The bipartisan deal expands on the House proposal to fund the government through early December. The Senate Appropriations Committee released a continuing resolution draft on Sunday, which would…
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DHS Addresses Noncitizen Voters in New Jersey
Federal officials call on Senate to pass SAVE America Act. A joint investigation earlier this year by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Citizenship…
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DOJ Requests Supreme Court Allow Implementation of Executive Order on Mail-In Voting
Circuit courts have been divided in their determinations on the implementation of the election security order. Solicitor General John Sauer has requested that the Supreme Court issue an…
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Senate Confirms New Director of National Intelligence
The acting director had continued with declassifications and staff downsizing. The U.S. Senate confirmed former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Walter “Jay” Clayton as…
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President Trump Urges Senate to Delay August Recess
Eleven senators have objected to recessing without a vote on the SAVE America Act. President Donald Trump pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune to delay the upper chamber’s…
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Circuit Court Blocks President’s Executive Order to Tighten Mail-In Voting Rules
The order is paused in 23 states that brought the lawsuit. The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the injunction of District Judge Indira Talwani against President…
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Justice Department Deploys Election Monitors to Six States
The Civil Division is working to ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced…
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DOJ Investigates New Jersey for Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
The Justice Department is considering criminal charges for those who illegally cast ballots. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting an investigation after New Jersey acknowledged the inclusion…
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District Court Approves Redistricted Congressional Map for Tennessee
The court’s panel determined that political motivations, not racial ones, were behind the redraw. A panel of judges from the Middle Tennessee District Court determined that Tennessee may…
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House Approves Continuing Resolution to Keep Government Funded
The Senate will now make its alterations. The House of Representatives passed a short-term measure that would keep the federal government funded through December 4. Current funding for…
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