Wake Up Call: Trump Allies Push Federalist Society to the Side

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• In a “striking shift,” Trump allies are planning to staff a second-term administration with lawyers through recruiting pipelines separate from the Federalist Society, the influential conservative legal group. The pivot toward “a more aggressive breed” of right-wing lawyer is being shepherded by former Trump White House aides Stephen Miller and John McEntee. Some names under consideration can be found here. (New York Times)
• Three states are lined up to be the first to administer the NextGen ...