Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada running for reelection Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada says she is running for reelection The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023
Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene? The US politician who told a UK journalist to 'go home' Right-wing politician and conspiracy theorist laid into a UK journalist in an abusive rant Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2023
Mike Pence will comply with subpoena to testify before January 6 grand jury – as it happened Former vice-president will not fight a judge’s order compelling him to appear before a special grand jury The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: Donald Trump doubles down on a false narrative It was a striking spectacle. Donald Trump, little more than two years ago the most powerful person in the world, sat in a courtroom as the first former US president to face criminal charges. Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2023
'We are living through the darkest hours of American history,' Trump says Former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 charges in connection with the alleged payment of bribes to a porn star and others when he appeared in court in New York on Tuesday. The French daily newspapers wonder if the media show won't boost Trump's chances of re-election,… Radio France Internationale · Apr 5, 2023
Long to-do list looms for new Mayor Johnson From assembling a staff and cabinet to speeding up police hiring and devising a plan to stop the usual summer surge of violent crime, the new mayor has his work cut out for him. No wonder so many would-be contenders took a pass. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2023
Trump's court drama sets up primary collision Trump could be facing a criminal trial — maybe more than one — just as the presidential campaign heats up. Axios · Apr 5, 2023
Trump on trial: inside the 7 April Guardian Weekly The case against Donald Trump; Cotton Capital’s ‘smoking gun’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023
Donald Trump warned he is ‘walking a tightrope’ over judge attack Donald Trump was warned on Wednesday that he was “walking a tightrope” after he launched a furious attack on the judge presiding over his historic criminal case in New York. Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2023
Alvin Bragg proves skeptics wrong Trump ruined multiple lives by cheating in the 2016 election — it was a sign of how far he'd go in 2020 Salon · Apr 5, 2023
Trump isn’t the ringmaster he once was. But we’re still watching his show Despite everything, Trump now seems more likely to secure the Republican nomination. He’s still the sun around which the Republican party orbits The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023
Clyburn backs ex-staffer to lead South Carolina Democrats Congressman Jim Clyburn is backing a former staffer in her effort to lead South Carolina’s Democrats, as the state prepares to host the party’s opening presidential primary in 2024 The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023
Trump’s indictment is about more than hush money – it’s a question of democracy And it’s just the first of possibly many charges against the ex-president, the only US head of state to be charged with a crime The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023
Dark money groups push election denialism on US state officials Groups have created incubator of policies that would restrict ballot access and amplify election fraud claims The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2023 What can we expect from Brandon Johnson — Chicago’s next mayor What will the incoming mayor do about high crime rates and low test scores? Here is what Brandon Johnson said on the campaign trail.
Ballotpedia · Apr 5, 2023 Amendment to make school board elections partisan advances in Florida Welcome to the Wednesday, April 5, Brew.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023 First Thing: Trump attacks hush money case in grievance-filled Mar-a-Lago speech Former president appeared subdued in New York, only to return to his inflammatory ways in Florida. Plus, the campaigners using using dating apps to boost voter turnout
Salon · Apr 5, 2023 Trump as Jesus: MAGA jumps the shark The elevation of Donald Trump to the level of god or prophet by his followers represents a much larger trend
Salon · Apr 5, 2023 Minn GOPer: Democracy "not a good thing" A spending bill in the Minnesota legislature would enjoin the state to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
Axios · Apr 5, 2023 House Dems curb their enthusiasm on "high risk" Trump prosecution "We don't need to put kerosene on a fire."
Miami Herald · Apr 5, 2023 Records, not hush money, key to Trump charges. Making case in court poses challenges At first blush, the historic criminal indictment of Donald Trump seems relatively straightforward: The former president faces fraud-related charges stemming from paying hush money to a porn actress at the height of the 2016 election to prevent her from going public about their alleged sexual encounter.
Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023 Mace counters SC bill that says women could get the death penalty for having an abortion South Carolina’s only Republican congresswoman wants to counter a state proposal that could result in women receiving the death penalty for having an abortion.
Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2023 Donald Trump looked ‘worried’ and ‘vulnerable’ in court, says Lord Darroch Donald Trump looked “a bit vulnerable” and “worried” during his appearance at a New York courthouse, former UK ambassador to the US Lord Darroch has said.
Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023 Karl W. Smith: Republicans must get over their fear of Medicare Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy sent a letter last week to President Joe Biden in which he admonished the White House for not taking more seriously talks to raise the nation’s debt limit, currently set at almost $31.4 trillion. The Biden administration responded by saying House Republicans should increase…
Orlando Sentinel · Apr 5, 2023 Editorial: Don’t give DeSantis his own military machine Gov. Ron DeSantis already abuses so many of his powers that he should not be given any more. But naturally, that’s what Florida’s eager-to-please Legislature plans to do.