🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) targeting mail voting, setting the stage for the challenge to proceed. https://t.co/bt6iCHuyqv
INTIMIDATION FAILED
The FBI showed up at reporters’ homes. During dinner. Demanding they reveal confidential sources.
Not because the story was false. Because it embarrassed Trump.
Now the DOJ is backing down and withdrawing the subpoenas after getting hammered in court.
🚨BREAKING: Trump DOJ appealed another round of voter roll losses, expanding its campaign for sensitive voter data into 8 federal circuits.
The department is 0-17 in district court — with no court ordering a state to hand over its unredacted voter rolls.
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The man Vance Boetler who shot and killed Minnesota Lawmaker Melissa Hortman,her husband and beloved service dog Gilbert was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 40 years.
Trumpism is the clear and present danger, from the threats to fair elections to the epic corruption to the personality cult to the state interference in business and rights that are more Communist than anything the Dem Socialist fringe has any chance of achieving.
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Kentucky to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database.
DOJ is now 0-17 in these case. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. https://t.co/5EFdJchSMz
Breaking: The federal govt has withdrawn subpoenas compelling three New York Times reporters to testify about their anonymous sources in reporting that contradicted President Trump’s claims about his Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. - @CNN reporting
BREAKING: In a major blow to Trump, the House just passed an Iran War Powers resolution aimed at blocking military action against Iran.
The vote was 214-208.
Four Republicans joined Democrats: Fitzpatrick, Davidson, Massie, and Barrett.
Trump’s stupid and reckless war must end.
UPDATE: In a win for voters, a federal court denied the Trump administration's request to dismiss a pro-voting lawsuit challenging his anti-mail voting executive order.
The judge ruled the pro-voting group, who argues the order violates the U.S. Constitution and federal voting laws, has standing.
🇺🇸 The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield just jumped to 4.7%.
That's the rate the U.S. government pays to borrow money for 10 years, and it influences almost every loan you take out: mortgages, car loans, credit cards...
It's climbing fast as higher energy costs from the ongoing war fuel inflation fears, prompting investors to demand higher returns to hold government bonds.
The result? Borrowing becomes more expensive for everyone.
Source: @TradingView / Writer: Claudio
James Talarico: “So much of our money has gone to billionaire tax breaks and new forever wars in the Middle East and none of it is coming back home for communities like Sand Branch. We are closing schools and hospitals in this country so we can bomb schools and hospitals in other countries. There is never enough money for education and healthcare, but there’s always enough money for war”
Nancy Mace, who told me she plans to vote to limit Trump’s war powers on Iran today, said: “We’re at almost six months. And just because you stop a war and then restart it a few days later doesn't really mean anything to the Constitution.”
$100 oil is back.
Brent crude oil prices are now officially trading above $100/barrel up +42% in 20 days.
Inflation expectations and interest rates are rising sharply again.