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White House expected to withdraw federal appeals court nomination, in judicial defeat for Biden

In a rare judicial defeat for President Joe Biden, the White House is expected to soon withdraw the nomination of Michael Delaney for the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,

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Ohio board approves August ballot question meant to thwart abortion rights push

A ballot question aimed at making it harder to amend Ohio's constitution has been cleared for an August vote

The Independent UK

Progressive mayors have won elections in Boston, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Here's why Philadelphia's race was different.

PHILADELPHIA — National progressives were looking for another big win in Philadelphia this week, but Cherelle Parker, a moderate Democrat born and raised in the city's Northwest section, won the historic nomination.

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Ron DeSantis expected to launch 2024 presidential bid next week, reports say

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

The Independent UK

CNN's Amanpour criticizes network's decision to hold Trump town hall

Christiane Amanpour, the veteran international correspondent who has been at CNN for 40 years, became the network's first journalist to publicly criticize the decision to host Donald Trump for a town hall in New Hampshire last week

The Independent UK

How Cherelle Parker won the primary: Black voters, a boost from labor, and a personal story of Philly grit

PHILADELPHIA —There were a lot of reasons Cherelle Parker's candidacy was never seen as a slam dunk.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

McCarthy says debt deal is close, predicts House vote next week

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that negotiators on the federal debt limit may reach an agreement in principle as soon as this weekend and that he expects his chamber to consider a deal by next week.

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MAGA Republican manhandles protester

"Get off me! You're hurting me!" the activist was heard shouting after being grabbed by Rep. Clay Higgins

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Marjorie Taylor Greene claims white supremacist label is same as N-word

Far-right Republican congresswoman makes remarks after confrontation with Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman

The Guardian - US

Trans rights groups pledge Texas lawsuit over gender-affirming care ban: ‘Anti-science, discriminatory fear-mongering’

Thousands of young trans people are at risk of being forced to detransition under legislation condemned by LGBT+ groups

The Independent UK

FBI pulls "rug out from under" Jordan

FBI revoked security clearances for Jordan's witnesses over damning Jan. 6 allegations

Salon

Jamaal Bowman says Marjorie Taylor Greene used racial ‘bullhorn’ after Capitol exchange

Jamaal Bowman and Marjorie Taylor Greene were engaged in a heated back-and-forth about Rep George Santos

The Independent UK

CNN host Christiane Amanpour rebukes network over Trump town hall

Influential anchor tells Columbia commencement address she had ‘very robust exchange of views’ with channel boss Chris Licht

The Guardian - US

New In Lawfare: "Why the Manhattan DA's Trump Case Cannot Be Removed to Federal Court"

Seth Barrett Tillman and I discuss whether the President is an "Officer of the United States" for purposes of the federal officer removal statute.

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Kevin McCarthy created this "crisis"

At least Mitch McConnell admits the obvious: There will be no default, and everyone knows it. So WTF is going on?

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DOJ gets "damaging" Trump docs evidence

“Jack Smith is taking direct aim at Trump’s ‘declassification by mere thought’ defense,” ex-prosecutor says

The Conversation

Feinstein just the latest example of an old problem: Politicians have long been able to evade questions about their ability to serve

California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein recently returned to the Senate after an almost three-month absence that – because she could not vote remotely and the Senate is closely divided – left the Democrats’ agenda in limbo.

The Guardian - US

Schiff ‘not backing down’ in face of Republican bid to expel him from Congress

California representative targeted after the release of the Durham report, which investigated FBI inquiry into Trump and Russia

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The Week

The return of Donald Trump to prime-time television

“Well, that was a disaster, a politically historic one,” said Peggy Noonan in The Wall Street Journal. CNN had the bright idea last week of hosting Donald Trump for a live, prime-time town hall question-and-answer session with a studio audience. If the network thought this would allow it to subject the…

The Guardian - US

The US debt ceiling crisis is more proof of Republicans’ cynicism and bad faith

Republicans want to force spending cuts by threat instead of legislating – and the cuts they’re asking for are appalling

The Independent UK

George Santos bizarrely compares himself to a Mean Girls character: ‘I’m Cady’

Santos faces a potential expulsion vote in the House

The Guardian - US

Conspiracy theorists to address US House subcommittee, watchdog warns

Representative Jim Jordan will call on Covid truthers and January 6 sceptics in his inquiry into the politicization of federal law enforcement

Salon

Boebert's divorce exposes GOP women

Lauren Boebert's divorce is funny — it also reveals why GOP men are doubling down on the misogyny

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Looking back at Tuesday’s elections

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Biden's reelection campaign sees 'viable pathways' to 2024 election win

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways" to victory

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