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Donald Trump’s indictment challenges America to rise to the moment

The difficulty of the decision on charging a former president is no reason to give Trump an unwarranted pass. As with any other citizen, Trump should be called to account for his actions.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 1, 2023

Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.

WEKU · Apr 1, 2023

Will Trump indictment make white evangelicals ditch ‘imperfect vessel’?

White conservative Christians drawn to the ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan have long accepted that the former president is not an ethical paragon

The Guardian - US · Apr 1, 2023

Commentary: Trump’s indictment is a historic first. Here’s why more are likely to follow

The news that a Manhattan grand jury has returned an indictment of Donald Trump — the first criminal charge against a former president in the nation’s history — is monumental in itself. We should pause for a moment to appreciate the giant step that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2023

Editorial: Trump indictment has 2024 implications for both of Florida’s most famous politicians. But what?

The indictment of Donald J. Trump is not a time for his enemies to gloat. It’s not a time for his fervent supporters to violently take to the streets, nor is it a time for the former president to incite them to do so.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2023

Trump Facing at Least 1 Felony Charge in NY Case

Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday. He will be formally arrested and arraigned Tuesday in his…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 1, 2023

Intensity and insults rise as lawmakers debate debt ceiling

This year’s debt ceiling debate has a different feel to it for some lawmakers

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023

Trump indictment ends decades of perceived invincibility

When Donald Trump steps before a judge next week to be arraigned in a New York courtroom, it will not only mark the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023

Will DeSantis Or Pence Be Trump’s Protectors? No, They’re Blowhards: NY Attorney

Florida Gov

Zenger · Apr 1, 2023

Prosecutor hits back against House GOP on Trump indictment

WASHINGTON — The Manhattan district attorney’s office hit back Friday against “unfounded allegations” from House Republicans that the investigation of Donald Trump was politically motivated, as other members of Congress reacted further in the wake of the first indictment of a former president.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2023