Governors, Attorneys General Roll Out Plans to Contest Trump Admin’s Policies

Leaders from at least five states made similar announcements about challenging the incoming administration’s policies. Officials in states including California, New York, Illinois, Washington, and New Jersey are preparing to contest President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming policies—related to immigration, abortion, and environmental regulations—when he assumes office on Jan. 20. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a

Meeting to Resist Trump Reveals Rift Between Progressive, Moderate Democrats

The organizers pushed back against calls to blame the progressive movement for Harris’s loss to Trump. A coalition of progressive Democrats met in a virtual call on Nov. 7 to discuss their plans of revamping the Democratic Party in the coming years after the party’s presidential election loss to former President Donald Trump. Titled “Making

McCormick’s Campaign Sues Philadelphia County Board of Elections

The Associated Press projected that the Republican challenger defeated incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), but Casey has yet to concede. The campaign of Republican Dave McCormick, who was projected the winner of the Pennsylvania Senate race, has filed a lawsuit against the Philadelphia County Board of Elections to challenge the counting of provisional ballots, which

Massachusetts Governor Says State Won’t Cooperate With Trump Mass Deportations

Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump vowed to initiate a mass deportation plan targeting illegal immigrants. The governor of Massachusetts said her administration would not comply with President-elect Donald Trump’s future requests to deport illegal immigrants. With the win on Tuesday, Trump became the first president to win two nonconsecutive terms in more than a century.

US to Allow Military Contractors Into Ukraine for First Time Since 2022

The contractors will not engage in combat but provide maintenance on US weapons systems including the F-16 fighter jet and PATRIOT air defense system. President Joe Biden will allow some American military contractors to operate in Ukraine for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. The contractors will not engage in combat. Instead,

Republicans Demand Special Counsel Retain All Records Related to Trump Cases

Republicans gave Jack Smith’s team a deadline of Nov. 24 to comply with the request. House Republicans on Friday demanded in a letter that special counsel Jack Smith preserve his records in relation to his prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump. They have requested documents and messages relating to meetings between the FBI and officials within