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Noah Feldman: Supreme Court’s skepticism of student loan plan has upside for liberals

The future is looking grim for President Joe Biden’s signature $400 billion student debt forgiveness plan. It seems almost certain that the Supreme Court’s conservative justices will accept the state plaintiffs’ argument that they have standing to challenge the program even though it’s far from obvious how it affects them.…

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023

Anti-trans rhetoric took center stage at CPAC amid hostile Republican efforts

Republicans are pursuing a barrage of new restrictions related to healthcare and human rights for transgender people

The Guardian - US · Mar 7, 2023

Nikki Haley's diet-MAGA problem

The race politics of the GOP have only become rawer and more aggressive with each election

Salon · Mar 7, 2023

DeSantis to argue US should be like Fla. ahead of 2024 bid

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' State of the State speech is likely to be more about making a case to lead the country rather than an assessment of Florida’s future

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden

A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December may be blunting a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic leader moves to reshape a broken asylum system that has dogged him and his predecessors

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Don’t gloss over significance of Brandon Johnson’s trip to Selma

The Sun-Times mentioned the trip Johnson made over the weekend but did not do so in context of who he actually is.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2023

Fort Lauderdale mayor decries ‘creeping level of hate’ after vandals deface LGBTQ pride flag painted on street

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The LGBTQ progress pride flag painted on a side street just off Fort Lauderdale beach and State Road A1A was damaged — intentionally, according to the mayor — less than three weeks after it was unveiled.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023

Arnold Schwarzenegger has pointed message for antisemites: ‘You remove your own power’

LOS ANGELES — Arnold Schwarzenegger has issued a powerful, 12-minute address urging antisemites to abandon their hateful ideologies and “choose strength.”

Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2023

‘A mail-biter’? Ald. La Spata ‘encouraged’ by slim margin in 1st Ward — but casts wary eye to ballots trickling in by mail

Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) had 50.1% of the vote after the latest batch of mail-in ballots were tallied, putting him just 12 votes over the minimum needed to avoid a runoff against challenger Sam Royko.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2023

Watchdogs call BS on GOP whistleblowers

"Legitimate whistleblowers must be protected, and these witnesses are clearly not legitimate," expert says

Salon · Mar 7, 2023