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A Trump victory against DeSantis — in KY

"The Trump culture of winning is alive and well in Kentucky" claimed Daniel Cameron after his GOP primary win

Salon · May 18, 2023

Internal skepticism emerges on Democrats’ debt ceiling tactic

Rep. Jared Golden said the Democrats' discharge petition is not a "real strategy."

Axios · May 18, 2023

Inside the Biden campaign's plan to win back Latino voters

Democrats aim to build on the playbook they used with surprising success in last year's midterms.

Axios · May 18, 2023

Philadelphia's likely next mayor could offer model for how Democrats talk about crime

The Democrat who will almost certainly become Philadelphia’s next mayor wants to hire hundreds of additional police officers and says officers should be able to stop and search pedestrians if they have a legitimate reason to do so

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US states

Hundreds of measures targeting transgender people have been proposed in statehouses this year, and several have moved forward this week

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

South Carolina advances 6-week abortion ban

South Carolina's Republican-controlled state House of Representatives late Wednesday passed a "fetal heartbeat" bill to ban abortions about six weeks into pregnancy, before most people know they are pregnant, moving it to the state Senate where its fate is less certain.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

Democratic Minneapolis City Council candidate says he doesn't condone violence, days after melee

Days after chaos erupted at a Democratic nominating convention for a Minneapolis City Council seat, one of the candidates says he does not condone violence

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

The Chief Judge of the Northern District of Texas Responds to Senator Schumer

The majority leader, and everyone else, should listen to the voice of Godbey on single-judge divisions.

Reason · May 18, 2023

FACT FOCUS: Videos of empty store aisles are unrelated to Florida’s immigration bill

A sweeping immigration bill recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is sparking fears of deserted workplaces – and barren grocery shelves

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

North Carolina Republican apologises for ‘thinly-veiled racial’ attack

‘Would you have not been able to achieve these if you were not an athlete or a minority?’

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023