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California mail ballot rejections quadrupled after Postal Service reduced rural pickup trips, with voters following the same habits that worked for years.
Rural counties hit hardest by delays
Source: The Los Angeles Times
April 4, 2026
Federal judge blocks Trump order requiring colleges in 17 states to hand over seven years of race-based admissions data, calling the process "rushed and chaotic."
Judge noted Education Dept being dismantled
Source: The Hill
April 4, 2026
Family says 3-year-old immigrant girl suffered sexual abuse in government foster care during five months of detention her father spent trying to get her released.
Average child custody time now 200 days
Source: The Associated Press
April 4, 2026
Trump administration files emergency appeal to continue $400 million White House ballroom, calling federal judge's halt "shocking" and citing national security.
DOJ filing mimics Trump's social media tone
Source: The Washington Post
April 4, 2026
Rubio revokes green cards of slain Iranian commander Soleimani's niece and grand-niece living in Los Angeles, both now in ICE custody.
Part of broader wartime visa purge
Source: The Independent
April 4, 2026
U.S. rescues missing crew member from downed F-15E on day 38 as Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen Strait of Hormuz.
Russia evacuating Bushehr nuclear plant workers
Source: The Associated Press
April 4, 2026
