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Biden and McConnell have a debt limit past. Can they deliver another late-inning save?

McConnell may well wish to wash his hands of this year's blood-letting over the debt limit and all it entails. But he knows it will not be that easy. He may know that better than anyone.

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How did a rare US Senate book bearing King Charles’ name land in a used bookshop?

A leather-bound copy of a US Senate rules book, one of 450 printed for the nation’s 91st Congress in 1969, was discovered on sale for a mere $9.39. The name stamped in gilt letters on its front could offer a unique view into King Charles III’s relationship with America. Io…

The Independent UK

Chief Justice Roberts's Letter to Senator Durbin

Last week Senator Dick Durbin invited Chief Justice Roberts to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Despite my hope that the Chief would send Justice Breyer, Roberts respectfully declined Durbin's invitation. And he sent a letter explaining his decision. The letter is short--only one page--but Roberts packs a lot in…

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80 is different in 2023 than in 1776 – but even back then, a grizzled Franklin led alongside a young Hamilton

President Joe Biden’s announcement that he’s running for another term raises concerns for many Americans. At his potential second inauguration, he would be 82, beating himself in becoming the oldest among American presidents.

The Conversation

Biden gears up for Trump rematch with age and approval front and center

The worst-kept secret in Washington is out – but at 80, and with low approval ratings, the president faces challenges in his re-election bid

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump depicted as superhero, rock star and George Washington on new trading cards

The former president, previously suspended from Meta’s social media services following the January 6 riot, celebrated his first post in 118 weeks by announcing “SERIES 2” of his digital wares

Daily Mirror

War crimes trial of Hashim Thaçi, the 'George Washington of Kosovo', will do little to reduce tensions in the Balkans

Hashim Thaçi, the former president of Kosovo and a founding member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), has been described as “one of the key figures” in the country’s recent history. He was elected as prime minister in January 2008 and declared Kosovo’s independence a month later.

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Trump boasts about making $4.6m from NFT cards that actually plummeted in value

The second series of Trump’s digital trading cards feature him in the likeness of George Washington

The Independent UK

Elvis, BBQ chef, gold chess piece: Trump mocked over ‘nightmare fuel’ NFT trading cards – all priced at $99

The second series of Trump’s digital trading cards feature him in the likeness of George Washington

The Independent UK

Editorial: For his legacy, party and country, the president should consider retirement

Joe Biden could retire from office in January 2025 as one of the most accomplished presidents in U.S. history, and probably the most accomplished one-term president. Instead, he appears determined to embark on a second-term campaign that even a sizable portion of his Democratic admirers would dread for the simple,…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

All the Presidents' dogs in words and pictures

There have been hundreds of dog through the White House from George Washington to Joe Biden, including just one rescue dog and a mixed breed called Satan

Belfast Live

Tennessee House expels 2 Democrats for gun-control protest

The GOP supermajority in the House banished Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who are both Black, for joining a protest for gun control after the Nashville school shooting.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tennessee's state legislature expels 2 of 3 Democrats over gun control protest after Nashville shooting

In an act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans expel two Democrats from the state legislature for their role in a protest that called for more gun control in the aftermath of a school shooting in Nashville.

ABC News

A history of U.S. presidents and hush money payments

The term hush money dates back centuries, and it's been applied to various scandals involving presidents for nearly as long as the U.S. has been a country.

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Trump charged with 34 felony counts in alleged hush money cover-up case

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsification of business records, charges stemming from the alleged cover-up of a hush money payment made in the days before the 2016 election.

Los Angeles Times

Trump surrenders at Manhattan courthouse ahead of arraignment in alleged hush money case

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has surrendered to police ahead of his expected arraignment in New York on Tuesday, when new details are expected about charges he faces stemming from an alleged 2016 hush money scheme and potentially other matters.

The Independent UK

Donald Trump isn't first ex-president to face legal trouble

Donald Trump isn't the first president, in or out of office, to be in legal trouble

The Independent UK

Trump says Ron DeSantis would be working in a pizza parlour if it wasn’t for him

‘Not friends. I didn’t know him well,’ says Trump

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George Skelton: Newsom shouldn't shy away from a State of the State speech

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom insists his presidential ambitions are "subzero," and I believe him. As president, he probably couldn't avoid giving a State of the Union speech before Congress. And he'd hate that.

ABC News

In The Room with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the generous genius behind the runaway success, Hamilton

I've never been more hit up by people for tickets or access to somebody I was interviewing than in the lead up to Lin-Manuel Miranda – and I've sat down with Paul McCartney and Elton John, writes Leigh Sales.

Los Angeles Times

A round barn rises in rural America. There is grief and hope in its rafters

LOGAN COUNTY, Okla. — A curiosity rises amid the wheat fields along rural Highway 33, which cuts through the town of Guthrie.

Salon

CPAC '23: Kari Lake declares war

Is Kari Lake for real or just a grifter? Plus: I totally agree with Steve Bannon about something important

Tribune News Service

Radio host Glenn Beck says he bought Roe vs. Wade collection to ‘expose…culture of death’

WASHINGTON – Glenn Beck, conservative radio host and co-founder of Irving-based Blaze Media, said he is now the owner of an archive detailing the path to securing abortion rights in Roe vs. Wade.

Tribune News Service

Kansas man who pushed Capitol police officer in Jan. 6 riot is sentenced to prison

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas man who pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer during the Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Searching for a (workable) two-party system

Recently, in an election of national significance, a Donald Trump-backed candidate was easily bested in his quest to lead the Michigan Republican Party, a state considered pivotal for control of both the Senate and the presidency in 2024. Trump’s choice for the post, Matthew DePerno, had all the qualifications to…

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