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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office

Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago

The Independent UK

The Federal Case Against Trump Is 'Very Strong,' His Former Attorney General Says

By taking records that did not belong to him and refusing to return them, William Barr says, Trump "provoked this whole problem himself."

Reason

Despite indictment, Trump retains huge lead in Republican primary polls and narrowly leads Biden

On June 8, former United States president Donald Trump was indicted on federal charges of mishandling classified documents. Despite the indictment, he retains a huge lead in national polling to determine the 2024 Republican presidential candidate.

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Texas Senate debates rules for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas — The rules for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment trial remained unclear late Tuesday as senators spent much of the day behind closed doors.

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Chicago Democratic convention perk package for high-end donors: Credentials, coveted hotels and more

A major fundraising carrot is offering mega-contributors access to events related to the convention, top hotels and difficult-to-obtain credentials for the nightly sessions.

Chicago Sun-Times

At Dallas fundraiser, VP Kamala Harris warns of ‘full-on attack against hard-won freedoms’

DALLAS — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged Texans to help reelect Joe Biden in order to protect freedoms that she said are under assault by Republican extremists.

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US Rep. Jamie Raskin pushes Supreme Court expansion 1 year after decision overturning abortion rights

BALTIMORE — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin thinks it’s time to expand the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Ways and Means will meet to review private tax documents

WASHINGTON — Hours after court filings revealed Hunter Biden, the president’s son, agreed to plead guilty to tax evasion charges, the House Ways and Means Committee announced it would meet to discuss confidential tax information related to a “high-profile individual.”

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House to vote on Biden impeachment and Schiff censure

Right-wing lawmakers are proving increasingly willing to force potentially divisive votes.

Axios

Reform-minded prosecutor in northern Virginia wins reelection nomination in Democratic primary

Reform-minded incumbent Prosecutor Buta Biberaj has won her Democratic primary over challenger Elizabeth Lancaster in Virginia

The Independent UK

Republicans crying wolf over Hunter Biden have hurt their own cause

The GOP is obsessed with the president’s son, but the party’s attacks make it difficult to discern legitimate concern from crazy conspiracies

The Guardian - US

State legislator defeats incumbent senator in Virginia race centered on abortion rights

Former state legislator Lashrecse Aird has defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Morrissey in a closely watched primary election nomination contest in Virginia that centered on abortion rights

The Independent UK

'Tiger King' Joe Exotic is not on the Colorado ballot for president, despite what he may say

DENVER — Despite a bold proclamation on his newly launched campaign website that he has secured a spot on Colorado’s 2024 ballot for a White House run, the imprisoned “Tiger King” of Netflix fame — Joseph Maldonado, better known as Joe Exotic — is not ready for presidential prime time…

The Denver Post

Michigan House OKs new hate crime, institutional desecration penalties

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House on Tuesday passed a package of bills to reclassify certain offenses as hate crimes and designate the defacement of synagogues, churches or cemeteries as a crime separate from ordinary destruction of property.

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Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill that would give people with disabilities new option to vote by mail

The bipartisan legislation was long sought by advocates for disabled voters, including some of the governor’s own allies.

France 24

Bernie Sanders announces US Senate probe into Amazon safety practices

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a Senate investigation into Amazon’s warehouse safety practices, the latest in a series of probes he’s initiated against big corporations in his role as chairman of a committee that oversees health and labor issues.

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Mothers tell first lady of ‘demeaning’ ordeals with doomed fetuses, state abortion bans

WASHINGTON — Two Texas women whose doctors refused to perform legal and medically urgent abortions met Tuesday with first lady Jill Biden, recounting their ordeals as the White House pressures Congress to codify rights the Supreme Court erased nearly a year ago.

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Trump shouldn’t get to choose judge who presides over Stormy Daniels hush money case, Manhattan DA says

NEW YORK — Donald Trump — with his “prolific history” of “baselessly” questioning the ethics of judges he doesn’t like — shouldn’t get to dictate who presides over the Stormy Daniels hush money case, Manhattan prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Judge orders names of people who posted Rep. George Santos’ $500K bond revealed

NEW YORK — Lying Rep. George Santos has until noon Thursday to decide whether he’ll go to jail to shield the names of the people who helped him post his $500,000 bond.

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Trump says he’ll restore presidential ‘impoundment’ authority

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to roll back the “impoundment” provisions of the landmark 1974 budget law in order to give presidents more power to withhold funds appropriated by Congress.

The Independent UK

Trial begins for Virginia school administrator charged with perjury in probe of sex assault case

A lawyer for a school system official accused of perjuring himself during a high-profile investigation of two school-based sexual assaults is telling jurors that her client is the fall guy for a series of administrative failings

Salon

"Bombshell" internal docs in SCOTUS case

"Missouri lawsuit is just a partisan hack job aimed at getting the right-wing AG's name in the paper," expert says

Tribune News Service

Texas Senate debating rules for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Tuesday is meeting to discuss rules for state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment trial.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brandon Johnson not taking Lori Lightfoot’s word on city finances

With his financial team now in place, the new mayor will do his own forecast and hold several community meetings next month. His predecessor’s “midyear” budget forecast in April claimed an $85 million shortfall — among the lowest in recent Chicago history.

The Independent UK

Jill Biden: Consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade 'go far beyond the right to choose'

Jill Biden says the consequences for women of losing the constitutional right to an abortion “go far beyond the right to choose.”

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