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DOJ summons Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn

Epshteyn has been by Trump's side through Jan. 6 and the Mar-a-Lago documents mess — his testimony could be crucial

Salon

Iowa to vote in 2024 on gubernatorial succession amendment

The Iowa State Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the 2024 ballot that would create a system of succession in the case of temporary or permanent disability of the governor. The amendment would provide that if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor would assume…

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Judge dismissive of Trump's reasons to skip NY rape trial

A federal judge says he won't let former President Donald Trump's lawyers tell jurors next week that he wants to attend a rape trial but won't because he wants to spare New York City from the disruptions his visit would cause

The Independent UK

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George Santos insists he has a ‘clean conscience’ after lying about background

New York congressman faces calls to resign from his colleagues and constituents

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘surprised and angered’ after being silenced at hearing

Georgia congresswoman claims House Speaker Kevin McCarthy doesn’t think the body’s decorum rules should have been enforced against her

The Independent UK

Acting CPD leader resigns amid search for top cop, Mayor-elect Johnson’s new chief of staff and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

North Carolina GOP closes in on transgender athlete ban

A prohibition on transgender girls playing on female sports teams in North Carolina schools has cleared a second legislative chamber

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Alvin Bragg wins a round against Jordan

Former N.Y. prosecutor Mark Pomerantz blocked from testifying before Jordan's committee — at least for now

Salon

State politics are driving high schoolers' college decisions

Students on both sides of the aisle said they'd shun a school in a state whose policies they abhor.

Axios

WH analysis of GOP deficit plan: job losses, poorer kids

The White House has gone through House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plan to trim the deficit and its conclusion is that “the math is simple, but unforgiving."

The Independent UK

Trump rebuked by judge over jury request in New York civil rape trial

Judge rejects lawyers’ request that jurors be told ‘logistical burdens on New York City’ the reason for possible Trump no-show

The Guardian - US

Acting Chicago Police Supt. Eric Carter announces retirement amid nationwide search for next top cop

Carter plans to retire May 15, two months after he took over the police department from David Brown — and the day Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is sworn into office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas House moves to expand Medicaid coverage to new moms for a year after childbirth

New moms would be able to maintain their health insurance for up to a year after childbirth under the proposal, which also passed the House last session. The Senate previously reduced it to just six months of coverage.

The Texas Tribune

Commentary: Abortion is the major issue in elections

“Since Roe v. Wade, Republicans, by and large, want to bury their heads in the sand, hoping that nobody is really paying attention. But that’s not what’s happening. Millions of women, millions and millions of women, were outraged over it.”

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At least 27 state legislators have been expelled since 2000

Over the past month, three elected officials were expelled from state legislatures: Reps. Liz Harris (R-Ariz.), Justin Jones (D-Tenn.), and Justin Pearson (D-Tenn.).

The Independent UK

Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has died at age 92

Tribune News Service

These anti-ESG Republicans are longtime supporters of green power

Some key Republican senators who’ve slammed Wall Street’s efforts to tackle climate change are themselves big supporters of green energy.

Tribune News Service

Judge rejects Trump's request for a special instruction to jurors at civil rape trial

NEW YORK — If the Secret Service can protect Donald Trump at a New Hampshire campaign rally, it can keep him safe during his civil rape case, a Manhattan federal court judge ruled Thursday.

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House Republicans pass bill banning trans women from certain sports teams

Policy opposed by Democrats, who say it will ‘incite fear and hatred’, applies to school teams that receive public funding

Axios

Senate asks chief justice to testify in escalation of Thomas scrutiny

Sen. Dick Durbin said Roberts could designate another justice to testify in his place.

The Independent UK

Outrage as Florida Republicans pass ‘fascist’ bill to remove trans kids from parents’ custody

‘These bills directly threaten transgender Floridians’ fundamental human rights and safety,’ an ACLU official says

Tribune News Service

DeSantis’ tour hits South Carolina: Here’s what GOP voters thought

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — As she queued up for a Gov. Ron DeSantis speech at a Baptist church in this town of 40,000, Alice Convertino sized up a few Republican contenders for the presidency.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis touts Florida in 1st public 2024 message to SC GOP voters

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — In Ron DeSantis’ first public 2024 test in front of South Carolina Republican voters, the Florida governor on Wednesday spent most of his remarks touting his own state and its response, or blueprint, to combat what he called “toxic ideologies.”

Tribune News Service

Republicans said abortion rules should be up to the states. Instead they’re in the courts

WASHINGTON — On the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and with it the constitutional right to an abortion, Sen. Josh Hawley was thrilled.

The Independent UK

House Republicans pass bill banning transgender girls from participating in women’s sports

President Joe Biden has said he would veto the legislation were it to pass

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