Jonathan Shorman
@jonshorman.bsky.social
Democracy Reporter, Stateline.
Past: The Kansas City Star
Kansan. KU graduate.
jshorman@stateline.org
Past: The Kansas City Star
Kansan. KU graduate.
jshorman@stateline.org
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Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have introduced a wave of bills aimed at reining in federal immigration enforcement operations.
via @stateline.org
via @stateline.org
State lawmakers stand ready to help ICE — or impede it
As lawmakers convene for this year’s state legislative sessions, immigration has surged to the top of the agenda. Across the country, dozens of bills touching on immigration enforcement, civil rights…
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have introduced a wave of bills aimed at reining in federal immigration enforcement operations.
via @stateline.org
via @stateline.org
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Utah lawmakers advanced three bills impacting the courts despite objections from legal professionals concerned that legislators are moving rapidly to enact changes that could “weaken” the courts’ independence. #utpol
Utah State Bar ‘deeply alarmed’ by bills it says would ‘weaken’ the judiciary’s independence • Utah News Dispatch
Utah lawmakers advanced three bills impacting the courts despite objections from legal professionals and the Utah State Bar.
utahnewsdispatch.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Utah lawmakers advanced three bills impacting the courts despite objections from legal professionals concerned that legislators are moving rapidly to enact changes that could “weaken” the courts’ independence. #utpol
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Crime continued to decline in 2025, with homicides down 21% from 2024 and 44% from a peak in 2021, according to a new analysis of crime trends in 40 large U.S. cities.
https://stateline.org/2026/01/29/crime-rates-fell-across-us-cities-in-2025/
https://stateline.org/2026/01/29/crime-rates-fell-across-us-cities-in-2025/
Crime rates fell across US cities in 2025 • Stateline
Crime continued to decline in 2025, with homicides down 21% from 2024 and 44% from a peak in 2021, according to a new analysis of crime trends in 40 large U.S. cities released by the nonpartisan think tank Council on Criminal Justice.
stateline.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Crime continued to decline in 2025, with homicides down 21% from 2024 and 44% from a peak in 2021, according to a new analysis of crime trends in 40 large U.S. cities.
https://stateline.org/2026/01/29/crime-rates-fell-across-us-cities-in-2025/
https://stateline.org/2026/01/29/crime-rates-fell-across-us-cities-in-2025/
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Two powerful Oregon Democrats are cautioning against lawsuits the state could run into as lawmakers attempt to regulate the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, pitting them against activists eager to fight in court to prevent federal agents from covering their faces. buff.ly/7ILZ7vV
Should Oregon water down a bill to ban officers from wearing masks? Democrats are divided • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Even a floated approach allowing agents to wear their masks with identification on top could face challenges, some legal experts say.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Two powerful Oregon Democrats are cautioning against lawsuits the state could run into as lawmakers attempt to regulate the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, pitting them against activists eager to fight in court to prevent federal agents from covering their faces. buff.ly/7ILZ7vV
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NEW: The bipartisan Congressional Postal Service Caucus, led by Reps. @budzinski.house.gov, @repchrispappas.bsky.social and Jack Bergman, call for the U.S. Postal Service to reverse changes to mail processing that have led to some mail not getting postmarked the same day it's sent
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January 30, 2026 at 6:05 PM
NEW: The bipartisan Congressional Postal Service Caucus, led by Reps. @budzinski.house.gov, @repchrispappas.bsky.social and Jack Bergman, call for the U.S. Postal Service to reverse changes to mail processing that have led to some mail not getting postmarked the same day it's sent
A late spring/early summer opinion striking down post-Election Day arrivals could scramble ballot rules just ahead of the thick of primary season (of course, the court could uphold the status quo)
And on March 23, the Supreme Court will hear Watson v. RNC, which asks whether states may count ballots that were mailed by Election Day but arrive shortly thereafter. (About half the states have such laws today.)
January 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM
A late spring/early summer opinion striking down post-Election Day arrivals could scramble ballot rules just ahead of the thick of primary season (of course, the court could uphold the status quo)
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And on March 23, the Supreme Court will hear Watson v. RNC, which asks whether states may count ballots that were mailed by Election Day but arrive shortly thereafter. (About half the states have such laws today.)
January 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM
And on March 23, the Supreme Court will hear Watson v. RNC, which asks whether states may count ballots that were mailed by Election Day but arrive shortly thereafter. (About half the states have such laws today.)
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Feds arrest journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for filming protest at St. Paul church minnesotareformer.com/briefs/feds-...
Feds arrest journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for filming protest at St. Paul church • Minnesota Reformer
Federal agents arrested independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for covering a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, where a pastor is also an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enf...
minnesotareformer.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Feds arrest journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for filming protest at St. Paul church minnesotareformer.com/briefs/feds-...
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Exclusive: Tulsi Gabbard has been investigating results of the 2020 election that President Trump lost, and earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia. on.wsj.com/4k8cy5Z
Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud
The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.
on.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Exclusive: Tulsi Gabbard has been investigating results of the 2020 election that President Trump lost, and earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia. on.wsj.com/4k8cy5Z
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BREAKING: Sen. Collins says Homeland Security halting enhanced ICE operations in Maine mainemorningstar.com/briefs/sen-c...
