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States Sue Over Move to End to Federal Funds for Transgender Youth for Transition Care

2 septembre 2026 à 18:48
The Trump administration wants to bar Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for gender-transition medication and surgery for transgender adolescents.

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Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California, was among state officials behind the lawsuit.

USPS Is Building a Mail-In Ballot Screening System Despite Legal Battles Over Trump Order

2 septembre 2026 à 16:17
Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.

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Workers in the City of Industry, Calif., sorting through ballots cast during a statewide special election last November.

California Lawmakers Pass Ban on Shock Gloves

31 août 2026 à 23:39
The California Legislature moved quickly to approve the legislation in an attempt to stop ICE agents from using the gloves. Local law enforcement agencies have come out against the bill.

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California Democrats moved quickly to try to ban shock gloves to prevent ICE officers from using them.

Trump Mocks Data-Center Opponents as Wanting to Stay ‘Backwards and Poor’

31 août 2026 à 19:30
The giant computing sites that power A.I. are increasingly opposed by communities across the country, a signal of voters’ concern about a changing economy.

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A 1,000-acre data center for Meta under construction in El Paso, Texas, in May. Polling shows most Americans oppose the proliferation of data centers in their communities.

How Trump’s Policy Agenda Runs Through One Federal Court, in Texas

30 août 2026 à 05:00
For years, conservative litigants flocked to Judge Reed O’Connor’s district. Now, North Texas has become a favorite destination of the Justice Department.

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Judge Reed O’Connor in 2018. He has built a reputation as a conservative stalwart and became the chief judge of the Northern District of Texas last August.

California Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Cancellation

28 août 2026 à 17:14
The state is asking a court to reverse a Trump administration agreement and reinstate a planned offshore wind farm.

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A wind farm turbine off the coast of Block Island, R.I., in 2023. California was an early adopter of wind power, but offshore wind farms have so far been developed only on the East Coast.

Autopsy Shows Man Killed by National Guard in Memphis Was Shot in Back

28 août 2026 à 16:43
The death of the man after a confrontation with National Guard troops is under investigation. An autopsy by a medical examiner shows that he was shot in the back and declared it a homicide.

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An autopsy released this week shows that a man killed by National Guard members in Memphis was shot in the back.

Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote

27 août 2026 à 23:53
After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting.

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In a filing on Thursday, the Postal Service denied that its proposal left any room for it to second-guess states on which voters were eligible to cast a ballot.

ICE agent Christian Castro Released From Texas Jail After Minnesota Loses Court Fight

27 août 2026 à 08:50
The state had sought to have the agent extradited from Texas to answer charges in Minneapolis related to an on-duty shooting that wounded an immigrant.

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Christian Castro was one of thousands of agents sent to Minnesota in the winter as part of the Trump administration’s deportation campaign.

Trump’s Efforts to Sow Election Doubts Get Boost From Initial Court Order

26 août 2026 à 12:18
A preliminary Supreme Court ruling could leave voters confused about casting ballots by mail, even as President Trump’s executive order is being litigated in the lower courts, experts said.

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People sort through ballots at a ballot processing center during a statewide special election in California last year.

Where Does Trump’s Effort to Restrict Mail Voting Stand?

26 août 2026 à 15:19
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to continue with plans to curtail mail-in voting, but the fast-moving, high-stakes legal fight continues.

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President Trump has long made unfounded claims that mail voting is fraudulent and corrupt, even as he has cast his own ballots by mail in multiple elections.

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now

24 août 2026 à 20:09
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

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Volunteers processing mail-in ballots on Nov. 5, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.

America’s Desert Metropolis Is on the Short List to Lose Water

23 août 2026 à 10:31
Decades ago, Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come.

California Ignored Sexual Abuse of Women in Prison, Justice Dept. Says

13 août 2026 à 21:21
A Justice Department report released on Thursday found that inmates at two state-run women’s prisons routinely had their rights violated. State officials say they have already put reforms in place.

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The Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, Calif., was one of two prisons named in a Justice Department report released on Thursday that found state authorities had deliberately ignored reports of inmate abuse.
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