DOJ sues Arizona over proof of citizenship voter law
The Justice Department is suing the state of Arizona, seeking to block a law that would force residents to provide proof of citizenship in order to vote in federal elections. DOJ argues the requirement, part of H.B. 2492 slated to take effect in January of next year, is “a textbook violation of the National Voter Registration Act.” The suit argues the requirement to provide proof of citizenship would violate not just the 1993 law addressing voter registration but also the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “For nearly three decades, the National Voter Registration Act h
Read MoreMulvaney: Republicans should pay attention to Jan. 6 hearings
Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Republicans should pay attention to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, despite their misgivings about the panel. “When Republicans start testifying under oath that other Republicans lost the 2020 election and then broke the law to try to change that, Republicans should pay attention. Everyone should,” Mulvaney wrote in an op-ed published in The Charlotte Observer on Tuesday. The panel has held a series of public hearings in recent weeks to detail the findings of its
Read MoreHere's what the Highland Park mass murder tells us. Will anyone listen?
July 4, a day of celebration and festivities, was marred by a mass murder that left at least six people dead and many more injured. The shooter took aim from a rooftop looking over a parade, giving him ample access to a large group of innocent people enjoying the holiday. The FBI defines
Read MoreFour in 10 US kids live with a parent or adult who has faced a criminal charge
Story at a glance Researchers from the University of Michigan set out to quantify the number of children in homes in which a parent or adult faced at least one criminal charge, was convicted of a felony or spent time in prison. The study found that at least four in 10 children in the U.S. born between 1999 and 2005 were raised in a home where a parent or co-residing adult faced at least one
Read MoreGeorgia grand jury subpoenas Giuliani, other Trump allies in election probe
A Fulton County grand jury has issued a slew of subpoenas to seven people, including Rudy Giuliani, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and conservative lawyer John Eastman, as part of an investigation surrounding former President Donald Trump. In addition to Giuliani, Graham and Eastman, those issued subpoenas include conservative lawyer Cleta Mitchell, podcast host Jacki Pick Deason, former Trump campaign legal adviser Jenna Ellis and pro-Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro. The Atlanta Journal Constitution was the
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