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Ted Cruz, Colin Allred prepare for Senate showdown as others plan to join the race

The major contenders in the 2024 Senate race are using the dog days of summer to bolster their campaigns for what’s billed as Texas’ marquee statewide contest.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Federal judge partially blocks Florida’s ‘latest assault on the right to vote’

DeSantis has ‘struggled’ to govern within the bounds of the Constitution, judge says

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Former NYC mayor and wife to separate but 'will date other people' and keep cohabitating

The former mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray have said they will not divorce but instead they will continue living together while dating other people

Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023

Trump judge's "dangerous" disinfo order

No judge issues a 155-page opinion on July 4 unless they want to boost career or get media attention, expert says

Salon · Jul 5, 2023

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred raises $6.2 million in first 2 months of Senate race

Allred also transferred $2.4 million from his House campaign account, giving him $8.6 million in total receipts through the end of June.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 5, 2023

April Perry’s nomination to be Chicago’s top U.S. attorney is a historic first

Many former federal prosecutors who served in that office, including me, believe it was high time, if not long overdue, for a woman or minority to be nominated for the top post in the Northern District of Illinois, a former federal prosecutor writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 5, 2023

Jackson Bone: the Trump-linked US law firm engaged in anti-trans litigation

Former administration staffer Candice Jackson partnering with Lauren Adams Bone, legal director of ‘radical feminist’ group

The Guardian - US · Jul 5, 2023

Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Casey lands his best fundraising quarter in his Senate reelection campaign

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s campaign says he raised more than $4 million in the last three months — his best fundraising quarter ever

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Chris Christie's MAGA wake-up call

Pundits are impressed with Christie's attacks on Trump, but they're missing the nihilism that fuels the MAGA base

Salon · Jul 5, 2023

Voters decided 10 affirmative action-related ballot measures since 1996

Welcome to the Wednesday, July 5, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Jul 5, 2023