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BREAKING: North Carolina Court Says 65k Ballots Can Be Tossed Out | Justice Allison Riggs
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- BREAKING: North Carolina Court Says 65k Ballots Can Be Tossed Out | Justice Allison Riggs
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- 1 year ago
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- A three-judge panel in the North Carolina appeals court ruled Friday to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in the state’s Supreme Court election unless they can fix their ballots in 15 days. The decision comes from Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin’s election contest. Incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs, whose victory Griffin challenged, joins Marc Elias to discuss what it means.
Griffin claims about 60k ballots came from voters whose registrations are incomplete because they are missing driver's license or social security numbers. He claims another 5k ballots came from military and overseas voters who did not provide photo ID with their mail-in ballots. The North Carolina State Board of Elections and a lower state court rejected these arguments.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/nc-voters-must-fix-ballots-in-15-days-court-rules/
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- The GOP is Full of "Cowards" and "Crazies" | Sen. Andy Kim
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- 1 year ago
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- New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim hosted a series of town halls in Republican congressional districts after the local representatives refused to do so. Sen. Kim joins Marc Elias to discuss what he heard from voters at these events, his co-Senator Cory Booker's historic speech and why he believes the GOP is no longer a political party.
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- Rep. Jamie Raskin: Executive Orders Do Not Trump the Constitution
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- 1 year ago
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- Today, House Judiciary Subcommittees debated whether the record number of federal court blocks against Trump’s executive orders constitutes “judicial overreach.” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) argued it’s the courts’ inherent duty to uphold the Constitution.
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- Trump’s Growing Threats to Judges | Rep. Dan Goldman
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- 1 year ago
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- New York Congressman Dan Goldman sits down with Marc Elias to discuss President Trump’s growing threats to the federal judiciary and the rule of law, the politicization of the Justice Department and the president’s latest election executive order.
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- Trump’s Latest Order Will Disenfranchise Millions | Sec. of State Adrian Fontes
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- 1 year ago
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- Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes joins Marc Elias to discuss President Trump's latest executive order targeting elections and explains how the action will disenfranchise voters, cause chaos and make it impossible for states to run free and fair elections.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-voting-elections-executive-order/
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- We're in a Constitutional Crisis | Rep. Robert Garcia
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- 1 year ago
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- California Congressman Robert Garcia joins Marc Elias to discuss what it's like to be targeted by the DOJ and Trump officials, whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis and more.
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- Marc Elias: Trump's Judicial Impeachment Threats are Intimidation
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- 1 year ago
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- President Trump and other Republicans have called for federal judges who have ruled against the administration to be impeached. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement pushing back on the president. Marc Elias shares his thoughts on why the GOP is making public calls for impeachment.
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- The Lawyers Surrendering to Trump | George Conway
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- 1 year ago
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- Lawyers George Conway and Marc Elias discuss how Trump is targeting law firms, why major parts of the legal community aren't fighting back and whether the courts can hold Trump accountable.
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- What Every American Can Do To Fight DOGE | Rep. Jamie Raskin
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin joins Defending Democracy to discuss the state of democracy, how Republicans are ceding their constitutional powers and the one action every American should do to protest DOGE.
Learn more about Rep. Raskin’s DOGE FOIA request: https://jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy-act-requests/
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- The United States is in a "Soft Coup" | Joyce Vance
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- 1 year ago
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- Former U.S. Attorney and legal expert Joyce Vance talks with Marc Elias about whether the court system can hold Trump accountable, how Trump loyalists are trying to transform the DOJ and why Vance is describing our current political state as a "soft coup."
Check out Joyce's Substack: https://substack.com/@joycevance
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- The Radical Unitary Executive Theory and Trump, Explained
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- President Donald Trump is taking unprecedented actions to assert his control over the federal government. Behind these efforts is the unitary of executive theory, a once-fringe legal idea that asserts that the president has unlimited power to control the actions of the four million people who make up the executive branch.
