California sues USPS over mail-in voting rules
California is suing USPS over new mail-in voting rules that state leaders say could interfere with how elections are run.
📌Key Takeaways
- California and 23 other attorneys general are seeking to block new Usps mail-in voting rules.
- The Supreme Court lifted a lower court injunction but did not rule on the order’s legality.
- Usps rules would require states to share voter information and meet new ballot-envelope standards.
- California says the dispute affects a state where about 80% of voters cast ballots by mail.
California is suing the USPS over mail-in voting rules that state leaders say could interfere with the way elections are run. The case escalates a fight already underway between Democratic-led states and the Trump administration after the Supreme Court let key parts of President Trump’s executive order stand this week.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined 23 other attorneys general in asking a court to block the new USPS rules while the challenge moves forward. Bonta called the policy an unlawful overreach and said the Constitution gives states, not the president or the postal service, the power to regulate elections. The rules, unveiled by USPS on August 21, would require states to share voter information and comply with new ballot-envelope standards. Opponents say ballots could be withheld if voters are not on USPS lists or if envelopes do not meet the new requirements.
The dispute traces back to March, when President Trump ordered the federal government to create voter-eligibility lists and directed USPS to limit mail-ballot deliveries to voters on new enrolled lists. States quickly pushed back, arguing the directive intruded on their control over election administration. California filed its first lawsuit in April and won an injunction in June, temporarily blocking enforcement of the order.
That legal protection did not last. On Monday, the Supreme Court lifted the injunction, though it did not decide whether the order itself is lawful. Instead, the justices said the states had challenged the policy too early. With that avenue narrowed, California has now turned its legal attack directly toward USPS, arguing the agency is stepping into a role reserved for the states.
Back to school with Trump: the end of indoctrination and the return of real learning
As millions of American kids head back to school this fall, the era of federal bureaucrats pushing liberal ideology, race policies, and endless red tape has come to an end.
Under President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon, the administration has delivered a hard reset:
ripping DEI out of the system, restoring merit and biological reality, empowering parents and states, and redirecting taxpayer dollars toward actual learning instead of political indoctrination.
Elimination of DEI and race-based preferences
The Education Department under McMahon has made major strides in eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and race-based preferences across federal education programs.
Officials removed or archived hundreds of DEI-related guidance documents, reports and training materials shortly after the Trump administration took office last year.
Billions of dollars in grants previously supporting what the department called divisive and discriminatory efforts were canceled or redirected, including programs focused on addressing systemic racism.
Historic agreements with universities such as Columbia University and Brown University required the institutions to dismantle unlawful DEI programming, restore merit-based admissions and hiring practices, and end race preferences in scholarships and other decisions.
The department also reprogrammed discretionary funding from Minority-Serving Institution programs after the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that race-based eligibility criteria violated the Constitution.
McMahon has repeatedly stated that taxpayer dollars must advance merit and equal treatment rather than racial quotas or ideological agendas.
Such measures have formed a core part of the administration’s effort to refocus education on academic excellence and away from what officials describe as political indoctrination….
Trump sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress for approval
The Trump administration has sent a planned nuclear enrichment agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for approval, The Hill reported.
Trump announced the agreement in late July, but subsequently imposed a requirement that the country join the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel for it to take effect.
Riyadh has not committed to that stipulation.
The agreement would permit American companies to develop Saudi nuclear infrastructure for civilian purposes.
Such provisions come as the Iran war continues, with Washington seeking a concession from Tehran to never possess a nuclear weapon.
Saudi Arabia has exchanged some fire with Iran throughout the conflict, but has not fully joined the war.
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Videos show crushing walls of water overtake buildings and bridges on Nepal-Tibet border
Crowds attempt to flee a surging wall of mud but have nowhere to go as it hits them with horrific force.
Rows of buses and trucks parked nearby are swept aside like toys. Moments later, there is only wreckage and destruction.
The shocking surveillance footage from the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, which links China’s semiautonomous Tibet region to Nepal, captures the scale of destruction as flash floods swept through Himalayan mountain towns and villages Wednesday, leaving ruins in their wake.
In Nepal’s hardest-hit Rasuwa region, videos verified by NBC News showed bridges being cracked apart and swept away by the force of raging waters filled with mud and debris. Peaceful lush green valleys were transformed in an instant with the violence of churning water.
Aboard a bus in Bidur, a passenger captures chaos as the surge appears in the distance: People scream and shout, some running away on foot, as vehicles on the road attempt to make their escape. Elsewhere, in videos shared by Nepali police, roads and buildings are swept away completely.
Video shows ‘disturbing’ Nepal flash floods that killed nearly 100: ‘DEVASTATING’
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Nancy Mace Shuts Down RADICAL Internet Theory in This Murder Case
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Zoloft does not make you murder your children.
“This Looks Like a Hoax!” – Jason Whitlock REACTS to Target’s Halloween Costume “Scandal”
BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock makes the case that something isn’t adding up with Target’s Halloween costume controversy.
Was this a hoax from the start similar to the Jussie Smollett case and other fake scandals where the real goal is the return of DEI and woke policies at Target?
Erdogan: A strong Türkiye has risen; Netanyahu: Israel faces many challenges TV7 Israel News 26 Aug.
- The United States of America has scrapped its designation of Syria as a state sponsor of terror – effectively paving the way for unhindered foreign direct investments into the country.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proclaims, “The dawn of a great and strong Türkiye has broken.”
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stresses that Israel faces many challenges ahead.
