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‘I am a substantial roadblock’: a Nebraska state senator’s filibuster for trans rights

Machaela Cavanaugh promises to hold up legislation unless bill to block gender-affirming healthcare for youth is dropped

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2023

Jill Biden: Charles' coronation was 'just amazing to see'

First lady Jill Biden says it was “just amazing” to be able to witness the coronation of Britain's King Charles III in person

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

Firefighters’ pension bill could cost Chicago taxpayers $3 billion, city official says

The bill increasing pension benefits for Chicago firefighters hired after Jan. 1, 2011, is co-sponsored by state Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas, whom Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson has picked to serve as his deputy chief of staff

Chicago Sun-Times · May 6, 2023

Biden and McConnell have a debt limit past. Can they deliver another late-inning save?

McConnell may well wish to wash his hands of this year's blood-letting over the debt limit and all it entails. But he knows it will not be that easy. He may know that better than anyone.

WEKU · May 6, 2023

Joe Biden's bizarre explanation for NOT attending King Charles' Coronation

Joe Biden has sent US First Lady Jill Biden and granddaughter Finnegan Biden along to King Charles' Coronation - and there is a very specific reason why the US Commander in Chief is not in attendance

Daily Mirror · May 6, 2023

AP News Digest 3:30 a.m.

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The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

‘Why didn’t you scream?’: Trump lawyer takes hostile approach to rape trial

Joe Tacopina’s outdated tactics have won freedom for accused killers and rapists, but will they work in E Jean Carroll case?

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2023

WV candidates still fighting over 2020; voters, not so much

Some Republican officeholders in West Virginia are already revving up campaigns for governor in 2024

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

Biden hopes strong job market means soft landing for economy

For President Joe Biden, the past few days have raised hopes that the U.S. economy can stick a soft landing—possibly avoiding a recession as the 2024 election nears

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

South Shore residents angry about migrant shelter would make MAGA proud

The community meeting where people shouted ‘We don’t want them here’ and one person held up a ‘Build the Wall’ sign was a pathetic and embarrassing display of NIMBYism in a city that prides itself on its racial and ethnic diversity.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 6, 2023