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Trump attorneys: Special grand jury probe ‘a clown show’

ATLANTA — The Georgia-based legal team representing Donald Trump accused Fulton County prosecutors of running a “clown-like” investigation into whether the former president and his allies criminally interfered in the state’s 2020 elections.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Trump seizes on Georgia grand jury forewoman’s ‘media tour’ as she comes under fire for jeopardising case

Foreperson’s comments criticised by legal experts and journalists

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Bhumjaithai to revive cannabis bill after election

The Bhumjaithai Party has pledged to push for the passage of a bill on cannabis and hemp in the next House session after the election, after the controversial draft failed to win support this week.

Bangkok Post · Feb 23, 2023

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Trump responds to interviews with grand jury foreperson: ‘This Georgia case is ridiculous’

Former president, under investigation for his election subversion attempts, criticizes jury foreperson for ‘doing a media tour’

The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2023

Trump lawyers blast election probe after grand juror speaks

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers in Georgia are criticizing the Fulton County investigation into potential illegal election meddling after the foreperson of the special grand jury seated to help the probe went public this week

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Temecula leaders turning right as critics try to slam the brakes

Like it or not, the culture wars are on Temecula’s agenda.

The Orange County Register · Feb 23, 2023

Donald Trump promotes his brand of bottled water in visit to train derailment disaster

Speaking at a lectern branded with Make America Great Again 2024 on it, Donald Trump promoted his own brand of water but said he was also donating some 'much lesser quality of water'

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

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Mike Pence effort to block January 6 testimony could succeed, experts say

Constitutional provision could prevent special counsel from obtaining information about conversations with Trump

The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2023

Axios interview: Sen. J.D. Vance sees "our people" hurt by derailment

Vance spoke as he was leaving an event in East Palestine with former President Trump.

Axios · Feb 23, 2023

Scott Perry battles DoJ over work with Trump allies to overturn 2020 election

The far-right congressman is invoking a constitutional clause that allows him to block access to his phone

The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2023

Top state officials push to make spread of US election misinformation illegal

Advocates insist proposed laws will not affect first-amendment protected speech, amid swirl of misinformation around elections

The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2023

A look at Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court primary results

Welcome to the Thursday, February 23, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Feb 23, 2023

Christian right's radicalization worsens

Showily booting the famous Saddleback Church is the latest example of why the church can't keep young people around

Salon · Feb 23, 2023

Idaho may criminalize mRNA vaccines

Anti-vax Republicans lawmakers are taking a page from abortion bans — and public health experts are worried

Salon · Feb 23, 2023

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WEKU · Feb 23, 2023

Americans want Congress to deal with the debt ceiling. How to do it is complicated

A slim majority of respondents in the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll say the debt ceiling should be raised. But they split on whether to cut programs or raise taxes to reduce the national debt.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Q&A: Do you have to be a lawyer to work on the Hill? No, says Rep. Andrea Salinas

Andrea Salinas learned politics — the good and the bad — as a young staffer in the 1990s.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Q&A: Jewish staffer for Rep. Omar decries religion-based hatred

WASHINGTON — In the hours after House Republicans voted to remove his boss from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Jeremy Slevin, a Jewish American and senior adviser to one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, posted to Twitter.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Trump news - live: Judge rules Trump can be questioned in lawsuit as DOJ moves to force Pence to testify

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Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Editorial: What does it take to be president? If you’ve got it, we want documentation

In announcing her decision to run for president in 2024, former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Governor, Nikki Haley, suggested that candidates over the age of 75 should have to undergo a mental competency test. It was an obvious dig at both President Joe Biden, who is 80 years old,…

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Why Biden is unlikely to replace Harris

One of Washington’s quadrennial parlor games is well under way: Will the president (Joe Biden) bolster his re-election prospects by dumping his vice president (Kamala Harris)?

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

COUNTERPOINT: Reparations are expensive — but not repairing the harm costs more

The racial wealth divide between Black and white Americans is much bigger — and more stubborn — than many of us realize.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: Right-wing culture warriors say wokeness is dead. They can't even define it

Across the intellectual heavens, the cry is heard: "Wokeness is dead."

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Commentary: On the debt limit fight, it’s time to end business as usual

President Joe Biden has called for an increase in the debt ceiling. To avoid another fight with Congress on the issue ahead of the 2024 elections, he would need lawmakers to boost the current ceiling by roughly $2.5 trillion. This would allow for total debt of about $34 trillion, or…

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

POINT: Yes to restitution, no to reparations

California is determined to lead the way in reparations for Black Americans.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Commentary: Is more military spending really necessary?

This spring, President Joe Biden is poised to ask Congress for the largest defense budget in history. These budget increases would be on top of an already historically high defense budget.

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