Why Trump’s Calls to ‘Nationalize’ Voting Have Raised Midterm Fears https://www.nytimes.com/article/trumps-nationalize-voting-elections-midterms-explainer.html #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #Federal-StateRelations(US) #PresidentialElectionof2020 #VoterFraud(ElectionFraud) #RumorsandMisinformation #MidtermElections(2026) #PresidentialPower(US) #RepublicanParty #Trump,DonaldJ #States(US)

Why Trump’s Calls to ‘Nationalize’ Voting Have Raised Midterm Fears https://www.nytimes.com/article/trumps-nationalize-voting-elections-midterms-explainer.html #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #Federal-StateRelations(US) #PresidentialElectionof2020 #VoterFraud(ElectionFraud) #RumorsandMisinformation #MidtermElections(2026) #PresidentialPower(US) #RepublicanParty #Trump,DonaldJ #States(US)

Members of the #federal #vaccine panel chosen by #Health Secy #RFKJr are setting sights on their next targets: the mRNA #Covid shots, & #vaccines offered to pregnant women.

The panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ #ACIP], already has imposed some limits on access to Covid vaccines & has rescinded recommendations for some routine childhood shots.

#Trump #law #policy #HealthInsurance #PublicHealth #medicine #science #ConspiracyTheories

#Federal #Vaccine “Advisers” Take Aim at #Covid Shots

One panelist accused the #FDA of withholding data on potential harms. The advisers also are reviewing research on #vaccines given to pregnant women.

#Trump #law #policy #HealthInsurance #PublicHealth #health #medicine #science #ConspiracyTheories #RFKJr
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/health/vaccines-covid-acip-malone-kennedy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Members of the #federal #vaccine panel chosen by #Health Secy #RFKJr are setting sights on their next targets: the mRNA #Covid shots, & #vaccines offered to pregnant women.

The panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ #ACIP], already has imposed some limits on access to Covid vaccines & has rescinded recommendations for some routine childhood shots.

#Trump #law #policy #HealthInsurance #PublicHealth #medicine #science #ConspiracyTheories

#Federal #Vaccine “Advisers” Take Aim at #Covid Shots

One panelist accused the #FDA of withholding data on potential harms. The advisers also are reviewing research on #vaccines given to pregnant women.

#Trump #law #policy #HealthInsurance #PublicHealth #health #medicine #science #ConspiracyTheories #RFKJr
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/health/vaccines-covid-acip-malone-kennedy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump tightens control over 50,000 #FederalWorkers

The Trump admin on Thursday finalized its overhaul of the #US government's #CivilService system, according to a #government statement, giving the #president the power to hire & fire an estimated 50,000 career #federal employees.

#law #democracy #Constitution #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #independence #ScheduleF #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-expand-his-control-over-federal-workers-2026-02-05/

#Trump tightens control over 50,000 #FederalWorkers

The Trump admin on Thursday finalized its overhaul of the #US government's #CivilService system, according to a #government statement, giving the #president the power to hire & fire an estimated 50,000 career #federal employees.

#law #democracy #Constitution #Congress #ChecksAndBalances #independence #ScheduleF #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-expand-his-control-over-federal-workers-2026-02-05/

BREAKING: Over 300 former #federal prosecutors and #civilrights attorneys band together to DEMAND that the Justice Department permit #state and local authorities to investigate the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. https://x.com/OccupyDemocrats/status/2019136217951150171

BREAKING: Over 300 former #federal prosecutors and #civilrights attorneys band together to DEMAND that the Justice Department permit #state and local authorities to investigate the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. https://x.com/OccupyDemocrats/status/2019136217951150171

Tuesday, a day after Trump’s comments about wanting to “nationalize” #elections, Karoline Leavitt, WH press secy, claimed #Trump was referring to #federal election #legislation in #Congress. Yet after Leavitt’s attempt to soften Trump’s initial remarks, he doubled down on his assertion that the federal government should oversee #state #elections.

#law #ElectionLaw #midterms #democracy #states
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/politics/trump-election-states-midterms.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Senate #Democrats said Wednesday that they would put forth #legislation by Thursday to codify their conditions for continuing to fund #DHS, moving quickly to lay out their demands for new restrictions on #federal agents carrying out #Trump’s #immigration crackdown.

#law #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #StateSponsoredTerrorism #MafiaState
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/politics/senate-homeland-security-funding.html?smid=url-share

Tuesday, a day after Trump’s comments about wanting to “nationalize” #elections, Karoline Leavitt, WH press secy, claimed #Trump was referring to #federal election #legislation in #Congress. Yet after Leavitt’s attempt to soften Trump’s initial remarks, he doubled down on his assertion that the federal government should oversee #state #elections.

#law #ElectionLaw #midterms #democracy #states
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/politics/trump-election-states-midterms.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Lawmakers hear #testimony today on several people’s encounters with #DHS agents

3 people at the center of aggressive encounters with #federal #immigration agents are set to testify Tuesday at a public forum on Capitol Hill about federal immigration enforcement agents’ #UseOfForce during raids.

#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #StateSponsoredTerrorism #Trump #law #murder #CivilRights #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/us/testimony-dhs-ice-dc-vis

“#States can’t just generally regulate #ICE conduct, because the #federal government gets to regulate that,” he said. “But states *can* provide remedies against federal officials when federal officials violate federal constitutional rights.”

#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #federalism #StatesRights #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #UseOfForce #StateSponsoredTerrorism

That is where #state lawmakers come in, Professor Amar said.

“Sometimes the #federal government will misbehave,” he said, “& you can’t count on #Congress always to rein the federal government in.”

His article drew on 2 principles often associated with #conservatives: #federalism & #originalism.

“This is exactly what the framers imagined: state law protecting us against federal abuses,” Professor Amar said.

#Trump #law #UseOfForce #Constitution #StatesRights #CivilRights #autocracy #ICE #CBP

Key to Holding #ICE Agents Accountable

A proposal in a 1987 #law review article by a young law professor named Akhil Reed Amar could address a gap that makes it all but impossible to sue #federal officials for violating the #Constitution.

“I think it was a good idea then,” he said last week, “and it’s only taken more than half a lifetime for people to actually read the thing.”

#Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #murder #CivilRights #ICE #CBP
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/ice-lawsuits-states.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

As for the part of the #law that lets people sue #federal agents for violations of the #Illinois #Constitution, the 2 professors wrote, “that provision won’t stand” under the #SupremacyClause.

Still, Vikram Amar said, such #StateLaws can serve a larger purpose.

“In the spirit of #federalism. Not only can #states experiment in this way, but doing so would likely lead #Congress to address the problem,” he said.

#Trump #Constitution #StatesRights #CivilRights #autocracy #ICE #CBP #UseOfForce

As for the part of the #law that lets people sue #federal agents for violations of the #Illinois #Constitution, the 2 professors wrote, “that provision won’t stand” under the #SupremacyClause.

Still, Vikram Amar said, such #StateLaws can serve a larger purpose.

“In the spirit of #federalism. Not only can #states experiment in this way, but doing so would likely lead #Congress to address the problem,” he said.

#Trump #Constitution #StatesRights #CivilRights #autocracy #ICE #CBP #UseOfForce