Jonathan Shorman
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Suit to block Education Department closure expanded amid agency transfers plans. Shauneen Miranda reports for @statesnewsroom.com
Suit to block Education Department closure expanded amid agency transfers plans
WASHINGTON — A coalition suing to block President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education expanded its lawsuit Tuesday to include objections to recent interagency agreemen...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Suit to block Education Department closure expanded amid agency transfers plans. Shauneen Miranda reports for @statesnewsroom.com
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🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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New: Mass ‘Black Friday’ text from the RNC urges Missouri residents not to sign onto anti-gerrymander campaign. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Mass ‘Black Friday’ text urges KC residents not to sign anti-gerrymander campaign
The text message, which was also sent to multiple reporters at The Star, said it was paid for by the Republican National Committee.
www.kansascity.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
New: Mass ‘Black Friday’ text from the RNC urges Missouri residents not to sign onto anti-gerrymander campaign. #moleg #mogov www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Homeland Security wants access to driver’s license info for its powerful citizenship data system, and may turn to an obscure data sharing network for it — a move that could avoid having to negotiate with states
My latest for @stateline.org
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My latest for @stateline.org
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Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program • Stateline
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illega...
stateline.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Homeland Security wants access to driver’s license info for its powerful citizenship data system, and may turn to an obscure data sharing network for it — a move that could avoid having to negotiate with states
My latest for @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/11/25/h...
My latest for @stateline.org
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Trump shedding support among Latino voters, @pewresearch.org survey finds. @statesnewsroom.com story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
Trump shedding support among Latino voters, survey finds
WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S. Latinos have grown pessimistic since the 2024 presidential election and increasingly disapprove of the immigration and economic policies of the second Trump administrat...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump shedding support among Latino voters, @pewresearch.org survey finds. @statesnewsroom.com story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
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Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/r...
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers • Maine Morning Star
A California union and a group of current farm workers from around the country are suing to stop new federal guidelines that cut wages for temporary foreign agriculture workers — helping farmers but…
mainemorningstar.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Farm workers sue over Trump’s low wages for foreign guest workers | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/25/r...
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Increased enforcement and Trump’s policy changes are causing some people to remain in abusive relationships rather than risk deportation, experts say.
How ICE’s Crackdown Hurts Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Increased enforcement and Trump’s policy changes are causing some people to remain in abusive relationships rather than risk deportation, experts say.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Increased enforcement and Trump’s policy changes are causing some people to remain in abusive relationships rather than risk deportation, experts say.
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A federal lawsuit accuses four consulting firms of offering thousands of dollars to signature gatherers to abandon their work, badmouth their employer and provide "intelligence" to opponents of the referendum campaign. #moleg #mogov
Lawsuit details alleged scheme to sabotage referendum on gerrymandered Missouri congressional map • Missouri Independent
A federal lawsuit accuses opponents of a referendum on Missouri's gerrymandered congressional map are poaching signature gatherers.
missouriindependent.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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The attorney general did not provide any evidence to support her claims, which the campaign called false.
Missouri attorney general involves ICE in push to halt anti-gerrymandering group
The attorney general did not provide any evidence to support her claims, which the campaign called false.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The attorney general did not provide any evidence to support her claims, which the campaign called false.
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Via @annabjournalist.bsky.social: Alabama's new state Senate map was designed by an 18-year-old University of Alabama freshman who submitted his proposals, unsolicited, to a federal court hearing a lawsuit over the districts.
University of Alabama freshman draws state's court-ordered Senate map | Alabama Reflector
TUSCALOOSA — Daniel DiDonato says he’s been passionate about elections since he was a young child. He submitted six maps to a federal court.
alabamareflector.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Via @annabjournalist.bsky.social: Alabama's new state Senate map was designed by an 18-year-old University of Alabama freshman who submitted his proposals, unsolicited, to a federal court hearing a lawsuit over the districts.
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The Kansas City Police Department got money from the city and the police foundation to grow its fleet of drones and expand its use of an AI information-sharing software. This and similar technology is usedacross the country as part of a “drones as first responders” program.
Kansas City Police are using drones. The city just gave them money to buy more
The Kansas City Police Department got money from the city and the police foundation to grow its fleet of drones and expand its use of an AI information-sharing software. This and similar technology is used in departments across the country as part of a “drones as first responders” program.
www.kcur.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Kansas City Police Department got money from the city and the police foundation to grow its fleet of drones and expand its use of an AI information-sharing software. This and similar technology is usedacross the country as part of a “drones as first responders” program.
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For context, here's my @rhodeislandcurrent.com report from earlier this year about ICE enforcement at RI courthouses.
ICE agents are keeping watch outside courthouses. They upended a North Providence couple’s life. • Rhode Island Current
The June arrest of Guatemalan national Pablo Grave de la Cruz, 36, outside the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal in Cranston is one of a growing number by federal immigration agents at or around courthous...
rhodeislandcurrent.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
For context, here's my @rhodeislandcurrent.com report from earlier this year about ICE enforcement at RI courthouses.
Just this week, I reported on how ICE is targeting state courts — not just federal immigration courts — for arrests.
Rhode Island lawmakers have a bill to restrict courthouse arrests, but it didn’t advance this year
stateline.org/2025/11/19/i...
Rhode Island lawmakers have a bill to restrict courthouse arrests, but it didn’t advance this year
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November 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Just this week, I reported on how ICE is targeting state courts — not just federal immigration courts — for arrests.
