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New Orleans mayor fights lowered recall signature threshold

The mayor of New Orleans is challenging a court settlement that significantly lowered the number of petition signatures her opponents need to force a recall election

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Trump blames Pence for Jan 6. violence

Even Fox News hosts laughed at Trump's claim that "in many ways" Jan. 6 was Pence's fault

Salon · Mar 14, 2023

Voters in Burlington, Vermont, and Redondo Beach, California, approve ranked-choice voting measures

Voters in Burlington, Vermont, and Redondo Beach, California approved ranked-choice voting measures in local elections on March 7.

Ballotpedia · Mar 14, 2023

Border Militia Bill Reveals Texas GOP’s Scheme to Expand State Enforcement Powers

Opponents call it a dangerous vigilante move that will get innocent people killed.

Texas Observer · Mar 14, 2023

Pat Schroeder, a pioneering female member of Congress, dies. She was 82

ORLANDO, Fla. — Pat Schroeder, a Colorado congresswoman, presidential candidate and longtime Central Florida resident, died Monday. She was 82.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 14, 2023

Jim Jordan's committee: A shameless sham

As Capitol Hill investigators who have worked for both parties, we see Jordan's far-right snipe hunt as a mockery

Salon · Mar 14, 2023

Trump lawyer floats "Melania defense"

Trump attorney Joe Tacopina claims the hush-money payment was to avoid "embarrassing" himself and his wife

Salon · Mar 14, 2023

Don't trust the news media? That's good

Everyone seems to hate what they call “the media.”

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2023

The Republicans who want to sentence women to death for abortion

South Carolina representative Rob Harris’s bill has so far attracted 21 co-sponsors

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

The GOP's bubble of Trump denial

He's the frontrunner.

Axios · Mar 14, 2023