Read more about the unitary executive theory: https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/what-is-unitary-executive-theory-how-is-trump-using-it-to-push-his-agenda/
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- Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) grilled Trump nominee on anti-voting history
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, California Sen. Alex Padilla asked Harmeet Dhillon, Trump’s pick to lead the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, how we could trust Dhillon to enforce the nation’s voting rights laws given her track record of anti-voting litigation.
Through her work with the law firm that she founded in 2006, Dhillon has become one of the leading legal figures working to roll back voting rights across the country. In the past few years, Dhillon — or an attorney from her law firm — has been involved in more than a dozen different lawsuits across the country challenging voting rights laws, redistricting, election processes or Trump’s efforts to appear on the ballot in the 2024 election.
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- Trump picks Jan. 6 defender to lead agency that investigated insurrection
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Ed Martin was part of the mob at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, he’s one of the top attorneys in the country, running the agency that successfully prosecuted over 1,500 insurrectionists.
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- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sues Trump administration to release over $3 billion in federal funds
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued President Donald Trump’s administration to get them to unfreeze over $3 billion of federal funding allocated to his state’s agencies over the next several years.
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- Republican Explains Why Musk is Trump's Biggest Liability | Sarah Longwell
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Sarah Longwell — Republican political strategist, publisher of The Bulwark and host of The Focus Group Podcast — joins Marc Elias to discuss the cowardice of so-called moderate Republicans, why Elon Musk is one of the GOP's biggest liabilities and the media landscape.
Check out The Bulwark: https://www.thebulwark.com/
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- 14 states sue to block DOGE’s unconstitutional actions
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- 14 states filed a lawsuit to nullify the unconstitutional actions of Elon Musk’s DOGE and prevent them from performing any future actions like freezing federal funding, accessing agency data and taking over agencies.
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- Georgia Secretary of State Asks DOJ, DHS to Suppress Voters
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Shortly after the new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was sworn in Wednesday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) asked her to drop the Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging the state’s 2021 voter suppression law, S.B. 202. Raffensperger also asked newly minted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for greater access to immigration data to verify voter registrations. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/raffensperger-asks-federal-government-for-help-suppressing-voters/
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- BREAKING: Judge Says Discovery Into DOGE's Labor Department Probe Likely
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A federal judge in Washington, D.C. said he will likely grant federal labor unions' motion for expedited discovery into the extent and types of access the so-called Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk have had to Department of Labor records. If granted, it would be the first instance of discovery being permitted in the Trump accountability cases and could give invaluable information into DOGE's activities. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
Read more about the case: https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/washington-d-c-doge-department-of-labor-access-challenge/
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- Trump Asks SCOTUS To Let Him Fire Independent Special Counsel
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the recent dismissal of Hampton Dellinger, the head of the office of the special counsel — the nation’s top independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain the case and how the Supreme Court may approach the case.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-administration-asks-scotus-to-uphold-firing-of-special-counsel/
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- Pennsylvania Governor Sues Trump to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Funds
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued the Trump administration to release over $3 billion of federal funding allocated to his state’s agencies, saying that multiple judges have halted the funding freeze but access has not been restored. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/pennsylvania-gov-josh-shapiro-sues-trump-administration-to-release-over-3-billion-in-federal-funds/
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- GOP Asks Supreme Court To Restrict Voting in Pennsylvania
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of an October 2024 Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision allowing voters to cast provisional ballots on Election Day if their timely received mail-in ballots are disqualified due to a technical mistake. Their argument relies on a discredited and radical theory that would give state lawmakers unprecedented power. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/rnc-asks-scotus-to-take-up-appeal-to-restrict-provisional-voting-in-pennsylvania/
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- New Lawsuits Filed to Stop Musk and DOGE’s Power
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Over a dozen states and anonymous USAID employees filed two separate lawsuits to nullify the unconstitutional actions of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and prevent them from performing any future actions like freezing federal funding, accessing agency data and taking over agencies. The lawsuits claim that Musk’s power and DOGE violate the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/14-states-sue-to-block-elon-musks-doge-actions-claim-unconstitutional-abuse-of-power/
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- Are We In a Constitutional Crisis? Marc Elias explains.
