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James Watt, sharp-tongued and pro-development Interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Johnson urged to fire CTA and CHA chiefs

Ald. Jeanette Taylor argued that CHA CEO Tracey Scott deserves to be ousted because the agency has failed to deliver on its fundamental mission — and the same goes for CTA President Dorval Carter Jr.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2023

Are Republican leaders actually coming to their senses?

Recent incidents have reflected a reaffirmation of traditional American values by GOP leaders who have framed some of their criticism of Donald Trump in moral terms. If not an earthquake, these developments are at least tremors that suggest something may be changing in the Republican Party.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2023

Trump seeks new trial in E Jean Carroll sex abuse case

Donald Trump's lawyers are seeking a new trial and for a $US5 million sum awarded to E Jean Carroll in a sexually abuse case to be reduced.

The New Daily · Jun 8, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court overturns Alabama’s congressional maps in Allen v. Milligan decision

On June 8, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Alabama’s congressional redistricting plan adopted in November 2021 and used in the state’s 2022 elections violated the Voting Rights Act and must be redrawn to include a second majority-Black district.

Ballotpedia · Jun 8, 2023

Far-right members of Congress rebel against McCarthy and hold up House votes

The House will hold its next votes on Monday

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Bipartisan deal reached to save Milwaukee from bankruptcy

Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers have reached a bipartisan deal to provide more funding to local governments across Wisconsin, including cash-strapped Milwaukee city and county

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Pat Robertson obituary

US TV evangelist who sought the Republican presidential nomination and helped make religion central to the party’s politics

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

Expert: SCOTUS wrongly awarded GOP House

Supreme Court rejecting Alabama maps that diluted Black voting power may have big implications in other states

Salon · Jun 8, 2023

Do I have the right to write this?

Brandon Johnson says you must live within Chicago to air an opinion about the city. He’s wrong.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2023