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Ohio could become the only state to require campaigns to collect signatures from every county

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Ballotpedia · Jul 14, 2023

IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents

The IRS is showcasing its new capability to aggressively audit high-income tax dodgers as it makes the case for sustained funding and tries to avoid budget cuts sought by Republicans who want to gut the agency

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke

This is not a joke or funny: You should be very afraid of Trump's fascist Agenda 47 plan

Salon · Jul 14, 2023

Jackie Calmes: Here's what's so frightening about the Supreme Court's latest power trip

A 6-3 conservative supermajority has really put the "supreme" in "Supreme Court," and not in a good way.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 14, 2023

Francis Wilkinson: Harassing good Samaritans is on brand for GOP

The Republican war on migrants and asylum seekers has been one of the more successful GOP campaigns of recent years if you measure success by volume of vitriol.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023

How Marc Molinaro went from teenage mayor to key vote in Congress

WASHINGTON -- Like a lot of other members of Congress, Rep. Marc Molinaro got his start running for a local office. But unlike most, he had to get his mother’s permission first.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023

Editorial: Trial and tribulation: Trump’s day in court must come before the 2024 election

Let’s ask a simple question: should any credible presidential candidate be allowed to commit crimes unperturbed, no matter their severity or how flagrantly, openly and unapologetically they’re committed? Should a presidential candidate be able to, in effect, shoot someone on Fifth Ave. and have that dealt with only after the…

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023

Editorial: Ruling in Missouri case against Biden shows why protecting disinformation is dangerous

What’s wrong with protecting disinformation by blocking a bunch of Biden administration agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about it?

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023

Republican sparks outrage with ‘coloured people’ remark on House floor: ‘Racist and repugnant’

‘I will not tolerate such racist and repugnant words in the House Chamber or anywhere in the Congress’

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Iowa's restrictive abortion measure faces legal challenge as governor prepares to sign it into law

An Iowa judge will consider a request to postpone the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just as Gov. Kim Reynolds is scheduled to sign the measure into law

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023