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McCarthy plans vote to raise debt ceiling into 2024

The vote will happen “in the coming weeks,” the House speaker told the New York Stock Exchange.

Axios

Speaker McCarthy vows to pass debt bill -- with spending cap

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is vowing to pass legislation to raise the nation’s debt ceiling — but only coupled with a cap on future federal spending

The Independent UK

From highs to lows, FEC reports offer an early 2024 temperature

WASHINGTON — The first three months of this year saw a new Republican majority take control of the House and, after a bumpy start marked by a prolonged speaker election, try to exert its influence on Democrats who control the Senate and White House.

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Judge rejects Trump’s last-minute bid to delay rape and defamation trial

Mr Trump will go on trial for rape and defamation next week

The Independent UK

The LAPD has lost nearly 1,000 officers. Now, Mayor Karen Bass wants to rebuild the force

LOS ANGELES — Ten years ago, the Los Angeles Police Department celebrated a historic hiring milestone, announcing the city had reached a target sought by at least two mayors and multiple police chiefs: 10,000 officers.

Los Angeles Times

GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed

Republican governors and lawmakers are increasingly targeting “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives in public colleges and universities

The Independent UK

The centrist plan to sabotage Biden

Centrist groups like No Label seek to undermine President Biden's re-election. Do they secretly want Donald Trump?

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State "Higher Ed Reform" Roundup: Tennessee

How bad is that divisive concepts bill?

Reason

Republican donor pauses Ron DeSantis funding over abortion and book banning

Thomas Peterffy says Florida governor ‘seems to have lost some momentum’ in undeclared bid for 2024 presidential nomination

The Guardian - US

Connecting Thomas and Trump: corruption

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas operates by the same underlying principles of corrupt power as Donald Trump

Salon

House where King planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan

An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches has been sold to a historical museum in Michigan and will be moved to a site near Detroit for preservation

The Independent UK

The race to be the next mayor of Philadelphia

Welcome to the Monday, April 17, Brew.

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First Thing: Lindsey Graham calls fellow Republican ‘irresponsible’ for defending Pentagon leaker

Conspiracy theorist and election denier Marjorie Taylor Greene says national guardsman Jack Teixeira has been treated unfairly. Plus, New Jersey to celebrate Bruce Springsteen Day

The Guardian - UK

A look at Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro's 'common ground' approach in one of the nation's most politically divided states

PHILADELPHIA — On an unusually warm morning in late March, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's convoy of black SUVs followed a winding gravel road down to a ninth-generation family farm in Lancaster County.

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Editorial: A terrible Texas bill curbs college faculty from teaching about real ideas

So-called conservatives believe deeply in protecting the right of everyone on college campuses to express their opinions, including opinions others might find offensive — except when they don’t. They hate the idea of carving up colleges and universities into “safe spaces” — except when they are intent on sending liberal…

Chicago Sun-Times

Historic elections of Chinese, Filipina members of City Council were long overdue

Now that voters have elected Nicole Lee and Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, the importance of representation in government cannot be overstated, the head of the Chinese American Service League writes.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Republicans won’t win back the youth vote with a culture war

Last week, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a budget that eliminated aid to local libraries amid a dispute over the constitutionality of a state ban on “explicit material” in public schools. Last month, legislators in Tennessee approved a law restricting drag performances on public property or anywhere minors might…

The Independent UK

Trump’s House GOP allies take fight to Manhattan DA's turf

Republicans upset with Donald Trump’s indictment are escalating their war on the prosecutor who charged him, trying to embarrass him on his home turf

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The Independent UK

Progressives focus on local-level wins to counter setbacks

For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments

The Independent UK

GOP leader McConnell returning to Senate after head injury

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell will be back at work in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, almost six weeks after a fall at a Washington-area hotel and undergoing extended treatment for a concussion

Tribune News Service

‘Fed up’ Democrats launch campaign to take back seat after Tricia Cotham flips to GOP

Mecklenburg County Democrats cheered in excitement Sunday as party leaders vowed to win back N.C. Rep. Tricia Cotham’s seat after she switched to the Republican party.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

New poll: DeSantis — not Trump — leads Biden in battleground states

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis narrowly leads President Joe Biden in the battleground states of Arizona and Pennsylvania, according to a poll of a hypothetical matchup between the two men in the 2024 presidential race.

The Independent UK

‘What happened to Donald Trump?’ DeSantis supporting super PAC launches attack ad against former president

The ad appears to be a rebuttal to a Trump-supprting super PAC’s attack against Mr DeSantis

Tribune News Service

Andrew Gillum was almost elected Florida governor. Now he’s going on trial in federal court

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Five years ago, Andrew Gillum was one of the brightest stars in Florida politics.

The Independent UK

George Santos campaign operating at a loss this year, according to election filings

The New York Republican is facing rivals and investigations after numerous controversies

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