Common Cause of NC’s Brooks Fuller on efforts by election officials to erect new hurdles for voters
Common Cause of NC’s Brooks Fuller on the latest efforts by election officials to erect new hurdles for voters
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Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule ‘substantively unconstitutional’ as court battle extends
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday declined the Trump administration’s request to overturn the temporary restraining order she signed last week that blocks the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out a rule placing new restrictions on mail-in voting.
US Supreme Court lets Trump move ahead with his White House ballroom project
President Donald Trump does not have to follow a lower court order to stop aboveground construction on his $400 million East Wing ballroom, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a 5-4 decision, all but guaranteeing work on the new complex will continue to accelerate.
Judge rules Justice Department can force-feed defendant in National Guard shooting
A federal judge over the weekend allowed the Trump administration to force-feed the man charged with shooting two National Guard members, killing one and injuring another, in the District of Columbia in November.
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net
The recalls have focused attention on the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding and staff at several public health agencies, and prompted questions about whether those changes have made consumers more vulnerable.
Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections
A federal judge in Texas on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke nationwide approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, saying the case won’t be heard until at least Dec. 1 and granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s request for a stay to continue its safety review of the drug.
Voting rights struggle continues, advocates say at March on Washington anniversary
Just over two months from midterm elections and four months removed from a U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted Voting Rights Act protections for majority Black U.S. House districts, and 63 years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech there, thousands gathered again at the Lincoln Memorial Friday.
More rural hospital closures would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric care
In 14 states, the closure of the closest rural hospital or its obstetric unit would force many Medicaid patients to drive an hour or more to get to another hospital that provides inpatient maternity care, according to an analysis released this week.
GOP path to retaining US House majority narrowing as midterms near
With less than 70 days until midterm elections, Democrats remain favored to regain the majority in the U.S. House.
Judge reinstates pause on Trump order limiting mail ballots
A federal judge froze for two weeks a Trump administration regulation to restrict mail voting late Thursday, calling the U.S. Postal Service rule a violation of states’ power to administer elections. Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced the federal judge’s decision on social media late Thursday.