I’ve just confirmed that, after a WH official informed the gathered secretaries of state from all over the US that Bondi, Gabbard, and Noem would attend their conference today and answer questions, ALL of them were no shows.

Outrage as Pam Bondi requests Minnesota voter file amid ICE surge www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested in Minneapolis, a Guardian analysis has found www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A must read story by my colleague Ed Pilkington on the children and families affected by Trump’s cuts to cancer research www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Former top ethics official at DOJ says department at one point was considering whether it could accept the funds from private law firms and then temporarily hire the firm attorneys at their current salaries www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

New: Inside the Trump administration’s effort to prosecute a group of protesters in Texas with terrorism charges. The case is more complex than the administration has let on, according to a Guardian review of court records and interviews with family www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Good morning from Milwaukee. The trial of Judge Hannah Dugan is scheduled to kick off today at 9 a.m. Central Time. Look out for coverage throughout the week on All Rise News. www.allrisenews.com/p/hannah-dug...

New: Donald Trump may have issued a mass pardon for voter fraud when he pardoned Rudy Giuliani and others this month www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I went to Moberly, Missouri to understand how an under-the-radar grassroots effort is on the brink of blocking a new gerrymandered congressional map from going into effect www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New: Former FHFA and FHFAOIG officials raise questions about Bill Pulte’s criminal referral of Lisa Cook. One called it “bizarre.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New: An immigration judge ordered a New York waiter released on bond. ICE is refusing to release him. How the Trump admin is taking advantage of a rarely used rule to keep people detained when judges grant them bond www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

When Mike Gordon showed up for work on June 27, he was having one of the best weeks of his career. By the end of the day, he was fired. I profiled Gordon, a career prosecutor who was fired for taking on high profile Jan 6 cases. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Our analysis of detailed arrest and deportation data hows just how drastically the ICE immigration enforcement apparatus has transformed under Trump. With @wcraft.bsky.social & Andrew Witherspoon.

New: As Trump wages an attack on the legal system, lawyers are setting up their own firms to defend those targeted by the administration www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Scoop: DOJ officials asked some attorneys in the civil rights division to reconsider their decision to leave amid a mass exodus of lawyers www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Scoop: All of the managers in DOJ's voting section have been remove and political appointees have told attorneys to dismiss all active cases without explanation www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I interviewed @allisonjriggs.bsky.social about efforts to overturn her election to the NC supreme court. “This is not just a North Carolina problem. This is an existential threat to democracy," she said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

NEW on @npr.org: A DOGE staffer working in the Social Security Administration has been pushing questionable claims about noncitizens voting — apparently using data that court records suggest DOGE shouldn't have. More on the claims and the latest in DOGE access concerns:

New: Nearly two dozen law firms have quietly scrubbed deferences to diversity on their webpages, and some have revised their descriptions of pro-bono work to remove areas that don't align with Trump administration goals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Both houses of the Mississippi legislature voted overwhelmingly to create an in-person early voting option, but a procedural block prevented it from being sent to Gov. Tate Reeves, killing the bill for this session. apnews.com/us-news/tate...

North Carolina judges back Republican colleague in bid to toss votes and overturn election www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

More than 80 ex-staffers of top law firm express ‘deep outrage’ over Trump deal www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

SCOTUS hears a dispute this morning over Louisiana’s congressional map with huge stakes for how race is used in redistricting www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“I will tell you that judges are human, just like everybody else. We have emotions, we have fears, we have concerns for our family members and for our own safety,” said Judge Esther Salas. “It does impact a judicial officer.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Sec. Noem sent a letter to the National Association of Secretaries of State *on Friday* that states would be able to "continue to receive products and services offered by CISA security advisors and through the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center."

North Carolina denies Republican request to disqualify 60,000 votes in state supreme court race www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

NC state board of election is beginning hearing on request to throw out 60,000 votes in state supreme court contest that was decided by around 700 votes www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Most recent Murdoch succession drama was reportedly set off by an episode of the HBO show "Succession" www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/b...

Understanding local election officials face a lot of pressure, it's a bit bizarre to see that officials in a key PA county say there's absolutely nothing they could have done differently to have prevented 6 hour wait & attributing delay to...the weather?

U.S. district judge Beryl Howell rejected a pro se request sent by Rudy Giuilani asking for an extension to respond to civil contempt request. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss say that Rudy Giuliani should be held in civil contempt by default because he never responded to their motion. Background: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

What is a presidential pardon and how has it been used in the US? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

The last recount for an Iowa legislative race wrapped up yesterday and confirmed Democratic State Rep Monica Kurth defeated Nathan Ramker by 45 votes in HD-98 (part of Davenport). Republicans will have a 67-33 Iowa House majority, up from 64-36 for the past two years. #ialegis

JUST IN: A Minnesota recount confirms that Democrat Dan Wolgamott won reelection. This was last district to be recounted. This means the state House will be tied, 67-67. (A GOP win here would have given them the edge.) Unclear what a power-sharing agreement will look like.

Another update (as of 2:23 PM on 11-25) in NC Associate Supreme Court Election Recount: Now up to 70 out of 100 counties reporting their recount (63% of total ballots cast) Riggs (D): -48 change Griffin (R): +21 change Recount ends Wednesday Source: s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov... #ncpol

Great piece by @npr.org's Miles Parks -- will Trump's high turnout win cause Republicans to rethink opposition to voting access? www.npr.org/2024/11/18/n...

NEWS: North Carolina's GOP legislature overrode the Dem governor's veto of a bill that will force sheriffs to do ICE's bidding. It retaliates against the wave of Black sheriffs who won on promises to stop helping ICE in 2018. @psfrench.bsky.social previewed the bill last year for Bolts:

While it may have been reported that Trump would blacklist people associated with Project 2025 from his administration, that has - of course - not happened. Here's a good rundown of where we're at by Rachel Leingang: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

The final count in Georgia showed President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris by 115,100 votes, a 2.2 percentage point margin. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/tru...

BREAKING: It's official. Trump's sentencing in New York is canceled indefinitely.

"Researchers found that between 2012 and 2022, voter participation [on tribal lands] in federal elections was 7 percentage points lower in midterms and 15 percentage points lower in presidential elections than among those living off tribal lands in the same states." apnews.com/article/nati...

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Good example here in NC of Republicans returning to arguments that were filed at the last minute pre-election and rejected as part of effort to contest ballots in an extremely close state supreme court race www.wral.com/story/amid-s...

Georgia election workers ask judge to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Mississippi residents challenging state's lifetime felon disenfranchisement ask US supreme court for review. 5th circuit previously upheld the ban www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss ask judge to impose civil contempt sanctions on Rudy Giuliani for continuing to defame the two women storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The Cato Institute has again filed an amicus brief saying Crystal Mason should not have been convicted of illegally voting when she submitted a provisional ballot in 2016 search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia....

🧵 I am still seeing claims wondering why there was a drop-off in the number of ballots cast in 2024, or talking about about "millions of missing ballots." There's an easy explanation here -- there WASN'T a significant drop-off in turnout in 2024. /1

Mace was once a moderate Republican from a competitive district in South Carolina.. But after state Republicans redrew the district to be much more safely Republican, she moved significantly more to the right. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Good morning from Manhattan. All your fav courthouse ladies and gents are impatiently awaiting new filings in Trump's criminal case. We expect prosecutors to say how they think things should proceed per the convicted felon's presidential win. Via Guardian US: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...