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The right believes the FBI is obsessed with jailing Trump. The opposite is true

Far from being persecuted, Trump has been handled with vastly more deference than anyone else would be

The Guardian - US

Americans are hungry to be part of unions. So why is US labor so timid?

Support for organized labor is soaring. Yet the biggest US union coalition endorsed Biden without asking anything in return

The Guardian - US

‘There’s no way I can pay it’: Americans dread restart of student loan payments

Pause on loan payments set to end in October as political fight over Biden’s forgiveness plan rages on and has been tied up in courts

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MAGA loves Trump when he's playing dumb

Evangelicals, in particular, feel a flock should follow leaders who are neither smart nor moral

Salon

Analysis: The 2023 Texas Senate, from right to left

Here’s a look at Senate members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on votes cast during the 2023 regular session.

The Texas Tribune

Six legislatively-referred ballot measures received unanimous support from both parties, more than previous years

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 21, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Mark Z. Barabak: Texas vs. California: Mean tweets, migrant dumping and the 'race to the bottom'

Name-calling. Mean tweets. A governor's quick-draw veto pen.

Los Angeles Times

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Commentary: The debt ceiling deal was not perfect, but it was far better than a default

I was one of 165 Democrats to vote yes for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which ultimately passed the House earlier this month in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 314-117 vote. Raising the debt ceiling saved the U.S. economy from potential catastrophe. Democrats faced a Hobson’s choice or the illusion that multiple choices…

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Josh Hawley knows better about slavery and Juneteenth. But he just wants to fight

We’ve long since become accustomed to Sen. Josh Hawley’s online provocations. The Missouri Republican (or perhaps his staff) is a prolific poster, one who uses Twitter not to enlighten or inform his constituents but to start fights and stir up politically useful culture wars. For the most part, we prefer…

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: Senators are undermining their own power

The slow decline of the United States Congress continues. The latest example is a practice that has helped individual senators wield disproportionate influence: the “hold.” Once a justifiable way for senators to bring attention to a problem or issue germane to their state, senators are increasingly using the hold as…

Tribune News Service

Trump’s Classified Docs Trial Delayed Until August 2023 Amid Pre-Trial Litigation

Former President faces obstruction charges for sharing classified information at Mar-a-Lago estate

Zenger

With Trump under indictment, House GOP calls on Trump-era special counsel who studied Russia probe

As Donald Trump faces a federal indictment, House Republicans are using the report from a special counsel to renew their argument that federal law enforcement is tainted by political bias

The Independent UK

Democrats choose community activist and CTU worker Tara Stamps to fill Mayor Brandon Johnson’s old County Board seat

Stamps was one of six candidates interviewed Tuesday evening by Democratic leaders representing the Chicago wards and suburban townships that make up the district that Johnson was previously elected to serve as a Cook County commissioner.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pride and pain for president as son Hunter has navigated years of investigation, reaches plea deal

President Joe Biden had just six words to offer after his 53-year-old son Hunter pleaded guilty to federal tax offenses in a deal that is also likely to spare him time behind bars on a weapons charge

The Independent UK

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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office

Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago

Reason

The Federal Case Against Trump Is 'Very Strong,' His Former Attorney General Says

By taking records that did not belong to him and refusing to return them, William Barr says, Trump "provoked this whole problem himself."

The Conversation

Despite indictment, Trump retains huge lead in Republican primary polls and narrowly leads Biden

On June 8, former United States president Donald Trump was indicted on federal charges of mishandling classified documents. Despite the indictment, he retains a huge lead in national polling to determine the 2024 Republican presidential candidate.

Tribune News Service

Texas Senate debates rules for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas — The rules for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment trial remained unclear late Tuesday as senators spent much of the day behind closed doors.

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Chicago Democratic convention perk package for high-end donors: Credentials, coveted hotels and more

A major fundraising carrot is offering mega-contributors access to events related to the convention, top hotels and difficult-to-obtain credentials for the nightly sessions.

Tribune News Service

At Dallas fundraiser, VP Kamala Harris warns of ‘full-on attack against hard-won freedoms’

DALLAS — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged Texans to help reelect Joe Biden in order to protect freedoms that she said are under assault by Republican extremists.

Tribune News Service

US Rep. Jamie Raskin pushes Supreme Court expansion 1 year after decision overturning abortion rights

BALTIMORE — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin thinks it’s time to expand the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tribune News Service

Ways and Means will meet to review private tax documents

WASHINGTON — Hours after court filings revealed Hunter Biden, the president’s son, agreed to plead guilty to tax evasion charges, the House Ways and Means Committee announced it would meet to discuss confidential tax information related to a “high-profile individual.”

Axios

House to vote on Biden impeachment and Schiff censure

Right-wing lawmakers are proving increasingly willing to force potentially divisive votes.

The Independent UK

Reform-minded prosecutor in northern Virginia wins reelection nomination in Democratic primary

Reform-minded incumbent Prosecutor Buta Biberaj has won her Democratic primary over challenger Elizabeth Lancaster in Virginia

The Guardian - US

Republicans crying wolf over Hunter Biden have hurt their own cause

The GOP is obsessed with the president’s son, but the party’s attacks make it difficult to discern legitimate concern from crazy conspiracies

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