Mitt Romney breaks from GOP to defend Biden response to Chinese spy balloon Republicans have seized on the surveillance craft to criticize Biden’s policies and position with China The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Donald Trump returns to Facebook and Instagram after suspension for election lies Suspension of former president’s accounts lifted by Facebook and Instagram Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023
Voters worry about crime, police chief lays groundwork for exit and more in your Chicago news roundup Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2023
Family: Suspect in power grid plot embraced racist ideology Relatives of a Maryland woman who allegedly conspired with a Florida-based neo-Nazi leader to plan a crippling attack on Baltimore's power grid say she has a long history of white supremacist beliefs The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
House passes resolutions to block DC voting, criminal code changes WASHINGTON — The House passed resolutions Thursday to overturn District of Columbia bills that would allow immigrants to vote in local elections and reduce criminal penalties, the first time the chamber has voted to nix local measures in eight years. Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023
Trump has paid himself almost $1m from donors since leaving the White House Mr Trump’s political committees’ largest expenditure has been his own legal fees The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Former Michigan governor hopeful Perry Johnson exploring presidential bid, preps Super Bowl ad LANSING, Mich. — Republican Perry Johnson, a Michigan businessman and former candidate for governor, is launching a campaign committee to potentially run for president along with funding Super Bowl ads to back his possible bid in the key state of Iowa. Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023
Pfizer, George Soros and Robert Mueller: GOP’s ‘weaponisation’ hearing goes after an array of conservative boogeymen A committee hearing held as payback for probes into Donald Trump quickly devolved The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Donald Trump might lose millions in backing from conservative donors WASHINGTON — Key Republicans are trying to choke off any momentum that Donald Trump can build for a third White House campaign to make room for a fresh GOP standard-bearer. Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023
Group asks how African American course violates Florida law The organization that created a high school African American studies program rejected by Florida says it’s still waiting for specifics from the state about how the course violates state law The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prison A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to three years in prison The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Democrats, Republicans need fresh faces for presidential picks Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump should be running for president in 2024. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2023
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig assaulted in apartment elevator WASHINGTON — Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig was assaulted in an elevator in her D.C. apartment building on Thursday, her chief of staff said in a statement. Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023
Don't buy GOP cheers for Social Security "Republicans have told us over and over again that they want to cut Social Security," advocacy group warns Salon · Feb 9, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023 Minnesota congresswoman assaulted at Washington apartment Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota is recovering after an assault in her Washington apartment building
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023 Watch: Biden addresses social security and medicare in Tampa Watch as Joe Biden discusses his plan to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, and lower healthcare costs.
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023 Democrat Jamie Raskin blasts House GOP’s ‘weaponisation’ committee as a way to boost Trump’s 2024 run The Maryland Democrat cites the words from Jim Jordan saying the hearings are a means to ‘frame up the 2024 race’
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023 Minnesota congresswoman used hot coffee to fend off man who attacked her in elevator of DC apartment building Attacker ‘punched her on the chin area of her face, and later grabbed her neck,’ police report states
Texas Observer · Feb 9, 2023 Before ‘Lawrence’: From Sodomy to Queer Liberation Wesley G. Phelps’ new history book reveals how gay persecution in the Lone Star State spurred the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights nationwide.
WEKU · Feb 9, 2023 Biden had a sick burn in his State of the Union speech. 'Lots of luck' explaining it President Biden wished congressional Republicans "lots of luck in your senior year" during his State of the Union speech — a taunt that had a lot of people wondering.
The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2023 Joe Biden has steadied the nation – why don’t his polling numbers reflect this? Biden’s State of the Union address is a reminder of how good a president he has been, but majorities believe he has made no progress
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023 GOP asks for records from Biden's family on business deals House Republicans have made the first official requests for documents from Hunter and James Biden regarding foreign business dealings
Salon · Feb 9, 2023 Trump pockets nearly $1M in donor cash The former president is using campaign funds from his supporters to pay himself "rent"
Salon · Feb 9, 2023 GOP rages at Biden for exposing agenda “President Biden did a great job highlighting the issue and calling out the hypocrisy,” Democrat says
Salon · Feb 9, 2023 Mississippi GOP's white power grab "It strips the right of Black folks to vote," Jackson mayor says, comparing the bill to "apartheid"