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Biden's Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits

As migration to the United States from Venezuela and other countries soars, Democratic elected officials are pressing the Biden administration to quickly grant work permits for asylum-seekers while their cases wind through immigration courts

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Trump's Preposterous Defense in the Purloined Documents Case

The former president suggests he was not obliged to obey a subpoena seeking classified records.

Reason

Supporters of reparations for Black residents urge San Francisco to push forward

More than 200 people rallied outside San Francisco's City Hall to urge supervisors to act on reparations for Black residents

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup

Texas is holding elections, including for state legislative offices, on March 5, 2024. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Some Virginia Democrats say livestreamed sex acts a distraction from election's real stakes

More Virginia Democrats are beginning to cast the controversy surrounding a legislative candidate who livestreamed herself performing sex acts as a distraction from the stakes of this fall’s elections

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Duckworth blasts ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ senator for blocking vote to confirm U.S. attorney in Chicago

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is scorching Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. for their holds on military and Justice Department nominees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kentucky Supreme Court reviews state's Republican-drawn legislative, congressional maps

Kentucky Democrats have taken their legal fight to the state’s highest court in challenging Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts

The Independent UK

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Biden faces pressure to join auto workers picket line as Trump sets sights on Detroit

White House won’t dispatch labour officials to Michigan, for now

The Independent UK

Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly

As of Sept. 17, Ballotpedia has tracked 12 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 12, Ballotpedia tracked two from Sept. 11-17. Republicans sponsored the two bills.The two bills are below:

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Bernie Sanders-backed group to support Barbara Lee in California Senate primary

Left rallies around Lee as three House Democrats battle to replace aging Feinstein

The Independent UK

There is ‘no real evidence’ Biden will replace Harris on the 2024 ticket. So why is the chatter persisting?

Shaking up the ticket would also shake up the entire Democratic Party at a time when most agree it can’t afford weakness, John Bowden writes

The Independent UK

Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Colorado roundup

Colorado is holding elections, including for school boards, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Gov. Greg Abbott says special legislative session on “school choice” coming in October

The governor promised political consequences if lawmakers cannot pass legislation allowing for publicly subsidized school vouchers before March primaries.

The Texas Tribune

West Point sued over using race as an admissions factor in the wake of landmark Supreme Court ruling

West Point has been sued in federal court for using race and ethnicity as factors in admissions by the same group behind the lawsuit that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions

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Matt Gaetz’s motion to vacate Kevin McCarthy as House speaker ‘found discarded in men’s restroom’

The Florida Republican has long opposed the House Speaker and has repeatedly threatened to remove him from his post

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Chaos erupts in House GOP as lawmakers fail to advance spending bill

‘I’m disappointed. I am p***ed off,’ one Republican congressman says about the failure

The Independent UK

Trump’s Georgia co-defendants start to turn on ex-president

Jeffrey Clark’s lawyer was trying to demonstrate that his client was simply working in his capacity as a DOJ official in an effort to move the case to federal court

The Independent UK

Trump’s public statements are being influenced by his lawyers, legal expert says

‘He’s begun to pepper his proclamations with hedges, such as ‘in my opinion’ or ‘that’s what I think.’ That’s lawyer-prescribed to try to shield him from outright lies,’ Harry Litman says

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Wisconsin redistricting fight focuses on the recusal of a key justice as impeachment threat lingers

Republicans who drew legislative electoral maps are making new arguments in calling for a key liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice to recuse from a case about whether to keep the maps

The Independent UK

Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible

Ballotpedia

House GOP passes four more bills opposing ESG out of committee

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

The Independent UK

Fellow republicans attack Lauren Boebert over ‘lewd sex acts’ at Beetlejuice show

‘This is “family values”? This is why people think the GOP are all hypocrites,’ Meghan McCain wrote

The Texas Tribune

State Rep. Rhetta Bowers latest to join race for Colin Allred’s U.S. House seat

At least 10 other Democrats — including state Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Farmers Branch — are running for Allred’s solidly Democratic seat as he vies for U.S. Senate.

The Guardian - US

Ray Epps, rioter at centre of conspiracy theory, charged over January 6

Oath Keeper, who has denied being federal agent provocateur, indicted on one count of disorderly conduct in restricted area

The Independent UK

Wisconsin Republican leader blocks pay raises in continuation of DEI fight

The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly is blocking pay raises for University of Wisconsin employees unless the university cuts diversity, equity and inclusion spending by $32 million

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