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Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday, as staff debt-limit talks resume

Debt-limit negotiators resumed discussions in Washington ahead of a meeting on Monday between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as time grows short to avert a U.S. default.

Tribune News Service

Using 'he/him,' 'she/her' in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college

The firing of two employees at a religious school in western New York is fanning the culture wars roiling parts of the United States

The Independent UK

No deal on debt ceiling hike

"DOJ can and SHOULD admit that the plaintiff is right," one political observer said of NAGE's case

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Mayor pushes plan to force homeless New Yorkers with mental illness to seek help

Former police captain Eric Adams says ‘there are more Jordan Neelys out there’ but proposals criticized by civil rights groups

The Guardian - US

NAACP advises against traveling to Florida: ‘Openly hostile toward African Americans’

Travel warning points to ‘sustained, blatant, relentless and systemic attack on democracy and civil rights’ under Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK

Jackie Calmes: What if Biden weren't running? Democrats have a bench that's deeper than you think

The focus is fixed on Republicans when it comes to 2024 presidential primary politics: Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reportedly will announce their bids for the party's nomination this week, making it a six-pack of competitors so far against the damaged but still dominant…

Los Angeles Times

A closed Chicago public school turned private, and it’s now draining taxpayer dollars

Is it good public policy to underfund CPS, which serves students who need special services, while sending dollars to private schools that do not accommodate them?

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How a false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans went viral

Right-wing media reported a bogus story that homeless men were kicked out of a hotel to make way for newly-arrived migrants in New York

The Independent UK

Tensions in heavily GOP Tenn. county after conservative takeover reflect wider battle over elections

Conservative groups that have targeted and won majorities on local boards and commissions across the United States over the past couple years are now pressing agendas that include election distrust, skepticism of government and a desire to have religion play a greater role in public decision-making

The Independent UK

‘The exact opposite of Donald Trump’: Republican senator Tim Scott’s vision for America

Can the politician’s Reaganesque optimism and rightwing principles convince the GOP to pick its first Black presidential candidate?

The Guardian - US

Fresh US abortion bans show Republicans trying to soften message

Lawmakers in Nebraska and North Carolina shift to ‘common sense’ abortion laws that are more restrictive than they seem

The Guardian - US

What kind of Republican is Gov. Youngkin? Here’s what political experts had to say.

Virginians knew little about Republican Glenn Youngkin when he first threw his hat in the ring to run for governor.

Tribune News Service

GOP turned down White House offer to freeze spending

The White House called the McCarthy's counter-offer a "a big step back."

Axios

Lawyer who quit Trump legal team cites disagreements with Trump adviser as basis for departure

A lawyer who quit Donald Trump’s legal team this past week is attributing his decision to strategy disagreements with a close adviser to the former president

The Independent UK

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Doug Mastriano says he’ll announce next week if he’ll run for US Senate, teasing ‘crazy good news’

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Doug Mastriano plans to make an announcement next week about the decision he has made on whether he will run for U.S. Senate, in what he teased as “crazy good news.”

Tribune News Service

Kemp’s trade mission to Israel launches at tense time

JERUSALEM — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and a delegation of state leaders arrived in Israel on Saturday for a weeklong economic development mission amid domestic turmoil over a proposed judicial overhaul and a fresh cease-fire that ended a bloody conflict with militant groups.

Tribune News Service

Critics cry foul after they say ‘don’t say gay’ provision added to Texas education bill

AUSTIN, Texas — LGBTQ advocacy groups are blasting a Republican senator for adding what they call a “don’t say gay” provision banning the teaching of gender and sexuality onto existing bipartisan legislation.

Tribune News Service

Biden seeks to call McCarthy after debt-limit talks hit impasse

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden directed his aides to schedule a call on Sunday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, after the top Republican accused the White House of backtracking in talks on raising the U.S. debt limit.

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The Independent UK

Former Arkansas U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, who served 7 terms, dies at 80

Former Rep. Marion Berry, who was known for blunt rhetoric and his advocacy work for farmers and elderly residents in eastern Arkansas, has died

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McKissick wins 4th term as chairman of South Carolina GOP after contentious race

LEXINGTON, S.C. — South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick won a fourth two-year term, staving off a challenge from those who believe the party isn’t doing enough to push conservative values.

Tribune News Service

US debt limit meetings on hold, McCarthy says talks are ‘so-so’

U.S. debt limit negotiators aren’t planning to meet on Saturday, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as the White House accused Republicans of being unwilling to negotiate.

The Guardian - US

New York Christian university fires two staff for including pronouns in emails – reports

Former employees at Houghton University say administrators claimed pronouns in signatures violated new school policy

The Independent UK

South Carolina Republicans hear pitches from 2024 candidates, reelect state party chairman

South Carolina Republicans have selected Drew McKissick as their chairman for a fourth term at a convention where some of the party’s 2024 presidential hopefuls made pitches to voters in the first-in-the-South primary state

The Texas Tribune

Time runs out for taxpayer-funded private school tuition bill as special session looms

Gov. Greg Abbott has already signaled he would call a special session if lawmakers failed to pass a voucher-like program open to all students.

Tribune News Service

US debt limit meetings pause, McCarthy says talks going ‘so-so’

U.S. debt limit negotiators aren’t planning to meet on Saturday, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as the White House accused Republicans of being unwilling to negotiate.

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