A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump鈥檚 that and limit who can receive a mail ballot.
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen states that challenged the Republican president鈥檚 order in granting a summary judgment. Her ruling applies to this year鈥檚 midterm election cycle.
Also, Vice President JD Vance said Thursday the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon , and he drew parallels between Nixon and Trump 鈥� arguing that both were targeted by 鈥渄eep state鈥� forces. 鈥淚f Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy,鈥� Vance said.
Here’s the latest:
Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling to end protections for Haitian, Syrian immigrants could have broader impact
The reach of the decision allowing to end temporary legal protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants may extend to many other countries.
Thursday麓s decision directly applies to about 350,000 and 6,000 but may be a sign of what麓s in store for nearly 1.3 million on Temporary Protected Status. Many have lived and worked in the United States for decades and have American children.
The decision exposes TPS holders from Haiti and Syria to potential detention and deportation. It could also pave the way for hundreds of thousands of other beneficiaries with pending asylum claims or other immigration relief to be forced to leave the country.
People of all nationalities whose TPS was ended by the Trump administration have filed dozens of lawsuits. Many of these cases are still ongoing, and judges will closely examine the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision.
鈻�
Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million a top official at the National Park Service says.
The U.S. Park Police responded June 9 to a complaint by the park service, said Frank Lands, deputy director of operations for the park service. Lands in a court document filed late Wednesday as part of a lawsuit filed by a nonprofit organization to halt the Trump administration鈥檚 work on the project.
His statement does not say when exactly the damage occurred or whether it was a suspected case of vandalism and does not identify anyone who might have been involved.
鈻�
Vance, an admirer of Richard Nixon, says Watergate would be 鈥榓 12-hour news story鈥� today
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon would have been a blip in today鈥檚 news cycle, and he drew parallels between Nixon and President Donald Trump 鈥� arguing that both were targeted by 鈥渄eep state鈥� forces.
Vance described his admiration for Nixon during a conversation at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California. Widely expected to be a presidential contender in 2028, Vance spoke at the library while promoting his , 鈥淐ommunion.鈥�
After talking about the book and his faith journey, Vance shifted to Nixon, saying the legacy of the 37th president is 鈥渆njoying a bit of a renaissance.鈥�
鈥淚f Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy,鈥� Vance said.
He went on: 鈥淚f you look at the story of how the deep state took down Richard Nixon, it鈥檚 not all that different from what the same groups of people, the same institutions tried to do to Donald Trump in the first Trump administration.鈥�
鈻�
Federal judge halts Trump鈥檚 election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list
A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump鈥檚 that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen states that challenged the Republican president鈥檚 order in granting a summary judgment. Her ruling applies to this year鈥檚 midterm election cycle.
Plaintiffs , both filed in federal court in Boston, that Trump鈥檚 order should be because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules.
It was the second ruling in as many days against executive orders Trump has signed seeking oversight of the nation鈥檚 elections. A prohibited an executive order he had signed last year that would have required people to show documents proving their citizenship when registering to vote.
鈻�
Copyright © 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
