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Jay Ambrose: Being fair to each other helps us all

The Supreme Court just acted to get rid of decades-long practices at colleges and universities that have been an illegal, unconstitutional, unprincipled means of discriminating against qualified applicants wanting entry as students. Some instead granted admission in accordance with skin color, which happened in this case to be black, the…

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2023

Editorial: DeSantis has yet to explain why just 20 ex-felons were singled out on voting charges

Most Floridians have heard of the high-profile arrests of former felons by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ elections police force. And they might have felt little sympathy for those arrested on election-fraud charges, based on the fact that they had previously been convicted of some of the worst crimes society can imagine:…

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 7, 2023

Special counsel zeroing in on ‘unhinged’ Oval Office meeting when Trump hosted conspiracy theorists – report

The meeting ended in shouting and insults, according to reports

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

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Missouri Gov. Parson vetoes bill enabling more compensation to wrongfully convicted

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday evening vetoed a sweeping public safety bill that would have allowed more people who were wrongfully convicted to receive compensation from the state.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2023

At Iowa event, Trump plans to go after DeSantis over ethanol

Former President Donald Trump plans to headline his largest Iowa campaign event in nearly four months with a speech to thousands at an arena in the western part of the state

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

First GOP debate next month faces threats of boycott as lower-polling candidates scramble to qualify

Seven weeks before the premiere debate of the 2024 GOP primary, anxiety is building that the event could prove messy and divisive for the party

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

Asian Americans feel particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters

Several new voting laws in mostly Republican-led states impose criminal penalties or fines for helping people register to vote

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

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California officials join Texas sheriff in calling for federal investigation into DeSantis migrant flights

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2023

Biden admin says Trump appointed judge's "vague" social media order causing "harm"

The DOJ tonight asked for a stay to the order limiting officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies.

Axios · Jul 7, 2023

DeSantis campaign brings in $20m in donations, trailing Trump

Trump remains the leader in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, despite ongoing legal battles.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023

California officials join Texas sheriff in calling for federal investigation into DeSantis migrant flights

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to open an investigation into the transportation of migrants to Sacramento as part of a program overseen by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 7, 2023

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ousted from far right Freedom Caucus after fight with Lauren Boebert

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been kicked out of the biggest conservative club in Congress over her nasty feud with fellow MAGA stalwart Rep. Lauren Boebert.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2023

Marriage built to last: Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 77th anniversary

ATLANTA — Numbers don’t lie. Especially when they are so beautiful.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2023

Prosecutor describes 'multiple crimes' in Michigan voting equipment investigation

PONTIAC, Mich. — Prosecutors investigating supporters of former President Donald Trump who pushed to obtain voting equipment in Michigan after the 2020 election told a judge in May they're examining "multiple crimes" spanning "multiple counties," according to a court transcript.

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023

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Miami Herald · Jul 6, 2023

New details released from Trump search warrant: Security footage ‘core’ of the case

MIAMI — A newly released version of an FBI affidavit for a search warrant of Donald Trump’s Palm Beach estate adds a few key details of how and when investigators discovered and obtained security camera footage that shows boxes allegedly filled with classified documents being moved around his Mar-a-Lago property.

Miami Herald · Jul 6, 2023

DeSantis pulls in $20 million for presidential bid in first six weeks of campaign

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign announced Thursday that it raised $20 million in the first six weeks of his candidacy.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

DeSantis campaign video crossed a line for gay right-wing pundits despite governor’s record on LGBT+ rights

LGBT+ influencers condemned a meme-filled video approvingly calling his agenda ‘totalitarianism in disguise’

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 6, 2023

Johnson unveils ‘blueprint to transform’ Chicago, revealing ‘how we will govern’

The mayor called the 223-page document the “foundation for how we will lead our city well into the future.” It’s loaded with ambitious, politically explosive ideas.

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Los Angeles Times · Jul 6, 2023

Kamala Harris touts the small business side of ‘Bidenomics’ at Santa Monica restaurant

LOS ANGELES — As President Joe Biden leans into pitching voters on economic progress made under his watch ahead of the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris is on a mission to highlight how small businesses have fared under “Bidenomics.”

Axios · Jul 6, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene drama looms over House GOP's return from recess

"There's certainly no love lost," one source familiar said of the situation.

Bangkok Post · Jul 6, 2023

US court kicks away ladder of opportunity

Fifteen years ago, I watched in rapt attention as a resplendent, yet surreal, scene unfolded: the election of the first-ever African-American US president, Barack Obama. In the past week, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a landmark 6-3 ruling, struck down what may have been one of the…

Reason · Jul 6, 2023

Chief Justice Roberts in SFFA: "Hispanic" Is an "Arbitrary or Undefined" Classification

In the SFFA affirmative action case, Chief Justice Roberts for the majority, Justice Thomas, concurring, and especially Justice Gorsuch, concurring, argued that in addition to other legal defects in the defendants' affirmative action programs, the classifications used they used for "diversity" purposes were not properly tailored to serve the schools'…

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene ousted from ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus following fight with Lauren Boebert

Georgia congresswoman faces backlash from the right after making nice with Kevin McCarthy

Chicago Tribune · Jul 6, 2023

Slow start or cautious rollout? Chicago mayor unveils transition report, fills key posts later than predecessors

CHICAGO -- Days before he was sworn in as Chicago’s mayor in 2011, Rahm Emanuel unveiled a series of goals from his transition team, including plans for the first 100 days.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Mississippi justices hear arguments over appointed vs. elected judges in majority-Black capital

The Mississippi Supreme Court is weighing arguments about a state law that has sparked a monthslong dispute over whether white state officials are stomping on local self-governance in the state’s majority-Black capital city, Jackson

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