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Texas Democrat spends night on House floor, alleges ‘illegal confinement’

State Rep. Nicole Collier — who spent the night on the House floor of the Texas Capitol on Monday after refusing to give her consent for a police escort to leave the building — has filed a habeas corpus petition, alleging “illegal confinement.”

Potential Trump Supreme Court pick rails against ‘cultural elites’ in drag ban reversal dissent

A new dissent that name-checks conservative justices reiterates that a front-runner for any vacancy could be Judge James Ho, whom Trump previously appointed to a federal appeals court.

‘Not complicated': Michael Steele on why high-profile Republicans aren't running for Senate

Michael Steele says Republicans are losing the recruitment battle and could risk losing the Senate to Democrats, after Sherrod Brown kicked off his bid in Ohio.

Democratic Maine oyster farmer to challenge Susan Collins

Next year’s race in Maine for Republican Sen. Susan Collin' seat is a prime target for Democrats, who are seeking to flip control of the chamber. And now a 40-year-old oyster farmer and veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is joining the Democratic field.

Why Trump’s ‘joke’ about postponing the 2028 elections really wasn’t funny

Given Donald Trump's record, when he jokes about postponing the 2028 elections, it's awfully tough to laugh.

Trump just unveiled his latest tactic to rig the midterms

Rachel Maddow on the ways Trump is trying to rig the midterms, including Republicans' redistricting battle, nullifying the census and barring mail-in voting.

Hegseth’s Pentagon purge goes from bad to worse as the Air Force’s chief of staff exits

Five former defense secretaries recently condemned Pete Hegseth's military leadership purge at the Pentagon as “reckless.” It's only gotten worse since.

Home Depot tells Florida GOP to stop using its brand to promote immigration detentions

Hardware company Home Depot put the kibosh on Republicans’ using the company’s brand to promote a new facility to hold imprisoned immigrants

The stunning hypocrisy of red state leaders stepping up to help Trump take over D.C.

The governors of Ohio, Mississippi, South Carolina and West Virginia agreed to send National Guard troops from their states to aid President Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C.

‘Quit your job’: Former D.C. officer blasts federal agents carrying out Trump’s takeover

Former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone, who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, calls on federal agents assisting Trump's takeover to "quit" their jobs.