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Trump says it was just ‘bravado’ when he claimed having Iran attack plan in caught-on-tape Bedminster meeting

Former President Donald Trump claims he was only spouting “bravado” and wasn’t actually showing off “highly classified” plans to attack Iran in a caught-on-tape 2021 meeting with book researchers at his New Jersey golf resort.

Tribune News Service

Trump lawyers have "criminal exposure"

"Trump's lawyers can be charged with conspiring to overturn the election results," ex-prosecutor says

Salon

Mayor Johnson faces first school board pick as its president, Miguel del Valle, announces exit

Del Valle led the school board through multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and protests surrounding the school district’s renewal of its police contract.

Chicago Sun-Times

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North Carolina lawmakers passed 12-week abortion ban. Now they want to make last-minute changes

Republicans are scrambling to stave off a legal challenge to the law

The Independent UK

Liz Cheney lays out damning problem with US politics: ‘We’re electing idiots’

Ms Cheney lost her seat in Congress after opposing former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

DeSantis supporter blames Trump camp for leaking racist and antisemitic messages

Right-wing writer says messages leaked because he’s ‘become most effective critic of Trump since jumping off Trump train’

The Independent UK

US House Races See More Major-Party Competition

Percentage of US House general elections with only one major party candidate has decreased over the past decade

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Biden kicks off reelection message in Chicago with embrace of ‘Bidenomics’

“We’ve added over 13 million jobs, more jobs in two years than any president has added in a four-year term. And folks, that’s no accident. That’s Bidenomics in action,” Biden told a crowd gathered Wednesday in the lobby of the Old Post Office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man falsely accused by Donald Trump in Central Park Five case runs for local government

Yusef Salaam was one of five defendants found guilty in the 1989 Central Park rape case that had the likes of Donald Trump calling for the death penalty. Years after being exonerated for the heinous crime, Salaam will likely become the next councilman for a New York City neighborhood

Daily Mirror

It’s up to public officials to fully use the power of police reform consent decrees

New Orleans’ consent decree transformed its police department, former Mayor Marc Morial writes. Chicago’s progress has been slow, but Mayor Johnson has allies in the Justice Department with enforcement power.

Chicago Sun-Times

State Rep. Jacey Jetton, called to military service, chooses his wife as temporary replacement

Under a provision of the Texas Constitution, Fanny Jetton will represent her husband’s Houston suburban district during the Legislature’s second special session.

The Texas Tribune

Leaked Trump audio proves he cares nothing for the rule of law

On the leaked audio, Trump can be heard bragging about having classified material, carelessly jeopardizing America’s national security and its servicemen and women.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden will nominate April Perry to become Chicago’s first female U.S. Attorney

Biden’s nomination of Perry reflects an ongoing effort to diversify the ranks of the nation’s federal judges and prosecutors. But there have been calls for a female U.S. attorney in Chicago for years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Special Congressional Elections Reach Record High In 2010s

Increase in special elections seen in both House and Senate, driven by various factors

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"Mafia boss" Trump attacks Smith family

Authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat says Trump's attacks "smell of desperation"

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U.S. Supreme Court affirms state court authority to overturn congressional district boundaries in Moore v. Harper

On June 27, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Moore v. Harper that the North Carolina Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning the state’s congressional district boundaries did not conflict with the Elections Clause in the U.S. Constitution. Although the state supreme court subsequently reversed its decision, SCOTUS upheld the…

The Independent UK

Charter school lost case over skirts rule for girls, but debate over charter autonomy isn't over

One of the mothers who successfully sued a North Carolina charter school over its requirement that girls wear skirts says she always knew she'd prevail

The Independent UK

Chris Christie attacks Trump for diverting campaign funds to legal battles: ‘Cheapest SOB I’ve ever met’

Former governor has opened aggressive front against top rival as other Republicans shy away

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TrumpWorld fumes at Kevin over 2024 jab

McCarthy appears to have stepped in it by suggesting Trump may not be the "strongest" GOP candidate

The Independent UK

Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam wins primary for NYC council

‘This campaign has been about those who have been counted out. This campaign has been about those who have been forgotten,’ 49-year-old says

The Independent UK

Just 34% approve of Biden's handling of the economy as he hits the road to talk up 'Bidenomics'

President Joe Biden has a tough sell Wednesday, trying to convince voters that the U.S. economy is flourishing

The Independent UK

Donald Trump countersues, seeking to turn tables on woman who accused him of rape

Former President Donald Trump has countersued the advice columnist who accused him of rape, saying she defamed him by continuing to insist she was raped even after a jury declined to agree

The Guardian - US

Biden boasts of successes of ‘Bidenomics’ in key speech – as it happened

US president lays out ‘economic vision centered around three key pillars’, giving a glimpse at a key piece of his 2024 campaign

Salon

The red scare returns

Why the right has suddenly returned to screaming about communism

The Conversation

What is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?

During his presidency, Donald Trump said, “We’re putting America first … we’re taking care of ourselves for a change,” and then declared, “I’m a nationalist.” In another speech, he stated that under his watch, the U.S. had “embrace[d] the doctrine of patriotism.”

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