AG Pam Bondi is fired. President Trump raises tariffs on imported prescription drugs and voting rights experts develop a model bill to prevent ICE from being sent to local polling places.
Trump justifies his Iran war policy as support among his base plummets. The SCOTUS appears unlikely to narrow birthright citizenship and advocates call universities to not use charter flight companies involved in deportations.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order restricting mail-in voting. SCOTUS decides to end Colorado's LGBTQ conversion therapy ban and the Iran War reaches a turning point.
States pursue proof of citizenship laws as the federal SAVE Act stalls in Congress, TSA agents get retroactive paychecks and a California appeals court allows a county sheriff's probe into votes to proceed.
More than 8 million people attend thousands of 'No Kings' protests, fissures appear among MAGA supporters over the Iran war, and the RNC is suing Delaware for access to its voter rolls.
President Donald Trump is justifying his use of a mail-in ballot. Voting rights advocates say the SAVE America Act will disenfranchise disabled voters and more people are losing faith in the American Dream.
The White House won't seek an Iran War authorization from Congress. A deputy TSA Administrator testifies on the impact of the DHS shutdown and the SAVE America Act could limit how rural voters access the ballot.
House Republicans push back against breaking up DHS funding, as Senate Republicans continue push for the SAVE Act. A large minority of Americans support Christian nationalism, a survey has found.
Democrats condemn ICE deployment to airports. SCOTUS hears a case challenging late-arriving mail-in ballots and President Trump says some strikes on Iran are paused for negotiations, although Tehran says there are no direct talks.
A candidate for governor of California seizes ballots, as the Senate continues its marathon debate on the SAVE Act and questions arise about Schumer's future as leader of the Senate Democrats.
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