US labor movement celebrates new regulation to counter union-busting NLRB framework means companies committing illegal acts during unionization efforts will be forced to bargain immediately The Guardian - US · Sep 2, 2023
A good week for the rule of law Rudy's smackdown was more than symbolic: America's courts are holding the line as the place where truth matters Salon · Sep 2, 2023
Voting in North Carolina faces some big changes with a Republican-backed bill Major changes are likely coming to North Carolina's voting rules. A bill would eliminate a three-day grace period for counting mail ballots and expand access for partisan poll watchers. WEKU · Sep 2, 2023
Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is in the hands of Republicans who have been by his side The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going to test the will of Republicans senators to punish not only one of their own, but a hard-right firebrand who has driven the state’s policymaking for years The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023
Biden heads to Florida to see Idalia's destruction. But he won't be seeing Gov. DeSantis President Joe Biden is heading to Florida for a firsthand look at Hurricane Idalia’s destruction The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023
Biden is touring Hurricane Idalia damage. But DeSantis doesn't have plans to meet him President Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor's office threw cold water on the idea. WEKU · Sep 2, 2023
DeSantis won't meet with Biden during president's trip to survey Idalia damage Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office says he’s not going to meet with President Joe Biden when the Democrat flies to Florida this weekend to survey damage from Hurricane Idalia, suggesting that doing so could hinder disaster response because of the logistics involved The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023
Rudy Giuliani joins 11 co-defendants pleading not guilty in Georgia RICO case Trump and several of his allies in the Fulton County case will not appear in person for on-camera arraignments The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023
Texas S. Ct. Refuses to Block "Gag Order" on Senators Judging Impeachment of Attorney General Paxton One Justice dissents, with a detailed opinion. Reason · Sep 1, 2023
Attention returns to Sen. John Cornyn’s future after GOP Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest health scare The senior senator from Texas has the ambition to become the Senate’s top Republican, but he remains loyal to McConnell, who has downplayed concerns about his well-being. The Texas Tribune · Sep 1, 2023
Two Proud Boys members given lengthy prison terms for Jan 6 Capitol riot Dominic Pezzola and Ethan Nordean received sentences of 10 and 18 years, respectively, for their roles in the riot. Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2023
The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, September 1, 2023 Ballot access was the most active bill topic this week, followed by election dates and deadlines. Ballotpedia · Sep 1, 2023
ICYMI: Top stories of the week With the first presidential primary debate behind us, let’s take a look at where our list of 2024 noteworthy presidential candidates stands and who runs their campaigns. Ballotpedia · Sep 1, 2023
North Carolina judge investigated for saying racial bias exists files lawsuit Anita Earls says investigation by state’s judicial standards commission represents ‘chilling of [my] first amendment rights’ The Guardian - US · Sep 1, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on Jan. 6 gets 10 years in prison, then declares, 'Trump won!' A former Proud Boys member who smashed a U_S_ Capitol window in the building’s first breach on Jan_ 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison — before walking out of the courtroom declaring, “Trump won!”
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 Biden defends ‘friend’ Mitch McConnell after second ‘freezing’ spell raises concerns for his health President said McConnell seemed like his ‘old self’ when they spoke on phone
The Guardian - US · Sep 1, 2023 Two Proud Boys members get lengthy prison terms for Capitol attack Dominic Pezzola sentenced to 10 years, Ethan Nordean sentenced to 18 years for roles in 2021 insurrection
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 Proud Boy shouts ‘Trump won’ as he’s sentenced to 10 years in prison for Jan 6 crimes Dominic Pezzola stole a shield to break a Capitol window. He joins members of the gang facing years in prison
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 Current Trump campaign aide is exposed as January 6 rioter who told officers to ‘go hang yourself’ A member of the former president’s New Hampshire staff has been identified in a video taken at the US Capitol
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 Marjorie Taylor Greene declares outlandish list of debt ceiling demands - including Biden impeachment vote ‘I will not fund the government because I will not fund the weaponised part of the government,’ the Georgia lawmaker announced in reference to Jack Smith and the FBI
Salon · Sep 1, 2023 Raskin demands Jared Kushner subpoena GOP Oversight Chairman James Comer has allowed Kushner to "ignore and defy" questions about Kushner's Saudi cash
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 Ron DeSantis goes to extreme lengths to dodge questions from 15-year-old Teen alleges that the Florida governor’s staff handled him roughly at campaign event
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 Mary Trump exposed her uncle Donald’s dirty laundry in spectacular fashion. Her own life is a quiet mystery Republican former president’s estranged niece has been a constant thorn in his side since the publication of her explosive best-seller ‘Too Much and Never Enough’ in July 2020, Joe Sommerlad writes
Salon · Sep 1, 2023 Experts: Meadows has a "perjury problem" "His own lawyer got to ask him questions and he actually kept digging and made it worse," says Andrew Weissmann
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 Inside the notorious Fulton County Jail where Trump and 18 allies were booked over Georgia election plot Sheriff says ‘humanitarian crisis at the Fulton County Rice Street Jail is not new,’ noting ‘systemic concerns’ lasting decades