Rep. Swalwell: GOP hearing on judges opposing Trump is a ‘power grab'
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), member of the Judiciary Committee, joins MSNBC's Symone Sanders to discuss why Republicans on the Judiciary Committee want to hold a hearing about impeach judges who disagree with Donald Trump and how this 'philosophy goes against how this country was founded. Professor Melissa Murray also joins the conversation.
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Georgia Supreme Court makes ruling on changes to elections
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that multiple proposals by election officials to change how elections are run in the state were not allowed by state law. Seven changes, proposed by several members of the Georgia State Election Board, led to a lawsuit by several groups, including the organization Eternal Vigilance Action, over claims that they went beyond what state law allowed. In the latest ruling, members of the state's highest court said efforts to require hand counting of ballots, make county election officials make a 'reasonable inquiry' before they could certify results, required voters show identification before dropping a ballot off and that officials 'examine all election' documents that are created during elections were not legal. Separately, a rule proposing surveillance of drop box locations was allowed. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Two additional rules proposed for poll watchers and daily reporting requirements were ones that plaintiffs could not challenge 'as voters, community-stakeholders or organizations.' The ruling said that while a trial court had ruled Chatham County Board of Elections member James Hall had standing as a member of that body to sue, it was 'not based on correct legal analysis.' RELATED STORIES: Lawsuit filed against State Election Board by Republicans to 'rein in unelected' members' authority Raffensperger says voters 'should be concerned' over new, possibly illegal, Election Board rules Secretary of State say State Election Board has overstepped legal authority over new rules State elections board votes to require hand-counting of ballots at polling places Georgia AG says new rules from State Election Board may 'conflict' with state election laws Brad Raffensperger calls Georgia Election Rule Changes misguided, criticizes state board Judge says new Georgia election rules are 'illegal, unconstitutional and void' Georgia Election Board member's appearance at Trump rally sparks debate over code of conduct As a result, the court chose to vacate those two decisions blocking the rules and send them back to a lower court for further hearings. Those contesting the rules, including Eternal Vigilance Action and its CEO Scot Turner, said previously that they were going to court to prevent 'empowering the administrative state to act with the force of law.' They said Georgia's state constitution does not allow rules from unelected appointees on the State Election Board to supersede our laws. Responding to request for comment, one of the Republican board members told Channel 2 Action News in September that they would 'continue to do the work of the people with the goal of restoring faith in our election process.' Previously, Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger came out against some of the proposed changes, particularly the hand counting proposal, saying the board was 'misguided.' He has also said the recent actions by board members should have voters 'concerned' and that they might not even be legal. Should a lower court rule that Hall does have standing in his official capacity, it would then have to rule on the two proposals the Supreme Court declined to make a decision on. In response to the latest decision at the Georgia Supreme Court, Turner said in part that the ruling was a major victory, adding that 'this ruling makes clear: the legislative power belongs to the General Assembly, not executive agencies operating without proper constraints. The Georgia Constitution means what it says, and thanks to this decision, the nondelegation doctrine is once again alive and well in our state.' Channel 2 Action News has reached out to members of the State Election Board and the Secretary of State's Office for comment and are waiting for their responses. The Associated Press contributed to this report. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
CNBC
31 minutes ago
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Trump's 'big beautiful' spending bill could make it harder to claim this low-income tax credit
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Elon Musk hints at détente with Trump after prez wishes him well
Tech mogul Elon Musk signaled Monday that his white-hot public feud with President Trump may be starting to cool off. 'We had a great relationship and I wish him well — very well, actually,' Trump told reporters at the White House Monday in a clip reposted by X influencer ALX. Musk responded by posting a heart emoji, signaling that the former 'First Buddy' may no longer have hard feelings after his explosive falling out with the president last week. 3 Elon Musk has indicated that he's softening on President Trump after his public falling out with him last week. AP Tensions between the two men had slowly started to seep into the public eye before exploding last week. In late May, Musk taped an interview with 'CBS Sunday Morning' in which he could barely mask his disdain for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is projected to increase the federal deficit by around $3 trillion. 3 The tech baron had fumed at President Trump after his time as a special government employee came to an end. AP Beginning on Tuesday of last week, Musk took it a step further, chastising the bill as an 'outrageous, pork-filled' measure and a 'disgusting abomination,' urging Republicans to 'kill the bill.' Then, on June 5, Musk went nuclear, taking credit for the president's electoral victory last year and even accusing the White House of concealing the Jeffrey Epstein files to protect Trump — X posts he later deleted. During the course of his outbursts, Musk also railed against Trump's decision to yank the nomination of Jared Isaacman, a close ally of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, to become the head of NASA. Trump, 78, blasted Musk in response, saying that he went 'crazy,' 'lost his mind' and mused about cutting off government contracts to the tech mogul's companies. This led to Musk threatening to decommission the Dragon spacecraft, the government's primary means of sending humans into orbit. Musk, 53, later backpedaled on that threat. While Trump has indicated he won't rush to mend fences with Musk, the mogul has expressed admiration for the commander-in-chef. At one point, Musk posted a screengrab of a Truth Social post in which Trump lashed out at California Democrats over the riots in Los Angeles. 'Governor Gavin Newscum and 'Mayor' Bass should apologize to the people of Los Angeles for the absolutely horrible job that they've done, and this now includes the ongoing L.A. riots,' Trump wrote in the post that Musk shared. 3 The explosive feud between the world's richest man and the most powerful man in the world erupted last week. In another re-post, Musk amplified a message from Vice President JD Vance vowing a crackdown by DC. 'This moment calls for decisive leadership,' Vance declared. 'The president will not tolerate rioting and violence.'
