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The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

First Thing: Biden warns of ‘hate and extremism’ in the US

The president spoke in Selma at the site of ‘Bloody Sunday’, which led to passage of historic voting rights legislation nearly 60 years ago. Plus, why women are mad as hell

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Georgia Republicans race to pass laws to restrict and challenge votes

In the final days of the legislative session, there’s also a push to create a mechanism to unseat county election board members

The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2023

Florida Republicans propose ‘fascist’ bill to remove trans kids from parents’ custody

The bill follows 2022’s “Don’t Say Gay” law

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Doyle McManus: DeSantis wants to displace Trump as the GOP's 2024 nominee. But he has hurdles to overcome

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn't announced that he's running for president, but he's doing a convincing job of acting like a candidate.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 6, 2023

John M. Crisp: Is all politics truly local?

Is all politics truly local? If so, how do we account for many of the priorities on the list of the bills that my home state’s legislature hopes to pass this year?

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2023

Editorial: The GOP’s Mayorkas impeachment sideshow

When Republicans won control of the U.S. House in the 2022 elections, we expected they would use their power to push politically motivated investigations. And indeed they have done just that, starting with the wasteful and pointless exercise of gathering evidence to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 6, 2023

Nearly half of Chicago voters didn’t choose Brandon Johnson or Paul Vallas in mayoral election. Winning them over could be key in April runoff

CHICAGO — Just months ago, few Chicagoans would have expected Paul Vallas or Brandon Johnson to best incumbent Lori Lightfoot and survive to the mayoral runoff election.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 6, 2023

DeSantis’ sway over Florida Legislature unprecedented ahead of 2024 bid

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When Florida lawmakers met for their annual legislative session last year, they championed bills that led to months of headlines for Gov. Ron DeSantis about sexual orientation, abortion, immigration, voting and the teaching of the nation’s racial history.

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2023

Jill Biden says husband Joe would never take old age competency test

First lady dismisses presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s proposal as ‘ridiculous’

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023