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A voter carries his son as he walks into the Oak Creek Town Hall to drop off his ballot on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Oak Creek, Colo. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against four more states as part of the Trump administration’s attempt to access sensitive voter data. The DOJ is also suing one Georgia county, seeking records from the 2020 election. The department has now filed suit against 18 states — mostly Democratic-led, and all states that President Trump lost in…

Politics / December 12, 2025 In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent recaps a major death penalty case that came before the high court as well as the shenanigans of a man who’s angling to be the next SCOTUS justice. Plus: Michael Jordan for AG? Ad Policy Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, the most pro-death penalty justice on the court.(Erin Schaff-Pool / Getty Images)   This is a preview of Nation Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal’s new weekly newsletter. Click here to receive this newsletter in your inbox each Friday. Fascist Trump goon and recently elevated Third Circuit Judge Emil Bove…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories A federal judge freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention yesterday. Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador in March due to what Immigration and Customs Enforcement called an “administrative error.” He was eventually brought back and detained in the U.S. A federal judge ruled that the government failed to produce a lawful order for his removal from the U.S. This decision came just as lawmakers were…

Economy / December 12, 2025 Trump’s tariffs and immigration raids are driving the latest farm crisis. White farmers have stood by him year after year—and still do. Ad Policy A farmer feeds cattle in Montrose, Missouri.(Clayton Steward / Bloomberg via Getty Images) On Monday, Donald Trump announced that his administration will give farmers a $12 billion bailout—a tacit admission that his trade policies suck. Farmers have spent much of the last year complaining about rising production costs, falling crop prices and the loss of multiple markets due to Trump’s tariffs and the trade wars they have launched. All in all,…

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event at Mount Airy Casino Resort on December 9, 2025 in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. Trump discussed his administration’s economic agenda and its efforts to lower the cost of living. Alex Wong/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images North America President Trump spent the week making a bold case about a booming US economy with even better times ahead, as his economic policies kick in. The problem for Trump is that polls show a wide swath of Americans aren’t feeling that optimism yet – and in his initial attempts…

President Trump, center, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, right, listen as U.S. Sen Ted Cruz, R-Tex. speaks during a signing ceremony for an executive order on AI at the White House on Dec. 11, 2025. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration is seeking to challenge state laws regulating the artificial intelligence industry, according to an executive order the president signed on Thursday, The order directs the Justice Department to set up an “AI Litigation Task Force” to sue states over their AI-related laws and also directs the the…

Politics / StudentNation / December 11, 2025 A legal fight could restore the state’s power to set its own limits on contributions to super PACs and encourage public financing. Ad Policy People gather outside of the Supreme Court Building to protest Citizens United in 2019.(Caroline Brehman / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more StudentNation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here. StudentNation is made possible through generous funding from The Puffin Foundation. If you’re a student and you…

Members of the Indiana Senate debate the redistricting plan backed by President Trump in the state capitol Thursday. Zach Bundy/WFYI hide caption toggle caption Zach Bundy/WFYI The Indiana Senate has voted 31 to 19 against the congressional redistricting called for by President Trump in his attempt to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections. The defeat Thursday in the Indiana Senate, where 40 of the 50 members are Republicans, is the first time Trump’s redistricting campaign has been voted down by members of his own party. Republicans in Texas, Missouri and North Carolina have answered his call for an unusual…

December 11, 2025 We may already be on a superhighway to the sort of class- and race-stratified autocracy that it took Russia so many years to become after the Soviet Union collapsed. Ad Policy Donald Trump walks with Vladimir Putin before taking a family photo at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.(Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images) This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. It’s strange so many years later, in the United States of America, to feel as if I’m…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The Senate is set to vote today on two health policy plans — one from Democrats and one from Republicans — aimed at reducing costs for individuals purchasing health insurance on Healthcare.gov. Meanwhile, some House Republicans want to force a vote to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire in less than three weeks. They warn that Republican leaders risk losing voters…