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Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales says GOP will lose the House in November: 'it will be because of ourselves'

"Republicans continue to get in their own way, and I worry if we stay in this spot, we're gonna be in the minority," said the congressman, a frequent critic of his party

Latin Times · Sep 5, 2024

Kamala Harris will win election, predicts leading historian Allan Lichtman

Polling ‘Nostradamus’, said to have correctly forecast since 1984 all races except Gore’s loss, says Trump on track to lose

The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2024

GOP blocks DA undoing "sins of the past"

Jason Williams is among dozens of progressive reformist prosecutors who have come under fire from the right

Salon · Sep 5, 2024

The Late Queen Elizabeth “Didn’t Like” Former President Donald Trump, New Documentary Claims

“The Queen said that.”

Marie Claire · Sep 5, 2024

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales predicts GOP will lose control of the House

Gonzales, who represents a Texas border district, tells a Tribune Festival audience that his own party will be to blame for defeats in the November election.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 5, 2024

New poll shows Latinos really don’t like JD Vance

Latest survey is bad news for Vance as he campaigns in Arizona this week

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

California's race for the 13th Congressional district could decide who takes the House: Here's where it stands

A rematch between Rep. John Duarte and former lawmaker Adam Gray is drawing eyeballs as the race was decided by a handful of votes in 2022

Latin Times · Sep 5, 2024

Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford): Amicus Wrong to Call for Judge Cannon's Removal

I'm delighted to pass along this item from my Stanford colleague Prof. Michael McConnell (who also served for several years on the Tenth Circuit): The National Law Journal reports that retired district court judge Nancy Gertner, joined by ethics experts Stephen Gillers and James Sample, have filed an amicus brief…

Reason · Sep 5, 2024

‘Not something I’m going to consider’: Visibly frustrated judge spars with Trump’s attorney as January 6 case returns to court

Judge Chutkan said the timeline for the case would not be affected by the election

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

Markey and Warren condemn Steward's CEO for refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena

Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren are among several political leaders who are attacking the leader of a troubled health care system for refusing to comply with a subpoena to appear before a Senate committee

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024