Bear Field
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Bear Field
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Retired translator, writer, and editor with a 1970-vintage BS in physics.
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'Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) wrote on the eve of Election Day that he would impose tariffs on any New Yorker who moves to Texas after voting ended.
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'The power to impose tariffs falls within the federal government’s authority in the Constitution, not the states.'
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slate.com/news-and-pol...
'When I first got elected, what I’d heard was: “We’ll wait for the certification.” ...[Once Johnson] had that information ... he walked back from the certification piece and then went on to say, “We don’t swear in a pro forma session.” But in April [did just that].'
Is Speaker Mike Johnson Afraid of Adelita Grijalva?
She won her election. The speaker won’t swear her in.
slate.com
newrepublic.com/post/202613/...
'A panel of judges on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Judge Aileen Cannon needs to rule on motions to release Volume II of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the classified documents case within 60 days, noting an “undue delay” thus far.'
Judge Cannon Ordered to Get Moving on Jack Smith’s Trump Report
The president’s favorite judge was called out by a panel of judges for slow-walking a case that would release the special counsel’s full report on Donald Trump.
newrepublic.com
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
'The Treasury Department said Monday that inflation "remained above the target of 2 percent in the third quarter," even as President Donald Trump and administration officials continue to assert that there is "no inflation."'
Treasury Dept. says inflation is running 'above target' as Trump insists there is 'no inflation'
Treasury said the mass departure of federal workers, President Trump's immigration policy and artificial intelligence are all impacting the labor market.
www.nbcnews.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
'[T]he Colorado Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into the incident in Durango, putting ... Colorado on a potential collision course with the Trump administration, which has threatened to prosecute any local officials if they charge federal agents.'
An Altercation With ICE Prompts a Police Chief to Push Back
www.nytimes.com
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
'... and have blocked members of Congress, faith leaders and journalists from entering the building, creating a “black box” they say has allowed authorities to act “with impunity.”'

Blocking Congress members is probably illegal due to Congress' oversight duties.
'Inhumane' conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility, advocates allege in new lawsuit
Attorneys with the ACLU of Illinois and the MacArthur Justice Center say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have denied people being held at the Broadview facility private calls with atto...
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apnews.com/article/trum...

'“Because our Constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the States and to Congress, this Court holds that the President lacks the authority to direct such changes,” Kollar-Kotelly wrote in her opinion.'
Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form
President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced. U.S.
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