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Sarah Palin predicts Michelle Obama will replace Biden on 2024 ticket

Rightwing Republicans’ obsession with former first lady shows no sign of abating

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

Ohio intends to keep enforcing its strict abortion law

Ohio Supreme Court justices have questioned the state’s lawyer about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of resuming enforcement of a ban on abortion except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

DeSantis insists his campaign is on track as Fox News host calls out 37-point poll gap to Trump

Despite trailing in the polls, Ron Desantis says he has not given up hope

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

Michigan fake elector defendants want case dropped due to attorney general's comments

Two defendants accused of participating in a fake elector scheme in Michigan following the 2020 election are asking for a judge to dismiss charges in response to comments made by the state attorney general

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

Chuck Schumer says he is ‘disturbed’ by Bob Menendez bribery charges

Senate majority leader says fellow Democrat has fallen ‘way short’ of senatorial standards but stops short of calling for resignation

The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2023

City Council unanimously confirms Snelling as city’s top cop. Now the hard part.

Larry Snelling must confront Chicago’s persistent crime, including an alarming surge of robberies that has residents of several North Side neighborhoods up in arms.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 27, 2023

Republicans pushing for government shutdown ‘stuck on stupid’, says party moderate

Mike Lawler, New York Republican, says ‘colleagues refuse to do what we were elected to do’ as shutdown looms

The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2023

US Senator Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to corruption charges

Menendez, who is accused of accepting bribes to advance Egyptian government interests, faces growing calls to resign.

Al Jazeera · Sep 27, 2023

November elections will determine control of Virginia House

Republicans currently hold a 49-46 majority in the Virginia House, and the Nov. 7, 2023, election will determine control of the state legislature and Virginia’s trifecta status. Virginia’s trifecta status changed from Democratic to divided as a result of the 2021 elections. Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) was elected to succeed…

Ballotpedia · Sep 27, 2023

As Senate pushes ahead to avert a government shutdown, House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one

The Senate is marching ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023