“Deepfake Election Laws Spread Amid Court Challenges”
Bloomberg News out this morning with an analysis of the legislative landscape for deepfakes in the electoral process.
USCIS updates SAVE immigration database to be queried with Social Security numbers
From the press release this past Thursday:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to ensure a single, reliable source for verifying immigration status and U.S. citizenship nationwide. State and local authorities can… Continue reading
“Qatari foreign agents frequently donate to the congressional offices they lobby”
From the Washington Examiner. I suspect the practice isn’t limited to Qatar.
Judicial elections at home and abroad
The Kansas City Star reports the latest on a plan to switch from merit elections to direct elections for the Kansas Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, the International Crisis Group summarizes the landscape ahead of Mexico’s impending June 1 elections, when the… Continue reading
“Controversial voting machine gaining use in NY elections”
Per the Times-Union, the controversy with the ES&S ExpressVote XL is the barcode used to tally results (which also drew the ire of President Trump’s executive order on elections, though the purported mandate with respect to voting machines… Continue reading
“Venezuela’s ruling party claims election win as opposition boycotts poll”
The BBC reports on the democracy mess in Venezuela.
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“How Donald Trump Has Remade America’s Political Landscape”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump’s victory in 2024 was not an outlier.
It was the culmination of continuous gains by Republicans in much of the country each time he has run for president, a sea of red that amounts to a… Continue reading
“Judge strikes down Trump’s sanctions against Jenner & Block law firm”
WaPo:
A federal judge on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order sanctioning the law firm Jenner & Block, the second time a court has quashed one of Trump’s efforts to punish a firm.
U.S. District Judge John D.… Continue reading
“In the face of election denial in North Carolina, the judiciary upholds democracy”
Stephen Richer:
It took six months, but the race for the North Carolina Supreme Court is finally over. The rules of the game held – just as they did following the 2020 election – and the winner is now in… Continue reading
“As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests”
Peter Baker for the NYT:
When Hillary Clinton was first lady, a furor erupted over reports that she had once made $100,000 from a $1,000 investment in cattle futures. Even though it had happened a dozen years before her… Continue reading
“Prove citizenship to vote? For some married women, it might not be so easy.”
WaPo:
Some Republican-led states are moving to require voters to prove their citizenship, as Texas advances a controversial measure that could make it harder for eligible voters to get on the rolls because of changed names, mislaid paperwork or database… Continue reading
North Carolina Supreme Court, on 5-2 Party Line Vote, Allows (Pending Appeal) Republican Party Takeover of State and County Board of Elections
Is anything more predictable these days than the North Carolina Supreme Court?
“Trump dines with top meme coin holders, shrugging off ethics concerns”
WaPo:
President Donald Trump dined with the top purchasers of his meme coin at a black-tie gala Thursday night, demonstrating his willingness to cross what was once seen as an ethical red line: profiting off the presidency while in office.… Continue reading