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In the first few weeks of the Trump administration, the president has taken executive action that has been blocked by the courts. Some Trump allies are suggesting that the courts are overstepping their power. Are we in a constitutional crisis? Marc Elias gives his take.
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- Judge Says Trump Admin Violated Court Order, Threatens Contempt
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A federal judge Monday ordered the Trump administration to resume payments for federal programs after the White House violated a previous order blocking a federal funding freeze. In a blistering opinion, District Court Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island warned that not complying with a court order could lead to contempt of court, which is a crime, and ordered Trump admin to resume federal grant and loan payments. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz discuss.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-issues-new-ruling-in-funding-freeze-case/
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- Trump demands California adopt voter ID requirement to get LA wildfire aid
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he will withhold aid for the Los Angeles wildfires unless California adopts a voter ID requirement at the polls.
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- Lawsuit Filed Over Musk's Access to Treasury Department Systems
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- 1 year ago
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- Advocacy groups filed a lawsuit challenging the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's access to sensitive Treasury Department payment systems and records. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz discuss.
Learn more about the lawsuit: https://www.citizen.org/news/advocacy-group-unions-sue-treasury-department-over-illegal-doge-data-access/
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- Who's the new leader of the national Democratic Party?
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Ken Martin is the new chair of the Democratic National Committee. We explain what you should know about his vision for the party and how the DNC impacts elections.
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- BREAKING: Trump Federal Funding Freeze Blocked for Third Time
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Another federal judge — this one for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia — granted a temporary restraining order to block President Donald Trump’s freeze on all agency grants and loans.
The order stems from a lawsuit filed by Democracy Forward and a coalition of nonprofits, public health organizations and small businesses seeking to block guidance from the Trump administration that effectively pauses all federal funding via agency grants and loans. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz discuss.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/nonprofits-sue-trump-administration-over-federal-grants-freeze/
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- Virginia moves to remove Waynesboro election official who refused to certify votes
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Virginia Board of Elections voted unanimously to remove the Waynesboro Board of Elections chairman from his post after he attempted to refuse certification ahead of the 2024 general election.
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- BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Freeze on Federal Funds
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s directive to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to freeze all federal grants and loans until at least Monday. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/nonprofits-sue-trump-administration-over-federal-grants-freeze/
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- President Donald Trump is facing multiple lawsuits after six days in office
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- 1 year ago
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- President Donald Trump has been in office for less than a week and is already wreaking havoc on our democracy. But pro-voting groups and Democrats are fighting back with several lawsuits.
We explain some of the most important cases you should know about.
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- Trump Enacts Key Component of Project 2025
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On the first day of President Trump’s second term, he reissued a version of Schedule F, an executive order that makes it easier to fire and replace federal employees, Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz discuss the goal of the order, its connection to Project 2025 and the lawsuit filed against it.
Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-workers-sue-trump-administration-over-schedule-f-executive-order/
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- Trump Revokes Biden’s Executive Order Expanding Voting Access
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On his first day in office, President Donald Trump revoked dozens of Biden’s executive orders — including one promoting voting access and expanding voter registration.
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- Marc Elias: Trump's 14th Amendment Order is at Best a Lie, At Worst Unconstitutional
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Marc Elias shares his thoughts on President Donald Trump's executive order revoking birthright citizenship for some children born to noncitizens in the United States.
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- BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court Rejects Petition to Toss 60k Ballots, Waits for Lower Courts
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On Wednesday, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order saying it would not grant Judge Jefferson Griffin's (R) emergency petition to toss out 60k votes in the state Supreme Court race, and will instead wait for Griffin's ballot challenges to play out in the lower courts. Griffin lost his bid for a seat on the state's highest court to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs.
Read the order: https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/320P24.pdf
Background: https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/gop-already-controls-the-north-carolina-supreme-court-why-are-they-obsessed-with-overturning-that-race/
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- Project 2025 Calls for Gutting of Election Security Agency
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Project 2025 calls for gutting the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which election experts say could have grave implications for the future of elections — and democracy.
