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Jaws without the shark: absent Trump looms over Republicans’ first debate

Burgum, Christie, DeSantis, Haley, Pence, Ramaswamy and Scott will be present in Milwaukee on Wednesday but will anyone dent ex-president’s lead?

The Guardian - US

Could Trump be barred under the constitution’s ‘engaged in insurrection’ clause?

Experts suggest language in section 3 of 14th amendment is ‘actually very clearcut’ and could mean disqualification

The Guardian - US

Trump’s coup continues. It will soon enter its fourth phase

Trump has been engaged in a several-years-long attempt to undermine the institutions of the US government and it shows no sign of abating

The Guardian - US

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RFK Jr draws quite a crowd – what does it mean for 2024?

President Kennedy’s nephew has struck an anti-establishment nerve but his anti-vax views and far-right flirtation have prompted outrage

The Guardian - US

After all this, who still likes Trump?

Trump dominates DeSantis among all Republicans — especially younger, more rural and more conservative GOP voters

Salon

Former judge declines to serve as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s adviser for Ken Paxton impeachment trial

A day after Patrick announced the appointment, Marc Brown declined it, citing a campaign contribution he made to Paxton’s GOP primary opponent in 2021.

The Texas Tribune

Stranger kisses New York councilwoman mid-interview without consent

‘Not the kind of love I’d expect from constituents!’

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Trump's lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense

The American presidency is vested with many overt powers, but one of the most important powers of the office is implicit, and that's the power of rhetoric

The Independent UK

Let's give Fani Willis her flowers now

Can I admit it? I'm crushing on Fani Willis

Salon

Corporate DEI initiatives are facing cutbacks and legal attacks

Corporate DEI positions soared after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Now, due to economic pressure and political pressure from the right, they face an uncertain future.

WEKU

‘It baffles me’: what drew a mild lawyer with a liberal past into Trump’s election plot?

Kenneth Chesebro – low-profile, bright, seemingly decent – is not your average Trump guy. So how did he become the architect of the election subversion scandal?

The Guardian - US

Fani Willis has a secret weapon

John Floyd, a special assistant D.A., is described as the "last person" a RICO defendant wants to encounter

Salon

How the GOP is becoming ‘the party of Trump toadies’

They think of themselves as “cold-eyed realists”, said Gerard Baker in The Wall Street Journal, yet leaders in the Republican party have long “indulged in comically wishful thinking” about Donald Trump.

The Week

Trump looms large over Iowa State Fair, but many GOP voters still mulling their caucus choices

When Donald Trump’s private jet made a loop above the Iowa State Fair before his visit last weekend, it was more than just a gesture to the hundreds of supporters on the ground — or to a few rival candidates

The Independent UK

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Brass from the past: Top Chicago cops? I’ve known a few

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s appointment of Larry Snelling as Chicago Police superintendent prompted a peek into this reporter’s aging notepad, a flashback to 14 or so former Chicago top cops I’ve known or covered since 1967.

The Independent UK

Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia and Texas

Federal judges in Georgia and Texas are putting on hold provisions of two controversial laws passed as part of a GOP push to tighten voting regulations

Chicago Sun-Times

How did Tim Mapes get in this spot?

Mapes, once chief of staff for former House Speaker Mike Madigan, faces up to 20 years in prison for an obstruction of justice charge and another five years for perjury.

The Texas Tribune

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick picks former Houston judge as adviser during Ken Paxton impeachment trial

Patrick, who will preside over the trial, will rely on former state appeals court Judge Marc Brown for advice during the proceedings.

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The Independent UK

James Buckley, Conservative senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100

Former federal appeals court judge and New York Senator James Buckley has died at age 100

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds nearly done laying out perjury case against ex-top aide to Michael Madigan

Jurors hear additional recordings that seemed to show the close relationship between Tim Mapes and Michael McClain.

Chicago Sun-Times

Televise Donald Trump’s criminal trials

Trump’s supporters should witness his humbling.

The Independent UK

This man backed the Iowa winner three times – here is his 2024 prediction

Bob Vander Plaats, head of the Iowa Family Leader, talks with Eric Garcia about what evangelical voters want, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump and the future of the anti-abortion movement

The Independent UK

Judge won't delay Trump's defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president's appeal frivolous

A New York federal judge has expressed growing impatience with what he calls ex-President Donald Trump's “repeated efforts to delay” a defamation lawsuit, saying he won't stop a January trial for the “frivolous appeal” of one of his rulings

The Independent UK

Court tosses Jan. 6 sentence in ruling that could impact other low-level Capitol riot cases

A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to a petty offense in the Capitol riot

The Independent UK

Trump takes to Truth Social to give excuse for why he won’t join GOP debate: ‘Reagan didn’t’

Mr Trump skipped the Iowa debate in 2016

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