Voting rights groups won a fast-tracked review of their challenge to Florida Republicans’ new congressional map, which they say would make it harder for Black voters to elect candidates of their choice. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump stormed out of his Meet the Press interview after Kristen Welker pressed him on his false claims that American elections are “rigged” and that he won in 2020. Before leaving, Trump called Welker “stupid” and accused NBC of being “crooked.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence has put a bipartisan Section 702 deal at risk, as lawmakers warn his lack of intelligence experience and record of political retaliation could undermine trust in the program. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

Senators Bill Cassidy and Cory Booker have asked a federal judge to keep blocking President Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, arguing its creation amounted to an illegal “end-run” around Congress. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...

The SAVE Act, the GOP’s “election integrity” bill that would disenfranchise millions of voters, died in the Senate after clearing the GOP-controlled House. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/n...

Trump will nominate his former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, to serve as attorney general. Blanche has defended Trump’s $1.8 billion weaponization fund, a taxpayer-backed payout scheme for Trump allies claiming political persecution. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

A GOP-led House voted to curb Trump’s unauthorized war in Iran, with four Republicans joining every Democrat to demand congressional approval or withdrawal. It is a striking sign that Trump’s war is losing support even inside his own party. www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...

New York Democrats introduced a proposal this week to give the state a way to respond if Republicans continue pushing aggressive gerrymanders across the country ahead of the 2028 elections. www.ap.org/news-highlig...

CBS News fired longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley one day after he criticized editor in chief Bari Weiss for undermining the program’s journalistic standards. www.wsj.com/business/med...

The Roberts Court this week allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that would eliminate a majority-Black district, despite a lower federal court’s finding that the map was intentionally drawn to discriminate against Black voters. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u...

A federal judge blocked President Trump's renovations to the Kennedy Center and ordered that Trump’s name must be removed within two weeks, ruling that Trump’s hand-picked board members “overstepped its statutory bounds” by adding his name to the center. apnews.com/article/trum...

New Hampshire’s proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration was struck down as unconstitutional. The ruling rejects another GOP effort to restrict eligible voters under the guise of “election integrity.” www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...

After 35 former federal judges raised serious concerns about President Trump’s $10 billion I.R.S. settlement, Judge Kathleen M. Williams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has reopened the case. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/u...

Louisiana Republicans voted to advance a congressional map that would erase Rep. Cleo Fields’ majority-Black district and pack Black voters into a single New Orleans-area seat.

Trump is reviving his $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting on an alleged lewd birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein, just one month after a judge dismissed the case for failing to plausibly show actual malice.

Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” slush fund was blocked from moving ahead by a federal judge. It's an important victory for the rule of law and tax paying Americans who are struggling with high costs of living under a Trump presidency. www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/p...

Trump’s Justice Department has opened a perjury investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who won civil judgments against him after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. apnews.com/article/just...

A federal judge refused to block Trump’s executive order that created a federal voter list and restricted mail voting, ruling the challenge was premature because the policy has not yet been implemented. Civil rights groups are arguing that the order is unconstitutional. apnews.com/article/trum...

Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center asked a federal judge to throw out charges leveled by the Trump administration. They argue the case is part of a "retributive campaign" by President Trump to weaponize the DOJ against his political enemies.

Alabama must redraw its congressional map before the November midterms after federal judges ruled the state’s latest districts intentionally discriminated against Black voters. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u...

The Trump administration is preparing a sweeping NDA for federal workers. Unions warn the proposal could become a tool to intimidate career employees. www.cnn.com/2026/05/26/p...

Kilmar Abrego García successfully challenged his unlawful deportation to El Salvador. After DOJ brought human-smuggling charges against him, a federal judge dismissed the case as retaliation.

Trump’s DOJ asked federal judges to erase some of the most serious Jan. 6 convictions tied to far-right groups while also removing online records and press releases about the riot. This is Trump’s attempt to erase history of that day.

Trump’s DOJ asked federal judges to erase some of the most serious Jan. 6 convictions tied to far-right groups while also removing online records and press releases about the riot. This is Trump’s attempt to erase history of that day. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/u...

The Trump administration attempted to ban half of the voting machines used last year in the U.S. using widely debunked election conspiracy theories as the reason for a ban. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Veterans and other critics are suing to block Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial, arguing it would overwhelm the National Mall and intrude on one of America’s most important historic spaces. www.wabe.org/trumps-propo...

