Seven jurors have now been selected for Trump's New York election interference trial. If the current pace of jury selection is maintained, the trial could be fully underway in less than a week.

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California has sued Huntington Beach, alleging that the city’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification is a violation of state law.

Officials argue that Huntington Beach’s ID requirement could disenfranchise voters and is unnecessary.

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The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal trial again refused to allow the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape to be played for jurors, but said that the comments Mr. Trump made on the tape could be introduced as evidence.

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Trump's first criminal trial is now underway in New York.

Remember: This trial is about election interference.

The words used to describe it are critically important.

Do not let anyone attempt to downplay this trial or its significance.

Rick Hasen is usually a smart guy. Not this time! He says here he has a hard time even mustering a “meh” for Trump’s first criminal trial. That reflects poorly on Hasen, not on this election interference prosecution!
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.Andrew Warren hit the nail on the head with his appearance on NewsNation last night about the New York case against Trump.

“What the case is really about is election interference. This is about Donald Trump, as a candidate, conspiring to deceive voters by illegally covering…

The Supreme Court will hear arguments today about whether obscure interpretations of a 2002 law could bar certain charges against alleged participants in the Jan 6 insurrection -- including Donald Trump.

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State lawmakers in Michigan are considering a package of election bills to protect and expand access to voting.

Some of the protections in the proposed legislation focus on prohibiting voter denial, dilution, and suppression.

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The Idaho Supreme Court, unfortunately and unanimously, upheld a law that says student IDs can’t be used to vote.

Voting rights groups say the decision will cause voter suppression and undermine democracy in Idaho.

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For those asking: Yes, I will be covering every day of the trial.

The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president is slated to begin today with jury selection. The jurors will be tasked with deciding whether Donald Trump illegally concealed payments to influence the 2016 election.

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