24 h. ago Second judge rejects parts of Trump’s order to require proof of citizenship to vote in elections

Judge blocked president’s executive order on elections, saying suit against it had reasonable likelihood of successUS politics live – latest updatesA second federal judge has rejected parts of Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, dealing another blow to his directive that would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections.The order, described in March by the White House as “the farthest-reaching executive action taken” in the nation’s history, quickly led to multiple lawsuits. In April, a federal judge in Washington DC ruled against the order in a lawsuit brought by the Democratic party and voting rights groups, blocking its implementation. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Second judge blocks Trump order to require proof of citizenship to vote

Judge blocked president’s executive order on elections, saying suit against it had reasonable likelihood of successUS politics live – latest updatesA second federal judge has rejected parts of Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, dealing another blow to his directive that would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections.The order, described in March by the White House as “the farthest-reaching executive action taken” in the nation’s history, quickly led to multiple lawsuits. In April, a federal judge in Washington DC ruled against the order in a lawsuit brought by the Democratic party and voting rights groups, blocking its implementation. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Troops are now patrolling Los Angeles. This is a disaster waiting to happen | Kenneth Roth

Troops are trained for war, where they can shoot to kill. Asking troops to police is an invitation to brutalityThis was the moment that Donald Trump was waiting for. A Democratic city, Los Angeles. A Democratic state, California. His most popular issue, immigration. And protests where occasional violence could be spotlighted endlessly on social media. What better time to summon the troops and burnish the president’s tough-guy image.But Trump should be careful what he wishes for. The spectacle of needlessly calling in 4,000 national guard troops and 700 Marines may be red meat for his Maga base, but for most everyone else it is a bright warning sign of Trump’s autocratic tendencies. Rather than quell the protests, he is provoking more, not only in LA but in at least two dozen cities across the US. Even if this is not yet the mass mobilization that such repression has sparked in other countries, it is making Trump’s true colors clear.Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Ri...

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55 h. ago Oklahoma inmate to be executed after Trump officials expedited order

He was convicted of carjacking, kidnapping, and murder in 1999

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59 h. ago Oklahoma prepares to execute a man transferred from federal custody by Trump officials

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man whose transfer to state custody was expedited by the Trump administration

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4 d. ago US to put four prisoners to death this week as Trump pushes for executions

Killings scheduled in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina despite concern over states’ methodsFour executions are scheduled across the US this week, marking a sharp increase in killings as Donald Trump has pushed to revive the death penalty despite growing concerns about states’ methods.Executions are set to take place in Alabama, Florida and South Carolina. A fourth, scheduled in Oklahoma, has been temporarily blocked by a judge, but the state’s attorney general is challenging the ruling. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Oklahoma prosecutors seek retrial for death row inmate Richard Glossip

Oklahoma prosecutors say they will retry longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip a third time for his role in the 1997 killing of his former boss

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5 d. ago Executives converge on Washington to halt Trump’s foreign investment tax

Global companies lobby lawmakers to reject extra levies on countries deemed to treat US unfairly

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7 d. ago Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flights

President Donald Trump has signed three executive orders dealing with drone regulations and encouraging the development of flying cars and supersonic flights

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8 d. ago Elon Musk signals he may back down in public row with Donald Trump

SpaceX owner rows back on threat to decommission Dragon spacecraft after X user advises him to ‘cool off’US politics live – latest updatesElon Musk has suggested he may de-escalate his public row with Donald Trump after their spectacular falling out.The Tesla chief executive signalled he might back down on a pledge to decommission the Dragon spacecraft – made by his SpaceX business – in an exchange on his X social media platform. He also responded positively to a call from fellow multibillionaire Bill Ackman to “make peace” with the US president. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago The right is breaking ranks over Trump and his tariffs | Sidney Blumenthal

A trade court ruling is exposing the civil war on the right, as key legal establishment figures oppose the presidentDonald Trump’s trade war has become his quagmire: legal, economic and political. On 28 May, the court of international trade ruled his tariffs exceeded his constitutional authority. Point by point, the decision decimated Trump’s arguments as flimsy and false, implicitly castigated the Republican Congress for abdicating its constitutional responsibility, and reminded other courts, not least the supreme court, of the judicial branch’s obligation to exercise its authority regardless of the blustering of the executive and the fecklessness of the legislative branches.Trump’s tariffs, along with his withdrawal of active support for Ukraine and passivity toward his strongman father figure Vladimir Putin, have broken the western alliance, forcing the west to make its own arrangements with China, and cementing the idea for a generation to come that the United States is an untru...

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9 d. ago Trump’s tariffs have become his Vietnam – and the right is breaking ranks | Sidney Blumenthal

A trade court ruling is exposing the civil war on the right, as key legal establishment figures oppose the presidentDonald Trump’s trade war has become his quagmire: legal, economic and political. On 28 May, the court of international trade ruled his tariffs exceeded his constitutional authority. Point by point, the decision decimated Trump’s arguments as flimsy and false, implicitly castigated the Republican Congress for abdicating its constitutional responsibility, and reminded other courts, not least the supreme court, of the judicial branch’s obligation to exercise its authority regardless of the blustering of the executive and the fecklessness of the legislative branches.Trump’s tariffs, along with his withdrawal of active support for Ukraine and passivity toward his strongman father figure Vladimir Putin, have broken the western alliance, forcing the west to make its own arrangements with China, and cementing the idea for a generation to come that the United States is an untru...

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9 d. ago Trump orders investigation into Biden presidency claiming aides hid his ‘serious cognitive decline’

The Trump administration’s investigation will examine former President Joe Biden’s executive actions during his “final years in office”

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9 d. ago Doctors chopped off my breasts aged 15 after the internet persuaded me to change gender... I don't want another child to go through what I did

Chloe Cole says Trump's Executive Order against medical sex changes on minors will help stop them from enduring 'consequences that they cannot possibly comprehend.'

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1 week ago Prisons can’t ‘blindly submit’ to Trump’s ‘whims’ by denying gender

Reagan-appointed judge blocks prison officials from enforcing Trump’s executive order targeting trans people.

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1 week ago Trump cronies claim there's 'evidence' Joe Biden is a clone after president shares wild conspiracies

The online MAGAverse is ablaze with claims that Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and replaced by a clone after President Donald Trump boosted the wild conspiracy.

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1 week ago Trump suggests Joe Biden 'was executed' in 2020 before being replaced by clone

US President Donald Trump has sparked his latest conspiracy and claimed that his former competitor in the political race is in fact, not himself, but rather an actor

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2 w. ago Violent protests erupt in California as trans athlete thrashes female rivals in defiance of Trump's executive order

AB Hernandez, 17, sealed her place in three finals yesterday - high jump, long jump and triple jump - after coming out on top in all of her preliminary heats.

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2 w. ago Trump’s mass firings of federal workers must remain on hold, court rules

Trump’s executive order regarding the firings ‘far exceeds the President’s supervisory powers under the Constitution,’ ruled the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

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2 w. ago Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week

Officials in Oklahoma say a work crew of inmates cut through downed trees to clear the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural property

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