Politics A.M.: Trump busted an immigration judges union. His holdovers are blocking it again.
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| | | |  |  | | The most important politics stories today. | | | | | |  (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) Two appointees by former president Donald Trump to the Federal Labor Relations Authority have upheld a union-busting order against immigration judges, despite President Biden's attempts to reverse similar policies. Perspective ● By Joe Davidson ● Read more » | | | A viral Instagram account has become a safe space for congressional aides to anonymously call out lawmakers and share their experiences. By Marianna Sotomayor ● Read more » | | | | Justice Neil Gorsuch, a member of the Supreme Court's conservative majority, is speaking to the Federalist Society, raising concerns of partisanship. By Mariana Alfaro ● Read more » | | | | Right-wing media outlets and GOP politicians have charged the Biden administration is secretly ferrying undocumented immigrants around the country. But the Trump administration had the same program. Analysis ● By Glenn Kessler ● Read more » | | | The attack took two hours, the planning took months: Inside Biden's decision to target an elusive terrorist leader. By Matt Viser ● Read more » | | | | President Biden plans to visit New York on Thursday and reiterate support for anti-crime measures. By Annie Linskey ● Read more » | | | | Left-wing Democrats argue about a Supreme Court pick, New York Democrats build a monument to gerrymandering, and Nevada's governor talks 2022 (and a little 2024). Analysis ● By David Weigel ● Read more » | | | The infusion marks "the largest-ever midterm cash transfer" in the party's history, Democrats said. By Felicia Sonmez ● Read more » | | | | The latest data shows that the outcome gap between the unvaccinated and the most protected has only grown with the introduction of boosters. Analysis ● By Aaron Blake ● Read more » | | | | Research has shown limited effects on turnout from expanding access, but 2020 is not the best test of the issue. Analysis ● By Philip Bump ● Read more » | | | | Ranked from not seriously considered to what actually came to fruition. Analysis ● By Amber Phillips ● Read more » | | | | This time, though, the motivation is different. Analysis ● By Philip Bump ● Read more » | | | Alphonso David was fired after it became known that he had advised the New York governor's office in its response to accusations against him of sexual harassment. By Michael Scherer ● Read more » | | | | On the Senate floor, the majority leader wrongly stated that the Supreme Court justices were all White men until 1981. By Eugene Scott ● Read more » | | | | In 2020, only a fifth of guns recovered by law enforcement were purchased in the state. Analysis ● By Philip Bump ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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