to win back the House and defend democracy.
Coming up tomorrow
A federal court will hear arguments in a lawsuit seeking to block several laws that make it harder to participate in Arkansas’ ballot initiative process.
A federal court in Virginia will hear a lawsuit challenging a felony disenfranchisement provision in the state constitution.
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