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Judge Cannon sets quick Trump trial date

Cannon set a trial date in two months but "Trump barely has a defense team in place"

Salon

Trump says Ivanka, Don Jr and Eric will not return to the White House if he wins in 2024

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner were senior advisers in the Trump administration

The Independent UK

GOP's big Biden faux scandal goes bust

Missing whistleblowers and an allegedly deceased informant — what is Rudy Giuliani up to now?

Salon

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State Rep. Julie Johnson announces she is running for U.S. Rep. Colin Allred’s seat

Johnson, first elected to the Texas House in 2018, joins a crowded primary to succeed Allred, who is giving up his solidly Democratic seat to run against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz next year.

The Texas Tribune

ADR seeks action against parties for failing to publish criminal antecedents of candidates fielded by them

An electoral reform advocacy group has urged the Election Commission to take action against political parties for failing to publish criminal antecedents of candidates fielded by them during Assembly polls held in the past few years

The Hindu

Yes, we have a two-tiered justice system — but not like Trump claims

Our country’s enforcement apparatus is used exclusively against unwanted outsiders, not against insiders, a Loyola University law professor writes. Former President Donald Trump, in a real sense, had to try hard to get charged with crimes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican’s non-profit paid PR firm that also represents her for-profit work

Revelation of payments by Center for American Liberty blur lines between Harmeet Dhillon’s non-profit work and political career

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Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial will begin Sept. 5, with his attendance required

Senators, who will sit as a court of impeachment for the suspended attorney general, spent two days drafting rules that were adopted late Wednesday.

The Texas Tribune

Analysis: The 2023 Texas House, from right to left

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

The Texas Tribune

It’s (Primary) Election Day in Virginia!

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 20, Brew.

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Commentary: Before Donald Trump’s indictment, there was Nixon VP Spiro Agnew’s plea in 1973

The news has been full of concerns about the fate of our republic following the indictment of former President Donald Trump. There have been questions about the politicization of criminal laws and the credibility of the judiciary, the polarization of the electorate and threats of violent domestic reaction.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Redistricting must wait until 2032: Dems need better candidates, not rigged lines, to win back the House

A lawyer for the Democrats argued with a straight face before five Albany appellate justices the other week that New York’s 26 current congressional districts were only an emergency solution to a (Democratic) violation of the state Constitution last year and that the lines should now be redrawn for the…

Tribune News Service

Jackie Calmes: Trump cites 'American carnage.' The real carnage is the devastation he leaves in his wake.

For loyal service to Donald Trump both in the White House and since — as valet, Diet Coke gofer and occasional box mover — Walt Nauta now finds himself joined even closer to his boss: as the former president's co-defendant. You have to feel sorry for the guy.

Los Angeles Times

Nearly 100 letters containing white powder sent to Trump and senior Republicans

Republican senators say they received letter from someone who referred to themselves as ‘your secret despirer’

The Independent UK

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Inside the deepening rivalry between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there’s no chance “on God’s green earth” he’s running for president in 2024

Reason

Roaming Polansky and the Constitutionality of Qui Tam

Three decades later, the George H.W. Bush SCOTUS strategy finally has three votes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden raising cash in the San Francisco area as he revs up his 2024 campaign

Biden, Kamala Harris, Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will fan out across the country in the next few weeks to build coffers and make a case for reelection in ’24.

The Texas Tribune

State Sen. Angela Paxton will “carry out my duty” and attend her husband’s impeachment trial

Suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton faces charges of bribery and obstruction of justice in his upcoming impeachment trial before the Texas Senate.

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Los Angeles Times

Biden announces funding to combat climate change, raises campaign money, during swing through California

PALO ALTO, Calif. — On his first trip to California since announcing his reelection campaign, President Joe Biden on Monday announced $600 million in federal funding to fight the effects of climate change after touring a Northern California nature reserve with Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Ballotpedia

Language for veto referendum challenging the LEARNS Act is the longest ballot title in Arkansas history

Citizens for Arkansas Public Education and Students (CAPES) began filing ballot language for a proposed veto referendum with the Arkansas attorney general in May after the Arkansas State Legislature adjourned its 2023 legislative session. After two previous attempts were rejected, Attorney General Tim Griffin certified the ballot language submitted by…

Ballotpedia

Coloradans have voted on 36 TABOR-related ballot measures since 1993, rejecting 69% of them

Coloradans have decided on 36 statewide ballot measures that were designed to increase revenue for the state, which required voter approval under TABOR. Of the 36 measures, 11 (30.56%) were approved and 25 (69.44%) were defeated.

Tribune News Service

President Biden speaks in California's Bay Area as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis heads to region

PALO ALTO, Calif. — President Joe Biden visited the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto on Monday to promote his environmental policies and kick off a three-day trip to the Golden State that also includes private fundraisers for his re-election campaign.

Tribune News Service

News briefs

Trump and DeSantis stay quiet on Juneteenth as long shot 2024 GOP candidates celebrate

The Independent UK

DoJ dragged feet over including Trump in Jan 6 probe over fears of appearing biased, report says

Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision virtually ensured that probe would take place largely during 2024 election

Tribune News Service

Lawsuit claims Tim Moore used position as NC speaker to pursue affair with official

RALEIGH — A lawsuit against one of North Carolina’s top Republican leaders, House Speaker Tim Moore, claims he had a years-long affair with a married woman, using “his position as one of the most powerful elected officials” in the state to “entice” her into an “illicit relationship.”

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