Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would send hundreds of additional National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital after two soldiers were shot in the city today.

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Trump admin to escalate D.C. military takeover after two National Guard members shot

- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said ([link removed] ) the Trump administration would send hundreds of additional National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital after two soldiers were shot in the city today.

- The announced escalation to President Donald Trump’s military occupation of Washington, D.C. comes less than a week after a federal court found ([link removed] ) that the president’s decision ([link removed] ) to deploy over 2,000 Guard members in D.C. was likely unlawful and inflicted serious harm on the district’s right to govern itself.

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A loss for North Carolina voters

- A three-judge federal panel denied ([link removed] ) a request to block North Carolina’s new congressional map, which was drawn after pressure from Trump to redistrict. The decision comes in a consolidated case brought by Black and Latino voters and the NAACP, who allege the 2025 map was a racial gerrymander that dismantled a historically Black congressional district.

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DOJ says Noem made final decision on El Salvador removals in breach of court order

- With a contempt inquiry looming, the Department of Justice has now named ([link removed] ) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as the Trump official who approved transferring hundreds of people to a notorious Salvadoran megaprison, despite a federal judge’s order forbidding the removals.

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Georgia Republicans and the Trump administration are working to undermine the 2026 elections

- For the first time in nearly five years, Georgia hasn’t enacted any new anti-voting laws. Instead, Republicans spent the year laying ([link removed] ) the groundwork to pass an avalanche of voter suppression laws next year that would radically alter elections in the Peach State.

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Speaking of Georgia election interference…

- A judge has dismissed the election interference case ([link removed] ) against Trump and his allies, wiping out charges linked to their push to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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Federal court hears ‘unprecedented’ GOP bid to deny Missouri voters a voice on gerrymandering

- By trying to stop a voter-led referendum, Missouri’s GOP is testing ([link removed] ) whether politicians can insulate their gerrymander from public judgment altogether. The outcome could reshape how, and whether, voters can check partisan power.

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Missouri AG launches last-ditch immigration probe into referendum that threatens GOP gerrymander

- Missouri's attorney general opened ([link removed] ) an immigration-related investigation into the signature drive aiming to overturn the GOP’s gerrymander. She’s now demanding a list of employees and their identity documents just weeks before the signature deadline.

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Sen. Gallego: Republicans are afraid of Trump

- Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) joined ([link removed] ) Marc for an in-depth conversation on the future of American democracy, Latino political power, and why Democrats win when they focus on the economy and authenticity—not manufactured political personas.

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