‘That’s not justice’: Typo lets accused murderer walk free from jail before police are able to recapture him The court mixed up two case numbers, accidentally dismissing Amarion Sanders’ case The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
House GOP leaders go to bat for Bannon in bid to keep him out of jail for defying Jan. 6 panel Trump allies are going to the Supreme Court and federal judges to help Steve Bannon avoid prison The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
How troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for a pardon from Biden. Will benefits follow? President Joe Biden says troops who were convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex can now apply for full pardons The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
What people say today about the first televised presidential debate, between Nixon and JFK, doesn’t match first reactions in 1960 The run-up to the Joe Biden-Donald Trump debate at the end of June 2024 has brought reminders about the first-ever televised presidential debate – and how Vice President Richard Nixon’s sweaty, haggard appearance that autumn night in 1960 opened a pathway to the White House for the tanned and telegenic… The Conversation · Jun 26, 2024
Allowing "Black Lives Matter" Signs in Classrooms But Forbidding "All Lives Matter"/"Blue Lives Matter" Might Violate First Amendment So holds the Eighth Circuit, concluding that the plaintiffs had sufficiently alleged that the "Black Lives Matter" signs were private speech, rather than government speech. Reason · Jun 26, 2024
Latimer defeats progressive Bowman Heavy outside spending, a pro-Israel backlash and unforced errors brought down the two-term incumbent from New York Salon · Jun 26, 2024
The Flipped Dynamics on Federal Criminal Law A generation ago, the liberals would have written the majority in Snyder and the conservatives would have dissented. Reason · Jun 26, 2024
Economy still top concern for Latinos in several swing states but immigration sees major rise A poll by UnidosUS revealed that Arizona, Pennsylvania and Nevada Latino voters have similar views on border and asylum policies Latin Times · Jun 26, 2024
‘This party should fall’: MAGA candidate who didn’t win Boebert’s old seat calls Republican Party ‘irredeemable’ Volunteers and supporters of grassroots Colorado Republican Ron Hanks, who’d hoped to fill the congressional seat vacated by fellow MAGA diehard Lauren Boebert, gathered Tuesday night at a Grand Junction brewery for a watch party. Hanks lamented the results — and the state of the Republican Party. Sheila Flynn reports… The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
New Congressional Caucus on Global Migration will seek to reframe debate away from strict border control The newly formed caucus will be led by a trio of progressives in the house and it will seek to bring awareness to the root causes of migration to the U.S. Latin Times · Jun 26, 2024
Jamaal Bowman’s primary defeat leaves progressives angry at role of Aipac Leftwing groups write to top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries raising ‘dire concerns’ about pro-Israel lobby group The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2024
Lina Hidalgo receives ethics fine after endorsing a primary candidate at a Harris County press conference The $500 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission comes after the agency found the Harris County judge broke state campaign laws barring use of government resources for political purposes. The Texas Tribune · Jun 26, 2024
Sure, let's drug-test the debates! MAGA's disinformation machine keeps coming up with excuses — because Trump's a total mess, with or without drugs Salon · Jun 26, 2024
CIA Contractors Colluded With Biden Campaign To Discredit Laptop Report reveals CIA contractors colluded with Biden campaign to dismiss Hunter Biden's laptop as Russian disinformation before 2020 election. Top News · Jun 26, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 Ex-Republican congressman endorses Biden, warning Trump ‘threatens America’s future’ Former Illinois GOP representative warns conservatives billionaire businessman is ‘even more dangerous’ in 2024 and accuses him of ‘continuing to stoke the flames of political violence’
International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024 Trump, Biden Gird For Historic US Presidential Debate Joe Biden and Donald Trump prepared Wednesday for the biggest moment so far in the US election -- the first of two high-stakes debates that could upend the race.
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 Justice Alito slams Biden for ‘inflammatory’ comments in Supreme Court’s Covid disinformation case His dissent accused the administration of ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ strong-arming to moderate content
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 ‘I don’t know who my dad is’: Inside Lauren Boebert’s teary victory party It was all smiles on ‘Hoedown Hill’ as Boebert spoke plainly and emotionally with supporters while posed in gold-painted Trump sneakers (that she later admitted were fakes)
International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024 US Top Court Declines To Curb Govt Contact With Social Media Firms The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led bid to curb government contact with social media companies to moderate their content, a ruling that could bolster official efforts to fight misinformation in a key election year.
The Texas Tribune · Jun 26, 2024 U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls defends military record amid badge scandal Nehls is underfire for wearing a combat service badge that the Army revoked and removed from his service record last year.
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 Three female Republicans who tried to protect abortion rights in South Carolina lose primaries to men Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn and Penry Gustafson were among a bipartisan group of five women state senators, dubbed the ‘sister senators,’ who filibustered a near-total abortion ban in 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 Trump goes off on Biden in early morning screed ahead of debate: ‘Man is a walking LYING MACHINE’ Trump lied 30,573 times with an average of 21 false claims a day, while in office, according to one analysis
The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2024 Trump rehashes baseless claims about Biden in barrage of pre-debate bluster Former US president uses familiar tactics of denigrating Biden and debate hosts to minimise the event’s importance
The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2024 Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden for president Former representative says he’s a ‘proud conservative’ who has put ‘democracy and our constitution above all else’
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024 Health care needs to diversify its workforce to get rid of racial inequalities, a new report says A new national report says racial and ethnic inequities in health care are found in every state despite some progress over the past two decades