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Ohio voted to protect abortion rights. Republicans are scheming to undo it

Twenty-seven GOP members emphasized in a letter after the 7 November vote they would work to prevent its implementation

The Guardian - US

In crooked Bridgeport bank case, investigators are looking into longtime city contractor

They’re looking at ties between a dumpster company, owned by James W. Bracken III, and a former city official who was on the bank’s board, the Sun-Times has learned.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump classified documents trial running about four months behind schedule

Judge Aileen Cannon put off setting deadline for Trump to submit notice about what classified information he intends to use at trial

The Guardian - US

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The death of a "small government' GOP

Speaker Mike Johnson ushers in a new GOP era where "spending cuts" have given way to far-right obsessions

Salon

The impact of 2023’s elections on future statewide ballot measures

Welcome to the Friday, November 17, Brew.

Ballotpedia

“Our public school system is our town”: Why this rural Republican is voting against school vouchers

Despite intense political pressure, Republican Rep. Gary VanDeaver said he won’t support a bill that includes school vouchers. Rural Republicans like VanDeaver have long opposed school vouchers because of the unique role public schools they play in their communities.

The Texas Tribune

George Santos laments his ‘year from hell’ after ethics report release

The embattled congressman and serial liar took to X late on Thursday night to paint himself as a victim of ‘dirty’ politics and ‘poison’ from the House Ethics Committee

The Independent UK

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Profs: Fulton case may take many months

Legal scholars break down the myriad issues that could push Trump’s RICO trial to 2025

Salon

Sen. Sanders pushes NIH to rein in drug prices

The National Institutes of Health has been reluctant to use its leverage as a biomedical research funder to influence drug pricing. Sen. Bernie Sanders is pressing NIH's new director to take action.

WEKU

Trump instantly lashes out at court clerk as soon as gag order lifted

Gag order was issued after Trump made series of false and disparaging remarks about chief clerk

The Independent UK

Missouri's voter ID law is back in court. Here's a look at what it does

A lawsuit has challenged the constitutionality of Missouri’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot

The Independent UK

Journalists must speak up when press freedom is at stake

Fighting back is about journalists’ rights, but also the rights of all those who depend on a free press to stay informed. The current political climate is no time to sit back, writes the advocacy director for Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Congressman Tim Ryan urges Democrats to stop trying to ‘shut down’ Biden 2024 challenger

Ex-congressman who challenged Pelosi for control of Democratic caucus speaks out

The Independent UK

Ohio man sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacks on police during Capitol riot

An Ohio man who repeatedly attacked police officers at the U.S. Capitol during a mob's riot on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison

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Kansas to appeal ruling blocking abortion rules, including a medication restriction

The Republican attorney general in Kansas is appealing a state judge’s ruling that has blocked enforcement of multiple abortion restrictions

Ballotpedia

Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

There were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 64 vacancies as of November 15, 2023. Sixty-three of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From October 16 to November 15, 2023:

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New Poll Shows Trump Leading In New Hampshire GOP Primary

Donald Trump may be leading in the Republican presidential primary, as Biden stumbles among undecided voters.

Ballotpedia

Ballot measure roundup: Wisconsin

As of Nov. 14, three ballot measures have been certified for Wisconsin’s statewide ballot in 2024, including three new certifications Ballotpedia tracked from Nov. 8-14. All three measures are legislatively referred constitutional amendments on the ballot, two on April 2, 2024, and one on Nov. 5, 2024. The three ballot…

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Chicago Sun-Times

Ed Burke’s corruption trial to shift into high gear, jury seated, opening statements to begin soon

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall, prosecutors and defense attorneys have chosen 12 jurors at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse who will hear evidence that was used in 2019 to level criminal charges against Burke in a push against old-school, Chicago-style corruption.

The Guardian - US

Pro-Palestinian student group sues DeSantis over ‘deactivation’

Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine say order by Republican governor violates its free speech rights

The Independent UK

New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial

A New York appeals court judge has paused a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting on court staffers in his civil fraud trial

The Independent UK

Gag order in Trump’s fraud trial paused by appeals court judge

An order blocking him from attacking court staff violates his First Amendment rights, attorneys claim

Evening Standard

Man who broke into Nancy Pelosi's home and attacked her husband with hammer convicted of assault

David DePape intended to hold Mrs Pelosi hostage and 'break her kneecaps' if she lied to him, the court heard

The Guardian - US

David DePape found guilty in hammer attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband

Rightwing conspiracy theorist convicted of attempted kidnapping and assault in 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi

The Independent UK

Santos accused of using campaign funds for OnlyFans and other key revelations from Ethics report

The report details a months-long investigation which had, until now, been Mr Santos’s golden ticket to survive the repeated efforts by his fellow lawmakers to kick him out of Congress

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