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Newsom vowed to pardon LGBTQ Californians. Only 1 living person has benefited

Three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an initiative to pardon LGBTQ Californians who were prosecuted for being gay, only one living person has benefited from the program.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

Editorial: Abortion ban betrays women — and may break Florida GOP’s hold on power

Anti-reproductive rights extremists in the Florida Legislature are on the brink of going too far. A proposed ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy (that in reality could be as little as one or two) will strip fundamental rights to bodily autonomy from millions of people, exposing the ugly…

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 23, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: How DeSantis' attack on education draws from Ronald Reagan's war on UC Berkeley

The candidate strides to the podium and launches into his attack on his state's educational system. Students are being "indoctrinated" with leftist propaganda by radical professors, he declares.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023

The fight over the debt ceiling could sink the economy. This is how we got here

Once upon a time, raising the nation's borrowing limit was considered a fairly routine vote. Today, Biden and the GOP are on a partisan collision course that risks landing the U.S. in default.

WEKU · Mar 23, 2023

Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

WEKU · Mar 23, 2023

Cynthia M. Allen: When a judge is ridiculed for speaking on campus, like at Stanford, it’s time for action

Sen. Ted Cruz is known for having strong opinions, many of which are needlessly bombastic; some of which are best ignored.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023

Trump’s chilling warning of what will happen after his indictment

The former president’s dark visions of a looming civil war colour his response to potential indictments and depict the aftermath of an election if he loses, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Trump lashes out at Manhattan after supporters fail to turn up to protest indictment in native city: ‘Absolute hellhole!’

Mr Trump’s rant about the city comes as a panel of New Yorkers will soon decide his fate – voting whether or not he will make history as the only former or current US president to ever be criminally indicted

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Trump ‘relishes idea of a perp walk’ as ex-president prepares for indictment

The former president’s confidantes aren’t sure if he is emitting bravado or he is genuine, The New York Times reports

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

How Donald Trump is fundraising over his own ‘arrest’ prediction

The former president spawned a media frenzy after he predicted his arrest, and a fundraising campaign spinning a narrative of his political persecution shortly followed, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023