John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor turned vocal critic, was indicted by a federal grand jury.

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DOJ, now Trump’s tool of personal retribution, indicts John Bolton ([link removed] )

- John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor turned vocal critic, was indicted ([link removed] ) by a federal grand jury Thursday. Bolton is the third current or former federal official to face charges since Trump demanded Attorney General Pam Bondi more aggressively pursue his perceived enemies.

- The indictment underscores how much Trump has turned the U.S. Department of Justice into a tool of personal retribution, as he pledged to do. Asked about a possible indictment of Bolton Thursday afternoon, Trump said his former aide was a “bad guy.”

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Another court blocks Trump’s Chicago military takeover ([link removed] )

- A three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected ([link removed] ) President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a lower court ruling blocking his attempted military deployment in Chicago, citing “insufficient evidence” to justify the takeover.

- The ruling is a major win for Illinois and Chicago, both of which sued ([link removed] ) earlier this month arguing that the deployment infringes on the state’s sovereignty and its right to self-governance. The court’s ruling also marked the first time an appeals court officially blocked one of Trump’s National Guard deployments in a major U.S. city.

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Arizona Supreme Court rejects GOP challenge to state’s election manual ([link removed] )

- In a win for voters, the Arizona Supreme Court unanimously rejected ([link removed] ) a GOP challenge to the state’s Election Procedures Manual (EPM), which provides guidance to election administrators. The court sent the case back to an appeals court to consider several remaining challenges.

- The Republican National Committee, along with state and local GOP groups, sued over the 2023 version of the EPM, seeking to block several pro-voting provisions on proof of citizenship, early voting, and mail-in voting.

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Missouri Republicans in ‘full-blown tantrum’ over ballot measure to block GOP gerrymander ([link removed] )

- A Missouri advocacy group said ([link removed] ) Republican state officials are throwing “a full-blown tantrum” after they sued ([link removed] ) the group over their pro-voting ballot measure that aims to give voters a chance to veto the state’s new GOP-backed congressional gerrymander.

- After Missouri Republicans gave in to pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in September, pro-voting advocates explored various ways to fight the proposed gerrymander. In addition to lawsuits ([link removed] ) , they gathered more than 100,000 signatures to place a referendum on the ballot to block the gerrymander.

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- A challenge ([link removed] ) to Mississippi's ballot receipt deadline will be distributed for conference in the U.S. Supreme Court. Mississippi is asking the court to reverse a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion striking down the state’s extended ballot receipt deadline.

- If the court takes the case, a ruling could have wide implications for states that, like Mississippi, accept mail ballots that arrive late if they’re postmarked by Election Day.

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