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Michigan AG charges 16 people in fake electors scheme: 4 essential reads on how the Electoral College works

The Michigan attorney general on July 18, 2023, charged 16 people with felonies for participating in a 2020 fake electors scheme to interfere with the Electoral College and overturn their state’s presidential election results.

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This year's debate over defense spending threatens to disrupt a tradition of bipartisan consensus-building over funding the military

Each year for the past six decades, congressional representatives from both sides of the aisle have come together to pass the National Defense Authorization Act. Because the bill involves the military – a traditionally popular institution – it has historically received bipartisan support.

The Conversation

July has bad fundraising news for GOP presidential candidates not named Donald Trump

Excuses evaporate in the heat as campaigns have to reveal their second-quarter fundraising numbers in July. For Trump’s challengers, those numbers vary in ugliness.

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Americans deserve the full truth about Trump’s role in Jan. 6 attack

Trump received a letter informing him he is a target of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation, typically a sign of a coming indictment. The public needs to know the details of whatever role Trump played in the coup attempt.

Chicago Sun-Times

New bill would fine Congress members for trading stocks and owning blind trusts

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says lawmakers and executive branch officials can have the upper hand when it comes to stock trading and access to undisclosed information.

WEKU

U.S. Senators Drafting Bill to Create National NIL Standards

A bipartisan group of senators announced Thursday they’re working on a critical breakthrough for college athletics’ name, image and likeness policies.

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First Thing: Trump faces potential civil rights conspiracy charge

Federal prosecutors say they have enough evidence to charge former president with three crimes over his efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election

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‘The future of abortion is tenuous’: relief and fear in Iowa as ban blocked

Rights groups and their lawyers have challenged abortion bans in many states and some rulings have led to a gray areas in law

The Guardian - US

Trump's death wish for Hunter Biden

The former president's violent rhetoric is clearly escalating

Salon

Californians to decide on repealing Proposition 8, which prohibited same-sex marriage

Welcome to the Thursday, July 20, Brew.

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Donald Trump Faces Potential Third Indictment In Connection With Capitol Riot‌s In 2021

Trials could impact Trump's availability for presidential debates and on the campaign trail for the 2024 election.‌

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Former President Trump Faces Criminal Investigation By Special Counsel

Trump receives target letter indicating charges related to election interference and obstruction

Zenger

Conor Sen: The White House knows where inflation’s headed. You can too

The White House embraced “Bidenomics” to describe its economic agenda last month, reclaiming a term that President Joe Biden’s detractors have frequently used as a pejorative. Various administration officials have since talked up its ambitions. I have no doubt that they're sincere about the importance of the middle-class, infrastructure investments…

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COUNTERPOINT: Affirmative action has ended; the need for diversity hasn’t

When a conservative Supreme Court majority effectively ended the use of affirmative action in college admissions, it disregarded more than 40 years of precedent — and the realities of systemic racial discrimination.

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Robin Abcarian: Why no one should debate Trump or RFK Jr.

Why do we assume that a political debate is a good platform for determining who is the best candidate for the presidency, or for getting to the truth of an emotionally charged matter?

Tribune News Service

POINT: Colleges should solely consider merit in selecting students

On June 29, the Supreme Court delivered a 6-3 ruling that essentially prevents colleges from using affirmative action and race-based quotas in the college admissions acceptance process.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Cut off travel for pregnant troops based in a state where abortion is banned? That’s outrageous

In the military, service members don’t have much control over where they live or travel. That means they could be stationed on a base in a state that essentially bans abortion and have no access to reproductive care when they need it.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Despite vows to reverse them, changing base names has noble purpose

Those who hope to become president of the United States should not play politics with the renaming of Army bases.

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Editorial: On higher education, remember that Gov. DeSantis’ laws will outlast him

Amid the growing but anecdotal evidence that Florida’s new laws might be chasing university faculty away lies a real, deeper concern. Because incontrovertible proof is hard to come by, people can argue about how real the effects are. But they can’t dismiss an important reality, one that hasn’t been central…

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Commentary: Restoring our democratic community

Democracy is simpler than it’s made out to be; it’s about people and the communities they form in order to identify shared problems and implement mutually beneficial solutions.

Zenger

Over 1,200 Gather For CUFI Summit, Urging Action Against Antisemitism

Christians United for Israel Summit Addresses Antisemitism and Advocates for Courage

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. is set to testify at a House hearing over online censorship as GOP elevates Biden rival

House Republicans will be delving into claims of government censorship of online speech in a public hearing

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Election legislation roundup: General Assembly of North Carolina

As of July 16, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed eight bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those eight bills, legislators passed one during the week…

Tribune News Service

GOP officials call Nessel's Trump elector charges a 'witch hunt,' defend slate

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A group of Republicans on Wednesday defended 16 GOP electors for signing a false certificate claiming former President Donald Trump won Michigan in 2020, a day after Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel filed criminal charges accusing them of engaging in election fraud.

The Independent UK

Black lawmakers say Alabama GOP's proposed new congressional map insults the Supreme Court

Facing an order to draw new congressional district lines, Alabama Republicans have advanced proposals that boost the percentage of Black voters in a district

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