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Mike Pence spars with right-wing radio host over question of Trump pardon

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis previously said he could pardon Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Independent reform group recommends expanding LA City Council to 25 members

For the past half-year, a small group of leading scholars has been quietly meeting to envision a less broken version of Los Angeles city government.

Los Angeles Times

Eric Trump forgets Barron’s age as he goes on bizarre Newsmax rant about teen’s underwear drawer

Donald Trump’s adult son claimed Democrats would rifle through his younger brother’s underwear drawer – while also getting his sibling’s age wrong, not once but twice

The Independent UK

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Mayor of Miami Francis Suarez enters 2024 Republican presidential race

Cuban American mayor, 45, will be an outsider in a crowded field dominated by Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis

The Guardian - US

Abortion care training is banned in some states. A new bill could help OB-GYNs get it

Medical schools in states that have banned abortion can't teach abortion care. Sen. Tammy Baldwin wants to make funds available for students in those states to travel for the training.

WEKU

Amendment to create a signature distribution requirement for initiatives will be on the Arizona ballot in 2024

In Arizona, the state Legislature approved a constitutional amendment related to signature requirements for citizen-initiated measures on June 12, 2023. Voters will decide on the amendment at the election on Nov. 5, 2024.

Ballotpedia

Trump ignored advice to avoid charges

"He wanted to keep it, and he says, ‘You’re not going to tell me what to do. I’m the smartest guy in the room’”

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Jack Smith has Trump cornered

For all his bluster, Trump is almost out of options. This will be the last chapter of his lifetime grift

Salon

New ‘Lose Cruz’ PAC aims to oust Ted Cruz by pouring millions into Texas Senate race

Cruz’s race is currently rated ‘likely Republican’ by the Cook Political Report

The Independent UK

Arizona voters will decide on a constitutional amendment on the governor’s emergency powers in 2024

In Arizona, the state Legislature approved a constitutional amendment related to the governor’s emergency powers on June 12, 2023. Voters will decide on the amendment at the election on Nov. 5, 2024.

Ballotpedia

‘The whole thing was insane’: Bill de Blasio on dropping groundhog that later died

Former New York mayor spoke candidly about day in 2014 he dropped Charlotte the groundhog

The Guardian - US

Trump indictment timeline: How the ex-president’s second criminal case unfolded

Ex-president Donald Trump was arrested on 37 federal charges over his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House

The Independent UK

Despite threats of violence, Trump's federal indictment happened with little fanfare -- but that doesn't mean the far-right movement is fading, an extremism scholar explains

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty at a federal courthouse in Miami on June 13, 2023, to 37 felony counts related to withholding – and refusing to return – classified government documents after his presidency ended.

The Conversation

Trump Maintains Lead In 2024 Republican Presidential Primary Polling And PredictIt Market

As of June 13, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market.

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The Independent UK

Trump now blames ‘mutants’ for indictment in latest Truth Social rant

In a characteristically rambling post on Truth Social, Mr Trump said that the indictment ‘hoax’ was the fault of misfits – and mutants

The Independent UK

Is Donald Trump going to prison?

Former president pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges during arraignment in Miami, Florida

The Independent UK

Five takeaways from Trump’s post-arrest speech in Bedminster

Ex-president fumes over arrest after second criminal indictment

The Independent UK

Former Trump chief of staff says ex-president is ‘scared s***less’

John Kelly was seen as leash on more extreme elements of Trump White House during his tenure

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The Guardian - US

‘Pretty disrespectful’: rightwing radio host scolds Pence for not saying he’d pardon Trump

Pence avoided answering whether, if he were president, he would pardon Trump from indictment over handling of classified records

Chicago Sun-Times

Congress should pass reforms on ‘legalized larceny’ of civil asset forfeiture

Civil asset forfeiture allows law enforcement agencies, like the FBI, to pad their budgets by confiscating allegedly crime-tainted property without even charging the owner.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Texas governor sends bus of migrants to Los Angeles

Move by Greg Abbott is latest by a rightwing governor to send people seeking help to a region run by Democrats. Plus: how Google made $10m from ads misdirecting users seeking abortion services

The Guardian - US

Gallup survey shows support for abortion in US remains strong

Nearly three-quarters of Americans say abortion should generally be legal in first trimester, a record high

Salon

Trump's "defense": Brag about his crimes

Meanwhile, Republicans talk about Trump like's he a stupid baby — and regard their voters as even dumber

Ballotpedia

More filed amendments in Texas than the average from the past 15 years

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The Week

Donald Trump in the dock: a fraught moment for US democracy

In the past few years, Donald Trump has notched up a series of disgraceful firsts, said Ahmed Baba in The Independent. He is the first US president to have been impeached twice; the first to have been found liable for a sexual assault, in a civil case; and the first…

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