Advocate NL 7/8/26

The Roberts Court closes the courthouse door — and the border

This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter scrutinizes a 6-3 barrage ahead of the term’s final rulings and beats the drum for fuller court transparency. The post The Roberts Court closes the courthouse door — and the border appeared first on MS NOW.

Brooks and Capehart on whether the Supreme Court has stood up to Trump

David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including major Supreme Court decisions and more primary upsets in a busy lead-up to the nation's 250th anniversary.

Gavel Drops As Raskin And Lawler Trade Insults In House Judiciary Shouting Match

A House Judiciary Committee hearing turned volatile on Tuesday when Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) engaged in a fierce shouting match over U.S. immigration policies. Lawler was attending the hearing as a guest to introduce a constituent witness, but his opening remarks quickly shifted into a sharp critique of urban immigration [] Gavel Drops As Raskin And Lawler Trade Insults In House Judiciary Shouting Match

29-Year-Old Ousts 15-Term Congresswoman in Colorado...

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ADC: Court affirms David Mark, Aregbesola as National Chairman, Secretary

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed David Mark leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Justice Musa Liman, in a judgment, also dismissed the suit filed by a member of the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide, challenging Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as national chairman and national secretary, respectively, of the party for lacking in [] ADC: Court affirms David Mark, Aregbesola as National Chairman, Secretary

Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros Ousts 30-Year Incumbent in Colorado, Signaling Progressive Momentum

ScheerPost Newswire A major upset in Colorado’s Democratic primary is adding to a growing string of victories for progressive candidates across the country. Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old attorney and doctoral student, defeated longtime Democratic Representative Diana DeGette, ending the nearly three-decade congressional career of one of Colorado’s best-known Democrats. With Colorado’s 1st Congressional District considered []

Planned Parenthood PAC to Spend ‘Six-Figures’ in Effort to Oust Evans

This week, Planned Parenthood Votes, an independent expenditure committee focused on reproductive justice, announced the launch of their “We Decide” electoral campaign to unseat lawmakers who voted to defund Planned Parenthood. The group will spend 47 million to flip federal House and Senate seats and to support various state-level races. Among the federal races targeted by Planned Parenthood Votes is Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, where U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) is facing a challenge from Colorado Rep. Manny Rutinel (D-Commerce City). In 2024 Evans beat former U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO) by roughly 2,500 votes.

Ken Paxton Is in the Fight of His Life

The Texas Senate race between Attorney General Ken Paxton and James Talarico looks to be in a tie, according to several voter polls published in the past month. A Tuesday survey by the New York Times and Siena University has the two candidates both locked at 47 percent of likely voters. A win for Talarico, []

Republican Senator, 73, Busted Making Crucial SCOTUS Math Error

Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagA veteran Republican official just bungled the numbers on a key issue her opponent has weaponized against her in the battle for her seat in the November midterms. Maine Senator Susan Collins, 73, has come under fire from Democratic hopeful Graham Platner, 41, for casting the deciding vote to confirm conservative SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. Kavanaugh later voted in favor of the Supreme Court’s controversial 2022 Dobbs decision to overturn abortion rights under Roe v. Wade. Collins, arguably the closest thing the Senate Republican caucus has to a moderate holdout, tried to defend her backing for Kavanaugh during a Fox appearance on Monday. “Let me be clear that I disagreed with the Supreme Court’s 6-to-3 decision overturning Roe v. Wade,” she said. “But the fact is that whether Justice Kavanaugh were confirmed or not, Roe v. Wade would have been overturned, given the 6-to-3 vote.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Get Involved: Legislature nears 2027 end, Delmarva rate case begins

The General Assembly's penultimate week leads a busy schedule across the state this week. The post Get Involved: Legislature nears 2027 end, Delmarva rate case begins appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.

Áine Lawlor signs off from The Week in Politics after more than 40 years at RTÉ

Lawlor presented her final The Week in Politics programme this afternoon.

Court affirms Mark-led leadership of ADC, throws out Abejide’s suit

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed Sen. David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Justice Musa Liman, in a judgment, also dimissed the suit filed by Rep Leke Abejide challenging Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as national chairman and national secretary of the party for lacking in merit. Justice Liman The post Court affirms Mark-led leadership of ADC, throws out Abejide’s suit appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.

