Regional & State News
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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Lawsuit of Teacher Claiming Social Media Posts Got Her Fired
The Supreme Court won’t hear the case of a former public school teacher who sued her school district for firing her allegedly as retaliation for social media posts that preceded […]
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Imperial Beach Mayor Headed to San Diego Board of Supervisors After Special Election
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Paloma Aguirre, the current Mayor of Imperial Beach, looks poised to take the District 1 seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Chula Vista Mayor John […]
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Trump Refiles Iowa Lawsuit Accusing Pollster and Des Moines Register of Election Interference
President Donald Trump on June 30 dropped his federal lawsuit against the Des Moines Register, pollster Ann Selzer, and related defendants and refiled it in Iowa state court. The new […]
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DOJ Sues California County Over Noncitizen Voting Records
The Trump administration has sued California’s Orange County Registrar of Voters Robert Page for allegedly withholding information that could reveal noncitizens were registered to vote. The lawsuit, filed in federal […]
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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Virginia’s Request to Dismiss Felon Voting Case
The Supreme Court on June 23 rejected Virginia’s request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s lifetime voting ban on convicted felons. The new order in O’Bannon v. King took […]
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FBI Renews Scrutiny Over Handling of 2020 Election Interference Allegation Against China
WASHINGTON—The FBI has stepped up scrutiny over how it handled previously undisclosed documents containing source claims over alleged Chinese interference in the 2020 elections. The documents, which the agency’s director […]
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Grassley Probing Withheld FBI Records on Alleged Chinese Election Interference
WASHINGTON—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is asking the FBI for additional records regarding alleged Chinese election interference files after finding the agency had sought to destroy relevant information. FBI Director Kash […]
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LIVE NOW: House Rules Committee Holds Meeting on HR 884: Banning Non-Citizen Voting in DC Elections and More
The House Rules Committee holds a meeting at 4 p.m. ET on June 9 on the following bills: H.R. 884—To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States […]
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Michigan House Sues Secretary of State Over Subpoenaed Election-Worker Training Materials
The Office of Legal Counsel for the Michigan House of Representatives filed a lawsuit on June 4 against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, over her refusal to turn […]
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Department of Justice Moves to Cut Off Funding for Wisconsin Elections Commission
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 4 said that Wisconsin officials have failed to comply with an election-related requirement in federal law and should thus not receive any […]