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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Stephen Miller's law firm suffers painful loss in court
Republicans in Florida tried to use Stephen Miller's law firm to rig the census and disenfranchise a slew of voters, but they just lost BIGLY to Marc Elias and his team of pro-democracy lawyers. Huzzah!
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Bipartisan housing bill becomes law despite Trump’s refusal to sign it
A major housing bill will go into effect at midnight on Saturday without Donald Trump’s signature, after the president said he would refuse to sign the legislation because Congress has not approved new restrictions on voting nationwide. The measure, known as the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, is the biggest change to federal policy for buyers, renters and homebuilders in decades, and Congress approved it with large margins last month after lengthy negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
But Trump has tied the bill to the Save America Act, which would impose a host of new restrictions on voters and state election officials nationwide ahead of November’s midterm elections, in which Republicans will be defending their majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives. A version of the Save America Act passed the House in February, but it is opposed by Senate Democrats and lacks the votes in that chamber to overcome the filibuster.
Last month, Trump canceled a signing ceremony for the housing bill, denying his Republican allies an opportunity to publicly highlight their efforts to address housing affordability, which surveys indicate is a top concern among voters. The president later called the measure “a big yawn” and “so unimportant” compared with the Save America Act.
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Democrat in must-win red-to-blue race hit with DERANGED attack from Trump
JoAnna Mendoza for Congress: Trump's Super PAC has just released an absolutely unhinged new ad against veteran and top Democratic candidate JoAnna Mendoza, pulling out the same anti-trans hysteria playbook of LIES that he used against Kamala Harris. It's an all-hands on deck moment to fight back against this devious misinformation .Will you chip in to help Joanna flip this winnable red seat and take back control of Congress from the GOP?
US demands Iran publicly state that Strait of Hormuz is open and Tehran won’t attack ships anymore
The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won’t be attacked anymore, senior U.S. officials said Friday, adding that internal Tehran power struggles have made it difficult to reach and keep a deal. The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe to reporters the state of play with Iran, said the resumption of strikes this week came after what they described as a rogue faction of Iranian hard-liners trying to sabotage the ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.
It comes as U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated on social media Friday that he views the interim ceasefire deal as “OVER!” But he said the U.S. would continue talks aimed at putting a permanent end to the war.
Graham Platner officially withdraws candidacy for US Senate in Maine
Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, officially withdrew his candidacy on Friday afternoon, ending a campaign laden with scandals. Maine’s secretary of state confirmed Platner had filed the paperwork to remove his name from the November ballot, two days after Platner publicly said he planned to exit the race. In a letter shared on social media outlining the populist ideals that underlined his meteoric rise to the national political stage and drew widespread support in the state, Platner called for the movement built under his name to continue.
He expressed gratitude to those who supported him, and called for “a new kind of politics”.
“People are desperate for change. For this broken system to be righted. For the American experiment to be furthered,” he wrote, noting the more than 156,000 votes he received in the 9 June primary. “My name may have been on the ballot, but that ballot line belongs to the people of Maine.”
Man who was killed by ICE in Texas never "weaponized" his vehicle, witnesses say
The three men who were in the van when federal immigration officials shot and killed a man in Houston, Texas, this week are strongly disputing the Trump administration’s narrative of the events and are being pressured to sign deportation orders, according to their lawyer and lawmakers. The three men, who were arrested by immigration officials during the incident, denied that the driver of the vehicle, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, “weaponized” his vehicle against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. They also told their lawyer that there was never an ICE official in front of the van and that the shots that killed Salgado came from the “sides” of the vehicle.
Hugo Balderas-Ibarra, a Texas attorney representing two of the men in the van, said during a press conference on Friday his clients “reiterated that at no point was there ever an agent standing in front of the vehicle, nor was an agent ever placed in the line of danger”. The men’s claims were first reported by the Washington Post.
Three men, who can be seen cuffed and on the ground in the bystander footage moments after the shooting, are now being detained at the Montgomery processing center, a privately run ICE facility in Conroe, Texas. The men are reportedly being pressured to sign self-removal orders to be deported from the US.
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Trump may be losing the ability to legally attack voting, but he's taking no chances. He's fortifying the White House under the cover of replacing the columns. The entrance doors are being replaced with fortified versions, and the temporary fencing around the White House grounds - including the street access - is being replaced with permanent fencing. He's preparing for the mass protests that will certainly happen when he overturns the midterms.
And he's STILL REFUSING TO HAND OVER THE EPSTEIN FILES. I am not surprised. We are winning the legal battles, but he will never concede - as we all have seen.
Trump is also fearful that IRAN WILL KILL HIM!
This exhibit has been well attended and visitors have been impressed!
One VICTIM was interviewed and it convinced her to step forward!
‘Epstein Memorial Reading Room’ moving to downtown DC
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/epstein-memorial-reading-room-moving-150800693.html
Don't forget the actions of NEW MEXICO.
The FBI told both NEW YORK and NEW MEXICO to STAND DOWN from investigating EPSTEIN.
People must vote this fall so we can finally start to transform our country. There is much work to do. Please vote for candidates who support The People NOT the Radicalized Republican Party!
Support the organizations that are registering VOTERS!
Everyone must exercise their right to vote in November. It is crucial to the survival of our democratic republic. Scott, you always give us a reason to believe we the people can win against this corrupt government Trump has brought to our country. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I’m so glad for Zelensky!!!!! There should be a special election in this country immediately!! Stop allowing Trump from ruining the lives of Americans and other Countries ( like Ukraine), also!!! It’s like I said at the beginning of all of this insanity he’s brought to us: just go ahead and do what it takes to be a Democratic Nation like we. Have been known for 250 years! I believe when someone like him comes to power: there should be a special election held so as not to prolong his idiotic actions! All that is doing for us, is telling the world “ We don’t know what to do about it”!!!!! Prolonging this scenario, is hurting people!!!!!!!!!
I remember riding in a school bus to high school with a couple Hungarian kids who had thrown home made grenades at a Russian troop parade in Budapest. Being a spoiled American who never had to worry about hostile troops in cities I was so impressed. How times change!