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Search for top Southern Baptist leader fails amid dispute

A powerful Southern Baptist committee was planning to appoint a new president on Monday who could navigate controversies over its handling of sexual-abuse reforms and the ousting of churches with women pastors

The Independent UK

Biden invites House and Senate leaders to White House as debt limit crisis looms

Mr Biden will meet with top House and Senate leaders on 9 May

The Independent UK

CNN’s planned town hall with Donald Trump faces criticism

Network and Trump had a difficult relationship when he was in office but New Hampshire event could goose both of their ratings

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The U.S. could run out of cash to pay its bills by June 1, Yellen warns Congress

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers that unless the debt ceiling is raised soon, the federal government may not have enough money to pay its bills as early as June 1.

WEKU

He lost his job and health insurance after his arrest under a DeSantis election unit. The case was dismissed

At least six out of 20 cases were dismissed. Five others ended with no jail time

The Independent UK

DeSantis signs death penalty, crime bills as 2024 run looms

A Florida bill allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions now has the governor's signature, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning capital punishment in such cases

The Independent UK

Oregon secretary of state is sorry for outside marijuana job

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has apologized for taking a job as a consultant for a marijuana company

The Independent UK

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North Carolina Supreme Court vacates state’s congressional, legislative maps

In a 5-2 decision on April 28, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a 2022 decision that the state’s enacted congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering. The court vacated the maps the legislature enacted in 2021 and the remedial maps used for the 2022 elections.…

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Texas House investigative committee sets hearing into allegations of inappropriate conduct by lawmaker

Weeks after the committee issued four subpoenas without disclosing what they were for, it moves forward with its investigation into an unnamed lawmaker.

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E Jean Carroll says Trump ‘ground her face in mud’ as she explains why she didn’t report rape to police

Former CBS boss Les Moonves ‘didn’t grind my face into the mud like Donald Trump did,’ Carroll says

The Independent UK

"No legal basis" for Trump mistrial bid

"There's no legal basis to grant a mistrial merely because Trump disagrees with Judge Kaplan's evidentiary rulings"

Salon

Maine expanded abortion access up for debate, passage likely

A proposal that would give Maine one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country has come up for debate while passage seems all but assured because of Democratic control of the state’s legislature

The Independent UK

E Jean Carroll says she sued for rape on advice of Trump adviser’s husband

Writer tells New York jury George Conway, the husband of top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway, encouraged her to take legal action

The Guardian - US

Plenty of attacks on the debt cap, but no signs of settling

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are finding it’s easy to publicly shame each other over the debt limit

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Michigan clerk who doubts election results faces recall

A small-town clerk accused of improperly handling voting equipment after casting doubt on President Joe Biden’s election victory faces a recall election Tuesday in one of Michigan’s most conservative counties

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Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over her removal from House floor

Zephyr was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters.

Daily Record

Donald Trump announces new golf course to be named after his Scots-born mum

He announced that work on his new MacLeod course – dedicated to his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod – was now beginning.

The Independent UK

Trump names second golf course after his mother on Scotland visit

He earlier told reporters it’s “great to be home”.

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John Oliver on Biden’s immigration record: ‘A different phase of an immigration dystopia’

The Last Week Tonight host looks at Joe Biden’s record at the southern US border, from revised Trump policies to malfunctioning apps

Daily Mirror

Donald Trump arrives in windy Scotland and as he struggles to keep his infamous hair in place

Donald Trump and his son Eric stepped off their private jet at Aberdeen Airport to visit the businessmen's golf resort at Menie Estate but his precious hair was struggling to cope with the windy weather

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Enacted ballot collection bills make mostly small changes, several states considering new restriction and penalties

Ten states are considering legislation related to ballot collection, or ballot harvesting, while three states have enacted legislation on the topic so far in 2023. In 2022, seven states enacted bills while 15 others considered legislation. The number of bills and states considering ballot collection measures is smaller in 2023…

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Utah in the top-three for rate of election policy legislation enactment for second straight year

Utah is among the top three states enacting the highest percentage of their introduced election-related legislation for the second year in a row. It is the only state among the top three in 2022 and 2023. Utah lawmakers enacted 12 of the 29 election-related bills (41.4%) introduced in 2023 and…

Salon

Biden learns from Obama, won't back down

There are no good faith negotiations with modern Republicans

The Independent UK

Trump lawyer seeks mistrial in rape case, citing judge bias

The lawyer for former President Donald Trump wants a mistrial in his client's rape case, saying the judge overseeing the proceedings has ruled in a biased manner against him

Salon

Trump lawyer whines about "unfair" judge

Legal experts warned Joe Tacopina's handling of the trial could backfire on his client

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