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South Carolina judge halts six-week abortion ban as state Supreme Court set to review new law

The state’s Supreme Court blocked a similar measure just months ago

The Independent UK

Effort to impeach Ken Paxton, led by fellow Republicans, sets off political earthquake in Texas

Republicans have chosen to remain largely silent during years of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking by the attorney general. Now they will have to take a public stand.

The Texas Tribune

Voters want compromise in Congress -- so why the brinkmanship over the debt ceiling?

There’s progress on the debt limit. There’s no progress. Conservatives have revolted. Liberal Democrats are angry. Negotiators actually ate a meal together. That’s a good sign. No it isn’t. Who’s up? Who’s down?

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Australian judge apologises after claiming that colleagues are appointed regardless of merit

Justice Joshua Wilson planned to tell an international conference that court positions are filled on the basis of politics rather than ability

The Guardian - AU

Washington inching closer to debt deal

WASHINGTON: Democrats and Republicans inched towards a deal on Friday, ahead of a long weekend, to extend the US debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default that could hit the world's biggest economy within days.

Bangkok Post

Judge pauses South Carolina abortion ban; emerging debt ceiling agreement ‘has fewer cuts than expected’ – as it happened

Temporary block on restrictions until state supreme court can review; Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy reportedly closing in on a deal

The Guardian - US

Trump and the Saudis: Does anyone care?

Trump's links to the Saudi regime and its LIV Golf tour reek of obvious corruption. Maybe Jack Smith has noticed

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Ron DeSantis’ shaky 2024 campaign launch suffers another technical glitch after Twitter debacle

Rocky start for campaign as Florida governor hits campaign trail

The Independent UK

Not all political comedy is equal – how comics can either depress turnout or activate voters in 2024

Biden is old. Trump has weird hair. Biden mangles the English language. Trump barely seems to understand it.

The Conversation

‘Trump has the charisma of a mortician’: Donald Jr confuses dad with DeSantis

In online show, former president’s son also accidentally says father’s energy ‘makes Jeb Bush look like an Olympian’

The Guardian - US

The Ferguson Report: DeSantis Twitter campaign launch smooth as a driverless Tesla

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis launched his presidential campaign on Twitter. To avoid seeming biased, Twitter stopped working.

The New Daily

Can Ron DeSantis beat Donald Trump? These Florida political veterans aren’t so sure

The Florida governor has launched a presidential campaign, but many Sunshine State veterans tell Andrew Feinberg and Eric Garcia they aren’t sure he can best Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Could President Biden Get Impeached? Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Republicans are currently laying the groundwork to impeach Biden, but what are their chances of success? Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Kiplinger

DeSantis for President? This is what the polls say

The florida governor poses the most credible threat to Trump, but his numbers have declined

The Independent UK

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Trump’s Lawyers Reportedly Gave Him An Ominous Warning

Donald Trump's lawyers and top advisers have reportedly warned him of another impending indictment

Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. still can’t explain what happened with $165,000 in campaign money

What the Chicago City Council member’s now-amended campaign-finance reports show is that, in some instances, “You’re telling us you deposited the money back into the campaign fund, and we see no such thing,” an Illinois elections official says.

The Independent UK

DeSantis launches ‘anti-woke’ 2024 bid amid ridicule as Musk’s Twitter Spaces event melts down

Technical issues delay start of Florida governor’s launch event which quickly runs off-course

The Independent UK

Judge to sentence 2 Oath Keepers members after handing down punishment for group's founder

A judge is poised to sentence two members of the Oath Keepers who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with other members of the far-right extremist group during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot

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The Independent UK

Elon Musk complains about David Duke comparison during disastrous DeSantis 2024 launch event

The Florida governor’s campaign got off to a rocky start on Wednesday

The Independent UK

DeSantis 2024 campaign logo brutally mocked: ‘So he’s admitting he’s a swamp creature?’

‘Using a swamp creature as a teaser for your presidential campaign seems like quite the misstep’

The Guardian - US

Will Ron DeSantis’s culture war with Disney threaten his White House run?

It’s a battle that is, conversely, an essential ingredient and a headache in his attempt to prove he is a responsible conservative

The Guardian - US

‘Stick over carrot’: progressive Portland takes a hard turn on homelessness

As the liberal city’s hands-off policy is swept away in favor of clearing street camps and a push to centralized shelters, unhoused people feel the pressure

The Independent UK

The War on Terror turned Ron DeSantis into Florida’s anti-woke warrior. Will that win him the White House?

Yale-educated governor is the highest profile Republican seeking to dethrone Donald Trump, writes John Bowden

Salon

Trump tries to MAGA his way out of jail

On January 6, Trump thought MAGA passion would overcome a lost election — now he thinks it will save him from jail

Ballotpedia

More bills introduced in 2023 than in 2022 that would make ballot access more difficult for political parties

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