NEW: For the past month, Acting AG Todd Blanche — nominated by Trump to replace recently fired AG Pam Bondi — has come under constant fire for his conflict of interest as Trump’s former criminal defense attorney & abuse of his position to protect Trump and persecute his political enemies.

Ethics Complaints and Judicial Rebuke Intensify Senate Scrutiny of Blanche for AG - EXPOSEDbyCMD

CMD and Common Cause join calls on the New York Supreme Court to reconsider its decision not to investigate Todd Blanche’s ethical violations as acting attorney general.

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ALEC is a pay-to-play operation that brings together state legislators, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives behind closed doors to write model legislation to advance a radical right-wing agenda on everything from gerrymandering to rewriting the Constitution.

Right-Wing Bill Mill Meeting Centers Voter Suppression, Protecting Data Centers

Attendees at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting will consider a number of model policies.

truthout.org

Minnesota accounted for nearly 25% of all incidents nationwide documented by the Physicians for Human Rights and the Human Rights Center at the UC-Berkeley. "While rubber bullets were most common in Los Angeles, researchers found federal officers primarily used chemical irritants in Minnesota."

Study: Federal agents misused tear gas during Minnesota ICE protests

A Physicians for Human Rights study documented n 412 incidents of crowd-control weapon misuse, including 94 in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge.

sahanjournal.com

"In fact, our analysis found a strong and statistically significant negative relationship between the expansion of privatization and other indicators of public school support. Privatization and public school disinvestment, it turns out, go hand in hand."

‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families

Voucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger.

progressive.org

"Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel, with the goal of infiltrating artificial intelligence."

Israel Is Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza. It's Working.

Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel, with the goal of infiltrating artificial intelligence.

dropsitenews.com

Important read from @exposedbycmd.bsky.social. A collection of ghouls destroying the planet. www.exposedbycmd.org/2026/07/23/a...

ALEC Caters to MAGA, Big Oil, and Tech Industry at Its 2026 Annual Meeting - EXPOSEDbyCMD

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) faithful descend on the Sunshine State this week for the right-wing bill mill’s annual meeting at the four-star JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. In a...

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Charles Koch and Leonard Leo’s hands are all over a ballot measure to change how judges get on the Kansas Supreme Court.

Kansas Amendment Battle Highlights Billionaires’ Efforts to Capture State Courts

Charles Koch and Leonard Leo’s hands are all over a ballot measure to change how judges get on the Kansas Supreme Court.

truthout.org

The right-wing bill mill, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), meets again today in Orlando. Curious what's on the agenda? CMD has it covered. Read 👇

ALEC Caters to MAGA, Big Oil, and Tech Industry at Its 2026 Annual Meeting - EXPOSEDbyCMD

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) faithful descend on the Sunshine State this week for the right-wing bill mill’s annual meeting at the four-star JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. In a...

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NEW: At the American Legislative Exchange Council's 2026 annual meeting in Orlando this week attendees are considering model policies designed to suppress the vote, shield fossil fuel companies from liability, protect data centers, advance MAGA priorities, and more.

ALEC Caters to MAGA, Big Oil, and Tech Industry at Its 2026 Annual Meeting - EXPOSEDbyCMD

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) faithful descend on the Sunshine State this week for the right-wing bill mill’s annual meeting at the four-star JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. In a...

exposedbycmd.org

ICYMI: The Republican Attorneys General Association reported $11.3 million in contributions for the second quarter of 2026, but more than a quarter of that was quickly rerouted back to the Republican Governors Association. Read more on RAGA's 2026 second quarter filing 👇

Money Swap Inflates Republican AG Group’s Campaign Haul - EXPOSEDbyCMD

RAGA reported $11.3 million in contributions for the second quarter of 2026, but more than a quarter of that was quickly rerouted back to the Republican Governors Association.

exposedbycmd.org

I am presenting a skill-builder session on how to conduct follow the money research at the Network for Public Education conference, Public Schools Build Democracy, Sept. 26–27 near Houston. If you care about the future of public education, join us! networkforpubliceducation.org/2026-nationa...

NEW: The Republican Attorneys General Association reported $11.3 million in contributions for the second quarter of 2026, but more than a quarter of that was quickly rerouted back to the Republican Governors Association. Read more on RAGA's 2026 second quarter filing 👇

Money Swap Inflates Republican AG Group’s Campaign Haul - EXPOSEDbyCMD

RAGA reported $11.3 million in contributions for the second quarter of 2026, but more than a quarter of that was quickly rerouted back to the Republican Governors Association.

exposedbycmd.org

"Marco Rubio will open a summit unveiling a new designation branding his political opponents as terrorists...The unveil will happen on the opening day of the over 60-nation summit — which I reported on here — called the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism."

Leak: Rubio’s WMD Scandal Is “Far-Left Terrorism”

U.S. targets "anti-tech," "pro-Iranian" & "antisemitic networks" with new three-letter designation

kenklippenstein.com

ICYMI: Koch Employee Could Become Next Governor of Kansas

Koch Employee Could Become Next Governor of Kansas - EXPOSEDbyCMD

Arguably, no state legislator has stronger ties to Charles Koch’s political network than Ty Masterson (R-16), president of the Kansas state Senate.