Victor Davis Hanson: The ‘Ajax’ President: Why Trump Gets Results While Diplomats Fail
President Donald Trump’s trademark is that he addresses things that no one wanted to address: unaccountable federal spending and millions of illegal aliens flooding through the southern border each year.
After the midterms, Trump needs to focus on 1) tamping down the rapidly growing federal deficit, which just crossed $40 trillion, and 2) rooting out pro-tribalist factions that want to see America divide along racial lines.
“I think if [the Trump administration] could just say, ‘We’re gonna have a hiring freeze and a budget freeze, and we’re not gonna spend any more than we did the year before and let inflation be the actual cut,’ I think that would be something that has to be addressed,” argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.
Four teens kill couple in head-on crash after stealing G-Wagon, leading cops on hourslong chase: police
Four teens allegedly stole a luxury SUV and took it on a joyride before it crashed head-on into another vehicle in New Jersey, killing a beloved grandmother and her longtime partner, authorities said.
Alice Stilwell Holt, 67, and Robert “Bob” Barr Jr., 54, both of Egg Harbor Township, were killed about 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 22 near Route 50 and Third Street in Mays Landing, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
Prosecutors allege that Nayshaun Brown, 18, of Atlantic City, and three juveniles swiped a 2024 Mercedes-Benz G Wagon around 3:40 a.m. Saturday and took it for a joyride.
The joyride ended in tragedy when the luxury vehicle collided head-on with a Hyundai sedan carrying Holt and Barr as the driver attempted to evade authorities, they said.
Surveillance video captured the crash, showing the black G-Wagon strike the sedan and sending the smaller vehicle into a nearby gas station.
The teens walked away from the wreck with few injuries and tried to run, but authorities apprehended them shortly afterward, officials said.
Brown, of Atlantic City, and three juveniles were charged with conspiracy counts involving aggravated assault, joyriding, eluding and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.
Brown also faces a charge of employing a juvenile in the commission of a crime.
Video: Couple killed in head-on crash involving stolen vehicle with juveniles in New Jersey, officials say
Meta’s $17.1B settlement averts trial where Zuckerberg could have been called
Meta has agreed to pay as much as $17.1 billion and implement restrictions on teen accounts to settle claims that the tech giant designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children and misled the public about the platforms’ safety.
The deal, disclosed in court papers on Wednesday, resolves claims brought by 29 states and averts one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies have harmed young users.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg could have been called to testify before the settlement happened.
The states accused Meta of violating consumer-protection laws and improperly collecting children’s personal data without parental consent.
Meta has denied the allegations and said it has worked to protect children on its platforms.
Meta will pay at least $12.1 billion over 10 years under the agreement, according to the D.C. attorney general’s office.
The company could be required to pay another $5 billion, bringing the settlement to $17.1 billion, if other major social media companies agree to adopt comparable child-safety measures.
Meta said Wednesday that the agreement builds on its existing efforts to protect teens and give parents more control over their children’s use of its platforms.
Under the settlement, Meta agreed to impose strict daily time limits for young users, block access to its apps during certain nighttime hours, mute notifications during school hours and introduce additional parental controls.
Meta, however, noted that some changes, like nighttime hours, are still conditional and would only be implemented once its competitors like YouTube and TikTok get on board with similar limits on their platforms.
Meta said that it is expected to take about six months to roll out any changes…
Tim Curry, star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ and ‘Clue,’ dead at 80
Tim Curry, the English actor who became a massively popular cult figure thanks to his performances in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Clue” and the TV miniseries “It,” has died. He was 80.
Police responded to a death investigation for a male in his 80s at an address in North Hollywood at 11:20pm Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
The Los Angeles Fire Department also confirmed that emergency personnel attended a medical event at the same address Tuesday night at 10:42pm for an adult male who was pronounced dead.
An immediate cause of death was unclear. In 2012, Curry suffered a major stroke and had been dealing with health problems in the years since.
A classic character actor, Curry often portrayed supercillious Brits, crafty villains (he played the devil more than once) and befuddled sidekicks.
He demanded attention as soon as he walked on screen as Dr. Frank N. Furter in 1975’s “Rocky Horror,” boldly strolling past rows of acolytes and ripping off a robe to reveal a corset and stockings.
His Lord of Darkness, from 1985’s fantasy film “Legend,” was equipped with giant horns and a tomato-red face, but it was Curry’s casual delivery, dripping with menace, that elevated the role to more than a caricature….
Rally Protests California Law Dubbed ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’
The gathering targeted Assembly Bill 2624, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this month, which extends address protections to immigration service workers facing doxxing or threats. Critics, including Republicans and commentator Katie Zacharia, argue it chills investigative journalism like Shirley’s exposés on alleged fraud in daycares and hospices. Supporters, led by bill author Assemblymember Mia Bonta, maintain it targets harm with intent and preserves journalist protections, as the law takes effect in 2027.
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Pentagon Uncovers Hidden Documents on Abbey Gate Bombing Fifth Anniversary
The Afghanistan Withdrawal Special Review Panel, led by Sean Parnell under War Secretary Pete Hegseth, announced the discovery of previously concealed classified documents on the August 26, 2021, anniversary of the Kabul airport suicide bombing that killed 11 Marines, one soldier, and one sailor, plus nearly 170 Afghans. Parnell said the materials were highly relevant and should have been disclosed earlier, emphasizing a commitment to follow the evidence wherever it leads for the sake of Gold Star families. The ongoing review examines millions of documents across agencies, addressing past criticisms of limited scope and lingering questions about the attack’s lead-up.
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