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Florida Legislature approves election bill that eliminates resign to run provision

On April 28, Florida S7050 passed the state House 76-34, clearing both chambers of the state legislature. The Florida Senate passed the bill 28-12 on April 26. The Republican-sponsored bill makes a number of changes to the state’s election laws, including:

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Ex-prosecutor rips Trump's "cowardice"

Experts say Trump no-showing the trial may backfire with the jury

Salon

As Trump probes intensify, foes of ex-president see opening

An investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents has advanced in recent weeks

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Should US get rid of debt ceiling altogether? Lawmakers consider it as crisis looms

Its weaponization threatens US economic standing, so some are considering doing away with the ‘anachronistic’ rule

The Guardian - US

North Dakota governor OKs law to ignore transgender pronouns

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law that allows public school teachers and government employees to ignore the pronouns their transgender students and colleagues use

The Independent UK

Lawyer: Trump "witness against himself"

"E Jean Carroll wasn't hiding anything," attorney Roberta Kaplan said. "He didn't even bother to show up"

Salon

Debt options abound, but can Biden, McCarthy strike a deal?

The White House and Congress could strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for budget cuts

The Independent UK

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A jury hears final arguments in E. Jean Carroll's claims against Trump

A lawyer told a jury Monday that Donald Trump should be held accountable for sexually attacking advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996 because even a former president is not above the law.

WEKU

Fauci and Biden Are Rewriting the History of COVID-19 Restrictions

Here are three people whose record on COVID-19 shouldn't be forgotten.

Reason

Simulation suggests 2020 census missed fifth of noncitizens

A number of noncitizens appear to have been missed in the 2020 census

The Independent UK

The Company You Keep season finale recap: Charlie and Emma take on the Maguires

In The Company You Keep season finale, Charlie, Emma and Daphne make a plan to take down the Maguires, while Leo and Fran work their own con.

WhatToWatch

Rep. Danny Davis to make it official, will run again

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin last month said she was exploring a congressional bid, but would run only if Davis retired.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge: Wisconsin fake electors complaint must be reheard

A Wisconsin judge says he will order that the state elections commission reconsider a complaint filed against fake Republican electors who attempted in 2020 to cast the state’s electoral ballots for former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Lawsuit: Yellen should ignore 'unconstitutional' debt limit

A union of government employees sued Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and President Joe Biden to try to stop them from complying with the law that limits the government’s total debt, which the lawsuit contends is unconstitutional

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Closing arguments start for columnist's claims against Trump

A jury is hearing closing arguments from a lawyer for the advice columnist who says Donald Trump sexually attacked her in a department store in 1996

The Independent UK

AP source: Biden would veto House GOP bill on immigration

President Joe Biden would veto a House GOP bill that aims to restrict asylum, build more border wall and cut a program that allows migrants a chance to stay in the U.S. lawfully

The Independent UK

Wisconsin election officials want to revive 'critical' plan

Election officials in battleground Wisconsin hope to revive plans for a new division intended to work with the public and deal with an onslaught of records requests and complaints

Reason

Biden, Yellen Won't Rule Out Declaring Debt Ceiling Unconstitutional

Plus: Kansas voting restrictions struck down, the legacy of the "vast wasteland" speech, and more…

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Trump misses deadline to testify in E Jean Carroll trial – despite vowing to ‘confront’ case

‘I’m going to go back, and I’m going to confront this,’ Trump had claimed last week

The Guardian - US

Republicans and Democrats deadlocked as US debt ceiling deadline nears – as it happened

Negotiations continue over plan to increase debt limit before 1 June deadline

Salon

Judge "calls Trump's bluff" on testimony

“Trump folded like a meek little mouse," former prosecutor says

The Guardian - US

Trump rape trial: jury to hear closing arguments in E Jean Carroll lawsuit

Former president, who has declined to testify, denies rape of advice columnist in Bergdorf Goodman department store in 1996

The Independent UK

Biden laughs off 2024 age concerns: ‘My career of 280 years’

As Joe Biden, the oldest president in US history, embarks on his reelection campaign, he is increasingly musing aloud about his advanced age, cracking self-deprecating jokes and framing his decades in public life as a plus

WEKU

Yellen warns of 'calamity' unless Congress raises the debt limit. What's the holdup?

The treasury secretary warns that the U.S. could default on its debt by June 1, with disastrous economic consequences. GOP Rep. Dusty Johnson explains why Republicans insist on adding conditions.

Reason

Punishing Rioters Is Wise. Bogus 'Seditious Conspiracy' Charges Are Not.

Politics ruin everything, including the criminal justice system.

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