Daily Update | June 5, 2019
Kyle Skinner // 6/5/19 //
A federal judge has dismissed the House suit over the border wall for lack of Article III standing. The Trump administration has asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay blocking construction on the border wall. The DOJ has denied allegations that a GOP operative was instrumental in getting the citizenship question on the 2020 census, calling accusations baseless. The House will vote next week on whether to hold Barr and McGahn in contempt for refusing to comply with its subpoena.
IMMIGRATION
A federal judge has dismissed the House suit over the border wall as lacking in standing (Volokh Conspiracy).
The Trump administration has asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay blocking construction on the border wall (The Hill).
DEMOCRACY
Monday evening, the House appropriations committee approved a $600 million budget increase for election security (The Hill).
The DOJ has denied allegations that a GOP operative was instrumental in getting the citizenship question on the 2020 census, calling accusations baseless (The Hill, CNN).
- The Urban Institute has expressed fears over the high likelihood of people of color being undercounted (NPR).
The Senate passed the DETER Act, blocking individuals who have meddled in U.S. elections from entering the country (The Hill).
Schumer says McConnell has agreed to have the Senate briefed on election security (The Hill).
Jonathan Allen (NBC News) argues that Trump is normalizing the idea of foreign election interference in anticipation of 2020.
The fight for ballot-box security and access is working itself out state by state (NYT).
INVESTIGATIONS
The House will vote next week on whether to hold Barr and McGahn in contempt for refusing to comply with its subpoena (NBC, Politico).
- The White House has also instructed Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson to refuse to return any documents relating to their White House work to the House Judiciary Committee (CNN, Politico).
Doug Collins, the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, has called for hearings on Russian election interference (Reuters).