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Trump letter signals "imminent" charges

Special counsel wrapping up Mar-a-Lago probe — and Trump team thinks it’s a “foregone conclusion” he’ll be charged

Salon · May 24, 2023

South Carolina to ban abortions after six weeks before most women know they are pregnant

The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill that prohibits most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many realise they are pregnant

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023

Who is Casey DeSantis? What we know about Florida governor Ron’s wife who could become America’s first lady

Former TV news anchor is a mother of three and breast cancer survivor

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Trump lawyers ignite speculation that former president could be indicted yet again

His lawyers allege he ‘is being treated unfairly’ in the investigation related to classified documents found stashed in his properties

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Debt ceiling talks aren't going well. Here's where they stand

House Republicans insist there's a gulf between them and the White House on key areas on how to resolve the looming debt ceiling deadline.

WEKU · May 24, 2023

The new Twitter account @DeSantisJet tracks the Florida governor's air travel

The page was created by Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old who also started the popular Twitter account tracking billionaire Elon Musk's private jet.

WEKU · May 24, 2023

Commentary: Cash assistance, not child labor, can fix the labor shortage

Child labor hasn’t gone away. Instead, it’s taking the graveyard shift.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

College student who tracked Elon Musk’s private jet is now following Ron DeSantis

‘Well, you know Ron DeSantis is becoming more and more of a public figure in that he might run for the White House’

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Senate priorities on bail, Ten Commandments in schools stall out in Texas House as key deadline passes

The two chambers have been at odds over property tax relief and school choice, but on Tuesday night, those divisions spilled over into priorities the bodies had previously agreed upon.

The Texas Tribune · May 24, 2023

Texas lawmakers set new standards to ban books from schools for sexual content

Texas would expand what can be defined as sexually explicit material or potentially harmful to children in order to ban books from public and charter school libraries, under a bill given final passage by the state Senate on Tuesday night and sent to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023