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NAACP says Florida is ‘actively hostile’ to minorities and issues travel warning

Civil rights group cites Governor Ron DeSantis’s ‘attempts to erase Black history’ and other groups have followed suit

The Guardian - US

Biden, McCarthy will attempt to salvage debt limit deal

President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy plan to meet Monday afternoon to discuss how to raise the debt limit after a weekend of negotiations by proxies left each side accusing the other of throwing up new roadblocks to a deal.

Tribune News Service

Five things to know about Tim Scott’s record in Congress

Sen. Tim Scott’s appearance at Charleston Southern University on Monday is billed only as a “major announcement,” but his presidential exploratory committee has already filed to change its name to “Tim Scott for America,” launched a $6 million ad campaign and announced plans to visit Iowa and New Hampshire later…

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From walking stick to baby walker, ECI releases fresh list of 193 free poll symbols

Walking stick, baby walker, air conditioner, balloon and bangles are among the 193 “free symbols” issued by the Election Commission recently for Independents and candidates of unrecognised parties to pick from.

The Hindu

Tim Scott says ‘I’m running for president of the United States’ in announcement speech – as it happened

South Carolina senator makes speech referencing work and immigration as he announces campaign to run for Republican nomination in 2024 race

The Guardian - US

Lawyer notes blow up Trump docs defense

“Trump knew. He’s always known,” wrote MSNBC legal analyst Katie Phang

Salon

The secret GOP plot to take it all down

Republicans have come to believe that the entire federal government is filled with woke liberals

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Travel warning issued for Florida as state is declared 'openly hostile to Black Americans'

An advocacy group is warning people of colour about traveling to Florida and has issued a warning for the state in response to Governor Ron DeSantis comments

Daily Mirror

LOCALIZE IT: Analyze the use of model bills on trans health

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The Independent UK

Who is Casey DeSantis? What we know about Florida governor Ron’s wife who could become America’s first lady

Florida’s first lady is former TV news anchor, mother of three and breast cancer survivor

The Independent UK

Republican witness faces questions over whether he lied under oath to key panel

Democrats suggest ex-FBI agent turned purported whistleblower Garret O’Boyle was not fully truthful about legal counsel funding

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis 2024: Everything we know about the Florida governor’s presidential bid

Mr DeSantis will not have resign as governor of Florida to run for US president

The Independent UK

Will Ron DeSantis run for president in 2024?

Mr DeSantis has been considered a potential Republican presidential candidate since 2021

The Independent UK

The allure of fascism: why do minorities join the far right?

A white supremacist ideology would appear to be antithetical to people of color, but there’s a perverse logic at play when they join extremist groups

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Marianne Williamson: ‘You don’t even know what misogyny is until you’ve been a woman running for president’

In second presidential bid, Williamson is running a more grounded campaign – as a political outsider appalled at how America’s political elites have ignored the needs of ordinary people

The Independent UK

NAACP advises against traveling to Florida: ‘Openly hostile toward African Americans’

Travel warning points to ‘sustained, blatant, relentless and systemic attack on democracy and civil rights’ under Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

The Guardian - US

Trump was warned about retaining classified documents, notes reveal

Exclusive: previously unreported warning contained in notes taken by lawyer Evan Corcoran that prosecutors have viewed in recent months

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Debt ceiling talks enter make-or-break phase

With less than two weeks to go before a potential debt default.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US debt ceiling talks ‘productive’ as Biden and McCarthy to meet

Sunday night phone call between president and Republican House speaker reported to have struck a more positive tone. Plus, how solar farms took over the California desert

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Debt ceiling negotiations were hard when Biden was vice president. They're even harder now

For a brief moment last week, it was possible to imagine that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had found a patch of common ground in their standoff over the federal debt ceiling.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Going the Ron way: DeSantis’ new immigration law and culture wars will backfire

Ron DeSantis doesn’t just want to run for the presidency, the Florida governor seems to already have declared himself president as he tries to wrest clear federal responsibilities away from the U.S. government with a new Florida law that heavily penalizes employment of undocumented immigrants, gives state officials more authority…

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Feinstein is not going to quit the Senate. Ever. Just ask her biographer

Other than family and close friends, few people have a longer history with Dianne Feinstein or a better understanding of California's ailing U.S. senator than Jerry Roberts.

Tribune News Service

John M. Crisp: A President Harris might even be good for our republic

If an increasingly possible scenario develops—a 2024 rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump—age will be an issue. But not just Biden’s.

Tribune News Service

Beshear vs. Cameron: What to expect from Kentucky’s closely watched governor’s race this fall

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The stage is officially set for what is widely expected to be the nation’s most expensive, contentious and closely watched election of 2023 — the Kentucky governor’s race.

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