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NEW: Arguably, no state legislator has stronger ties to Charles Koch’s political network than Ty Masterson (R-16), president of the Kansas state Senate. Read more 👇

Koch Employee Could Become Next Governor of Kansas - EXPOSEDbyCMD

Arguably, no state legislator has stronger ties to Charles Koch’s political network than Ty Masterson (R-16), president of the Kansas state Senate.

exposedbycmd.org

"These laws raise serious constitutional concerns...including: sweeping criminal penalties that reach First Amendment speech and association; a designation regime that gives state officials broad discretion to make designations with little due process..."

The Dangers of Florida’s New “Terrorist” Designations

Analysis of First Amendment implications of Florida's HB 1471, part of a growing trend of state-level terrorism designation laws.

justsecurity.org

"Most significantly, a progressive outcome from an Article V convention is effectively precluded by the solid majority that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and its allies would hold in such a convention."

"Hundreds in force, Mainers marched through downtown Biddeford on Monday hours after immigration agents fatally shot a man. 'I thought something like this would be coming our way,' said Zack Beaulieu, noting the uptick in ICE activity in Maine as of late."

Hundreds protest fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford • Maine Morning Star

Hundreds in force, Mainers marched through downtown Biddeford on Monday hours after immigration agents fatally shot a man.

mainemorningstar.com

"The report documented 203 injuries stemming from the alleged misuse of the crowd control weapons. Some of the injuries included blindings, traumatic brain injuries, lacerations, fractures and contusions.”

‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds

Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’

theguardian.com

"Documents obtained by Drop Site News under the Florida Sunshine Law outline SLIC’s aims: to set up a system to distribute pro-Israel 'model legislation' to state lawmakers around the country." The Israeli government discreetly paid for State Legislator Israel Caucus's first D.C. junket.

The New Israel-Backed Nonprofit Feeding Lawmakers Model Legislation

The State Legislator Israel Caucus says it’s an independent nonprofit. The Israeli government discreetly paid for its first D.C. junket.

dropsitenews.com

Policy Chairwoman for the Republican Attorneys General Association and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has been indicted by a grand jury on 16 counts for intimidation and malfeasance. Bond for Murrill was set at $400,000 on Thursday, according to court records.

A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to New Orleans courts

Louisiana’s attorney general has been indicted over accusations she threatened the jobs of New Orleans leaders who fought a Republican-led overhaul of local courts in the heavily Democratic city.

apnews.com

"President Donald Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules."

Trump fires all commissioners of federal election agency

Months before the midterms, the only federal agency dedicated solely to election administration is now unable to do anything.

votebeat.org

PUBLISHED: U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) is the beneficiary of a fundraising event to be held on August 2, 2026 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin at the residence of John and Linda Anderson. The invitation was acquired by the Center for Media and Democracy.

Fundraiser Invite for GOP Senator Tom Cotton, August 2, 2026

documentcloud.org

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”

Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...

propublica.org

ICYMI: An ethics complaint filed by 100+ former judges alleges that Acting AG Blanche engaged in professional misconduct & conflicts of interest in his handling of Trump’s controversial lawsuit against the IRS, abuse of authority to target Trump’s political enemies, & mishandling of Epstein files.

Over 100 Former Judges File Sweeping Ethics Complaint Against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche - EXPOSEDbyCMD

The complaint alleges that Blanche engaged in professional misconduct and conflicts of interest in his handling of Trump’s controversial lawsuit against the IRS, abuse of authority to target Trump’s p...

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An ethics complaint filed by over 100 former judges alleges that Acting AG Blanche engaged in professional misconduct & conflicts of interest in his handling of Trump’s controversial lawsuit against the IRS, abuse of authority to target Trump’s political enemies, & mishandling of the Epstein files.

Over 100 Former Judges File Sweeping Ethics Complaint Against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche - EXPOSEDbyCMD

The complaint alleges that Blanche engaged in professional misconduct and conflicts of interest in his handling of Trump’s controversial lawsuit against the IRS, abuse of authority to target Trump’s p...

exposedbycmd.org

“This is about really, really wealthy people who have very strong preferences for the direction of American law, and they don’t want to be out in the sunshine. They want to avoid any type of transparency,” says Paul Collins, a University of Massachusetts Amherst political scientist.

Billionaires know just how they want Supreme Court justices to rule—and are spending big to tell them

How “friend of the court” filings became a cog in the right’s push to control the law.

motherjones.com

"The move suggests that the DOJ plans to use tactics normally reserved for the department’s most dangerous targets — terrorists, organized crime — on protesters."

Exclusive: DOJ Taps Gang, Terrorism Prosecutors to Crack Down on Political Groups

The Department of Justice has tapped two prosecutors with expertise in organized...

talkingpointsmemo.com

NEW: From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social for Important Context and @assignedmedia.org: The Trump administration is breaking ground, targeting nonprofits whose politics it disagrees with—groups focused on climate change, reproductive rights, Palestinian freedom, racial equity, LGBTQ+ rights, etc.

MAGA Attacks Nonprofits. It Took Lessons From Authoritarians.

“The Trump administration is really the first to all-out attack nonprofits.”

importantcontext.news

"In speaking directing the purchase of Israel Bonds and speaking at SFOF-linked events, DiNapoli has aligned himself with Republicans who demonize diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and socially responsible investing, said David Armiak, a research director and an investigative journalist"

The Unlikely History of Israel Bonds

How a little-known investment vehicle became a major source of financing for Israel—and a flash point in New York State politics.

thenation.com