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Ballot rejections soared in rural counties after USPS reduced mail service
In early August, election workers north of Spokane, Washington, went across the street to the post office to check for late mail-in ballots. It was three days after the primary and they were expecting no more than a few dozen. Instead, their mailbox was brimming with envelopes — more than 500 of them, each a vote that wouldn’t count. The sight was “jarring,” said Auditor Lori Larsen, a Republican who oversees voting in Stevens County.
Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service
Reporting Highlights Rural Cuts: Delays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots cast in rural areas, a ProPublica analysis found. Rejected Ballots: The rates of ballots rejected for arriving late this year doubled or tripled in areas affected by the cuts compared to the 2022 primary. That wasn’t the case elsewhere. Extraordinary Measures: Postal Service leaders say special procedures in place for the Nov.
Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service
19 hours ago The decision means the Bureau of Prisons can’t move forward with a policy that would bar gender transition surgery, hormone treatments or social accommodations. WASHINGTON — In a blow to President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court said Wednesday that his administration cannot enforce a new policy that …
Supreme Court crossed a line no one noticed on America’s biggest cases
The Supreme Court continues to make consequential rulings in the shadows. I analyzed tens of thousands of case files from the court’s online archives, parsing through filings to separate simple requests for deadline extensions from challenges to long-established constitutional rights. I discovered that in the term that ended in 2025, the justices issued more substantive decisions on their emergency docket than in cases argued in open court.
Watch: The New Supreme Court
The Supreme Court continues to make consequential rulings in the shadows. I analyzed tens of thousands of case files from the court’s online archives, parsing through filings to separate simple requests for deadline extensions from challenges to long-established constitutional rights. I discovered that in the term that ended in 2025, the justices issued more substantive decisions on their emergency docket than in cases argued in open court.
Watch: The New Supreme Court
Now Nebraska is fighting overreach on climate regulations. Mike Hilgers, a Republican, is the attorney general for Nebraska. The U.S. Supreme Court in October will hear oral arguments in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a case arising from climate litigation but presenting a much …
Inside Trump’s failed hunt for noncitizen voters Original
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6:00 News Story Reprinted with permission from ProPublica. It was late March when Joe Teirab, the second-in-command at Minnesota’s U.S. attorney’s office, received an urgent email from Washington. The federal government was scrambling to find criminal cases to back up President Donald Trump’s claims that illegal voting by noncitizens was tipping the scales in American elections.
By Peter Elkind Verified, Jen Fifield Verified, Doug Bock Clark Verified, Ken B. Morales, Andy Mannix Verified
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Minnesota Reformer
Inside Trump’s Failed Hunt For Noncitizen Voters
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. It was late March when Joe Teirab, the second-in-command at Minnesota’s U.S. attorney’s office, received an urgent email from Washington. The federal government was scrambling to find criminal cases to back up President Donald Trump’s claims that illegal voting by noncitizens was tipping the scales in American elections.
How Trump’s unprecedented effort to prosecute noncitizen voters fell apart
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It was late March when Joe Teirab, the second-in-command at Minnesota’s U.S. attorney’s office, received an urgent email from Washington. The federal government was scrambling to find criminal cases to back up President Donald Trump’s claims that illegal voting by noncitizens was tipping the scales in American elections. Agents from Homeland Security Investigations, a massive federal law enforcement agency, had been dispatched to work leads across the country, including hundreds in Minnesota.
By Peter Elkind Verified, Andy Mannix Verified, Ken B. Morales, Doug Bock Clark Verified, Jen Fifield Verified
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Salon
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Inside Trump’s Failed Hunt for Noncitizen Voters
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By Peter Elkind Verified, Jen Fifield Verified, Doug Bock Clark Verified, Ken B. Morales, Andy Mannix Verified
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How Trump’s Unprecedented Effort to Prosecute Noncitizen Voters Fell Apart
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A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. In its term that ended last October, the Supreme Court passed an important milestone that went unnoticed: For the first time, it decided more cases by secret ballot, and with few signed opinions, than it did for cases argued in open court. These decisions, which make up the court’s “shadow docket,” are a fast-track way to get a decision from the top court.
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com. Ken Morales kbmorales.bsky.social did:plc:wwlmxkzuz5ynlfclicl6g4bw 1/ I looked at 20 years of Supreme Court decisions and found that for the first time, all nine justices decided more cases by secret ballot — aka the “shadow docket” — than it did for cases argued in open court last term.
