Democrats are calling on the Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog to open a probe into new whistleblower allegations that the agency unlawfully accessed state voting records using sensitive personal data.
Exclusive: Senate Dems demand watchdog probe into new DHS whistleblower allegations
They said DHS's use of personal data to access voting records is "a political exercise that poses risks to national security."
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Wisconsin Supreme Court has the fanciest public livestream I've ever seen. Five stars 10/10 www.wicourts.gov/courts/lives...
Wisconsin Court System - Livestream courts
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It’s wild you’re expected to celebrate SCOTUS not allowing the president to dismantle a voting method used by tens of millions at the 11th hour — and also, at the same time, it absolutely is a big deal and couldn’t be taken for granted.
If the Executive can raise and spend $1.2 trillion, we have abandoned the constitutional order.
Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social · last wk.W/o getting drawn into the "seriously or literally" / "it'll never happen" trap, we need to stomp *hard* on the continuing effort to undermine Article 1 power of the purse by saying that this or that revenue stream makes something outside the normal budget process. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
W/o getting drawn into the "seriously or literally" / "it'll never happen" trap, we need to stomp *hard* on the continuing effort to undermine Article 1 power of the purse by saying that this or that revenue stream makes something outside the normal budget process. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Lutnick says Trump’s $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn’t rely on taxpayer funds
A top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them. Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues.
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A DHS memo we obtained lays out a Trump admin plan to sidestep a federal law that restricts the use of the military for domestic policing. It raises concerns about the admin’s plans to deploy troops during the 2026 election. More in our newsletter: americanoversight.org/newsletter/d...
The Plan to Use the Military for Immigration Enforcement
More on a newly obtained DHS memo, the CDC’s public measles reporting, and the Trump admin’s mail-in voting order.
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“Why are you pouring water over your head?” asked Frog. “I hope that if I pour water over my head, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.
Huh, it really does seem that by expanding a fenced area inaccessible to the people of DC, they’re asserting the existence of a…federal district…that is separately governed from the existing District of Columbia Really makes you think
fakesharrows@fakesharrows.bsky.social · 2w agowow, I hate this
As bad as Monday's #SCOTUS ruling in the ballroom case was, it also offers some broader lessons about Chief Justice Roberts; Justice Barrett; how the Court processes emergency applications; and whether criticism of the Court for not explaining itself in Trump cases has hit home. Me in "One First":
Bonus 247: Four Lessons from the Ballroom Ruling
The Court’s latest misadventure offers important lessons about two justices, the Court’s procedures, and its responsiveness to certain types of criticism.
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Turns out Apple Maps lets you leave a report if something on its map is wrong and needs correction. So I submitted a report about Lake Ontario. Would be a shame if lots of people flood the service with similar reports.
John Roberts issuing a fiery Sotomayor-style dissent in Toothpaste v Tube
Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 3w agoBREAKING: #SCOTUS lets Trump finish his White House ballroom, but Chief Justice John Roberts joins the court's 3 liberals in dissent suggesting president lacks the legal authority to revamp the White House www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
"Standing" is a sufficiently malleable doctrine that the patent illegality of the government action should matter in close cases.
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3w ago#BREAKING: By a 5-4 vote (with Chief Justice Roberts joining the three Democratic appointees in dissent), #SCOTUS grants a stay pending appeal in the ballroom case, clearing the way for Trump to continue building the ballroom indefinitely while the litigation proceeds.
Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Gorsuch believe a district court cannot order the president to stop demolishing the White House and building a pleasure palace in direct contravention of at least two statutes
❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆@sababausa.bsky.social · 3w agowut
Based on this decision, Trump could demolish the White House and replace it with a Trump Casino & Resort and no one could stop him as long as he could find a government official willing to chant the magic words "national security"
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3w ago#BREAKING: By a 5-4 vote (with Chief Justice Roberts joining the three Democratic appointees in dissent), #SCOTUS grants a stay pending appeal in the ballroom case, clearing the way for Trump to continue building the ballroom indefinitely while the litigation proceeds.
How do you even pick just one? Full control over critical mineral extraction in Canada? Change French language rules in Quebec?
I feel like Trump demanding that Canada give up its right to trade independently with other countries should be bigger news?
Holy shit. No wonder Carney told the US to pound sand.
A Florida lawyer who pleaded guilty to illegally accessing government election websites appears to have joined President Trump’s Justice Department — and taken part in a recent DOJ election monitoring operation in Minnesota.
Exclusive: Trump DOJ appears to have hired lawyer convicted of hacking election sites to check ‘integrity’
Levin’s involvement in election monitoring could offer a hint of the kind of personnel who will staff the operation this fall, when the DOJ has said it will send 1,000 monitors to the polls.
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BREAKING: It made the final cut. Congratulations, Michigan, you might have the best voting sticker of 2026.
Jen Rice@jenrice.bsky.social · 4mo agoI am obsessed with this finalist in this year's Michigan “I voted” sticker design contest
A government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich www.citizen.org/article/trum...
Trump's Billionaire Boys Club: - Public Citizen
Report on billionaires in the Trump administration, their conflicts, and political donations.
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The Trump administration has expended significant resources trying to meddle in elections ahead of the midterms, but so far virtually every scheme has been blocked by courts, failed in Congress, or simply fizzled out. bit.ly/3SaBeBt
The Trump Administration Is Losing Its Fight to Take Over Elections
The president’s strategy has faced defeat at every turn so far.
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DHS conducted surveillance on three different churches in the Twin Cities months after the Trump administration ended Operation Metro Surge, according to new court filings. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Exhibit(s) 19 – #212, Att. #19 in United States v. Sant (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cr-00115) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Discovery by Isaac Auman Sant. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) 1, # 2 Exhibit(s) 2, # 3 Exhibit(s) 3, # 4 Exhibit(s) 4, # 5 Exhibit(s) 5, # 6 Exhibit(s) 6, # 7 Exhibit(s) 7, # 8 Exhibit(s) 8, ...
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Just want to shout out the @votingrightslab.bsky.social Election Risk Heat Map. They built an excellent tool for tracking where election crises are most likely to develop this year. I have spent a lot of time reading through it 😅 votingrightslab.org/election-ris...
2026 Election Risk Heat Map
A tool designed to identify where the conditions for election crises are most likely to emerge this year.
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Rep Gabe Evans (R-CO) avoids in-person town halls and media outlets where he'll face direct questions. Our @marshallglasses.bsky.social caught up with Evans to ask how many Coloradans will soon lose SNAP food benefits. Evans repeatedly dodged the question.
They didn’t get it wrong she’s reunifying Wisconsin and Minnesota like Ireland
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · last mo.U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar secures Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor