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Trump team asks to delay documents trial, citing election run-up

Donald Trump is too busy campaigning for 2024 to prepare for US trial, lawyers say, asking for indefinite postponement.

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Ex-top aide to Madigan kept the former House speaker’s lawyer informed about meeting with FBI agents, prosecutors say

Details about the case against Timothy Mapes were revealed in a 65-page document filed by prosecutors early Tuesday morning, four weeks ahead of Mapes’ trial on perjury and attempted obstruction of justice charges.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tuberville clings to "white nationalist"

“My opinions of a white nationalist, if somebody wants to call them white nationalist, is to me an American”

Salon

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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

No signatures submitted for Washington initiatives by July 7 deadline

The signature submission deadline for Initiatives to the People (ITP)—which is the name of direct ballot initiatives in Washington—passed on July 7, 2023. No campaigns submitted signatures. To qualify for the ballot, proponents would have needed to submit 324,516 valid signatures. A total of 70 ITPs were filed by five…

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Giuliani's downfall — and why it matters

Trump's consigliere faces likely disbarment in D.C. That's not just a technical matter — it's a stand for truth

Salon

The US supreme court has hijacked American democracy

The court has vastly overextended its own power and flaunted its corruption. It will take a political movement to stop them

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Why are so many Republican candidates jumping into the presidential race?

Trump’s long-shot competitors had to have known that their entry into the race would only make his renomination more likely

The Guardian - US

Early voting on Ohio Issue 1, a ballot measure to change the vote and signature distribution requirements for amendments, begins Tue., July 11

Voters in Ohio can begin casting early in-person and mail-in absentee ballots for Ohio Issue 1, a state constitutional amendment, on Tue., July 11. The ballot measure will be decided in a special election on Aug. 8.

Ballotpedia

Trump documents trial judge sets first hearing; Georgia grand jury set to weigh 2020 election charges – as it happened

Aileen Cannon sets 18 July for hearing as ex-US president asks for trial delay; grand jury to decide if Trump has case to answer on election interference

The Guardian - US

Georgia grand jury sworn in to consider Trump charges over attempts to upend 2020 election

A new grand jury in Atlanta could consider criminal charges against the former president and his allies

The Independent UK

Iowa Republicans consider six-week abortion ban during special session

Bill faces few hurdles from being passed as state’s house, senate and governor’s office are all Republican-controlled

The Guardian - US

Trump asks for classified documents trial to take place after 2024 election

Ex-president’s lawyers made clear their preference and intentions to delay proceedings as they opposed December trial date

The Guardian - US

Pence shuts down voter who blamed him for certifying Biden’s 2020 win

The former vice president insisted he ‘kept’ his oath to the Constitution on January 6

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Donald Trump wants classified documents trial delayed until after 2024 election

The trial is currently scheduled for 14 August, but prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith’s office have already requested that it be pushed back to 11 December

The Guardian - US

California faces backlash as it weighs historic reparations for Black residents

The state has become the focus of the nation’s divisive reparations conversation as it advances its reparations efforts

Chicago Sun-Times

Ethics reform not enough to restore public confidence in partisan Supreme Court

Our nation seems stuck with a court that is selectively responsive to the arguments and interests of only some Americans — those on the right.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson’s transition report inspires — but sidesteps how to pay for it all

Without reforming the city’s finances, the proposed new initiatives will be hard to realize. History shows City Hall’s judgment quickly goes south when it fears Chicago’s coffers are running low.

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The Texas Tribune

Republican Mayra Flores announces bid to retake South Texas congressional seat

Flores won a special election in 2022 but lost to U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat, five months later in the general election. Redistricting may complicate her comeback.

The Independent UK

Iowa Legislature will take up 6-week abortion ban during special session Tuesday

Iowa’s Legislature convenes Tuesday in a special session focused exclusively on abortion restrictions

Salon

GOP women are reaping what they sowed

The Freedom Caucus ousts Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ron DeSantis ends alimony for older, mostly conservative women

The Texas Tribune

Race-based college admissions are now banned, but Texas schools still have ways to ensure campuses are diverse

Higher education experts say universities can implement other strategies like targeted recruitment in underserved communities, eliminating legacy admissions and getting rid of test requirements.

The Independent UK

Casey Desantis likes being called ‘America’s Karen’

Ron DeSantis said his wife Casey will wear the label of ‘America’s Karen’ as ‘badge of honour’

The Independent UK

US Marines are without a leader for first time in 150 years thanks to GOP senator’s anti-abortion protest

Other stalled nominations expected to swell to 650 by end of year

The Independent UK

Georgia grand jury meeting today whether Trump is charged over Georgia’s 2020 election

A new grand jury being seated this week in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia

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