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Sentencing policy sparks clash over future criminal justice bills

WASHINGTON — A federal agency has given judges a new tool to reduce unusually long sentences for some prisoners if there is a change in a law, an approach Republican senators warned will hamper, if not destroy, the possibility of future criminal justice legislation.

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The Forgotten Girls by Monica Potts review – broken heartlands

A journalist’s account of the Arkansas town she left behind, and the friend whose fate she avoided

The Guardian - UK

Jonathan Bernstein: Wall Street should tell Kevin McCarthy to get back to business

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went to New York on Monday to seek Wall Street’s support for his pursuit of a debt-ceiling deal tied to federal spending cuts. But financial industry pros know that attaching any strings to an increase in the borrowing limit is irresponsible. They should tell the speaker…

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Multiple torch-carrying marchers in the Charlottesville rally are indicted

Nearly six years after white nationalists in Virginia clashed with counter-protesters, a grand jury indicted multiple people on felony charges for carrying flaming torches intended to intimidate.

WEKU

Ron DeSantis ally backs Trump for president in latest Florida defection

News comes amid reports that governor’s team has pressured representatives from his state not to endorse Trump

The Guardian - US

Iowa Republicans pass law to allow child labour in all-night session

Several Republican-controlled state legislatures have loosened child labour laws this year

The Independent UK

House Republicans ready border enforcement push after delays

Republicans are jump-starting an immigration and border enforcement package

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Four states advance bills prohibiting union dues deductions

Four states have recently advanced Republican-sponsored bills prohibiting union dues deductions for certain public-sector employees.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Texas roundup

Texas is holding elections, including for school boards and city council, on May 6, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Trump’s big Instagram return – with bizarre image

Donald Trump has returned to Instagram after more than two years – debuting a bizarre picture of himself as he begs his supporters for cash.

The New Daily

Xavier Becerra violated Hatch Act by supporting Sen. Alex Padilla’s election, watchdog says

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra violated the Hatch Act when he expressed support for Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla’s election at an event last year, a government watchdog said Tuesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

DeSantis visits DC as congressional endorsements pile up against him

About a dozen protesters playing songs from Public Enemy and chanting Disney-related insults gathered in Washington, D.C., Tuesday in an attempt to heckle Ron DeSantis, who was meeting and mingling with Republican lawmakers inside a building less than a mile from the U.S. Capitol.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

McConnell goes after Democrats, Biden on first day back in Senate after fall recovery

WASHINGTON — Republican Leader Mitch McConnell returned to the U.S. Senate this week following a head injury, where he wasted little time resuming his two trademark modes: targeting Democrats and ducking Donald Trump.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Claims of crime expose rift in Georgia’s pro-Trump fake elector group

Admission reveals potentially major fracture in the group as prosecutors near the end of their investigation

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GOP blocks attempt to put Feinstein substitute on Judiciary

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans objected Tuesday to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s bid to temporarily replace California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee.

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Schumer introduces resolution supporting FBI after Trump called for defunding

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that he was introducing a resolution in support of fully funding federal law enforcement, attempting to embarrass Republicans after Donald Trump suggested Congress should defund the FBI and the Justice Department.

The Independent UK

Senate Republicans object to replacing Democrat Dianne Feinstein, 89, on Judiciary Committee

The California Democrat’s absence has made it more difficult for her party to confirm judicial nominees

The Texas Tribune

Texas House approves sweeping limits on local regulations in GOP’s latest jab at blue cities

City officials say the full scope of the legislation advanced Tuesday is still unclear, but it would limit their ability to issue worker protections, water restrictions and more.

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The Independent UK

Bidens paid 23.8% taxes on $579,514 earnings, returns show

President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, made $579,514 last year and paid $137,658 in federal income taxes

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It's Tax Day. Here's what President Biden paid

The Bidens paid a 23.8% effective federal tax rate on $579,514 in earnings for 2022, their filings show. Meanwhile, Vice President Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff earned $456,918.

The Independent UK

1st Black chief judge for New York state confirmed

New York’s Senate confirmed Rowan Wilson as the state’s first Black chief judge

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot says she’s handing Johnson a city with rosy financial future

The midyear budget forecast, issued about four months earlier than usual, offers a brighter picture than the last forecast, just eight months ago. But one City Council member said it’s far too soon for an accurate assessment.

The Independent UK

Trump reveals new homelessness policy: Tent cities for rehabilitation and jail for those who refuse

Trump wants to ban urban camping ‘wherever possible’

The Independent UK

Mom, son who took zip ties into Senate convicted in 1/6 riot

A Tennessee man and his mother have been convicted of charges that they stormed the Capitol and brought plastic handcuffs into the Senate gallery during a mob's attack

Tribune News Service

‘Growing coalition’ open to a stock ban, lawmakers say

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers say support is growing for a full ban on members trading or owning individual stocks and stronger penalties for those who engage in insider trading.

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