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After court losses, Trump DOJ turns to subpoenas that critics say prove ‘the mask is off’
As the Trump administration waged a public legal fight with California over the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters in mid-October, behind the scenes a federal grand jury in Santa Ana issued a series of subpoenas to election officials in Los Angeles County at federal…
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DOJ again warns election officials of potential criminal prosecution, days before midterm elections
The Justice Department has sent yet another round of letters to state election officials warning them that they could face criminal prosecution for violating federal election laws, this time reminding them that they must preserve ballots, voter-registration records, and other…
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Commentary: A New Approach to Closing the Disability Wealth Gap
It was another financial institution’s commercial that motivated me to create something different. Two busy white, apparently nondisabled, suburban parents were standing on their carefully manicured lawn talking about how they needed to go to the bank to plan for the future of…
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Early voting tops 46 million, setting a midterm record and surpassing 2022 turnout
WASHINGTON — As of early Friday, more than 46 million Americans had cast ballots ahead of Election Day, eclipsing the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab. In the 2022 midterm elections, 45.9 million Americans voted…
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Conservative PAC funded by TPUSA and Republicans campaigns for ‘sham’ Green candidate
A political action committee run by a conservative political operative has spent thousands of dollars telling voters to support a “sham” Green Party candidate for governor who is facing two investigations for campaign finance fraud. Risa Lombardo has been disavowed by the…
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Paradise Valley district faces civil rights complaint over ignoring antisemitic abuse
The Anti-Defamation League filed a federal civil rights complaint against Paradise Valley Unified School District, accusing school officials of failing to address the antisemitic harassment of a teen girl. In a 33-page complaint to the U.S. Department of Education, attorney…
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On private call, Arizona GOP candidates voice worry over Election Day prospects
In a virtual “rally” call held by Arizona Republican hopefuls obtained by the Arizona Mirror, Republicans voiced concerns over their prospects on Election Day. “I have to say, after we had a gangbusters start to the week, the drops today were quite less than I was hoping for,”…
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In a blizzard of lawsuits, Trump’s DOJ battles across the US over midterm elections
The Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to combat noncitizen voting and assert authority over elections came under intense scrutiny in courtrooms across the country on Thursday, as Democrats and voting rights groups alleged federal election interference. A federal judge in…
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Judge strikes down Trump ‘medical frailty’ rule in Medicaid work requirements
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration’s definition of “medical frailty” illegally made it harder for certain people to be excused from Medicaid’s work requirement, a victory for Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and the attorneys general and governors in…
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Naturalizations have dropped sharply under Trump, keeping 380,000 potential voters off the rolls
The Trump administration cut naturalization sharply over the past year, leading to accusations it’s holding back hundreds of thousands of people who might have voted in the midterms. It’s hard to say how those people might have voted had they become U.S. citizens. Naturalized…
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Where are the tightest races for US House control right now? Here’s the rundown.
WASHINGTON — Communities throughout the country have been inundated with television ads and outside spending as politicians try to spur voter turnout in the most competitive U.S. House races in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The focus on a short list of campaigns highlights how…
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Commentary: Yes, she did: Remembering Dolores Huerta, the force who proved the doubters wrong
As a veteran journalist and a Mexican-American, whenever a momentous event involving Latinos happens, I have a habit of turning to major news outlets to gauge — and, yes, judge — how long it takes them to notice and how prominently they play the story. It’s one of my ways of…
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The Trump administration is targeting American citizens in voter investigations, civil rights groups say
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is unlawfully scrutinizing naturalized U.S. citizens and placing them at risk of disenfranchisement, civil rights groups alleged in a lawsuit Wednesday, less than a week before Election Day. The lawsuit, filed in California, came as…
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Voters sour on mass deportation as citizenship support holds strong, even with AZ Republicans
Voters overwhelmingly favor a path to citizenship for the 15 million immigrants living in the country without legal status and believe that President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign is hurting the economy, according to a new survey of voters. A new report from Wave…
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A wave of new laws is reshaping voting rights for people with felony convictions
A half-dozen states enacted laws this year changing voting rules for people with felony convictions, including when their rights can be restored and how they can register to vote — affecting voters in next week’s elections. A couple other states advanced measures that will…
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Told her baby wouldn’t survive, she had to leave Idaho for an abortion. She’s sharing her story.
MERIDIAN, Idaho — It didn’t take long for doctors to see that something was amiss with Rebecca Crozier’s pregnancy. At her eight-week ultrasound in 2025, they mentioned a possible neural tube defect, she said, but after some research, she thought it was something that could be…
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Courts are weighing Trump’s ‘preemptive election interference’ as Election Day nears
Less than a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s unprecedented drive for power over elections has set the stage for a series of courtroom fights that could quickly lead to a high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over the limits of federal authority.…
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Voters turn out early in force ahead of a pivotal midterm
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already made their way to the ballot box as early voting is underway in a midterm election that will determine control of the House and the Senate, possibly flipping one or both from Republicans to Democrats. As of Tuesday…
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Commentary: Arizona’s anti-immigrant experiment failed once. What’s happening now feels like déjà vu.
Arizona was in the throes of anti-immigrant hysteria in 2010. The legislature enthusiastically passed the first major state laws targeting the undocumented, and Gov. Jan Brewer signed them. State and county officials locked up immigrants. They took them to the border and pushed…
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Arizona health workers raise the alarm on how GOP Medicaid cuts will crowd ERs and raise costs
Local healthcare providers fear impending changes to Medicaid eligibility could leave hundreds of thousands of Arizonans without coverage, forcing people to delay care until they face health emergencies — resulting in overcrowded emergency rooms and higher costs, even for people…