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Trump Calls Biden ‘Very Stupid Person’ In Blistering Attack

Former president criticizes Biden's intelligence and accuses him of corruption

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Georgia And Pennsylvania Lead In The Number Of State Legislative Special Elections Called

Forty-three special elections for state legislative seats have been called in 16 states so far in 2023.

Zenger

I took RFK Jr’s phone call long ago. Now I regret it

When I was the New York Times public editor, Kennedy vented on the phone – his ugly theories have sullied the family name

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19.3% of all state legislator censures have occurred in 2023

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GOP bill could remove 220K teachers

"If left to their own devices, Republicans would gleefully take public education to the graveyard," Democrat warns

Salon

Noah Feldman: As justices snipe, Supreme Court's image suffers

The Supreme Court justices are getting testy with one another. As the court’s conservative revolution proceeds, the tone of the court’s opinions is getting increasingly confrontational — and increasingly personal. Extreme decisions are provoking extreme reactions. The leak of the Dobbs opinion last year, and the court’s botched investigation into…

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Jean Guerrero: RFK Jr.'s left-wing appeal in LA is no joke

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has plenty of fans in Los Angeles, including at the iconic bodybuilding hub Gold's Gym, where he's been pumping iron, filming strongman-style propaganda and exposing his gray-haired chiseled chest.

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Leonard Greene: Jesse Jackson kept Martin Luther King’s dream — and hope — alive

If there is anybody in America who deserves to finally retire, it’s the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Tribune News Service

Ron DeSantis event interrupted by protester with Pride flag

‘We don’t want you indoctrinating our children’, yells DeSantis

The Independent UK

Campaign Finance Filing Deadline Shows Donald Trump (R), Joe Biden (D) Leading Respective Presidential Primaries In Fundraising

Incumbent President Joe Biden (D) leads the Democratic primary field in fundraising with $20 million in receipts.

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Trump's classified documents case set for first pretrial conference hearing before Judge Cannon

A Florida judge who issued a court ruling last year that critics said was unduly favorable to Donald Trump is set to preside over the first pretrial conference in his landmark criminal case concerning the willful retention of classified documents

The Independent UK

Pentagon leak suspect uses Trump classified documents case to argue for release

Attorneys for Jack Teixeira argue that government ‘greatly overexaggerates’ his ‘risk to national security’

The Independent UK

DeSantis group attacks Trump directly for the first time in Iowa ad

A super PAC supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is going on the offensive against former President Donald Trump, launching a new ad in Iowa amplifying Trump’s spat with the state’s popular Republican governor.

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Georgia’s top court rejects Trump’s bid to quash grand jury report

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the 2020 presidential election probe and to quash a special purpose grand jury’s final report that recommends people be indicted.

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Gag order issued ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday issued a gag order barring parties to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s upcoming impeachment trial from making “inflammatory or prejudicial statements” that could impair the proceedings.

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Ohio Proposal 1 is one of five bills or resolutions passed in 2023 that could make the initiative process more difficult

Ohio Issue 1 would make several changes to the state’s citizen-initiated constitutional amendment process, including enacting a 60% vote threshold and expanding the signature distribution requirement. Issue 1, as a constitutional amendment, is on the ballot for voters to decide on Aug. 8. The Ohio State Legislature referred Issue 1…

Al Jazeera

Georgia court dismisses Trump attempt to scuttle election probe

Former US President Donald Trump had requested prosecutor Fani Willis be blocked from filing charges against him.

The Independent UK

Georgia Supreme Court tosses Trump attempt to challenge 2020 election investigation over vote call

Charging decision expected in August

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Bipartisan efforts on child tax credit afoot in House

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Public confidence in higher education is plummeting, a new Gallup poll finds

Public confidence in higher education has plummeted over the last eight years, a new poll from Gallup has found, as tuition costs rise, enrollments dwindle and universities become increasingly politicized.

The Independent UK

Georgia's top court rejects Trump attempt to thwart prosecutor in 2020 election investigation

Georgia's highest court has rejected former President Donald Trump's request to block a district attorney from prosecuting him for his actions in wake of the 2020 election

Zenger

Trump’s Second Term Plans: Consolidating Power And Challenging Checks And Balances

Former President aims to centralize control, remove opponents, and reshape government agencies.

Al Jazeera

Alleged Pentagon leaker Teixeira calls for release, citing Trump

Lawyers argue Teixeira should be released ahead of trial, much like Trump was in his federal classified documents case.

The Independent UK

Trump praises judge overseeing classified documents case: ‘She loves our country’

Judge Aileen Cannon also presided over the court proceedings surrounding the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

Tribune News Service

In the spotlight as FAA fight heats up: Sen. Mark Warner

Sen. Mark Warner joined fellow Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine and Democratic senators from Maryland in announcing they would oppose the chamber’s Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill if it adds long-distance flight slots to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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