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On Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) signed an election reform bill that will move most local elections into even-numbered years, a change that has been advocated by commentators around the country for years, as eliminating odd-year elections saves taxpayer money and consolidates all voting into times when voters are likelier to turn out for elections.

But New York GOP Rep. Mike Lawler took to social media to express his outrage over the legislation.

"What Democrats in New York have done to change the election law to try and win elections before a single vote is cast is truly remarkable," wrote Lawler. "Moving all elections (except NYC) to even years despite no one asking for it, only allowing lawsuits to be filed in 4 DEM heavy counties, circumventing the constitution to allow no excuse absentee ballots during early voting… among many other changes… on top of stacking the court to gerrymander the Congressional maps."...

One legal analyst predicts that Donald Trump will continue to use his lawyers to push the envelope in court to make more money from his supporters.

Trump's lawyers in the New York fraud case submitted their motion for a mistrial Wednesday, attacking Judge Arthur Engoron and his law clerk. The accusation is about political contributions they say were made by the staff of the judge and their claim that the judge is "biased" against them, as evidenced by his decisions on objections and motions.

Glenn Kirschner, a former federal prosecutor and host of the "Justice Matters" podcast that explains complex legal issues to laypeople, spoke to MSNBC Wednesday about the "why" part of the motion. ...