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Families outraged after dead loved ones in Los Angeles received primary election ballots

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Ballots are still landing in mailboxes for Californians who died years ago, and outraged Los Angeles families say repeated calls, official paperwork and even death certificates have failed to get their loved ones removed from the voter rolls.

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Arizona Trump backer begs court to stop Stephen Miller's group from election 'power grab'

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Arizona Trump backer begs court to stop Stephen Miller's group from election 'power grab'

The prospect that a group tied to White House adviser Stephen Miller may be working behind the scenes to meddle in the upcoming election has become so alarming that an Arizona county attorney, who endorsed Donald Trump for president, has asked a court to intervene.According to MS NOW reporting by Ja'han Jones, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell—who gained national prominence questioning Christine Blasey Ford during Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearing—is leading the charge against America First Legal's influence over the Maricopa County Recorder's Office, which administers elections.Recorder Justin Heap, who has previously encouraged the Trump administration's attempts to seize sensitive Arizona voter data, has allegedly allowed America First Legal to exercise sweeping authority over his office. This comes as Trump has openly called for Republicans to "take over the voting" in major cities, including Phoenix.In a June 8 legal filing, Mitchell's lawyers asked Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney to rein in America First Legal, describing the group's actions as an "unprecedented power grab.""The Recorder lacks any explicit or implicit statutory authority to hire outside counsel—let alone a partisan organization—to serve as in-house counsel on 'all' matters under his 'purview,'" Mitchell's lawyers wrote, according to the Arizona Republic.According to Jones, America First Legal is advising Heap's office as he battles the Republican-controlled Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in a dispute over official powers. According to Democracy Docket, the conflict escalated when Heap allegedly seized election equipment and provisional ballot envelopes while votes were being cast in a March local election, prompting county supervisors to warn of "grave chain-of-custody concerns."Mitchell's legal team identified six examples of America First Legal exceeding its intended scope, according to Arizona Republic reporting. The group has claimed authority over all early voting matters, directed election officials to disregard directives from Mitchell's office, threatened prosecution over drop boxes, and sent warning letters signaling new litigation against the board.According to Jones, "The fact that even conservative officials are sounding the alarm here shows how extreme, unprecedented and potentially threatening to democracy this situation could prove to be."

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Secret gathering lays out plan to stop Trump from 'perverting the election'

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Secret gathering lays out plan to stop Trump from 'perverting the election'

A group of 10 Democratic senators and the party's top election lawyers quietly convened to game out responses to what they fear could be an unprecedented attempt to disrupt or overturn the results of this fall's midterm elections.The closed-door session, first reported by Politico, brought together a roster of high-profile legal and political strategists, including former Attorney General Eric Holder and prominent Democratic election attorney Marc Elias, to walk senators through a series of extreme yet increasingly plausible scenarios. Among them: armed federal agents stationed at polling locations, the Justice Department seizing ballots in competitive races and a foreign-backed disinformation campaign powered by AI-generated deepfakes."Trump has talked about stealing the election, violating the election, perverting the election, over and over again," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who convened last week's meeting. "We are going to be prepared for anything that he throws at us."The tabletop exercises, the first major effort from an election-protection task force Schumer launched earlier this year, produced concrete legal playbooks. Participants mapped out injunctions to block armed agents or citizens from appearing at voting sites, and drafted lawsuit strategies to compel the Trump administration to return ballots if confiscated in key battleground contests. They also coordinated messaging plans to counter disinformation in real time across campaigns, elected officials and advocacy groups.Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) were among those who participated, and a second exercise is already being scheduled for July.The urgency behind the effort stems from a string of actions the Trump administration has already taken. It has seized 2020 ballots from swing counties in Georgia and Arizona, sought confidential voter files from nearly every state, and pushed executive orders aimed at restricting mail-in voting and federalizing parts of the election process. When asked last month whether he would send troops or immigration agents to polling sites, Trump said he would do "anything necessary" to ensure honest elections.Democrats are careful to acknowledge the limits of their power as the minority party — they cannot force hearings, and most legal battles are expected to be fought by state attorneys general and outside groups rather than Congress. Some in the party have also privately warned against catastrophizing the issue, noting it could suppress Democratic turnout as much as Republican tactics.“This administration is one that wants people to feel alone, they want people to be afraid," said Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, who took part in the war games. “This exercise is actually an exercise in confidence and trustbuilding."But Schumer signaled the preparations will continue regardless."We know that the threats are broad," Schumer said. "They evolve, and we're preparing for them."

