In today's issue: ▪ House sends funding bill to Trump ▪ Markey coasts to victory over Moulton ▪ U.S. launches new Iran strikes ▪ Postal Service whistleblower issues warning Members of both parties came together Tuesday as the House easily approved a short-term funding measure to keep the government open into December and rule out the…
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Congress averts shutdown, ICE gets body cameras, but mail voting rules advance despite disenfranchisement warning
Congress pulled the plug on the shutdown threat, keeping agencies funded for the midterms. ICE checks off their body camera inventory, a win for ‘transparency’—if you count more surveillance as a win. Meanwhile, mail voting rules move forward over postal officials’ warnings about mass disenfranchisement. They’ll spend the money making sure ICE looks good for the cameras, but when the issue is voting—when the stakes are whether your ballot even counts—the warning gets filed under ‘concerns’ and the rule goes through. The walk from funding surveillance to ignoring warnings about voting rights is short, but the stakes are high. The con is the priorities: money flows to the tools that watch, not the tools that count. The folks who lose their vote won’t know until the envelope comes back with ‘undeliverable’ stamped across it. The ones who get watched, meanwhile, see the lens, not the ledger.
“Congress keeps the lights on and ICE gets new gear, but mail voting rules slide through, even when the post office says people could lose their vote. The priorities are clear: surveillance gets funded, voting gets warnings.”
“It’s important to keep government running, and body cameras increase transparency. As for mail voting, officials are simply ensuring integrity. Did I say disenfranchisement? That’s not what we meant—we’re just being cautious. Nobody’s losing their vote… I think.”
The receipts
The post New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement appeared first on ProPublica .
Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it now has enough body cameras to equip all of its agents. And, Congress votes to fund the government, averting a government shutdown ahead of the midterms.
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