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- The Lawyers Fighting Trump's Executive Orders
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, joins Marc Elias to discuss the legal efforts to fight against Trump's illegal and unconstitutional executive orders.
Check out Democracy Forward's legal response center: https://www.democracy2025.org/
Learn more about Democracy Forward and support its work: https://democracyforward.org/
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- BREAKING: Supreme Court Rejects Montana Election Case, Blocks Voter Suppression Laws
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In a victory for voters, the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an appeal from the Montana secretary of state to review two voter suppression laws that had been struck down by the Montana Supreme Court. Republican officials invoked the radical independent state legislature theory to appeal the case. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
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- Trump Appointment Confirmations Begin
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- 1 year ago
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- With Trump set to be sworn in for his second term on Monday, the Senate kicked off the confirmation hearings for some of his cabinet nominations this week.
Most of his picks are controversial. So expect these hearings to be contentious as hearings continue next week.
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- Rep. Dan Goldman Calls Out “Dangerous” Cabinet Nominees, Jack Smith Report
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- 1 year ago
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- New York Congressman and former federal prosecutor Dan Goldman gives his opinion on Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s election subversion indictment, whether we’ll see the classified documents report, cabinet nominees and more.
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- Biden Vetoes Bill That Would Add 63 Judgeships Over Next Decade
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- 1 year ago
- Description
- President Joe Biden vetoed a bipartisan bill to add 63 new federal judges over the next decade, saying that Republicans' stated caseload concerns are not the "true motivating force" behind the bill.
We explain.
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- North Carolinians Protest GOP Election Challenges
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- North Carolina activists and voters held a protest on Tuesday in front of the state Supreme Court to read the names of all 60,000 voters whose ballots could be tossed out because of GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s legal challenges.
Griffin alleges that these ballots should be tossed because of issues with registrations and eligibility.
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- Attempt to Throw Out 60k Ballots in North Carolina: "Undemocratic, un-American and just plain wrong"
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Protestors gathered in Raleigh today to draw attention to Jefferson Griffin's (R) ongoing attempts to disenfranchise 60k North Carolinians and overturn his loss in the state Supreme Court race.
- Title
- BREAKING: North Carolina Court Rejects RNC Request To Toss 60,000 Ballots
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Today, a North Carolina judge rejected a request from the Republican National Committee (RNC), North Carolina GOP, Wake County GOP and two voters to toss out nearly 60,000 ballots cast in all November 2024 statewide races. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain the ruling, the RNC's goal and the connection to ongoing litigation regarding the state Supreme Court race.
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- Republicans Will Reintroduce Controversial SAVE Act
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Millions of voters could be disenfranchised if Republicans successfully pass the SAVE Act, a bill that would require you to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
- Title
- The GOP Is Trying To Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs (D) won her reelection bid two months ago, but her Republican opponent is still in court trying to toss out 60k votes and win the seat for himself. Justice Riggs joins Marc Elias to give the latest updates and discuss the threat this lawsuit poses not just for North Carolina, but the entire country.
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- North Carolina Supreme Court GOP Candidate Refuses to Concede
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The majority-GOP North Carolina Supreme Court blocked the certification of a 2024 race for a seat on its own court while litigation is ongoing in a GOP candidate’s challenge to 60K ballots.
We break it down.
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- Martin O'Malley: Democrats Need to Do More to Protect Voters
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Former Maryland Governor and Social Security Administrator Martin O'Malley joins Marc Elias to discuss why he's vying to lead the Democratic Party. During the conversation, O'Malley talks about why he thinks Democrats need to do more to protect voting rights.
- Title
- James Skoufis: DNC Needs a Major Shake Up
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- New York State Sen. James Skoufis joins Marc Elias to talk about his campaign for DNC chair and what he can bring to the position as a Democratic elected official in a swing district. Watch the full interview on our channel now.
- Title
- BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court Blocks Certification, Will Hear Ballot Challenge Case
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On Tuesday, the North Carolina Supreme Court blocked the certification of a race for a seat on its own court while litigation is ongoing in GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s ballot challenges case. The decision comes from Griffin’s ongoing legal challenges to contest to his loss to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz explain.
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