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NEW: The Justice Department dropped its claims against Texas' congressional and legislative maps. Under the Biden administration, the DOJ argued the maps diluted the voting power of communities of color, violating the Voting Rights Act.
Trump's DOJ Withdraws Claims In Texas Redistricting Lawsuit
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
NEW: The Justice Department dropped its claims against Texas' congressional and legislative maps. Under the Biden administration, the DOJ argued the maps diluted the voting power of communities of color, violating the Voting Rights Act.
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Republican Rep. Mike Lawler who represents a swing district in NY gets booed ruthlessly after trying to use the 'waste, fraud, and abuse' line in response to voters' concerns about Medicaid cuts (via lohud)
March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler who represents a swing district in NY gets booed ruthlessly after trying to use the 'waste, fraud, and abuse' line in response to voters' concerns about Medicaid cuts (via lohud)
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Members of Congress and civil rights groups are condemning past comments from Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson, including some which critics called antisemitic.
A Pentagon press secretary has history of pushing antisemitic, extremist theories
Members of Congress and civil rights groups are condemning past comments from Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson, including some which critics called antisemitic.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Members of Congress and civil rights groups are condemning past comments from Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson, including some which critics called antisemitic.
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President Donald Trump suspended the 25% tariffs he imposed this week on most goods from Canada and Mexico. The exemptions expire on April 2 when Trump has threatened to impose a global regime of reciprocal tariffs on all US trading partners reut.rs/3F9MR4H
Trump delays tariffs for goods under Mexico, Canada trade deal
President Donald Trump suspended on Thursday the 25% tariffs he imposed this week on most goods from Canada and Mexico, the latest twist in a fluctuating trade policy that has whipsawed financial markets and fanned worries over inflation and a growth slowdown.
reut.rs
March 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
President Donald Trump suspended the 25% tariffs he imposed this week on most goods from Canada and Mexico. The exemptions expire on April 2 when Trump has threatened to impose a global regime of reciprocal tariffs on all US trading partners reut.rs/3F9MR4H
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@repjasmine.bsky.social: "It's not the trans people who made you lose your job... who started a tariff war with Mexico or Canada or China... who are taking away the Department of Education... it's also not the immigrants. And it's definitely not the Black folk."
March 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
@repjasmine.bsky.social: "It's not the trans people who made you lose your job... who started a tariff war with Mexico or Canada or China... who are taking away the Department of Education... it's also not the immigrants. And it's definitely not the Black folk."
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He is a petty, vindictive monster.
- www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
- www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
www.reuters.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
He is a petty, vindictive monster.
- www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
- www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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NEW: Trump has named his lawyer and spokesperson Alina Habba to serve as Counselor to the President.
December 9, 2024 at 12:13 AM
NEW: Trump has named his lawyer and spokesperson Alina Habba to serve as Counselor to the President.
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UPDATED. Solid start!
November 26, 2024 at 3:37 PM
UPDATED. Solid start!
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I’ll just leave this here…
November 16, 2024 at 1:07 PM
I’ll just leave this here…