Three states host down-ballot contests on Tuesday. Texas and Alabama are holding runoffs for House and Senate primaries that weren’t settled in March, and Maine holds its primaries, but with the added twist of ranked-choice voting, which could delay results. The most high-profile primary race is in Alabama, where former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is…… MORE
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Supreme Court rules federal execution can proceed for Daniel Lewis Lee
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the resumption of the federal death penalty, in an unsigned order released after 2 a.m. ET Tuesday. The court wiped away a lower court order temporarily blocking the execution of convicted killer Daniel Lewis Lee in a 5-4 vote. Lee, a one-time white supremacist who killed a family…… MORE
Biden wades into Texas with first general election TV ad in state
Joe Biden’s campaign is debuting its first general election television ad in Texas on Tuesday, dipping its toes in a state long considered a Republican stronghold and one that’s seen an uptick in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks. The minute-long coronavirus-focused spot, titled “Tough,” is part of a new mid-six figure broadcast and digital advertisement…… MORE
Fired federal Manhattan prosecutor argued Trump didn’t have legal authority to remove him
Fired US Attorney Geoffrey Berman said he did not believe President Donald Trump had the authority to remove him, but he agreed to step aside once his deputy was named acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Berman told a congressional committee last week. The House Judiciary Committee released a transcript of…… MORE
Prison officials in New York called bosses in DC about Michael Cohen before taking him back behind bars, source says
Bureau of Prison officials in New York gave their bosses in Washington, DC, a heads up before hauling Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, back to prison late last week, a law enforcement official told CNN. New York prison officials reached out to Washington after Cohen balked at a provision in a home…… MORE
Delayed use of Defense Production Act leads to ongoing shortages of protective gear
Nearly four months after invoking a 1950s-era law in order to compel businesses to manufacture equipment for the fight against the coronavirus, the Trump administration has made only sparing use of its authorities, leaving front-line workers in dire need of supplies like masks, gowns and gloves amid the recent surge in cases. The Department of…… MORE
House Democrats ask Supreme Court to speed things up in Trump financial docs cases
The House of Representatives asked the Supreme Court late Monday night to move faster so it can begin a renewed attempt to obtain documents from President Donald Trump’s financial firms. The court ruled Thursday that House committees could seek the documents, but it sent the case to a lower court to further review the subpoenas.…… MORE
Roger Stone denies he protected Trump to secure commutation of sentence
Longtime President Donald Trump friend and political adviser Roger Stone said Monday evening that he had not protected the President in exchange for a commutation, in his first TV interview since Trump commuted his prison sentence last week. “People said, ‘You see, Stone had the goods on Trump and he traded his silence for a…… MORE
Amid rising coronavirus cases, the Trump campaign struggles to get its rally machine going
With just four months until Election Day, the Trump campaign is struggling to deploy what was supposed to be a chief feature of the President’s reelection effort — the signature Trump rally. Three weeks after the poorly attended Tulsa event, the hangover is still being felt inside the campaign, aides and advisers tell CNN. And…… MORE
17 states, DC sue Trump administration over visa rules for college students
Attorneys general in 17 states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its guidance to not allow foreign students to take online-only courses this fall semester. The multistate effort, filed in the US District Court in Massachusetts on Monday against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and…… MORE
