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Texas Resigns From ERIC, Citing Compliance Issues With Senate Bill 1070

Texas becomes ninth state to withdraw from multi-state voter list maintenance organization ERIC

Zenger

A Black prosecutor was elected in Georgia – so white Republicans made their own district

After Jared Williams was elected Augusta DA, a lawyer and state lawmaker made an unusual proposal: that the whitest county split from the circuit

The Guardian - US

Trump lawyer meeting signals indictment

Trump was indicted three days after the last time his lawyers met with the special counsel's team

Salon

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Mitch McConnell fell earlier this month, before freezing mid-sentence this week

Republican also fell and sustained concussion four months ago and reportedly uses wheelchair in crowded airports

The Guardian - US

Trump lawyers meeting with prosecutors as potential new federal indictment looms, AP source says

Lawyers for Donald Trump are meeting with members of special counsel Jack Smith’s team as a potential indictment looms over the former president’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Opposes Military Women’s Right To Abortion

Controversial remarks add to growing list of contentious statements by the Georgia Republican.

Zenger

Black fraternity moves Florida event over DeSantis’s ‘assault’ on minorities

Alpha Phi Alpha joins a number of companies and organizations boycotting state in protest of governor’s extremist positions

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Republican congressman faces wrath of DeSantis campaign with call to ‘correct’ Black history standards

Byron Donalds called on Florida officials to fix curriculum guidelines that suggest enslaved people developed ‘skills’ for ‘personal benefit’

The Independent UK

Trump told to ‘expect’ indictment after lawyers meet special counsel

Mr Trump’s team is bracing for a third indictment of the ex-president

The Independent UK

DeSantis is defending new slavery teachings. Civil rights leaders see a pattern of 'policy violence'

Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s new governor

The Independent UK

Little girl looks bemused as Trump signs autograph on her hand in permanent marker

Social media users questioned what he had written and why he used permanent marker on the child’s skin

The Independent UK

Has Trump unleashed a new civil war?

This struggle isn't violent, so far — but if states break away from federal control, the United States is finished

Salon

Lawyers refuse Trump "suicide mission"

"Infamously difficult client" Trump is struggling to replace top attorneys who abruptly resigned last month

Salon

Ron DeSantis mocked as ‘unhinged’ after saying he’ll consider RFK Jr to lead CDC or FDA if elected

RFK Jr is an outspoken anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist – making him an odd choice to head up the CDC or FDA

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Alabama is not the first state to defy a Supreme Court ruling: 3 essential reads on why that matters

In its 5-4 Allen v. Milligan decision on June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the state of Alabama to redraw its congressional voting districts and consider race as it made up the new districts. The court had found that the state’s political districts diluted the strength of Black…

The Independent UK

DeSantis will headline barbecue billed as the largest annual gathering of South Carolina Republicans

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to headline next month a barbecue billed as South Carolina’s largest annual gathering of Republicans

The Independent UK

Why was Donald Trump impeached twice during his presidency?

A refresher on the Zelensky call and the Capitol riot, two events on which history will not look kindly

The Independent UK

What is an indictment? Donald Trump facing third of 2023 over Capitol riot

Republican is already the first former US president ever to face federal charges

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The Independent UK

Who is Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who could take down Trump

A district attorney with a long history of targeting organised crime gangs has the former president in her sights, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Unanswered questions about Trump’s looming January 6 indictment

Special counsel Jack Smith expected to unveil charges imminently but what they will be and what impact the case will have on the Republican presidential race remains to be seen

Chicago Sun-Times

To stop abortions, 19 GOP attorneys general want access to women’s medical information. They won’t get it from Illinois.

As attorney general, defending access to reproductive care and patient privacy are among my top concerns. Attempts to invade patient privacy likely won’t stop with abortion.

The Independent UK

Who is Jack Smith? The ex-war crimes prosecutor who is coming for Trump

Department of Justice veteran has prosecuted corrupt politicians in the US and war crimes internationally. Now he is focused on Trump and his inner circle, Andrew Feinberg writes

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell jokes that he was ‘sandbagged’ as Biden calls to check on him after freezing episode

Mr McConnell was referring to Mr Biden’s own public episode where he tripped and fell on stage at the US Air Force Academy graduation back in early June

The Independent UK

Donald Trump has been hit with new charges in classified documents case. Can he still run in 2024?

Trump faces the possibility of two federal indictments and criminal and civil cases in several states

The Independent UK

Is Donald Trump going to prison?

The former president is at the centre of several federal investigations and criminal cases

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