All the Awful Supreme Court Rulings You Probably Missed

Elie Mystal In this week's Elie v. US, our justice correspondent delves into 7 cases that got overlooked in the end-of-term frenzy. The post All the Awful Supreme Court Rulings You Probably Missed appeared first on The Nation.

This Democrat With A Nazi Tattoo Just Torched His Own Campaign

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has suspended his campaign after a sexual assault allegation surfaced, compounding an earlier controversy over a Nazi style tattoo on his chest that had already put him under scrutiny. The PBD Podcast is hosted by Patrick Bet David, CEO of Valuetainment. Join us live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 AM EST as we break down the biggest stories in news, politics, business, current events, and pop culture, plus interviews with today’s most influential leaders. Our mission is to enlighten, entertain, and educate current and future leaders through real conversations, sharp analysis, and bold perspectives. Watch the Home Team for real time reactions and catch exclusive one on one interviews with Patrick Bet David every Tuesday and Thursday featuring top entrepreneurs, executives, and newsmakers. Subscribe and join a community focused on leadership, growth, and thinking bigger. The future looks bright.

Judge Rules The Other Dan Sullivan Improperly Removed From Ballot

Alaska's Senate race will continue with two Dan Sullivans, for now. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the fast-tracked case on Monday. It's almost a given that Judge Matthews' ruling will stand, as the Republican Elections Director based her decision to exclude on nothing but some arbitrary, unwritten 'good faith criteria' she seems to have made up. Source: Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling overturns a June 15 decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher to disqualify the challenger and keep him off the primary ballot. Matthews’ ruling can be appealed to the state Supreme Court. Attorneys for the state have said Tuesday is the deadline for a final ruling so that ballots for the Aug. 18 primary can be printed. The judge ruled that the Division’s decision to exclude Dan J. Sullivan because his candidacy was not “in good faith” was not based on the Constitution, Alaska law or the Division’s own regulations. The retired teacher from the small fishing community of Petersburg filed to challenge the incumbent.read more

Judge halts Trump order seeking to create federal voter list

A federal judge on Thursday issued the fourth order striking down President Trump’s March executive action seeking to overhaul elections by creating an internal list of eligible voters based on available data. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama, echoed her colleagues in affirming that states have authority over their election...

Colorado Democrats choose between insurgent progressives and veteran incumbents

Colorado’s Democratic primaries on Tuesday will help answer a question the party has increasingly faced nationally: Are voters gravitating toward a younger, more progressive generation of leaders or sticking with established veterans? That choice is starkly reflected in the fight to represent the state’s 1st Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette has been in [] The post Colorado Democrats choose between insurgent progressives and veteran incumbents appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Dozens of amendments hit lawmakers in last days of session

Illinois lawmakers got many amendments at the end of the legislative session. The post Dozens of amendments hit lawmakers in last days of session appeared first on Illinois Policy.

Court Upholds David Mark-Led ADC Leadership, Dismisses Abejide’s Suit 

Federal High Court upholds David Mark's leadership of ADC, ruling the dispute was an internal party matter beyond judicial intervention.

Ninth Circuit Hears Immigration, Criminal, Social Security Appeals

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit hears multiple appeals in Portland at 12:30 p.m. ET on July 9, including immigration, criminal law, prisoner rights, and two Social Security disability cases.

Iowa judges take ICE to task for violating court orders

Clark Kauffman is deputy editor at Iowa Capital Dispatch, where this article first appeared on June 30. Two federal judges in Iowa have sharply criticized government officials for repeatedly violating the law in immigration cases, with one Iowa ICE enforcement officer held in contempt for “astonishing conduct” and willfully violating a court order. The two [] The post Iowa judges take ICE to task for violating court orders appeared first on Bleeding Heartland.

LIVE: Election Results - Colorado

LIVE: Election Results - Colorado

Battleground House GOP candidates aren’t running away from Ken Paxton in Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP nominee for U.S. Senate, is set to rally in the Rio Grande Valley with nominees for critical House seats. Paxton will appear alongside Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina and former federal prosecutor Eric Flores, in addition to National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez, in McAllen on []

Ten bills to cross the lawmaking finishing line during urgency

This week's prolonged urgency has given MPs a lot of practice at debating the third readings of bills. How is this 'last gasp' debate different?

Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens in MI Democratic Senate primary debate

Fact-checking campaign finance claims in MI Senate debate

Trump dealt major blow with birthright citizenship ruling | The Excerpt

Another Supreme Court term has wrapped with major rulings that reshape key national debates. The court upheld birthright citizenship, rejecting a central push from President Donald Trump, while also siding with states on restricting transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports. USA TODAY Court Reporter Aysha Bagchi joins The Excerpt to unpack what these decisions mean. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2fzrkvf5 Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

SCOTUS Upholds State Laws Allowing Ballots To Be Accepted After Election Day

In a blow to the integrity of U.S. elections, the Supreme Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to accept postmarked ballots after Election Day on Monday. The ruling was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the court’s liberal justices in the majority. The dispute in Watson v. RNC []

DOJ warns Vermont officials about non-citizen voting

In a July 7 letter to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon, who heads the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, reminded state officials of their obligations under federal election laws, including the National Voter Registration Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Help America Vote Act and the Civil Rights Act. The post DOJ warns Vermont officials about non-citizen voting first appeared on Vermont Daily Chronicle. The post DOJ warns Vermont officials about non-citizen voting appeared first on Vermont Daily Chronicle.

Socialist Hot Streak Continues As Radical Leftist Unseats 15-Term Democrat

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros upset incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) in the primary for Colorado’s 1st congressional district on Tuesday night as the far-Left continues its hot streak in Democratic contests. With 93 of the vote counted as of Wednesday morning, Kiros holds 51.3 to DeGette’s 41.7, with Wanda James, another candidate in the race, ...

TRACKER: Senators’ votes during Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial

Here's a live tracker of senator-judges' votes on evidence, procedure, and jurisdiction during Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial

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Platner drops out: CNN interviews 3 potential replacements

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, clearing the way for Democrats to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important contests of November’s midterm elections. Platner faced Maine’s July 13 deadline for general election candidates to withdraw from the ballot. The state Democratic Party will now have two weeks to put forward a replacement candidate. 0:00 Platner drops out of race 0:51 Troy Jackson, former Maine state senator 2:11 Shenna Bellows, Maine secretary of state 4:24 Dr. Nirav Shah, former acting director of the CDC Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #election #Senate #News

High Court Rules on Mail Ballots Arriving After Election Day

The Supreme Court determined in an 5-4 ruling that states can continue counting ballots that arrive after Election Day. Justice Amy Coney Barrett authored the majority opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the three Democrat appointees on the court. The case of Watson v. Republican National Committee involved Mississippi’s policy of counting...

“Who do I vote for?”: Cornyn voters weigh Paxton, Talarico or sitting out in November

The Tribune spoke with nine people who voted for the senior senator in the primary, offering a window into how that key voting bloc is thinking about the general election.

Alaska Judge Rules That Bogus Democrat-Recruited Senate Candidate Can Remain on Ballot

Alaska Judge Rules That Bogus Democrat-Recruited Senate Candidate Can Remain on Ballot

Áine Lawlor bids farewell to RTÉ after more than 40 years

After more than 40 years with RTÉ, broadcaster Áine Lawlor hosts her final The Week in Politics today.

Latif Iddrisu assault case: court orders continuation after AG, IGP fail to settle matter

The High Court has ordered the continuation of the eight-year old case involving Multimedia journalist Latif Iddrisu, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney-General after rejecting a request by the State for a further adjournment to pursue an out-of-court settlement. The case returns to active proceedings four months after the State informed the court The post Latif Iddrisu assault case: court orders continuation after AG, IGP fail to settle matter appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Deputy Attorney General Marissa Roy challenging John McKinney for Los Angeles City Attorney

The California primary now in the rearview mirror, the march towards November is on. After Los Angeles voters ousted incumbent City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto last month, the first incumbent City Attorney to be ousted in nearly 100 years, the race is now set between Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney John McKinney and Deputy California Attorney General Marissa Roy. Roy joins Cher Calvin and John Fenoglio to discuss his reason for running, her "People's Platform," protecting tenants' rights, ensuring families feel safe in Los Angeles, and her vow to fight the Trump Administration. July 9, 2026. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Mamdani’s midas touch drives DSA primary wins as Daraliza Avila Chevalier ousts Espaillat

A new slate of elected officials swept in the June 23 primary. The biggest upset was challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier ousting incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat The post Mamdani’s midas touch drives DSA primary wins as Daraliza Avila Chevalier ousts Espaillat appeared first on New York Amsterdam News.

Impeachment trial of Philippines Vice President Duterte opens

16 votes of senator-judges are needed to convict Duterte in accordance with constitution