Rhode Island lawmakers have a bill to restrict courthouse arrests, but it didn’t advance this year
stateline.org/2025/11/19/i...
Rhode Island lawmakers have a bill to restrict courthouse arrests, but it didn’t advance this year
stateline.org/2025/11/19/i...
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This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
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The new Missouri attorney general is suing the FDA over its approval of a new generic version of mifepristone, @annaspoerre.bsky.social reports. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/miss...
Missouri challenges FDA approval of new generic mifepristone in push to limit abortion
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is asking a federal court to roll back the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to approve a new generic brand of mifepristone, her first for...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The new Missouri attorney general is suing the FDA over its approval of a new generic version of mifepristone, @annaspoerre.bsky.social reports. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/miss...
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NEW: Rep Jason Crow (D-CO) and other Democratic veterans in Congress release a joint statement on President Trump’s call for their arrest and sedition trial: “Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
NEW: Rep Jason Crow (D-CO) and other Democratic veterans in Congress release a joint statement on President Trump’s call for their arrest and sedition trial: “Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence.”
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A blockbuster investigation by the AP, out today.
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A blockbuster investigation by the AP, out today.
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."
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Kansas, Missouri GOP officials agree to share voter registration details of 6 million people #moleg #mogov
Kansas, Missouri GOP officials agree to share voter registration details of 6 million people • Missouri Independent
Secretaries of state for Kansas and Missouri have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange voter registration information.
missouriindependent.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/k...
Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis • Kansas Reflector
For nearly 20 weeks, certain lawyers, paralegals, psychologists, interpreters, court reporters and investigators were not paid.Federal funding for a group of criminal justice professionals expired in ...
kansasreflector.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Kansas federal attorneys went 5 months without pay, sparking constitutional crisis | #ksleg via @anna-writes.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/11/20/k...
ICYMI
NEW - ICE is encountering growing resistance as the agency tries to make arrests in *state* courthouses
A growing number of states are restricting arrests, and a federal judge on Monday tossed DOJ’s attempt to overturn New York’s limits
My latest for @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/11/19/i...
A growing number of states are restricting arrests, and a federal judge on Monday tossed DOJ’s attempt to overturn New York’s limits
My latest for @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/11/19/i...
ICE courthouse arrests meet resistance from Democratic states • Stateline
A growing number of Democratic states, and some judges, are pushing back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in and around state courthouses.
stateline.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
ICYMI
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A law set to take effect in Texas in early December allows people to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion medication to the state. Whether Texas’ statute can puncture other states’ shield laws remains to be seen.
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
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Shield laws have held up so far, but a new anti-abortion Texas statute means to test them
A law set to take effect in early December gives Texans the power to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion pills to the state, from drug companies to doctors. Whether Texas’ statute can puncture oth...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A law set to take effect in Texas in early December allows people to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion medication to the state. Whether Texas’ statute can puncture other states’ shield laws remains to be seen.
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
By @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shie...
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A growing number of Democratic states, and some judges, are pushing back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in and around state courthouses, Jonathan Shorman reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/19/ice-courthouse-arrests-meet-resistance-from-democratic-states/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/19/ice-courthouse-arrests-meet-resistance-from-democratic-states/
ICE courthouse arrests meet resistance from Democratic states • Stateline
A growing number of Democratic states, and some judges, are pushing back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in and around state courthouses.
stateline.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A growing number of Democratic states, and some judges, are pushing back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in and around state courthouses, Jonathan Shorman reports.
https://stateline.org/2025/11/19/ice-courthouse-arrests-meet-resistance-from-democratic-states/
https://stateline.org/2025/11/19/ice-courthouse-arrests-meet-resistance-from-democratic-states/
NEW - ICE is encountering growing resistance as the agency tries to make arrests in *state* courthouses
A growing number of states are restricting arrests, and a federal judge on Monday tossed DOJ’s attempt to overturn New York’s limits
My latest for @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/11/19/i...
A growing number of states are restricting arrests, and a federal judge on Monday tossed DOJ’s attempt to overturn New York’s limits
My latest for @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/11/19/i...
ICE courthouse arrests meet resistance from Democratic states • Stateline
A growing number of Democratic states, and some judges, are pushing back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in and around state courthouses.
stateline.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW - ICE is encountering growing resistance as the agency tries to make arrests in *state* courthouses
A growing number of states are restricting arrests, and a federal judge on Monday tossed DOJ’s attempt to overturn New York’s limits
My latest for @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/11/19/i...
A growing number of states are restricting arrests, and a federal judge on Monday tossed DOJ’s attempt to overturn New York’s limits
My latest for @stateline.org
stateline.org/2025/11/19/i...
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A top federal election official who falsely claimed Democrats need “illegal citizens” to vote to win elections and publicly mused about committing voter fraud herself must rescind those statements or resign immediately, U.S. senators from Oregon and California demanded Tuesday.
OR, CA senators call on federal election official to rescind illegal voting claims or resign • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A top federal election official must rescind her statements or resign immediately, U.S. senators from Oregon and California demanded Tuesday.
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A top federal election official who falsely claimed Democrats need “illegal citizens” to vote to win elections and publicly mused about committing voter fraud herself must rescind those statements or resign immediately, U.S. senators from Oregon and California demanded Tuesday.
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