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Should US get rid of debt ceiling altogether? Lawmakers consider it as crisis looms

Its weaponization threatens US economic standing, so some are considering doing away with the ‘anachronistic’ rule

The Guardian - US · May 8, 2023

North Dakota governor OKs law to ignore transgender pronouns

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law that allows public school teachers and government employees to ignore the pronouns their transgender students and colleagues use

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Lawyer: Trump "witness against himself"

"E Jean Carroll wasn't hiding anything," attorney Roberta Kaplan said. "He didn't even bother to show up"

Salon · May 8, 2023

The Company You Keep season finale recap: Charlie and Emma take on the Maguires

In The Company You Keep season finale, Charlie, Emma and Daphne make a plan to take down the Maguires, while Leo and Fran work their own con.

WhatToWatch · May 8, 2023

Rep. Danny Davis to make it official, will run again

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin last month said she was exploring a congressional bid, but would run only if Davis retired.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 8, 2023

Judge: Wisconsin fake electors complaint must be reheard

A Wisconsin judge says he will order that the state elections commission reconsider a complaint filed against fake Republican electors who attempted in 2020 to cast the state’s electoral ballots for former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Lawsuit: Yellen should ignore 'unconstitutional' debt limit

A union of government employees sued Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and President Joe Biden to try to stop them from complying with the law that limits the government’s total debt, which the lawsuit contends is unconstitutional

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Closing arguments start for columnist's claims against Trump

A jury is hearing closing arguments from a lawyer for the advice columnist who says Donald Trump sexually attacked her in a department store in 1996

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

AP source: Biden would veto House GOP bill on immigration

President Joe Biden would veto a House GOP bill that aims to restrict asylum, build more border wall and cut a program that allows migrants a chance to stay in the U.S. lawfully

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Wisconsin election officials want to revive 'critical' plan

Election officials in battleground Wisconsin hope to revive plans for a new division intended to work with the public and deal with an onslaught of records requests and complaints

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023