Rallying Anti-Musk Donors, Liberal Judge Raises Million in Key Court Contest
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Rallying Anti-Musk Donors, Liberal Judge Raises $24 Million in Key Court Contest

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, has raised $24 million for the April 1 election, a record for an American judicial candidate, her campaign said on Monday. Her war chest — including $17 million raised in the period…

Opinion | Trump Won’t Win a War Against the Courts
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Opinion | Trump Won’t Win a War Against the Courts

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump has wasted no time in his second term in declaring war on the nation’s federal judiciary, the country’s legal profession and the rule of law. He has provoked a constitutional crisis with his stunning frontal assault on the third branch of…

In Turkey, Critics of Erdogan See Democracy Eroding After Istanbul Mayor’s Detention
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In Turkey, Critics of Erdogan See Democracy Eroding After Istanbul Mayor’s Detention

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered this year facing a knot of political problems with little precedent in his two decades at the summit of power in Turkey. Voters were angry about persistently high inflation. His political party’s popularity had sunk. And his opponents…

For Trump and Netanyahu, Similar Strategies With Similar Goals
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For Trump and Netanyahu, Similar Strategies With Similar Goals

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines If it wasn’t obvious that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel believes he has an ally in his battle against the country’s attorney general, its judges and even the head of its domestic security service, he made it clear on Wednesday evening. “In…

Musk Offers 0 to Wisconsin Voters, Bringing Back a Controversial Tactic
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Musk Offers $100 to Wisconsin Voters, Bringing Back a Controversial Tactic

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk is bringing back his most controversial gambit from the 2024 presidential election: paying voters as part of a plan to identify and turn out conservative-leaning ones. The super PAC that Mr. Musk founded to funnel his fortune into Republican causes, America…

Netanyahu Expected to Fire Shin Bet Chief Despite Protests
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Netanyahu Expected to Fire Shin Bet Chief Despite Protests

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Israeli government around midnight on Thursday approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel’s ouster of the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, a move that has further roiled a deeply divided country still at war. The cabinet unanimously decided that…

Trump’s Judicial Defiance Is New to the Autocrat Playbook, Experts Say
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Trump’s Judicial Defiance Is New to the Autocrat Playbook, Experts Say

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s intensifying conflict with the federal courts is unusually aggressive compared with similar disputes in other countries, according to scholars. Unlike leaders who subverted or restructured the courts, Mr. Trump is acting as if judges were already too weak to constrain his…

Threats Rise Against Judges Overseeing Trump Policy Cases, Fueling Safety Concerns
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Threats Rise Against Judges Overseeing Trump Policy Cases, Fueling Safety Concerns

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s angry call on Tuesday for the impeachment of a federal judge who ruled against his administration on deportation flights has set off a string of near-instant social media taunts and threats, including images of judges being marched off in handcuffs. The…