THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Obama Judge Blocks Trump Order Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote.
An Obama-appointed judge has permanently barred the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
A federal judge appointed by former President Obama has blocked President Donald J. Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An Obama-appointed judge has permanently barred the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that required proof of citizenship to vote. DETAIL: The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper converts a preliminary injunction issued a year ago into a permanent ban on the order . Specifically, the ruling asserts that the U.S. Constitution allows Congress and individual states to manage elections, including whether or not proof of citizenship is required to register, but not the President. Judge Casper rejected the…Open
AXIOS (Stef W. Kight) - Trump runs into Republicans who won't bend
President Trump is making life hell for Senate Republicans, and they're returning the favor. - "I make no apologies for standing up to the president," Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told reporters after he got into a shouting match with Trump on Wednesday at a Senate GOP lunch. "I made it clear that I wasn't going to be bullied." Why it matters: Trump's push for a pre-midterm elections crackdown, via the SAVE Act , has opened of the deepest GOP ruptures of his second term. - To his fury, Trump is finding that senators he's written off, alienated or even helped defeat in primaries are choosing Senate traditions over his political demands. - In the middle is Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who's been blunt with the reality that…
NYTIMES (Simon Romero) - Venezuela Hit by 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Reflecting pool sabotaged? Trump blames 'vandals' as National Guard and police patrol pool
The growing list of issues surrounding the renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is creating an unwelcome distraction for President Trump as he seeks to complete beautification projects in Washington ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary next month. Clumps of algae appeared on the floor of the pool within days of the iconic landmark being repainted “American flag blue,” leading to crews pouring in hydrogen peroxide and using special nanobubbler technology at the direction of the Interior Department. Shortly after that, photos emerged showing the paint job peeling off and rising to the surface of the pool. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5935054-reflecting-pool-algae-dead-duck/ #LincolnMemorial…
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Carl Higbie: 'These activist judges need to go'
On Wednesday's "Carl Higbie FRONTLINE," explains the need to reign in rogue judges that interfere with the Trump administration's goals.
WASHINGTONPOST (Noah Robertson) - White House seeks $88 billion from Congress for Iran war
The request mostly includes money for the Pentagon, with $67 billion going toward replenishing the military’s stocks of munitions and the cost of sending so many forces to the Middle East.
ABCNEWS - After release of Epstein files, Ghislaine Maxwell again challenges her conviction
Ghislaine Maxwell argues in newly released filings that the release of Epstein files has exposed alleged violations that invalidate her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction.
NYTIMES (Shawn Hubler) - Los Angeles Names a New Schools Superintendent After Scandal
Andres Chait is a district veteran who has helped keep peace with labor unions. He started in the classroom and now runs a district with hundreds of thousands of students.
NYTIMES (Simon Romero) - Venezuela Hit by 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake
Residents in Caracas, the capital, said the quake shook buildings and knocked out electricity. Images showed damaged buildings and people congregating in the streets.