2026-05-01
State-level voting rights acts renewed, Trump DOJ's Comey indictment panned, and more.
Good evening. A day of mixed signals, with renewed efforts to protect voting rights and a rebuke of the Trump Justice Department's recent move.
What Actually Happened
Nine states have a version of voting rights act and 11 more, including several in the south, have introduced bills to protect voters in absence of federal protections After the US supreme court essentially struck down another major provision of the Voting Rights Act, advocates and
Joe Rogan panned the Trump Justice Department's recent indictment of former FBI Director James Comey as being "silly" and "nuts," warning it was a dangerous precedent.
President seemed to suggest that legislative deadline to approve war no longer applies as Democrats push back US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump said in a letter sent to congressional leaders on Friday that hostilities
It's felt like a head-spinning week on the topic of redistricting. We take stock after a major Supreme Court ruling and yet another state passing a new congressional map.
Democrat abortion extremism lost this week with a Supreme Court decision that reins in blue state lawfare against charitable pregnancy centers. In a 9-0 ruling, First Choice Women’s Center prevailed over former New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin. Platkin had attempted to fo
Last year ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in jail for plotting a coup after losing an election.
Brazil’s Congress on Thursday overrode a presidential veto to pass a bill reducing former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence for plotting a coup, dealing a blow to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The measure, set to face legal challenges, could cut his term by about
President Trump signed a 45-day extension of Section 702 after the Senate rejected a House-passed three-year renewal that included a ban.
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A day of mixed signals, with several stories vying for attention.
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