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Trump used classified docs as notepads

Expert: Trump's team will have a tough time defending his "disregard for the security of classified material"

Salon

Attorney General Garland set to face his GOP critics as Justice Department is under heavy scrutiny

Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to come face-to-face with his most ardent critics as House Republicans prepare to use a routine oversight hearing to interrogate him about what they claim is the “weaponization” of the Justice Department under President Joe Biden

The Independent UK

GOP presidential hopeful Doug Burgum says he'd leave abortion laws up to the states

In an NPR Politics Podcast interview, the North Dakota governor shares his views on wide-ranging issues, including the role of the federal government in regulating abortion and transgender issues.

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Tired of the Republican primary, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump shifts focus to Biden

Former President Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on President Biden in another sign his campaign is looking past the Republican primaries — and focusing more on the general election ahead.

WEKU

Trump told aide to pretend to ‘know nothing about boxes’ of secret papers, report says

Trump gave to-do list on classified notecards, aide claims

The Independent UK

3 fake electors want Georgia election subversion charges against them to be moved to federal court

Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans, who falsely claimed that Donald Trump won the state and they were “duly elected and qualified” electors, are set to argue that their criminal charges should be moved from state to federal court

The Independent UK

Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024

One of the biggest fights over abortion rights this year is in Virginia, where all of the state House and Senate seats are up for reelection

The Independent UK

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Biden's Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits

As migration to the United States from Venezuela and other countries soars, Democratic elected officials are pressing the Biden administration to quickly grant work permits for asylum-seekers while their cases wind through immigration courts

The Independent UK

Trump's Preposterous Defense in the Purloined Documents Case

The former president suggests he was not obliged to obey a subpoena seeking classified records.

Reason

Supporters of reparations for Black residents urge San Francisco to push forward

More than 200 people rallied outside San Francisco's City Hall to urge supervisors to act on reparations for Black residents

The Independent UK

Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup

Texas is holding elections, including for state legislative offices, on March 5, 2024. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Ballotpedia

Some Virginia Democrats say livestreamed sex acts a distraction from election's real stakes

More Virginia Democrats are beginning to cast the controversy surrounding a legislative candidate who livestreamed herself performing sex acts as a distraction from the stakes of this fall’s elections

The Independent UK

Duckworth blasts ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ senator for blocking vote to confirm U.S. attorney in Chicago

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is scorching Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. for their holds on military and Justice Department nominees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kentucky Supreme Court reviews state's Republican-drawn legislative, congressional maps

Kentucky Democrats have taken their legal fight to the state’s highest court in challenging Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts

The Independent UK

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Biden faces pressure to join auto workers picket line as Trump sets sights on Detroit

White House won’t dispatch labour officials to Michigan, for now

Ballotpedia

Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly

As of Sept. 17, Ballotpedia has tracked 12 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 12, Ballotpedia tracked two from Sept. 11-17. Republicans sponsored the two bills.The two bills are below:

The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders-backed group to support Barbara Lee in California Senate primary

Left rallies around Lee as three House Democrats battle to replace aging Feinstein

The Independent UK

There is ‘no real evidence’ Biden will replace Harris on the 2024 ticket. So why is the chatter persisting?

Shaking up the ticket would also shake up the entire Democratic Party at a time when most agree it can’t afford weakness, John Bowden writes

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Colorado roundup

Colorado is holding elections, including for school boards, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott says special legislative session on “school choice” coming in October

The governor promised political consequences if lawmakers cannot pass legislation allowing for publicly subsidized school vouchers before March primaries.

The Independent UK

West Point sued over using race as an admissions factor in the wake of landmark Supreme Court ruling

West Point has been sued in federal court for using race and ethnicity as factors in admissions by the same group behind the lawsuit that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz’s motion to vacate Kevin McCarthy as House speaker ‘found discarded in men’s restroom’

The Florida Republican has long opposed the House Speaker and has repeatedly threatened to remove him from his post

The Independent UK

Chaos erupts in House GOP as lawmakers fail to advance spending bill

‘I’m disappointed. I am p***ed off,’ one Republican congressman says about the failure

The Independent UK

Trump’s Georgia co-defendants start to turn on ex-president

Jeffrey Clark’s lawyer was trying to demonstrate that his client was simply working in his capacity as a DOJ official in an effort to move the case to federal court

The Independent UK

Trump’s public statements are being influenced by his lawyers, legal expert says

‘He’s begun to pepper his proclamations with hedges, such as ‘in my opinion’ or ‘that’s what I think.’ That’s lawyer-prescribed to try to shield him from outright lies,’ Harry Litman says

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