Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the DOJ is organizing a conspiracy investigation against an expansive list of Trump’s enemies, including Obama-Biden era officials who scrutinized his 2016 campaign’s alleged ties to Russia.
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DOJ organizing vast conspiracy investigation against Trump enemies
- Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed ([link removed] ) the DOJ is organizing a conspiracy investigation against an expansive list of President Donald Trump’s enemies, including Obama-Biden era officials who scrutinized his 2016 campaign’s alleged ties to Russia.
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Tina Peters asks Colorado court to release her
- Lawyers for imprisoned election denier Tina Peters asked ([link removed] ) the Colorado Appeals Court to release her, citing Trump's largely ceremonial and legally meaningless “pardon.” Her attorney stated that if the court denies her release, they may appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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How Trump attempted to rig elections
- Mid-decade redistricting was an unexpected, yet defining topic of 2025. With seemingly nonstop updates ([link removed] ) , it's understandable if you may have missed a key moment or two.
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Speaking of 2026 – here’s the top SCOTUS cases we’ll be watching
- There’s still time to make your New Year’s resolution. Ours will be tracking all the key Supreme Court cases ([link removed] ) on the docket next year. Our recommendation for the court’s justices? Exercising some humility about the cases that could make or break democracy.
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The silent threat to democracy, and how we stop it
- Sen. Cory Booker and Marc discussed ([link removed] ) the real and growing threats to American democracy. Booker explained why economic insecurity, extreme inequality, and normalized corruption are not just policy failures but existential dangers to democratic stability. He warned that rising costs, collapsing trust in institutions, authoritarian abuses of power, and the politics of cruelty are driving cynicism and disengagement—and creating fertile ground for democratic backsliding.
- Rather than focusing only on stopping Trump, Booker argued that democracy can only be saved by restoring trust, redeeming the American promise, and offering a bold, forward-looking moral vision that gives people something worth fighting for, not just something to fight against.
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