Attacks fly as contentious general election campaign for Kentucky governor begins The general election campaign for Kentucky governor is off to a feisty start The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
ICYMI: Top stories of the week Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of May 15-May 19. Ballotpedia · May 19, 2023
Weisselberg faces charge unless he flips Former Trump Organization financial chief already served 100 days in Rikers — now he may be charged with perjury Salon · May 19, 2023
FBI veterans admit to taking money from ex-Trump aide Kash Patel at GOP hearing on government ‘weaponisation’ Democratic representative Daniel Goldman asks the role of Kash Patel The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
Republican debt-ceiling negotiators walk out of meeting, say White House ‘unreasonable’ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s top debt-ceiling negotiators abruptly left a closed-door meeting with White House representatives soon after it began Friday morning, throwing into doubt the status of talks to avoid a US default. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023
DeSantis more likely to ‘double down’ than pivot as he enters presidential race Thomas Massie had been in Congress less than a year when a colleague approached him with a controversial plan. Rep. Ron DeSantis of Florida, himself a freshman, was urging Republican lawmakers on to the U.S. House floor to rail against a proposed Internet sales tax that had the strong support… McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 19, 2023
Disillusioned Republicans return to polls after ’21 US Senate runoff Turned off by the chaos that followed the 2020 presidential election, Republican voters who skipped Georgia’s runoffs for U.S. Senate are starting to come back. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023
What do we know about Ron DeSantis’s teaching career? Florida governor and likely presidential candidate spent a year giving history lessons at the Darlington School in Rome, Georgia, after graduating from Yale The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
Republicans push surge of laws targeting transgender people in US Laws restricting transgender rights have piled up in recent months, underscoring likely 2024 election battle lines. Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023
Sen. Tim Scott files paperwork to run for president in the 2024 election Tim Scott has a major announcement Monday in his home state of South Carolina. He is expected to announce a run for the White House and an official FEC filing Friday makes that even more likely. WEKU · May 19, 2023
MTG's Biden impeachment "stunt" mocked MAGA Republicans want to impeach the president while defending "fraudster George Santos," top Democrat says Salon · May 19, 2023
Trump’s White House lawyer predicts ex-president will end up in jail as Mar-a-Lago probe heats up Ty Cobb’s prediction came as it was revealed that the National Archives had found a trove of records allegedly proving the former president knew he shouldn’t have taken classified documents to Mar-a-Lago The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a signature policy of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as he nears his presidential campaign The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
Tim Scott files paperwork for 2024 presidential campaign Scott is the most prominent Black figure in the Republican Party. Axios · May 19, 2023
The Guardian - US · May 19, 2023 DeSantis says only he can beat Biden in 2024 presidential election Florida governor, expected to announce run soon, tells fundraising event Trump does not have ‘serious chance’ of being elected
The Independent UK · May 19, 2023 How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham’s recent switch from the Democratic Party to the GOP opened the door for Republicans to enact new abortion restrictions over Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's opposition
The Guardian - US · May 19, 2023 Georgia prosecutor signals charges in 2020 election inquiry may come end of July Fani Willis prepared her team for remote work during that time, expected to be the window for indictments
The Independent UK · May 19, 2023 Marjorie Taylor Greene accuses Gavin Newsom of ‘mansplaining’ as Democrats rally around Jamaal Bowman Newsom has become the latest Democrat to support his colleague, Bowman, following Taylor Greene’s remarks
The Guardian - US · May 19, 2023 US debt ceiling talks hit bump as White House says ‘real differences’ remain – as it happened Official indicates lack of agreement on budget issues, saying' ‘talks will be difficult’
Salon · May 19, 2023 DeSantis' deal with the devil won't help DeSantis' chances of winning the election once the country learns of his radical record are worse than Trump's
Salon · May 19, 2023 Ex-official: FBI called Jordan's "bluff" FBI letter shows Jordan's narrative is "absolutely nonsense" and a "fictional account," says Frank Figliuzzi
The Independent UK · May 19, 2023 Missouri governor to announce his pick as new St. Louis prosecutor after Kim Gardner resignation Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday will announce his pick to serve out the remainder of Kim Gardner’s term as the chief prosecutor in St. Louis, following her sudden departure earlier this week
The Independent UK · May 19, 2023 Prosecutor suggests any indictments in Trump election investigation would likely come in August The Atlanta prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others broke the law while trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia seems to be suggesting that any grand jury indictments in the case would likely come in August
The Guardian - US · May 19, 2023 He voted in Florida for the first time in 2020. Then came the criminal charges John Boyd Rivers says he was misled by an election official who urged him to vote for the first time in 2020. Now he’s been found guilty of voter fraud
The Guardian - US · May 19, 2023 How Republicans are embracing the accused subway killer Daniel Penny White former marine accused of killing Black street performer has raised more than $2m for his legal defense fund