Saturday, September 12, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
California petition worker arrested for allegedly paying people to forge voter signs
Prosecutors say James Brass orchestrated scheme to pay people on LA’s Skid Row to duplicate registered voters’ signatures
A California ballot petition worker has been arrested and charged with identity fraud for allegedly paying people on Los Angeles’ Skid Row to forge the signatures of registered voters.
Prosecutors say James Brass, 47, orchestrated the scheme with the help of two signature collectors, 49-year-old Courtney Price and 33-year-old Jateisha Herron.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/11/california-petition-worker-arrested-identity-fraud
North Carolina state trooper charged with murder of police captain
Nekime Matu Oxendine accused of first-degree murder of Adam Bean, shot and killed in apparent domestic dispute
A North Carolina state highway patrol trooper has been charged with the murder of the captain of a county sheriff’s office.
Cumberland county Capt Adam Bean was shot and killed on 27 March at a home in the town of Hope Mills. A grand jury on Tuesday indicted Nekime Matu Oxendine, 44, with first-degree murder in Bean’s death, and a judge ordered him held without bond pending the outcome of the case.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/11/north-carolina-state-trooper-police-captain
Thursday, September 10, 2026
US supreme court again rejects Missouri maps drawn to boost Republicans in midterms
Latest decision appears to set the stage for the state to use its old electoral maps this year
The US supreme court again rejected a push backed by Donald Trump to overhaul Missouri’s congressional maps in an effort to hand Republicans an edge in November’s midterm elections.
Its latest ruling, after days of confusion, comes less than two months before the pivotal midterm elections in which control of the narrowly divided US House of Representatives could be determined by a handful of seats.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/10/missouri-redistricting-map-supreme-court-rejection
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Missouri’s Trump-backed voting maps approved by federal panel challenged in supreme court
Opponents requested an emergency filing as state’s elections plunged into uncertainty over redrawn districts
Opponents of congressional redistricting in Missouri appealed to the US supreme court on Wednesday after a federal panel let stand a ruling allowing the state to use a new map backed by Donald Trump in November’s midterms.
The map’s challengers, including a group opposed to the Republican-drawn map called People Not Politicians, made the request in an emergency filing, moving swiftly after Stephen Clark, a St Louis-based chief US district judge, issued his decision on Tuesday.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/missouri-redistricting-map-appeal
Trump says he would consider pardon for former attorney Michael Cohen
Cohen has not personally asked Trump for a pardon, but he submitted an application to the White House after his request was denied by the Biden administration
Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would consider pardoning Michael Cohen, the former fixer whom he once branded a “rat” for testifying against him in court and before Congress, but with whom he has recently staged a stunning public reconciliation.
Asked by a reporter whether he would grant Cohen’s appeal for presidential clemency, Trump said: “If everything is checking out, it’s something I would consider.”
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/trump-pardon-michael-cohen
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