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Biden's dragging poll numbers won't matter in 2024 if enough voters loathe his opponent even more

Commentators were quick to note President Joe Biden’s low job approval and favorability ratings after he announced his long-expected reelection bid on April 25, 2023.

The Conversation

Saturday elections tomorrow in Texas

Welcome to the Friday, May 5, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Focus organizing drives on workers without college degrees, US unions told

Experts say union upsurge for journalists and graduate students is pleasing but blue-collar workers require assistance too

The Guardian - US

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Scoop: Inside Hunter Biden's clash with the White House

The president's team and his son's team have disagreed on strategies for dealing with legal battles and GOP attacks.

Axios

Fears grow in North Carolina as ultra-extreme Republican eyes governor’s mansion

If Mark Robinson wins gubernatorial race in 2024 there would be no one to hold back a wave of rightwing bills in the state

The Guardian - US

Julie Chávez Rodríguez grew up in the labor movement. Now she runs Biden's campaign

Chávez Rodríguez is the granddaughter of labor leader César Chávez. President Biden has chosen her to run his reelection campaign.

WEKU

The enemy within

Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah was invited to Eid al-Fitr but then turned away. What happened?

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Republicans are being dangerous and irresponsible on debt ceiling crisis

Kevin McCarthy combines ambition and weakness. Hard-line Republicans claim to be the saviors of fiscal sanity. Their hypocrisy, even by Washington standards, is stunning, but Biden is taking a risk by not negotiating.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden’s age is a non-issue

It’s easy to wonder if a man of Biden’s age remains as sharp as he once was. The president has a standard retort. “The only thing I can say,” he told an ABC News interviewer last February, “is, ‘Watch me.”’

Chicago Sun-Times

DeSantis celebrates wins at end of busy legislative session

On the day he took office, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to pursue an agenda that would heal the state’s political divisions

The Independent UK

Trump is accused in court of rape. Will it matter in 2024?

Accounts of rape and assault shared by women at a civil trial against Donald Trump mark the first time that any of the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against the former president have been heard in a court of law

The Independent UK

Indiana governor signs bills targeting LGBTQ students

The law will require schools to provide written notification to a child’s parent or guardian if the child asks to be called a different ‘pronoun, title, or word.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Proud Boys’ leader Enrique Tarrio found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

A jury in Washington found Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants guilty of seditious conspiracy for organizing and leading the attack on the Capitol to deny Joe Biden the presidency and keep Donald Trump in power.

Chicago Sun-Times

LGBTQ Texans decry Capitol arrests after protests against bill banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy for kids

Senate Bill 14, which spurred demonstrations earlier this week, is again scheduled for House debate Friday. Trans Texans consider it one of this year’s most consequential bills.

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Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson to meet with elite Democratic donors in North Carolina

Brandon Johnson on Tuesday will be in Charlotte to speak to the Democracy Alliance. Wednesday, in Washington he will meet with the Illinois congressional delegation and other federal officials.

The Texas Tribune

Screenings for sexually transmitted infections don’t routinely test for HIV in Texas. A House bill could change that.

House Bill 3377 was authored by freshman state Rep. Venton Jones, the Legislature’s first openly HIV-positive member. It’s received overwhelming public and bipartisan support.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s fundraiser drawing 1,200, including L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and House Whip Katherine Clark as top speakers

Democrats will flock to Schakowsky’s ‘Ultimate Power Lunch’ in Chicago because it is a tremendous professional, personal and political networking opportunity

The Independent UK

Kari Lake's lawyers fined in failed Arizona election lawsuit

The Arizona Supreme Court is sanctioning Republican Kari Lake's lawyers $2,000 in their unsuccessful challenge of her defeat in the governor's race last year to Democrat Katie Hobbs

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The Independent UK

After landmark January 6 convictions, Proud Boys turn attention to attacking LGBTQ+ people

Top leaders may be heading to prison, but that isn’t the end of the Proud Boys, Josh Marcus reports

Axios

North Carolina lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban

North Carolina's Democratic governor has said he plans to veto the 12-week ban, but Republicans could override the veto.

The Texas Tribune

Rep. Bryan Slaton declines to discuss attendance at closed investigative hearing

The Royse City Republican, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an employee, emerged from a room where a House investigative panel was meeting.

The Independent UK

N. Carolina legislature approves abortion rules; veto ahead

The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature has approved a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in response to last year’s overturning of Roe v. Wade at the U.S. Supreme Court

Salon

AOC rips Adams, NY Dems over Neely death

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez slams Mayor Adams for attack on "very services" that could have helped Jordan Neely

The Independent UK

Judge extends suspension of Missouri AG's transgender rule

A judge has extended her order barring enforcement of a unique rule pushed by Missouri’s Republican attorney general that would require adults and children to undergo more than a year of therapy and fulfill other requirements before they could receive gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery

The Independent UK

VIDEO FOR YOU: Senators push to guard kids from social media

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