Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would send hundreds of additional National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital after two soldiers were shot in the city today.
Trump admin to escalate D.C. military takeover after two National Guard members shot
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would send hundreds of additional National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital after two soldiers were shot in the city today.
The announced escalation to President Donald Trump’s military occupation of Washington, D.C. comes less than a week after a federal court found that the president’s decision to deploy over 2,000 Guard members in D.C. was likely unlawful and inflicted serious harm on the district’s right to govern itself.
A three-judge federal panel denied a request to block North Carolina’s new congressional map, which was drawn after pressure from Trump to redistrict. The decision comes in a consolidated case brought by Black and Latino voters and the NAACP, who allege the 2025 map was a racial gerrymander that dismantled a historically Black congressional district.
DOJ says Noem made final decision on El Salvador removals in breach of court order
With a contempt inquiry looming, the Department of Justice has now named Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as the Trump official who approved transferring hundreds of people to a notorious Salvadoran megaprison, despite a federal judge’s order forbidding the removals.
Georgia Republicans and the Trump administration are working to undermine the 2026 elections
For the first time in nearly five years, Georgia hasn’t enacted any new anti-voting laws. Instead, Republicans spent the year laying the groundwork to pass an avalanche of voter suppression laws next year that would radically alter elections in the Peach State.
A judge has dismissed the election interference case against Trump and his allies, wiping out charges linked to their push to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Federal court hears ‘unprecedented’ GOP bid to deny Missouri voters a voice on gerrymandering
By trying to stop a voter-led referendum, Missouri’s GOP is testing whether politicians can insulate their gerrymander from public judgment altogether. The outcome could reshape how, and whether, voters can check partisan power.
Missouri AG launches last-ditch immigration probe into referendum that threatens GOP gerrymander
Missouri's attorney general opened an immigration-related investigation into the signature drive aiming to overturn the GOP’s gerrymander. She’s now demanding a list of employees and their identity documents just weeks before the signature deadline.
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) joined Marc for an in-depth conversation on the future of American democracy, Latino political power, and why Democrats win when they focus on the economy and authenticity—not manufactured political personas.
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