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Where fans of all 48 World Cup nations can watch their team in Los Angeles during FIFA World Cup 2026

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Where fans of all 48 World Cup nations can watch their team in Los Angeles during FIFA World Cup 2026

From Mexico, the United States and England to Argentina, Brazil, South Korea and Morocco, discover the best bars, restaurants and fan zones in Los Angeles where supporters of all 48 FIFA World Cup 2026 nations can watch their teams throughout the tournament.

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Hidden plan to revive Trump's 'dead' slush fund revealed by insiders

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Hidden plan to revive Trump's 'dead' slush fund revealed by insiders

The Trump administration was forced to publicly declare the $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization" slush fund canceled after widespread and bipartisan outrage from the public and lawmakers over the idea that tax money would be diverted to pay off Trump's allies. But Justice Department officials have revealed it's not actually dead — just under wraps.According to The Atlantic, eight Trump administration insiders "said that Justice Department officials and people close to the White House have indicated that the payout idea has not actually been scrapped. Rather, they say, officials are exploring whether elements of the fund can be reactivated while also examining alternative arrangements to make sure loyalists get compensated."These officials said the plans to pay off Trump allies on the side are "being kept quiet while the Trump administration waits for opposition to the fund to blow over," and particularly until Todd Blanche has been confirmed as attorney general permanently, out of fear a handful of maverick Republicans like Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) could block the process.One proposal for how it would work would be that the same people who would have applied to the "Anti-Weaponization fund" would simply file lawsuits against the administration, which the DOJ would then quickly settle and pay out through other existing compensation funds.All of this comes after Senate Republicans decided against including language limiting the fund in their reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement, using the justification that the administration had agreed not to move forward with the fund.It also comes as a federal judge in Washington, D.C., declined to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the fund for the same reason — but warned the Justice Department not to "play possum" with the fund and enact it through other means.

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Victor Wembanyama finally gets flagrant in NBA Finals— one game too late

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Victor Wembanyama finally gets flagrant in NBA Finals— one game too late

It might have come a game too late, but Victor Wembanyama was finally given a flagrant foul.

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Knicks pull off historic NBA Finals comeback to put them one win from championship

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Knicks pull off historic NBA Finals comeback to put them one win from championship

The Knicks faced a nearly insurmountable lead at halftime.

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Democrats prepare for potential election interference in midterms – US politics live

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Democrats prepare for potential election interference in midterms – US politics live

The Democrats are wargaming messaging strategies over fears that Donald Trump may try to influence the midterm electionsSign up for the Breaking News US emailAndrew Roth in Washington and William Christou in BeirutThe US launched a new round of airstrikes on Iran into this morning after Donald Trump warned Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations, prompting Iran to respond with strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.We hit them hard yesterday and we’re going to hit them hard again today.We were really close to a deal, but they keep tapping us along, they keep playing us for suckers. Continue reading...

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PURE EVIL: Austin Metcalf’s Family Flooded with Death Threats, People Saying They Are Desecrating His Grave, After Karmelo Anthony’s Murder Conviction

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PURE EVIL: Austin Metcalf’s Family Flooded with Death Threats, People Saying They Are Desecrating His Grave, After Karmelo Anthony’s Murder Conviction

The grieving family of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf is now receiving death threats and hateful messages on their personal phone numbers and social media following the conviction and 35-year prison sentence handed down to his killer, 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony. The post PURE EVIL: Austin Metcalf’s Family Flooded with Death Threats, People Saying They Are Desecrating His Grave, After Karmelo Anthony’s Murder Conviction appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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