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from the insurrectionist mob on Jan. 6 have sued to block Trump’s new $1.776 billion slush fund. www.npr.org/2026/05/21/g...

The Senate voted 50-47 to advance a war powers resolution challenging Trump’s unauthorized Iran war, with four Republicans joining most Democrats. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Several Senate Republicans are balking at taxpayer-funded security money tied to Trump’s White House ballroom project, with some pushing to strip the provision from a Senate bill otherwise focused on immigration enforcement. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Trump’s DOJ cut a deal barring the government from pursuing pending tax claims against Trump, his family, and his businesses, which potentially shields him from significant financial liability. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...

Harvard University asked a federal judge to dismiss the Trump admin’s antisemitism lawsuit against the school. Harvard is arguing the suit is part of a broader, unconstitutional retaliation campaign after previously suing the admin over cuts to its federal funding.

AG Todd Blanche will face questions from Congress over the Justice Department’s new $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” which critics say is a slush fund to pay Trump allies. apnews.com/article/todd...

Trump promised private donors would pay for his $400 million ballroom. Then Republicans tried to use taxpayer money for “security upgrades.” Senate Democrats called it out, and the parliamentarian blocked their first attempt to stick taxpayers with the bill.

Trump dropped his $10 billion IRS lawsuit, but now his administration appears to want to create a $1.8 billion slush fund for his allies. www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/p...

In Alabama on Saturday, thousands protested the recent Supreme Court ruling dismantling the Voting Rights Act and the GOP’s redistricting actions weakening Black voting rights. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

House Republicans blocked a war powers resolution on Iran in a 212-212 tie, again refusing to check Trump’s authority over military action. It’s the third failed House effort to force congressional authorization for military action against Iran.

Trump’s DOJ admitted in federal court that citizenship lists ordered under Trump’s election EO would likely be incomplete and unreliable for determining voter eligibility, warning that no “responsible state” should use them to update voter rolls. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/u...

LULAC, UnidosUS Action Fund, Mi Familia Vota, and Latino Victory are launching a coalition to reach Latino voters with year-round organizing and trusted messengers in key battleground districts in 2026 and beyond. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/u...

The Trump admin is withholding $1.3 billion in federal Medicaid payments from CA over the state allegedly not fighting insurance fraud. The admin is only targeting Democratic-led states in investigations of state-level watchdog agencies for alleged Medicaid fraud. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/u...

Miami residents are suing Trump, Miami Dade College, and Florida officials after the state transferred property worth $67 million for the Trump Presidential Library. Residents argue the deal unconstitutionally enriches a sitting president through a planned Trump hotel. apnews.com/article/trum...

The Trump administration awarded a no-bid contract worth more than $13 million to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to a company that had previously worked on a pool at one of Trump’s golf clubs.

Trump won a temporary pause on paying E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million defamation award, but she didn't object so long as he posted an additional $7 million bond to cover interest. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

The Cultural Landscape Foundation has filed a lawsuit to halt Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflection pool. The group is alleging the renovation violates the National Historic Preservation Act. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The Cultural Landscape Foundation filed a lawsuit Monday, asking a federal court to halt President Trump’s blue-tinted overhaul of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The Wall Street Journal received subpoenas from Trump’s DOJ for records in connection with a February article detailing Pentagon officials' warnings against Trump’s war in Iran. 1st Amendment advocates say it's a dangerous attempt to limit press freedom.

ABC accused the Trump administration and FCC of chilling First Amendment-protected speech after regulators opened an investigation into “The View."

The Virginia Supreme Court voided Virginia’s voter-approved Democratic redistricting plan, blocking Democrats from countering Republican gerrymanders while GOP-led states continue to redraw maps to protect their House majority. www.cnn.com/2026/05/08/p...

Immigration lawyers are warning clients against paying the $15k application fee for Trump’s gold card visa, recommending that wealthy people look for legal methods to come to the United States. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a new congressional map splitting majority-Black Memphis across three districts after the Roberts Court weakened key Voting Rights Act protections in Louisiana v. Callais.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears unlikely to get court approval to punish Sen. Mark Kelly for warning service members not to follow illegal orders, after an appeals panel suggested the Trump admin. violated the retired Navy captain’s 1st Amendment rights. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...