Pressure grows on Weisselberg to flip "I think there will be another chapter" former Manhattan special assistant district attorney predicts Salon · Apr 6, 2023
Bannon urged RFK Jr. to challenge Biden Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed to run against Biden in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary Salon · Apr 6, 2023
Next mayor has his work cut out for him Being the Defund-the-Police guy is actually liberating. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 6, 2023
DeSantis lays out Florida as blueprint for Republican success in Michigan speech MIDLAND, Mich. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted recent GOP victories in the sunshine state as a roadmap for national Republican wins as he spoke Thursday to a packed crowd of Michigan Republicans. Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023
Is Donald Trump in jail? The ex-president appeared for a historic arraingment in New York on Tuesday The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023
Clarence Thomas faces impeachment calls after reports of undisclosed gifts Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemns ‘shocking corruption’ after ProPublica report details luxury items from top Republican donor The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2023
Trump’s Arrest Is ‘Karma,’ Says Wrongfully Accused Man Who Former President Wanted To Be Executed Yusef Salaam, one of five Black and Latino men dubbed the Exonerated Five, calling out Donald Trump for them to be executed Zenger · Apr 6, 2023
House GOP subpoenas ex-prosecutor in escalation of Manhattan DA investigation The Manhattan DA’s office told attorney Mark Pomerantz not to cooperate. Axios · Apr 6, 2023
House Republicans subpoena former prosecutor in Trump case House Republicans have subpoenaed one of the former Manhattan prosecutors who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last year in a clash over the direction of the probe The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023
Wisconsin GOP wants to impeach new judge Even other Republicans decried using "impeachments to overturn elections" Salon · Apr 6, 2023
Amendment To Require Direct Partisan Primary Elections Will Be Decided By Arizona Voters In 2024 Voters in Arizona will decide on an amendment requiring direct partisan primaries allowing parities to nominate their candidate Zenger · Apr 6, 2023
How to face Congress Carefully crafted, long-term communication strategies are key. Axios · Apr 6, 2023
Former elections chief Chris Hollins drops bid for Houston mayor Facing a crowded field, Hollins, who served briefly as Harris County clerk in 2020, announced Thursday he will instead run to be Houston’s chief financial officer. The Texas Tribune · Apr 6, 2023
Ex-head of Michigan marijuana board charged with bribery Federal authorities say the former head of a Michigan medical marijuana licensing board accepted $110,000 in bribes to influence his decisions The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023
Salon · Apr 6, 2023 NC Dem leaves party — giving GOP control Tricia Cotham accused of "bait-and-switch" after constituents "overwhelmingly for a Democrat to represent them"
Ballotpedia · Apr 6, 2023 Recent party switches give Republicans two new legislature-wide veto-proof majorities Over the past month, two state legislators—Louisiana Rep. Francis Thompson and North Carolina Rep. Tricia Cotham—left the Democratic Party to join the Republicans. Both changes gave their new parties legislature-wide veto-proof majorities in their respective states.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2023 Kari Lake, Marjorie Taylor Greene bank on defending Trump to boost their political fortunes PALM BEACH, Fla. — As supporters awaited former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago after his Tuesday arraignment, Kari Lake walked into a ballroom of people cheering and chanting her name.
Salon · Apr 6, 2023 Trump judge and family facing threats Officials boost security and scrub online bios amid "troubling" posts on Truth Social
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023 Donald Trump Jr confirms he signed father’s porn star ‘hush money’ check In the criminal indictment unsealed on Tuesday, prosecutors allege a check made out to Mr Trump’s former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen was falsely recorded in the Trump Organization’s business records
The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023 Trump’s latest personal attacks on judges could further weaken people's declining trust in American rule of law When former President Donald Trump was arraigned in a Manhattan criminal court on April 4, 2023, Judge Juan Merchan warned him to “refrain” from making social media posts that could incite violence or “jeopardize the rule of law.”
The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023 Student reporters fill crucial gap in state government coverage The local news business is in crisis. The nation is currently losing two community newspapers a week, on average, and 70 million Americans live in news deserts, communities with little or no local news coverage. In much of the remaining territory, all that’s left are decimated newsrooms and advertisement-heavy publications…
Reason · Apr 6, 2023 Connecticut S. Ct. Sharply Limits State's "Racial Ridicule" Law Prosecutors and police had read the law, which restricts "advertisements," as broadly banning racial slurs; the Connecticut court read it, as written, to restrict only commercial advertisements.
The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2023 Marjorie Taylor Greene calls New York City disgusting, filthy and repulsive Georgia representative calls city ‘a terrible place’ after visit to support Donald Trump at court appearance
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023 First Thing: Trump most popular Republican despite indictment Hours after his court appearance, it was clear the political calculus remained unchanged. Plus, can ChatGPT make me healthier, happier, more productive?
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023 Exonerated Central Park Five member turns tables on Trump ‘On the day he was arrested and arraigned, here is my ad in response,’ Yusef Salaam says