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On Wednesday, the federal government revealed that it sent National Guard Troops into Portland, Oregon, only hours after a court-ordered halt. Judge Karen Immergut raised the possibility that the Trump administration was in contempt of court.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
The Trump Justice Department has removed all references to January 6 and Trump from the sentencing memo of Taylor Taranto. This revision erases any mention of the violent attempted insurrection that Taranto participated in, and was later pardoned for, by Trump.
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Trump has fired all six members of the federal arts board who were in charge of reviewing his White House ballroom and planned ‘Arc de Trump’, looking to replace them with members who “align with Trump’s policies.”
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Democracy Defenders Fund has accused Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins of unlawfully refusing to tap a $5 billion emergency fund that was specifically created to prevent food stamp shortages and protect 42 million Americans during government shutdowns.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
An order banning the Trump administration from mass-firing federal employees during the government shutdown has been indefinitely extended by a federal judge. This is a vital defense against a lawless attempt to weaponize the shutdown to dismantle the government.
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Democracy depends on people willing to stand up, for our rights, our democracy, and the rule of law
Authoritarianism wins only if we stay silent
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Trump is appealing his criminal conviction on charges from the New York election interference case when he concealed information from the American public ahead of the 2016 election, after a New York jury made him a convicted felon in 2024.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/p...
House Speaker Mike Johnson is backing the Trump administration’s decision not to tap emergency funds for food aid, leaving 42 million Americans without vital funds or resources as the shutdown nears the one-month mark.
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1️⃣ Calling This Court “Supreme” Is Obeying in Advance
When will legal and media elites stop passing off tyranny in robes as the rule of law?
Why “Supreme Court Poised to Weaken Voting Rights Act,” when it should be “Republican Justices Appear Poised to Entrench Republican House Control"?
The Trump administration is deploying election monitors to five California counties on Election Day. Sending federal “monitors” only to Democratic-led states fits a clear pattern: targeting perceived political enemies while ignoring red flags in states run by allies.
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A Portland, OR, federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s request to lift her order blocking deployment of the national guard troops into the city, reasoning that the matter would be decided on by Monday.
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Jack Smith, former DOJ special counsel, is offering to testify publicly before Congress regarding his federal investigations into President Trump's handling of sensitive documents and efforts to subvert the transition of power after the 2020 election.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jack-sm...
Trump started construction on his $250 million ballroom by demolishing the entire White House East Wing, without any review or approval, despite promises not to dismantle parts of the White House.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has claimed that Trump has a plan to run again in 2028, even though the Constitution bars him from seeking another term.
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DOJ investigators have privately warned that the supposed “mortgage fraud” case against New York Attorney General Letitia James doesn’t hold up.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Mike Johnson for refusing to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, arguing that “constitutional rights cannot be used as a bargaining chip.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley gave a 22 hour and 37-minute marathon speech on the Senate floor, “ringing the alarm bells” of authoritarianism under President Trump, stating the president was “shredding our Constitution.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, has withdrawn his nomination following reports that he texted other Republicans racist slurs and said he had “a Nazi streak.”
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Donald Trump is seeking $230 million in compensation from the Justice Department for several court-authorized federal investigations into him, effectively asking taxpayers to foot the bill.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
By putting election deniers in control of election oversight, Trump is trying to create a pipeline for political interference. These officials now have access to sensitive voter data, cybersecurity tools, and interagency coordination powers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
A January 6th rioter, who was convicted and subsequently pardoned by Trump, was charged last week with threatening to assassinate Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, at an event in New York City.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
In a 2-1 ruling, two Trump appointees to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals backed Trump’s authority to send National Guard troops into Portland, OR, despite fierce objections by state and local leaders who insist he is using peaceful protests to expand his power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
The department that oversees the U.S. nuclear stockpile will furlough most of its staff after losing funding, which will leave fewer employees protecting America’s nuclear weapons.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/p...
Trump has commuted the sentence of former GOP congressman George Santos, who was convicted of identity theft and wire fraud. It is the latest in a series of high-profile clemency decisions benefiting Trump’s supporters and political allies after their convictions.
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Millions took to the streets for No Kings Day on Saturday in more than 2,600 cities across all 50 states. The message was clear: democracy isn’t a monarchy, and silence isn’t an option.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
The Roberts Court’s conservative majority has strongly backed efforts to erode the Voting Rights Act. Several of its justices have openly questioned the long-standing reading of Section 2, which broadly bans racial and religious discrimination in voting.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
The Trump Administration's request to lift a lower court's order blocking National Guard troops in Illinois was denied by a federal appeals court panel. The three judges on the panel stated that there was no indication of rebellion in the state.
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John Bolton, Trump’s former national security advisor, has been indicted, though DOJ career prosecutors previously declined to press charges months ago.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Reporters walked out of the Pentagon on Wednesday afternoon after the Defense Department revoked their press credentials when they refused to accept new rules that sharply restrict journalists’ access and reporting.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