A troubling milestone: Most Supreme Court rulings are secretive votes with little justification
Propublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In its term that ended last October, the Supreme Court passed an important milestone that went unnoticed: For the first time, it decided more cases by secret ballot, and with few signed opinions, than it did for cases argued in open court.
Most SCOTUS Decisions Are Now Made in Secret
Most SCOTUS Decisions Are Now Made in Secret Published July 3, 2026 In its term that ended last October, the Supreme Court passed an important milestone that went unnoticed: For the first time, it decided more cases by secret ballot, and with few signed opinions, than it did for cases argued in open court. These decisions, which make up the court’s “shadow docket,” are a fast-track way to get a decision from the top court.
Most Supreme Court rulings are secretive votes with little justification
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Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
This story was originally published by ProPublica. In its term that ended last October, the Supreme Court passed an important milestone that went unnoticed: For the first time, it decided more cases by secret ballot, and with few signed opinions, than it did for cases argued in open court. These decisions, which make up the court’s “shadow docket,” are a fast-track way to get a decision from the top court.
Revealed: Most Supreme Court rulings are now secretive votes with little justification
In its term that ended last October, the Supreme Court passed an important milestone that went unnoticed: For the first time, it decided more cases by secret ballot, and with few signed opinions, than it did for cases argued in open court. These decisions, which make up the court’s “shadow docket,” are a fast-track way to get a decision from the top court.
A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
In its term that ended last October, the Supreme Court passed an important milestone that went unnoticed: For the first time, it decided more cases by secret ballot, and with few signed opinions, than it did for cases argued in open court. These decisions, which make up the court’s “shadow docket,” are a fast-track way to get a decision from the top court.
“No One Is Watching”: How Trump Reversed Biden’s Crackdown on Gun Trafficking
Marianna Mitchem grew up in the Denver suburbs, where she played high school soccer. One day in April 1999, her team faced off against a nearby rival, Columbine High. The next day, two teenagers went on a shooting rampage at Columbine, killing more than a dozen people. The massacre left an imprint on Mitchem. After graduating from Providence College, she joined the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
“No One Is Watching”: How Trump Reversed Biden’s Crackdown on Gun Trafficking
2 hours ago Election denier Tina Peters was released from a Colorado prison Monday, prison officials confirmed, weeks after the state’s Democratic governor granted a controversial commutation that cut her sentence in half. The Republican former Mesa County clerk was convicted in 2024 of state felonies for …
“No One Is Watching”: How Trump Reversed Biden’s Crackdown on Gun Trafficking
Marianna Mitchem grew up in the Denver suburbs, where she played high school soccer. One day in April 1999, her team faced off against a nearby rival, Columbine High. The next day, two teenagers went on a shooting rampage at Columbine, killing more than a dozen people. The massacre left an imprint on Mitchem. After graduating from Providence College, she joined the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Trump’s Justice Department dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in shift to immigration
This story was originally published by ProPublica. n the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace.
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace. The cases included an investigation into a Virginia nursing home with a recent record of patient abuse; probes of fraud involving several New Jersey labor unions, including one opened after a top official of a national union was accused of embezzlement; and an investigation into a cryptocurrency company suspected of cheating investors.
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace.
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace. The cases included an investigation into a Virginia nursing home with a recent record of patient abuse; probes of fraud involving several New Jersey labor unions, including one opened after a top official of a national union was accused of embezzlement; and an investigation into a cryptocurrency company suspected of cheating investors.
David Armstrong, ProPublica
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration Published April 1, 2026 In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace.
Trump’s Justice Department dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in shift to immigration
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) This story was originally published by ProPublica. In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace.
Trump’s Justice Department dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in shift to immigration
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Ken B. Morales, ProPublica
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Crime, drop in crime rate, DOJ, Pam Bondi
CRIMETrump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration Published 1 April 2026 In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace.
Trump’s Justice Department dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in shift to immigration
This story was originally published by ProPublica. In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace.
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
7 hours ago Daniel Tocci's attorney had previously argued that the case should be dismissed because “all the evidence" stemmed from his Capitol siege case. A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for his actions on Jan. 6 has been sentenced for possessing more than 100,000 child sexual abuse images and videos …
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