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Michigan Judge Tosses Out Cases Against Fake Trump Electors

The judge, a Democrat, concluded that fake electors recruited to support Donald J. Trump’s candidacy in 2020 did not understand that they were being asked to do something illegal.

© Katy Kildee/Detroit News, via Associated Press

Judge Kristen D. Simmons, right, during a preliminary examination in the case at the Ingham County District Court in Lansing, Mich., in 2023.
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Trump Administration Quietly Seeks to Build National Voter Roll Using State Data

In a quest to bolster a long-running claim from President Trump concerning undocumented immigrants illegally voting, the Justice Department is seeking detailed voter roll data from over 30 states.

© Bridget Bennett for The New York Times

Poll workers at a Las Vegas voting site in November. A Justice Department official said all 50 states would eventually receive requests for voter roll data, according to notes of a meeting.
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Trump Says He’ll Give Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Trump’s announcement came days after Rudolph W. Giuliani, previously his lawyer and a New York City mayor, was hurt in a car accident. The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor.

© Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times

Rudolph W. Giuliani, a former mayor of New York City, advised President Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign and served as his lawyer during his first term.
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Trump and Putin Find Common Ground on One Issue: Biden

The Alaska summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders showcased their mutual animosity for the former president.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a news conference in Anchorage on Friday.
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