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Florida Sheriff Rejects Expanded Immigration Role Suggested by New Law: 'I Didn't Sign Up to Be ICE'

"If you're not a bad guy, you haven't committed a crime or you're not one of the people that's here illegally that's a convicted murderer, there's no problem," said the Palm Beach County Sheriff

Latin Times · Mar 3, 2025

Andrew Cuomo Announces Run For NYC Mayor

Andrew Cuomo's entry into the NYC mayoral race stirs controversy over past allegations and achievements as governor.

Top News · Mar 3, 2025

From opposing robber barons to the New Deal to desegregation to DOGE, state attorneys general have long taken on Washington

The start of President Donald Trump’s second term has been a bonanza for the attorneys general of blue states. As the president has released his blizzard of executive orders and axed federal funding and programs on which states rely, these attorneys general have filed suits designed to put the brakes…

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2025

UN rights chief worried by ‘fundamental shift’ in US direction under Trump

Volker Turk tells UN Human Rights Council policies meant to protect the marginalised are being called ‘discriminatory’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2025

Republican state lawmakers galvanize to attack same-sex marriage

The recent wave of GOP-led bills comes as Trump becomes emboldened in orders against LGBTQ+ communities

The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2025

Texas Republican focuses on rebrand of ‘New York strip’ steak to ‘Texas strip’ amid outbreak

As state grapples with worst measles outbreak in decades, Patrick homes in on resolution to ‘better market Texas beef’

The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2025

Republican donors trying to unseat Pittsburgh’s progressive Black mayor

Democratic primary battle promising to be biggest test for progressive movement since Trump’s presidential victory

The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2025

Democrats need an attitude adjustment

Democrats irritated by voters who elected them need an attitude adjustment

Salon · Mar 3, 2025

Trump-Zelenskyy showdown: In the age of e-lafda, politics and everything else is just performance

Something happened in the White House that felt strangely familiar to Goregaon West, Mumbai. The difference, of course, is that the White House is the office of the most powerful president in the world, while Goregaon West is home to the Bigg Boss set. But in our times, that distinction…

Newslaundry · Mar 3, 2025

Perils of Unitary Executive Theory

The originalist case for a unitary executive falls apart in an era when many of the powers wielded by the executive branch were not originally supposed to be federal powers in the first place.

Reason · Mar 3, 2025