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Editorial: Safeguarding the vote: Chief Justice John Roberts defends democracy by rejecting a crazy state legislature concept

No, state legislatures do not have almost unchecked authority regarding federal elections; state courts are empowered to decide whether the district lines legislators draw and the voting laws they write are consistent with state constitutions and legally created independent commissions and other entities having legitimate roles as well. That was…

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Scott Maxwell: Florida drag queen ruling reveals lies. Read the laws yourself

A federal judge in Orlando has delivered yet another legal smackdown to Gov. Ron DeSantis and GOP legislators, this time blocking the state’s new anti-drag-queen law.

Orlando Sentinel

Commentary: Lawmakers: Plagiarism-R-Us

Plagiarism (noun): the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.

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Editorial: Republicans are too reckless for even this Supreme Court

With Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Moore v. Harper, the reckless, anti-democratic arrogance of North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders finally hit a wall.

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Editorial: For the people: Dick Ravitch: A New Yorker who made the city better for everyone

In 1989, our headline was “For the Democrats: Dick Ravitch” in endorsing the businessman and former MTA chair for mayor as a highly qualified contender when our indecisive forebearers couldn’t pick between frontrunners Ed Koch and David Dinkins. Ravitch got clobbered, winning 4% in his only bid for elected office,…

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COUNTERPOINT: Decline in religion doesn’t bode well for the republic

Over the last several decades, a growing number of Americans have abandoned their faith — usually Christianity — to join the ranks of the nonreligious. These “Nones” describe themselves as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular.” Some may shrug at this, but you don’t have to be religious to know…

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POINT: State of the republic — precarious

The state of the republic is precarious, but I am hopeful that democracy will prevail because it is resilient. We the people have faced serious threats in the past, including even a Civil War, and we have overcome them. We must continue to pass laws to strengthen our democracy in…

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U.S. Supreme Court Clears Path For Review Of Louisiana’s Congressional District Map

Supreme Court dismisses appeal on Louisiana's congressional district map, allowing case to proceed before Fifth Circuit Court

Zenger

California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon is stepping down. He's not happy about how it happened

California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon is preparing to step down

The Independent UK

Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr May Not Back Biden If Defeated In Primary

"My plan is to win this election, and I don't have a plan B," the prominent anti-vaccine advocate says.

Zenger

U.S. Supreme Court lifts stay on district court ruling that overturned Louisiana’s congressional boundaries

The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s (R) appeal on June 26 of a federal district court ruling that held that Louisiana’s congressional district map should include an additional majority-minority district. The Supreme Court also lifted its 2022 stay of the federal court’s decision and allowed…

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Pa. voters give Josh Shapiro high marks in new poll, but not so much John Fetterman

PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro begins his first term with high approval ratings, helped by the speed in which the state reopened a collapsed section of Interstate 95, according to a poll released Wednesday.

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Ballotpedia identifies 17 noteworthy Supreme Court cases regarding redistricting from 1946 to 2023

Ballotpedia has identified 17 noteworthy redistricting cases that the Supreme Court has heard since 1946, and the court issued two such rulings this month.

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The Independent UK

Trump's GOP support dips slightly after his indictment over classified documents, AP-NORC poll finds

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal indictment on charges of mishandling government secrets appears to have dented his popularity among Republicans — but only slightly

The Independent UK

Biden is wrapping a campaign fundraising blitz aimed at making a bold early statement

President Joe Biden has cozied up to high-dollar donors at posh Upper East Side penthouses and on West Coast decks gussied up with floral arrangements and flags in recent weeks

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DOJ questions Raffensperger for Trump election probe

ATLANTA — Federal prosecutors examining former President Donald Trump’s efforts to cling to power following the 2020 election interviewed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in Atlanta on Wednesday.

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Biden-McCarthy deal fails to tame US debt as Republicans demand cuts

The debt limit accord between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy won’t stave off a long-term fiscal crisis, nonpartisan U.S. budget analysts warned Wednesday, adding fuel to fiscal conservatives’ push for deep spending cuts.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Bidenomics Chicago takeaways: Biden ‘loves’ the slogan, says Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a campaign co-chair

For the record...Reporters on Air Force One heading back to Washington had Chicago deep dish pizza for dinner.

The Independent UK

DeSantis says if elected he would abolish education, energy and IRS departments to fight ‘woke ideology’

The Florida governor is trailing former president Donald Trump by wide margins in Republican primary polls

Axios

Biden makes peace with "Bidenomics"

"I don't know what the hell that is," Biden joked two weeks ago.

Chicago Tribune

With ‘Bidenomics,’ President Biden aims for middle-class voters as he discusses economy during Chicago address

CHICAGO — President Joe Biden sought to revitalize support for his reelection among middle-class voters before a Chicago audience Wednesday, branding his efforts at economic growth, job creation and inflation fighting as “Bidenomics” to counter lagging job approval ratings.

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Rudy Giuliani meets with Jan. 6 prosecutors but unclear if he could wind up flipping on Trump

Rudy Giuliani recently underwent questioning by Jan. 6 prosecutors about former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his election loss.

The Denver Post

Republican officials targeted by letters with white powder, report says

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was among a group of mostly Republican officials who were sent suspicious letters laced with an “apparently harmless white powder,” the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Salon

Cheney thinks we're electing "idiots"

"I love her. I wish she was running," said co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin

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