In Donald Trump’s second term, congressional leaders have given up much of their constitutionally endowed power, allowing the president to exercise authority with little fear of consequences.
(The Center Square) – Thirteen members of Congress led by Republicans from Arizona and Texas have called on the Department of Justice to investigate alleged visa abuse in Chicago.
(The Center Square) - With 34 days until the midterm elections, administrators from across the country said mail ballot processes and citizenship verification remain key issues.
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision on Friday, temporarily allowed the Trump administration to use a federal database that verifies whether voters are eligible to participate in an election.
(The Center Square) - The State Department has launched additional initiatives to combat birth tourism and visa fraud.
(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court has reinstated an Ohio law requiring a person to present proof of citizenship before registering to vote, overturning a lower court ruling.
(The Center Square) – A coalition of election integrity groups filed an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in RNC v. Mi Familia Vota, with the groups urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the state of Arizona’s voter citizenship verification and overturn a Ninth Circuit ruling that barred Arizona’s proof of citizenship requirement and invalidated its work to remove noncitizens from the voter roll.
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court in December will hear arguments in cases on semi-automatic gun bans in Illinois and Connecticut, immigration detention centers, voting rights in Arizona and parental rights related to transgender children in Washington state.
(The Center Square) – Ohio’ will appeal a federal court ruling blocking a state law requiring a person to present proof of citizenship before registering to vote while applying for a state driver’s license.
(The Center Square) – The Center for Immigration Studies held a panel discussion Tuesday discussing the impacts of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Trump v. Barbara birthright citizenship case, how America’s citizenship requirements compare to France, Israel and Hungary, including birthright citizenship practices.