The FBI has ordered field offices across the country to send analysts to Atlanta for a record review tied to the 2020 election investigation in Fulton County, Georgia. The memo seeks 260 personnel and sets a July 17 deadline for completing records checks.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, her first endorsement in a contested Senate primary this midterm cycle. The move puts her at odds with Chuck Schumer, who is backing Rep. Haley Stevens.
Democratic staff on a House committee allege Trump allies used Freedom 250 to redirect the nation’s 250th anniversary planning toward political fundraising, donor confusion, voter-data collection and Christian nationalist programming. The interim report has not been adopted by the full committee.
A federal judge blocked a USPS proposal that would have allowed the agency to refuse delivery of some mail-in ballots if states did not meet new requirements. The ruling sides with the NAACP and marks another court setback for President Donald Trump’s mail voting restrictions.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated Sen. Michael Bennet in the Democratic primary for governor after a campaign centered on who would more effectively oppose President Donald Trump. Weiser will run in November to succeed term-limited Gov. Jared Polis.
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s Denver-based Democratic primary. The upset extends a run of progressive victories over entrenched Democratic incumbents.
The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented or temporary-status parents. Trump urged Congress to pursue restrictions despite major legal and political obstacles.