Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.

Since the ceasefire took effect one month ago, Israeli attacks have killed at least 242 Palestinians and injured 622.

BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the GOP’s latest gerrymander ruling that lawmakers violated the state constitution. This restores a voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering and enacts a fairer map for 2026.

Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.

Schumer’s leadership potentially stands on uncertain ground amid the shutdown and criticism from members within his own party.

Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government. Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.

Elon Musk’s $1tn Tesla pay deal to be rejected by huge Norway wealth fund

A political scandal has erupted over allegations of severe abuses of Palestinians. A military official, who had leaked a video, disappeared briefly on Sunday. She was found later and is now being held in prison. n.pr/4onizwY

Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers: “We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”

NEW: CBS’ Norah O’Donnell interviewed Trump last night on “60 Minutes,” only to ask him a series of softball questions with little follow-up. There had been no pushback, no corrections. Unlike CBS, Democracy Docket will never bow down, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.

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ICYMI: Utahns will have fair districts when they go to the polls next year, and could have an additional seat in Congress after the state’s highest court struck down Utah’s gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

These Project 2025 videos were intended to train a second Trump administration’s political appointees "to be ready on day one." Last August, ProPublica & @documented.net obtained 14 hours of the videos, which covered everything from passing new regulations to rooting out left-wing language:

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ALABAMA: “The verdict is in. The state’s tough immigration law just isn’t working out… American workers not mentally or physically fit enough to last one day…”

Calling all scientists and science supporters! You have a crucial role to play in countering the authoritarian threat we currently face in this country. Learn more about how you can stand up for the facts and truth that are essential for a free and democratic society. blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

Newsom: “Wake up, America. If he rigs this election, you won’t have a country anymore.”

Jessica: What he is doing with redistricting this cycle, going after universities and law firms, firing people who give him information he doesn't want like the head of the BLS… Gutfeld: What your alternative? Jessica: To have a democratic president.

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "I think he should start with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Speaker Johnson's district that has 6x the per capita murder rate of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco. What about the carnage, Mr. President, in Shreveport? Why aren't you protecting the folks there? What bullshit."

I want ICE gone. But at the very least, they need better training—they clearly don’t know what the F they’re doing. 🚨 A man was killed on the 210 Freeway after running into traffic while fleeing an ICE raid at a Home Depot. This is the second known death in Southern California tied to these raids.

Jordy: We’re seeing who the players are and who the pretenders are. Newsom’s showing what this country needs — not lip service, but urgency before 2026, 2028, and beyond. Gone are the days of “when they go low, we go high.” When they go low, you take them out by their knees — metaphorically.

Newsom: If California, one of the most un-Trumped states in America, is not successful, it’s at our peril. We may not get this back. I’m telling you, we may not. He is rigging this next midterm election before one vote is cast. He tried to wreck our democracy after the last vote was cast last time.

It seems like nothing. Now imagine millions of Americans did this. So far there are many saying they are. But we never know if what people say they’re going to do is what they’re really going to do. I don’t know if half the videos I see like this one are actually going to DC yet. We wait.

You cannot have a functioning economy when so few people at the top hold so much of the nation’s wealth. It’s not sustainable.

WATCH: “Rich people do not deserve special access to politicians. This is exactly what @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and progressives like him are trying to fix.” 🔥 🎯 Non-New Yorker kevin oleary hilariously can’t even believe Zohran won’t meet with him 👏🏽

NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds. Then the harassment began. Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel. Six credible threats to his life. More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:

Yes, who exactly?

“This map is racist, it’s illegal, and it’s part of a long, ugly tradition of trying to keep Black and Brown Texas from having a voice,” said Democratic Rep. Marc Veasey.

NEW: Trump’s obsession with voter suppression and election conspiracies. Every day brings further evidence that the 2026 elections will be the culmination of this reality, @marcelias.bsky.social writes. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada intends to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September. #Canada #Palestinianstate #UN #MarkCarney #middleeast #UnitedNations

Leaders of the American Patriots Three Percent (AP3) militia have forged alliances with law enforcement around the US. Internal files reveal their strategies for building these ties and where they’ve claimed success. (Published Aug. 2024)

States are ramping up investigations into so-called “noncitizen voting.” But here’s the truth: actual cases are extremely rare — and these probes risk voter suppression more than fraud prevention. More on what they discovered: www.democracydocket.com/analysis/sta...

Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.

Chat, is cancer research woke? The Trump administration seems to think so, having erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research in a move that seems to be part of its anti-DEI, anti-trans, and anti-vaccine agendas.

Hello??? Barack? Where are you??? He's here, with Mother Jones's Garrison Hayes, and he has some stuff to get off his chest: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.

Public media has been defunded. Your support keeps journalists on the ground, lifts unheard voices, and connects communities. Help us plan for what’s next. Make a monthly gift today. Stand with public media: n.pr/458sOhq

Neguse: Only in Washington, D.C. could politicians come to the floor and brag about cutting $9 billion from rural radio stations while two weeks ago they voted to increase the deficit by $4 trillion. Spare us these lectures.

Stansbury: You guys are so weak that you won't even vote to release the files

When you’re definitely not guilty.

Two observations: 1. "Produce" to who? Note, he doesn't say release publicly. 2. "Pertinent" is doing a lot of work here. This does not mean all records, just the ones Bondi believes are "pertinent." Trump is panicking and is very dangerous. Stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

In fairness, do these look like two guys who knew each other well enough to send birthday cards?

“I thought: the governor is trying to sleep with me, and I’m deeply uncomfortable, and I have to get out of this room as soon as possible.”

AOC: “It should be our mission right now to make sure that all people have health care!"

he sounds guiltier and guiltier

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22 years later he would be running our country with near-total impunity. 🇺🇸

"More than just being a lawyer [for Jeffrey Epstein], Alan was a friend of Epstein's, and a friend of Ghislaine Maxwell, and went to the mansion, and went on the plane... I am questioning Alan's judgement on this and many other issues." Me vs Dershowitz. Full debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFCg...