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đ Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown
âRo Khanna said: âSchumer is no longer effective and should be replaced,â while Michigan representative and Squad member Rashida Tlaib said the minority leader âhas failed to meet this moment and is out of touch with the American people. The Democratic party needs leaders who fight and deliver for working people. Schumer should step down.â â Guardian
đ US Supreme Court Backs Trump for Now on Passport Sex Designations
The Supreme Court temporarily allowed the Trump administration to enforce a policy restricting passport sex markers to the sex assigned at birth, effectively reversing the prior administrationâs allowance of non-binary and gender-congruent options while litigation proceeds. â Bloomberg
đşđ¸ More Than 170 US Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents So Far This Year
Investigations found that U.S. citizensâdespite protectionsâhave been detained by immigration agents in over 170 documented cases this year, including instances of excessive force, prolonged isolation without legal access, and detentions based on mistaken identity. â Truthout
âď¸Supreme Court to run out of funding due to shutdown
As part of the government shutdown, federal courts are facing critical funding shortfalls that threaten to halt or severely limit operations, raising concerns about access to justice and the rule of law during the funding lapse. â The Hill
đď¸ Will the Supreme Court Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity?
A pending case before the Supreme Court could grant sweeping legal immunity to government contractors working in warzones if the justices side with the contractor-defendant, potentially shielding a broad class of private actors from accountability. â Truthout
đŠ The Supreme Courtâs Arrogance Is Creating Surprising Problems for Trump
The overreaching judicial behavior and a lack of institutional restraint at the Supreme Court are paradoxically undermining the very political subjects the court often supports, including those aligned with the former president. â Slate
𧞠Author Michael Wolff sues Melania Trump after she threatens Epstein suit
Author Michael Wolff filed a lawsuit against First Lady Melania Trump after she allegedly threatened a $1 billion defamation suit over his statements linking her to Jeffrey Epstein, claiming the threat was part of a broader pattern of intimidation against journalists. â Axios
đ Trump Administration Asks the Supreme Court to Allow It to Fire Head of U.S. Copyright Office
The administration has petitioned the Supreme Court to permit the removal of the head of the U.S. Copyright Office without cause, raising major questions about independence of federal offices and the limits of executive power. â The Seattle Times
đď¸ Texas Supreme Court Allows Judges to Refuse Performing Same-Sex Marriages
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that state judges may decline to perform same-sex marriages on religious or conscience grounds, marking a significant retreat in marriage equality protections in a large U.S. state. â The Hill
đ Holder pushes Democrats to consider reforming âbrokenâ Supreme Court
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivered remarks advocating for structural reforms of the Supreme Court, including expansion and transparency measures, in response to mounting concerns about judicial partisanship and legitimacy. â The Hill
đ Key Justices Cast a Skeptical Eye on Trumpâs Tariffs
The Supreme Court is considering whether the president acted legally when he used a 1977 emergency statute to impose tariffs on scores of countries. A Supreme Court ruling upholding the presidentâs broad tariff and trade-authority powers may give future administrations expanded power and discretion over economic policy, without checks on executive power. â The New York Times
đ˘ Theyâre teachers, nurses, Mennonites and Marines. The Trump administration calls them antifa.
A broad, ideologically diverse grassroots coalition that rallied under the âNo Kingsâ banner found itself labeled as extremist by the administration, revealing how anti-authoritarian protest movements are being reframed and surveilled. The No King protests represent a broad popular front. Thatâs exactly why the presidentâs allies are demonizing the organizers. â Mother Jones
đ He Tweeted Charlie Kirk âWonât Be Remembered as a Hero.â The State Dept. Revoked His Visa.
The U.S. State Department moved to revoke visas from several foreign nationals whose social-media posts criticized or mocked Charlie Kirk, highlighting the expanding use of Trump and Marco Rubioâs State Department and immigration authority to punish dissenting speech abroad. â The Intercept
â ď¸ Are You on Trumpâs List of Domestic Terrorists? Thereâs No Way to Know.
The Trump administration is using NSPM-7 to compile the names of alleged domestic terror groups. It wonât tell us whoâs on the list. A proposed presidential directive (NSPM-7) would empower the administration to unilaterally label domestic opponents as âterroristsâ or âenemies,â raising serious concerns about the growth of executive surveillance and suppression of political opposition. â The Intercept
đ§ Trump DOJ tries to erase Jan. 6 history as scholars warn of authoritarianism in Comey case
With the deployment of the National Guard, the prosecutorial posture of the Department of Justice and the stance of James Comey reflect major shifts in how the Trump-era administration manages threats and dissent, setting norms around governance, accountability and law enforcement. Regarding the Comey case, advocates warn âwarn that it âmirrors many of the features of politicized prosecutionsâ in the countries they study â namely Hungary, Turkey and Venezuela.ââ MSNBC
đ Are we losing democracy?
Donald Trump has exercised power in ways no previous president ever hasâoften openly defying the law. His actions raise a chilling question about the state of American democracy. Experts have identified 12 warning signs of democratic erosion, from shrinking civil liberties to the concentration of power. Even small shifts happening now could snowball into major systemic changes if left unchecked. â The New York Times
đď¸ How to endure authoritarianism.
Polish poet WisĹawa Szymborska argues that resisting authoritarianism isnât just about winning electionsâitâs about sustaining institutions, rebuilding communities, and maintaining dignity in everyday life amid power grabs and democratic decline. â The New Yorker
đ Trumpâs Federal Cops Just Gave Themselves Expansive Anti-Protest Powers Targeting Masks
The Trump administrationâs fast-tracked rules grant the Federal Protective Service sweeping powers to make arrests off federal property. âThe new rules expand the number of buildings where the Federal Protective Service can issue citations, and they create new categories of misdemeanor violations. Perhaps most notably, they also purport to expand the police forceâs ability to investigate and enforce violations of âoff-property misconduct.â â The Intercept
đ Democrats in US Congress ask Andrew to appear for questioning over Epstein links
Members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee have invited the former âprinceâ to testify but acknowledge they do not have the power to compel him to testify. They are seeking information on the Epstein case on behalf of the victims that claim they sexually assaulted and trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. â BBC
𪌠Lawmaker Demands Accountability in Bloody Prison Beating Caught on Video
State Senator Julia Salazar of New York has called on the State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to release details about a violent incident in which an inmate has accused prison guards of sexual assault.â The New York Times
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