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Trump takes credit for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beating impeachment

‘t was my honor to have helped correct this injustice!’ the former president wrote on Truth Social

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Gavin Newsom mocks Republicans as ‘student government’ over Biden impeachment inquiry

‘I mean, this is a perversity with what the founding fathers ever conceived of and imagined,’ California governor tells CNN

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Susan Collins jokes she will wear a bikini to Congress after dress code relaxed

Though there is no official dress code rule written for the Senate, the practice of wearing business attire has been around for decades

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Latinos are making economic gains in Chicago suburbs and deserve more political power

Latino population and income are rising in the Chicago area, but hardships like lack of affordable housing, unemployment and other barriers to opportunity are still problematic, two policy leaders write.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2023

Fetterman dresses down critics of US Senate dress code reform

Pennsylvania senator known for wearing hoodies and shorts will now be able to do so to vote, angering rightwingers

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023

Lauren Boebert splits with Beetlejuice beau – because he’s a Democrat

The right-wing congresswoman and her companion were escorted out of a Colorado theatre following complaints about her behaviour

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

40 years ago, Illinois recognized the collective bargaining rights of teachers

Republican Gov. Jim Thompson led the way for the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act in 1983. The law requires school districts to recognize and bargain with education labor unions, the head of the Illinois Education Association writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2023

Americans detained for years in Iran arrive in US after their release, US official says

Americans detained for years in Iran have arrived home after being freed as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Republicans seem even further from resolution as US shutdown deadline nears

McCarthy faces uphill climb as far-right Republicans signal that even a resolution to temporarily delay a shutdown is out of reach

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023

Walk of infamy: the Trump star causing a stir in Los Angeles

City leaders largely agree the memorial should go, but there is little consensus on how to remove it

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023