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The ruling on Saturday was the latest rebuke to President Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting. The government says it may take the case to the Supreme Court.
A U.S. federal appeals court upheld a ruling that blocked President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at creating a federal voter list and limiting who can receive a mail ballot. The decision, issued on Saturday, marks the latest judicial rebuke of Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in voting. The government said it may appeal to the Supreme Court.
NYTimes – US The ruling on Saturday was the latest rebuke to President Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting. The government says it may take the case to the Supreme Court.
A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.
NYTimes – US The ruling on Saturday was the latest rebuke to President Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting. The government says it may take the case to the Supreme Court.
NPR – US Bulldozers have begun clearing land at Big Bend National Park in Texas, including at the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon, as part of the Trump administration's multibillion-dollar 'smart wall' border expansion. Environmentalists, local sheriffs, landowners, outdoor enthusiasts and business owners have objected, warning the work would permanently alter the park often called 'Texas' gift to the nation.'
Five people were injured in a shooting at Virginia State University in the early hours of Saturday, with one person in critical condition, the university said. Multiple suspects were involved and remained at large as the campus was locked down and police responded.
The heightened risk classification comes as health officials investigate a multistate outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people.