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James Buckley, Conservative senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100

Former federal appeals court judge and New York Senator James Buckley has died at age 100

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Feds nearly done laying out perjury case against ex-top aide to Michael Madigan

Jurors hear additional recordings that seemed to show the close relationship between Tim Mapes and Michael McClain.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 18, 2023

Televise Donald Trump’s criminal trials

Trump’s supporters should witness his humbling.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 18, 2023

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This man backed the Iowa winner three times – here is his 2024 prediction

Bob Vander Plaats, head of the Iowa Family Leader, talks with Eric Garcia about what evangelical voters want, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump and the future of the anti-abortion movement

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Judge won't delay Trump's defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president's appeal frivolous

A New York federal judge has expressed growing impatience with what he calls ex-President Donald Trump's “repeated efforts to delay” a defamation lawsuit, saying he won't stop a January trial for the “frivolous appeal” of one of his rulings

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Court tosses Jan. 6 sentence in ruling that could impact other low-level Capitol riot cases

A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to a petty offense in the Capitol riot

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Trump takes to Truth Social to give excuse for why he won’t join GOP debate: ‘Reagan didn’t’

Mr Trump skipped the Iowa debate in 2016

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

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When is the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate and how can you watch it?

Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will ask questions of eight qualifying candidates, with Trump attendance still unclear

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Mississippi seeks new court hearing to revive its permanent stripping of some felons' voting rights

Mississippi is asking a federal appeals court for a second hearing on whether it can permanently strip voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, August 18, 2023

14 of the 15 bills with activity this week are in states with Democratic trifectas.

Ballotpedia · Aug 18, 2023

Nearly 4,000 pages show new detail of Ken Paxton's alleged misdeeds ahead of Texas impeachment trial

Investigators leading the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have released nearly 4,000 pages of documents that lay out in new detail how the embattled Republican allegedly used his office to help a donor

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

George Santos says ex-fundraiser caught using a fake name tried a new tactic: spelling it backwards

After he was caught using a fake name, an ex-fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos tried a new tactic: spelling it backwards

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Iowa’s evangelical kingmaker says it would be ‘a big mistake’ to count Ron DeSantis out

Bob Vander Plaats tells The Independent that evangelicals in the state ‘break late’ on who they will support

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Digested week: Rudy Giuliani still hoping for his Trump loyalty to pay

A Trump presidency is Giuliani’s final hope – or failing that, some payment for all his legal work at least

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023

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The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 'bathroom bill'

North Carolina was ground zero in the nationwide fight over transgender rights with the passage of its 2016 “bathroom bill.”

Reason · Aug 18, 2023

My UnPopulist Article on Supreme Court Politicization and Dangers of Schemes to Undermine Judicial Review

While there is some genuine politicization, it is not as great as often claimed. Proposals to undermine judicial review could easily end up empowering the very sort of authoritarian president progressives fear.

Salon · Aug 18, 2023

New Jan 6 video: Trump lawyer at Capitol

Cheseboro is alleged to be a major proponent of the stolen electors plot and spent Jan. 6 following Alex Jones

Salon · Aug 18, 2023

Legal twitter mocks Trump's trial ask

"He's just afraid to stand trial"

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The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

What the Republican candidates have said about January 6

Chris Christie says if Trump ‘had a risk of breaking a fingernail, he’s such a coward that he wouldn’t go up to Capitol Hill’

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2023

Trump’s Republican rivals to speak in Atlanta, days after indictment

Conservative conference comes after Georgia prosecutors charged former US president over election interference.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Trump ally and alleged fake electors plotter Ken Chesebro was at Capitol with Alex Jones on Jan 6

Chesebro previously invoked Fifth Amendment when asked whereabouts in Janury 2021

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 18, 2023

No, Joe Biden’s not too old to run again

Joe Biden is better at 80 than at 50, Mona Charen writes. The numbers show that, if he wins, he’s likely to make it through a second term as president just fine.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a fierce Ron DeSantis critic, qualifies for GOP presidential debate

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he's qualified for next week’s Republican opening presidential debate

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Judge rejects Trump’s ‘frivolous’ fourth attempt to block E Jean Carroll case

A trial date for a second defamation case is set for 15 January, 2024

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