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NEW: The Trump administration’s slashing of the federal workforce has hurt the ability of the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to keep producing reliable data about the U.S. population and economy, an @amstatnews.bsky.social report finds www.amstat.org/docs/default...
www.amstat.org3. Here's my earlier reporting on the legal fight over Trump's executive order, which, at least so far, has not directly affected mail-in voting for this year's midterm primary elections: www.npr.org/2026/06/25/n...
Trump appeals a ruling that blocks parts of his order to restrict voting by mailPresident Trump is appealing a court ruling that has blocked parts of his order to restrict voting by mail. The ruling applies to 23 mainly Democratic-led states, plus Washington, D.C.www.npr.orgNEW: The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for it to carry out President Trump’s executive order to limit voting by mail before the midterm election www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
Trump v. California - 2026-07-27 Application for a Stay (26A124)www.documentcloud.org2. ICYMI: bsky.app/profile/hans...
Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)On Tuesday, a federal court dismissed the latest attempt by the law firm co-founded by Stephen Miller, President Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, to force the Census Bureau to release revised 2020 census results www.courtlistener.com/docket/71353...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)NEW: The law firm co-founded by Stephen Miller, President Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, is appealing to the Supreme Court a three-judge court’s ruling that dismissed its latest attempt to force the Census Bureau to release revised 2020 census results www.courtlistener.com/docket/71353...
NEW: The law firm co-founded by Stephen Miller, President Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, is appealing to the Supreme Court a three-judge court’s ruling that dismissed its latest attempt to force the Census Bureau to release revised 2020 census results www.courtlistener.com/docket/71353...
Notice of Appeal – #115 in University of South Florida College Republicans v. Lutnick (M.D. Fla., 8:25-cv-02486) – CourtListener.comNotice of Appealwww.courtlistener.comOn Tuesday, a federal court dismissed the latest attempt by the law firm co-founded by Stephen Miller, President Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, to force the Census Bureau to release revised 2020 census results www.courtlistener.com/docket/71353...
Order on Motion to Dismiss – #111 in University of South Florida College Republicans v. Lutnick (M.D. Fla., 8:25-cv-02486) – CourtListener.comORDER granting 96 Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice. Signed by Judge William F. Jung on 7/7/2026. (Jung, William) (Entered: 07/07/2026)www.courtlistener.comEligible voters, time is running out for registering to vote in these primaries: Tue, 7/7 — TENNESSEE Wed, 7/8 — MISSOURI Fri, 7/10 — GUAM — online (7/17 in-person) Tue, 7/14 — KANSAS Sun, 7/19 — ALASKA Mon, 7/20 — FLORIDA Mon, 7/20 — MICHIGAN — online, mail (8/4 in-person) npr.org/vote
How to register to vote and check your registration statusFor the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.npr.orgVOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES FOR THE PRIMARIES Tue, 7/7 — TENNESSEE Wed, 7/8 — MISSOURI Fri, 7/10 — GUAM — online (7/17 in-person) Tue, 7/14 — KANSAS Sun, 7/19 — ALASKA Mon, 7/20 — FLORIDA Mon, 7/20 — MICHIGAN — online, mail (8/4 in-person) More at npr.org/vote
How to register to vote and check your registration statusFor the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.npr.orgMy updated @npr.org story: The Trump administration is appealing a court ruling that has blocked parts of the president’s order to restrict voting by mail. The ruling applies to 23 Democratic-led states, plus Washington, D.C. www.npr.org/2026/06/25/n...
Trump appeals a ruling that blocks parts of his order to restrict voting by mailThe Trump administration is appealing a court ruling that has blocked parts of the president's order to restrict voting by mail. The ruling applies to 23 Democratic-led states, plus Washington, D.C.www.npr.org2. As part of its appeal, the Trump administration is asking U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani to pause her ruling against key parts of Trump's order by July 6 www.courtlistener.com/docket/73141...
Memorandum in Support of Motion – #195 in State of California v. Trump (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-11581) – CourtListener.comMEMORANDUM in Support re [193] MOTION to Stay re [191] Memorandum & ORDER,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, filed by Frank Bisignano, Todd Blanche, Derek T Kan, Amber McReynolds, Markwayne Mullin, David Steiner, ...www.courtlistener.comNEW: The Trump administration is appealing a court ruling that found key parts of President Trump’s executive order on voting by mail to be unconstitutional www.courtlistener.com/docket/73141...
Notice of Appeal – #192 in State of California v. Trump (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-11581) – CourtListener.comNOTICE OF APPEAL as to [191] Memorandum & ORDER,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, by Frank Bisignano, Todd Blanche, Derek T Kan, Amber McReynolds, Markwayne Mullin, David Steiner, Ronald Stroman, Daniel Tangherli...www.courtlistener.com