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<\/a><\/p>\nChris Geidner<\/small>:
\nSCOTUS rejects Trump admin\u2019s request to enforce new USPS mail ballot restrictions<\/a><\/h2>\nThe brief order denying DOJ\u2019s request for a stay of a lower court order blocking the rule only prompted noted dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito.<\/em>
\n…<\/p>\nThe order means the rule will not be in effect for the 2026 elections \u2014 a point key to Justice Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s decision to join the court majority in denying the Justice Department\u2019s stay request.
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We\u2019re not out of the woods, by any stretch, but this order was a necessary condition<\/a> to doing so.
\n(Chris Geidner more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\nJoyce Vance<\/small>:
\nA Day for Good Legal News<\/a><\/h2>\nJacob Knutson @ Democracy Docket<\/em><\/small>:
\nHomeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges<\/a><\/h2>\nSteve Vladeck<\/small>:
\nThe Language of Supreme Court Stays<\/a><\/h2>\nJennifer Rubin<\/small>:
\n50 Days to the Midterms<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson<\/small>:
\nLetters from an American – September 14, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\nThis morning, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Joshua Kaplan, and Alex Mierjeski of ProPublica<\/em> broke the news that Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the wedding of Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson in May. Kremlev attended the wedding along with a large group of Russians whose presence, the journalists note, puzzled the other guests.<\/p>\nThis news reveals an extraordinary development, the journalists note: \u201ca member of Putin\u2019s circle financially supporting the president\u2019s son and gaining intimate access to the Trump family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Frank Montoya Jr., a retired FBI official who worked in senior counterintelligence roles, told the reporters: \u201cIf I\u2019m paying for your wedding, at some point, you\u2019re going to owe me something. This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.\u201d
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Later in the day, news broke that the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security had released a report detailing how the now-closed detention camp in the Florida Everglades, offensively dubbed \u201cAlligator Alcatraz,\u201d violated the standards of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The report says the center failed in six categories: medical care, food service, personal hygiene, recreation, environmental health and safety, and special management units.
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… Nick Corasaniti and Hamed Aleaziz reported in the New York Times<\/em> on another whistleblower, this one alleging that in their zeal to find noncitizens on voter rolls, inspectors under the direction of top Homeland Security leaders may have broken state laws. …<\/p>\nTaken together, the administration\u2019s continued flirtation with Vladimir Putin and his associates, its use of our tax dollars to imprison immigrants in substandard conditions, and its determination to rig the 2026 election add up to an attempt to establish an authoritarian government.<\/p>\n
Aside from the public outrage over the day\u2019s stories, there are other signs that the administration\u2019s position is weakening. …
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n
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Adam Gramegna @ Military.com<\/em><\/small>:
\nTwo US Teens Planning to Enlist in Marines Claim to Have Been Assaulted by ICE Agents<\/a><\/h2>\nThe mother of one of the individuals, 17, said her son is now having second thoughts about serving in the military.<\/em>
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The order means the rule will not be in effect for the 2026 elections \u2014 a point key to Justice Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s decision to join the court majority in denying the Justice Department\u2019s stay request.
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We\u2019re not out of the woods, by any stretch, but this order was a necessary condition<\/a> to doing so. <\/p>\n This morning, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Joshua Kaplan, and Alex Mierjeski of ProPublica<\/em> broke the news that Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the wedding of Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson in May. Kremlev attended the wedding along with a large group of Russians whose presence, the journalists note, puzzled the other guests.<\/p>\n This news reveals an extraordinary development, the journalists note: \u201ca member of Putin\u2019s circle financially supporting the president\u2019s son and gaining intimate access to the Trump family.\u201d<\/p>\n Frank Montoya Jr., a retired FBI official who worked in senior counterintelligence roles, told the reporters: \u201cIf I\u2019m paying for your wedding, at some point, you\u2019re going to owe me something. This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.\u201d Later in the day, news broke that the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security had released a report detailing how the now-closed detention camp in the Florida Everglades, offensively dubbed \u201cAlligator Alcatraz,\u201d violated the standards of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The report says the center failed in six categories: medical care, food service, personal hygiene, recreation, environmental health and safety, and special management units. … Nick Corasaniti and Hamed Aleaziz reported in the New York Times<\/em> on another whistleblower, this one alleging that in their zeal to find noncitizens on voter rolls, inspectors under the direction of top Homeland Security leaders may have broken state laws. …<\/p>\n Taken together, the administration\u2019s continued flirtation with Vladimir Putin and his associates, its use of our tax dollars to imprison immigrants in substandard conditions, and its determination to rig the 2026 election add up to an attempt to establish an authoritarian government.<\/p>\n Aside from the public outrage over the day\u2019s stories, there are other signs that the administration\u2019s position is weakening. … The mother of one of the individuals, 17, said her son is now having second thoughts about serving in the military.<\/em>
\n(Chris Geidner more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\nJoyce Vance<\/small>:
\nA Day for Good Legal News<\/a><\/h2>\nJacob Knutson @ Democracy Docket<\/em><\/small>:
\nHomeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges<\/a><\/h2>\nSteve Vladeck<\/small>:
\nThe Language of Supreme Court Stays<\/a><\/h2>\nJennifer Rubin<\/small>:
\n50 Days to the Midterms<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson<\/small>:
\nLetters from an American – September 14, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n
\nAdam Gramegna @ Military.com<\/em><\/small>:
\nTwo US Teens Planning to Enlist in Marines Claim to Have Been Assaulted by ICE Agents<\/a><\/h2>\n
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