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RNC Asks North Carolina Supreme Court to Resume Proceedings In Election Challenge

The Republican National Committee (RNC) and North Carolina GOP asked the state Supreme Court to resume proceedings in an election challenge regarding a seat on its own bench.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Merit Systems Protection Board Chair

A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s administration from illegally firing Cathy Harris, chair of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. 

Judge Denies Request From 14 States to Temporarily Block DOGE Actions

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. denied a request from 14 states to temporarily halt the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk’s actions, like freezing federal funding, accessing agency data and taking over agencies, for…