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Robin Abcarian: I almost wrote off Joe Biden in 2020. Boy, was I wrong then. What about now?

Was I the only journalist in America who thought President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech Tuesday was hard to watch? At least until he departed from his script and began sparring with the nation's rudest Republicans?

Los Angeles Times · Feb 13, 2023

DeSantis’s corporate donors under fire for ‘hypocrisy’ over Black History Month

Companies such as Amazon, Disney and Walmart funded Florida governor who has imposed curbs on teaching about race in schools

The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2023

Haley faces 'high-wire act' in 2024 bid against Trump

Few have navigated the turbulent politics of the Trump era like Nikki Haley

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

College Board accuses Florida of political motivations in AP course dispute

TAMPA, Fla. — Taken aback by Florida’s attacks against its new AP African American studies course, the College Board late Saturday denounced the state Department of Education, saying it used the course to advance a politically motivated agenda.

Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023

Trump was subpoenaed for folder with classification markings before turning it over, report says

Latest batch of turned-over documents follows FBI searches at Biden, Pence residences

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott says he favors ban on transgender women competing in collegiate women’s sports

In 2021, Texas passed a law restricting transgender athletes’ participation in K-12 sports. Now there’s talk of extending those limits to colleges and universities.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 12, 2023

Republicans have filed dozens of bills to disrupt transgender youth health care

Republican lawmakers in more than half the states are continuing a party-line push to restrict doctors and other medical providers from offering some gender-affirming health care to minors, even with parents’ consent.

Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023

‘I want him to run’: South Carolina Rep Jim Clyburn backs Biden 2024 bid

‘I see no reason for him not to run,’ influential South Carolina congressman Jim Clyburn says

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023

Two North Side wards, two retirements — and 16 choices for voters

Ten people are elbowing for position in the 48th Ward, angling to succeed Ald. Harry Osterman, and six are eyeing the neighboring 46th Ward, hoping to succeed Ald. James Cappleman

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 12, 2023

GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin's Black voters

Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin’s biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023