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How California reparations proposals could become law

California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force is preparing to send its recommendations to lawmakers

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

What does indicted mean and what charges could Trump face?

Donald Trump has become first president in US history to face criminal charges

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Trump indicted by grand jury in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s ‘hush money’ probe; surrender expected Tuesday

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was indicted Thursday by a Manhattan grand jury in the Stormy Daniels hush money probe, an unprecedented legal move marking the first criminal charges in U.S. history brought against a former president, The New York Daily News has learned.

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023

Gisele Fetterman slams ‘power hungry wife’ description in op-ed

‘To hear my critics tell it, it’s my fault that John ran for Senate. It’s my fault that he won. It’s my fault that he had a stroke, and it’s my fault that he’s depressed’

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Don Blankenship Loses Libel Lawsuit Against Donald Trump, Jr., Who Called Blankenship a "Felon"

Coal baron and later Senate candidate Blankenship had been convicted of a misdemeanor, and served a year in prison for it; a federal judge has concluded that Blankenship hadn't introduced enough evidence that Trump, Jr. knew that he had erred in calling Blankenship a "felon."

Reason · Mar 30, 2023

North Dakota governor vetoes transgender pronouns bill

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited public school teachers from referring to students by pronouns different from the sex assigned to them at birth

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

As debt ceiling talks stall, Speaker McCarthy says GOP may move its own bill

President Biden and Speaker McCarthy continue to spar over the next steps in negotiations on the debt ceiling. The country faces a historic default if no deal is reached before the summer deadline.

WEKU · Mar 30, 2023

Ex-Boston officer charged with assaulting cop in Jan. 6 riot

A former Boston police officer has been arrested on charges that he assaulted a police officer after storming the U.S. Capitol with the mob of President Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

City Council declares its independence, Opening Day arrives and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 30, 2023

Stanford grapples with free speech after protesters disrupt talk by conservative judge

Stanford Law School has announced its associate dean of diversity is on leave, the latest fallout from an event that brought a Trump-appointed judge — and 100 student protestors — to the university earlier this month.

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023