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Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot sued to keep a letter about the city treasurer secret from the Tribune. Will Brandon Johnson continue her fight?

CHICAGO -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is so far continuing a public records legal battle he inherited from predecessor Lori Lightfoot over a letter regarding alleged misconduct at the city treasurer’s office.

Chicago Tribune

Lightfoot attends hearing for man accused of threatening her, saying it shows need for ‘the protection to which I am entitled’

Lightfoot was trailed by reporters as attended a status hearing Thursday for William Kohler, 42, who is accused of posting a threat last fall on the mayor’s official webpage.

Chicago Sun-Times

Right-wing Georgia radio host says he’s finally had enough of Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘I fight no longer’

The people in her district are “upset,” the host said after visiting the Georgia Republican’s district

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Former Trump Ally Turns Against Him, Funds PAC Supporting DeSantis For 2024

Jim Lamon, former Arizona senate hopeful, backs Florida Governor amid Trump's legal woes.

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Anthony McCarthy, veteran of Baltimore politics, retires

Anthony McCarthy, a regular around Baltimore City Hall and veteran of numerous political campaigns, sat in a circle of reverends in Ellicott City Wednesday evening. They prayed over him as his eyes welled with tears.

Tribune News Service

Alabama lawmakers are divided on eve of major redistricting deadline impacting Black voters

Alabama lawmakers are divided over adopting new congressional districts

The Independent UK

SCOTUS strikes down student debt cancellation plan, takes up case on agency enforcement authority

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Donald Trump faces midnight deadline to decide whether to face grand jury

Three charges relating to the Capitol attack are reportedly being considered, among other legal challenges for the ex-president

The Guardian - US

Floridians to DeSantis: Come home and fix housing crisis, other woes

TALLAHASSEE — While Gov. Ron DeSantis barnstorms the country campaigning for president, a growing chorus of Floridians are urging him to come home to deal with the state’s soaring housing costs and other problems.

Orlando Sentinel

Poll finds 16% would consider backing Joe Manchin on a third-party ticket

A new poll finds just 16% of registered voters would consider supporting a fusion third-party ticket with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin for president, highlighting the uphill path for the Democrat if he were to enter the 2024 race.

Tribune News Service

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans push to ‘expunge’ Trump impeachments

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is planning to push to “expunge” former President Donald Trump’s two impeachments even though such a move would have no practical effect and it’s not clear he has the votes to pass it.

Tribune News Service

Majorie Taylor Greene doubles down on showing Hunter Biden nudes to Congress

Congressman Jamie Raskin said the incident was ‘an assault to the dignity of the committee’

The Independent UK

Feds say they’ll answer Ed Burke’s question about Danny Solis testimony by Aug. 31

Solis’ public testimony more than four years after he was outed as a government cooperator could turn out to be among the most closely watched in years at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, if it happens.

Chicago Sun-Times

Councilmember calls colleague ‘un-American’ for pushing multilingual ballots in Atlanta suburb

ATLANTA -- A Morrow, Georgia, city councilwoman said a Vietnamese-American colleague “failed as a citizen of this country” and “dishonored” her office because she backed a petition for multilingual ballots ahead of the metro Atlanta city’s upcoming election.

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Salon

MTG's Hunter Biden "d**k pics" backfire

AOC told Greene to look at Matt Gaetz if she wanted to follow evidence of "sex trafficking"

Orlando Sentinel

Defeated GOP candidate seeks arrest of blogger ruled in contempt of court

A former GOP Florida House candidate suing blogger Jacob Engels, who has repeatedly missed hearings and deadlines in the case, is asking an Orange County judge to order Engels to explain why he shouldn’t be arrested and brought into court.

Tribune News Service

Atlanta law enforcement readies for a possible Trump indictment

ATLANTA -- Downtown Atlanta over the years has played host to a plethora of high-profile sporting, music and cultural events, as well as huge protests and rallies. But the expected indictment of former President Donald Trump in Fulton County presents unique political, logistical and public safety challenges for law enforcement.

Zenger

Bipartisan Bill Introduced To Ban Congressional Stock Trading

Legislation aims to address conflicts of interest and public outcry over lawmakers' stock transactions.

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Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Takes Pro-Israel Stance, Slams Biden’s Israel Policies

Nikki Haley Criticizes Biden's Handling of Israel, Calls for Stronger Stance Against Antisemitism.

Tribune News Service

‘SALT’ shakes up House GOP tax package discussions

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans opposed to limits on deductions for state and local taxes are making their first stand in a move that could test their newfound power in the GOP conference.

Tribune News Service

Santos off to slow start on constituent casework

WASHINGTON -- When Rep. George Santos took office amid revelations that he fabricated nearly every detail of the life he presented to voters, he claimed that he would nevertheless serve them faithfully in Congress.

The Independent UK

As a child, she sold street tamales. A senator now, she's shaking up Mexico's presidential race.

A street-food salesgirl who became a tech entrepreneur and senator is shaking up the contest to succeed Mexico’s popular president

The Independent UK

From vaccines to Nazis: Democrats attack Republicans by listing RFK Jr’s most outrageous claims at hearing

Stacey Plaskett excoriates House Republicans for inviting the noted vaccine conspiracy theorist to testify before a subcommittee

Salon

Trump DOJ letter signals "ironic twist"

DOJ cited a post-Civil War law targeting white Southerners including KKK who deprived freed slaves of voting rights

The Guardian - US

Supreme court ethics: Senate committee approves new rules as fresh Clarence Thomas claims emerge – as it happened

Rules passed along party lines; conservative nonprofits reportedly orchestrated a $1.8m PR campaign to defend supreme court justice• This blog is now closed

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