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How a Florida-based election skeptic came to run elections in California

Clint Curtis, who once claimed to build vote-flipping software, will now lead elections in a conservative county

The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025

Justice Sonia Sotomayor urges lawyers to stand up for embattled legal system

Supreme court justice does not mention Trump by name but called threats and harassment ‘an attack on democracy’

The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025

Trump corruption: Bigger and better

What's the difference between the Trump family and the US government? No one knows — you have to pay to find out

Salon · May 9, 2025

Rümeysa Öztürk, detained Tufts student, released from federal custody – as it happened

Turkish national and PhD student was arrested by US agents in March over her pro-Palestinian political speech

The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025

Why is Trump so fixated on toys for little girls?

Asked about his tariffs’ impact, the president has repeatedly pointed to dolls – because they’re seen as feminine, childlike and frivolous

The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV May Be the First American Pope, but He's Not a Trump Fan: 'Do You Not See the Suffering?'

Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, has a history of blasting Trump's immigration policies. Discover how his bold stance could shake up US-Vatican ties.

Latin Times · May 9, 2025

Large investors increased stake in Trump Media by hundreds of millions

SEC filing revelations raise questions about big business’s desire to curry favor with Trump and his administration

The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025

OPINION - Richard Dawkins: Save our democracy — by copying the Catholic church

The death of the good pope Francis focuses attention on the historic procedure by which the Roman church elects its leader. The College of Cardinals reminds me of the US Electoral College and a point I have made before. It could become the ideal way to choose the leader of…

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

US trade deal a ‘political win’ but will do little for UK growth, say experts

Sir Keir Starmer said the trade agreement struck on Thursday is a ‘historic’ deal, but economists played down the benefits for the economy at large.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Trump’s fake invasion: An old GOP trick

Before Trump invented an "invasion" by Venezuelan "terrorists," Bush cooked up fake evidence for war in Iraq

Salon · May 9, 2025