Judge bars DoJ from threats to election workers as Trump to hold tele-rallies three days before elections – live

With control of Congress on the line, next week’s midterms amount to a referendum on Trump, who has urged voters to pretend he is on the ballot Sign up for the Breaking News US email Washington, D.C. and the state of Virginia jointly filed a lawsuit on Saturday to prevent the Trump administration from moving ahead with plans for a 250-foot arch the president envisions in the nation’s capital. “This project is flagrantly unlawful,’” the two plaintiffs said in their complaint, accusing the administration of trying to skirt around laws requiring them to consult and gain the consent of other parties before enacting a plan that would “transform the District’s physical landscape.” Continue reading...