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Republican 2024 candidates are walking the abortion line. One question is throwing them off balance

For decades an anti-abortion stance was the standard for GOP presidential nominees but since the fall of Roe v Wade, candidates have had to balance remaining loyal to the party without isolating a majority of voters. How will their stance affect their campaigns? Ariana Baio reports

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Will US lawmakers avert looming government shutdown? All you need to know

Hardline Republicans urging deep spending cuts are bringing US gov’t to brink of shutdown as October 1 deadline looms.

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Should Bob Menendez resign? Here’s what fellow Democrats have said

Days after being federally indicted, Bob Menendez has refused to resign leading Democrats to pressure the New Jersey senator to give up his seat

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Trump appears to confuse George W Bush with his brother Jeb in rambling speech

‘They thought (Jeb) Bush because Bush supposedly was a military person. You know what…? He got us into the Middle East’

The Independent UK

Biden joins Michigan picket line to show support for striking autoworkers

US president’s address to union members comes a day before Trump is also set to visit the state and speak to workers.

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Cory Booker joins calls for Menendez to resign after bribery charges

Fellow New Jersey Democratic senator says Bob Menendez should step down in significant blow

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Georgia juror names in Trump case will be kept secret following request from prosecutors over security fears

Fulton County prosecutors warned the court about potential threats to jurors after a wave of online abuse

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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

Through September 24, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 69 vacancies. All of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From August 1 through September 24:

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Democratic Sen. Cory Booker calls on New Jersey colleague Menendez to resign

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is calling on fellow New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to resign

The Independent UK

Senate finds breakthrough on funding as government shutdown looms

Stopgap deal reached Tuesday is a big step forward, but hard-right House Republicans show little sign of relenting on budget

The Guardian - US

Cassidy Hutchinson claims Mark Meadows got drunk on White Claws at White House – as he didn’t know they contained alcohol

Former top aide to Mark Meadows revealed what it was like working in the White House under the Trump adminstration in her new memoir

The Independent UK

Supreme court rejects Alabama’s plea and allows drawing of new congressional map

The new map in place will create a second majority-Black district that will give political power to voters in the Black belt

The Guardian - US

More than half of state legislative district elections lack major party competition

There are 336 (58%) state legislative seats — out of 578 up for election — that are uncontested and have no major party competition in 2023. This is the largest number of seats with no major party competition in an odd year since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2011. Percentage…

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Why do longshot US presidential candidates stay in the race?

Before second Republican debate, experts explain why low-polling candidates hold on despite paltry chances of victory.

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Senate Democrats to Bob Menendez: Resign

Democrats are abandoning New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez in the wake of his federal indictment in a corruption scheme involving his wife and local businessmen.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s Republican-drawn congressional map that discriminates against Black voters

Justices have shot down an attempt from defiant GOP officials ahead of 2024 elections

The Guardian - US

Cassidy Hutchinson says Republicans face ‘make-or-break’ moment on Trump

Former White House aide says Trump ‘almost destroyed democracy’ and is running for president to do it again

The Independent UK

Trump lawyers slam gag order request, calling it attempt to ‘unconstitutionally silence’ campaign

‘The Court should reject this transparent gamesmanship and deny the motion entirely,’ ex-president’s attorneys write in 25-page filing

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Democracy and distrust: overcoming threats to the 2024 US election

The Chicago Project on Security and Threats and the Guardian co-host an event on how to safeguard the future of US democracy at 5pm CT – watch here

The Guardian - US

What does a US shutdown mean? Seven things you should know

Funding for federal agencies will run out on 30 September, a crisis fueled by ideological divisions among House Republicans

The Guardian - US

‘This is not a Trumpy, conservative education’: Florida’s controversial new SAT alternative

Will the Classic Learning Test bring ‘truth and beauty’ back into education – or is it fueling Ron DeSantis’s extremist agenda?

The Independent UK

Trump lawyers say prosecutors want to 'silence' him with gag order in his federal 2020 election case

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are slamming prosecutors’ request for a narrow gag order in his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, calling it an effort to “unconstitutionally silence” his political speech

The Guardian - US

It’s fantastic that Biden is joining the UAW picket line. But he should go further

Biden has pushed key policies to fight soaring US inequality. Yet he’s been reluctant to name and shame its causes

The Guardian - US

Biden joins picket line to tell UAW strikers: ‘You deserve a significant raise’

President makes historic solidarity visit to Detroit-area plant day before Donald Trump amid dispute between union and carmakers

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden’s visit to the UAW picket line is historic – and may pay off politically

The president standing ‘in solidarity’ with striking autoworkers is a powerful gesture that could resonate with key blue-collar voters

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