An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling on Friday overturns a June 15 decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher. She disqualified the challenger Sullivan and said he was ineligible for the ballot. Matthews’ ruling can be appealed to the state Supreme Court. Attorneys for the state have pushed for a final decision by noon Tuesday, citing ballot printing and mailing deadlines.
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Man with same name as Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for state’s primary ballot, judge rules.
The United States has struck Iran in response to a drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump says the drone attack was a violation of the ceasefire. The British military had reported Thursday that a vessel was hit off Oman. This escalation occurs during sensitive time for U.S.-Iran negotiations over an interim peace deal. Trump also threatened on Friday to impose a 100% tariff on imports from nations taxing U.S. digital services, specifically singling out Europe. He claims these countries are considering imminent taxes, and that the potential tariffs would override previous trade agreements.
Californians will vote in November on a controversial proposal to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to help fund federal funding cuts to healthcare for low-income people. A major labor union has announced it is moving forward with the proposal, despite staunch pushback from a wide swath of critics. That includes Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Opponents of the measure say that it will push billionaires out of the state. That would be a problem because they contribute so much income tax revenue to California. The ballot fight could become one of the costliest in state history.
The Supreme Court has voted 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. The Department of Homeland Security can now end temporary protected status, a program that protects a total of 1.3 million people from 17 countries. The Supreme Court also voted 6-3 on Thursday to clear the way for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani on Thursday sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen states that challenged the Republican president’s order. Her ruling applies to this year's midterm election cycle. Plaintiffs argued in two lawsuits filed in the same court that Trump’s order should be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules. The White House stood by Trump’s executive order and indicated the administration would appeal the ruling.
Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list.
Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran have reversed course, holding a late-night vote to try to appease him. They rejected a war powers resolution Wednesday night, a day after a similar measure passed. Trump harangued GOP senators face to face earlier in the day for allowing a vote to block his war in Iran on Tuesday. Trump exchanged particularly harsh words with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of four Republicans who had voted with Democrats on the measure. Cassidy later changed his position after he received a White House briefing on the war.
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Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump on Wednesday over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote to try to appease him, voting down a war powers resolution a day after a similar measure passed. Trump harangued GOP senators face to face earlier in the day for allowing a vote to block his war in Iran on Tuesday, further escalating a feud that has diverted GOP efforts to focus on election-year affordability issues and brought much of the chamber’s business to a halt. He exchanged particularly harsh words with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of four Republicans who had voted with Democrats on the measure.
President Donald Trump is on Washington’s National Mall on Wednesday for a campaign-style rally that he hopes gets Americans excited about his presidency and the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations. The event comes after a day of tense meetings between Trump and Republicans in Congress over the Iran war, and a decision by a federal judge that sets back Trump’s agenda to overhaul U.S. elections. Trump’s role as the anniversary event’s headliner emerged after several musicians canceled their appearances, citing concerns the event had become politicized. Also Wednesday, a federal judge permanently barred the Trump from implementing most of his first executive order on elections.