Sen. Collins says Homeland Security halting enhanced ICE operations in Maine • Maine Morning Star
This story will be updated. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said early Thursday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security would cease its enhanced deportation operations in the state of Maine. In a…
mainemorningstar.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:57 PM
BREAKING: Sen. Collins says Homeland Security halting enhanced ICE operations in Maine mainemorningstar.com/briefs/sen-c...
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FBI raids Fulton County elections warehouse seeking 2020 ballots, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social.
FBI raids Fulton County elections center seeking 2020 ballots • Georgia Recorder
A court order signed by Magistrate Judge Catherine Salinas authorized FBI agents to seize all 2020 ballots and voter rolls from the 2020 election.
georgiarecorder.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 PM
FBI raids Fulton County elections warehouse seeking 2020 ballots, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social.
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1/ NEW: @propublica.org has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document.
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
1-28-26 Fulton Warrant
www.documentcloud.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
1/ NEW: @propublica.org has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document.
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
This search comes as DOJ is suing Fulton County for 2020 election records. The lawsuit was filed amid the department’s wave of litigation seeking state voter rolls
The FBI is searching the Fulton County, Georgia, elections office in connection with an investigation into alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election https://cnn.it/3NI1uAE
January 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM
This search comes as DOJ is suing Fulton County for 2020 election records. The lawsuit was filed amid the department’s wave of litigation seeking state voter rolls
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The FBI is searching the Fulton County, Georgia, elections office in connection with an investigation into alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election https://cnn.it/3NI1uAE
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The FBI is searching the Fulton County, Georgia, elections office in connection with an investigation into alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election https://cnn.it/3NI1uAE
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Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff.
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff.
Another Trump administration court loss as it sues for access to state voter rolls
JUST IN: Judge dismisses Trump administration suit for Oregon voter rolls. Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (Biden) says DOJ request didn't comply with the law. He inquired today about Bondi letter to MN, but all sides said it didn't really impact the OR litigation at this stage
January 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Another Trump administration court loss as it sues for access to state voter rolls
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JUST IN: Judge dismisses Trump administration suit for Oregon voter rolls. Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (Biden) says DOJ request didn't comply with the law. He inquired today about Bondi letter to MN, but all sides said it didn't really impact the OR litigation at this stage
January 26, 2026 at 11:50 PM
JUST IN: Judge dismisses Trump administration suit for Oregon voter rolls. Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (Biden) says DOJ request didn't comply with the law. He inquired today about Bondi letter to MN, but all sides said it didn't really impact the OR litigation at this stage
If this weekend was your introduction to the Trump admin’s push for state voter rolls, here’s a few stories that can catch you up.
Bottom line: DHS and DOJ having been pushing hard for these records for months — but litigation to compel their release has so far failed
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Bottom line: DHS and DOJ having been pushing hard for these records for months — but litigation to compel their release has so far failed
Thread >>>
January 26, 2026 at 8:40 PM
If this weekend was your introduction to the Trump admin’s push for state voter rolls, here’s a few stories that can catch you up.
Bottom line: DHS and DOJ having been pushing hard for these records for months — but litigation to compel their release has so far failed
Thread >>>
Bottom line: DHS and DOJ having been pushing hard for these records for months — but litigation to compel their release has so far failed
Thread >>>
I’m off another week, but jumping in here to note that the voter roll demand isn’t new — DOJ has been suing numerous states for voter rolls (and so far losing in court)
What does appear to be new is drawing a link between the federal presence in Minnesota and the voter data effort
What does appear to be new is drawing a link between the federal presence in Minnesota and the voter data effort
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I’m off another week, but jumping in here to note that the voter roll demand isn’t new — DOJ has been suing numerous states for voter rolls (and so far losing in court)
What does appear to be new is drawing a link between the federal presence in Minnesota and the voter data effort
What does appear to be new is drawing a link between the federal presence in Minnesota and the voter data effort
As 2025 ends, I want to thank everyone who’s taken time to follow my work this year. It’s been 6 months since I joined @stateline.org and it’s been very rewarding.
I will be taking January off to spend more time with my 3-month-old son, so don’t expect much posting. See everyone in February!
I will be taking January off to spend more time with my 3-month-old son, so don’t expect much posting. See everyone in February!
December 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
As 2025 ends, I want to thank everyone who’s taken time to follow my work this year. It’s been 6 months since I joined @stateline.org and it’s been very rewarding.
I will be taking January off to spend more time with my 3-month-old son, so don’t expect much posting. See everyone in February!
I will be taking January off to spend more time with my 3-month-old son, so don’t expect much posting. See everyone in February!
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The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted.
via @stateline.org
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/usps...
via @stateline.org
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/usps...
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off
The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted.
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted.
via @stateline.org
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/usps...
via @stateline.org
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/usps...
Two years on, The Holdovers is already cementing itself as a Christmas movie classic.
December 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Two years on, The Holdovers is already cementing itself as a Christmas movie classic.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked Trump's effort to deploy the National Guard in Illinois to protect officials carrying out his mass-deportation policy.
Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois
The 6-3 ruling comes more than two months after the Trump admin asked the justices to weigh in on the move.
www.politico.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked Trump's effort to deploy the National Guard in Illinois to protect officials carrying out his mass-deportation policy.
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Missouri is trying to illegally enact a gerrymandered congressional map in violation of a century of constitutional precedent, a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges. #moleg #mogov
Lawsuit alleges Missouri officials are ignoring constitution to enact gerrymandered map • Missouri Independent
Missouri is trying to illegally enact a gerrymandered congressional map in violation of a century of constitutional precedent.
missouriindependent.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM