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Biden-Trump pact not to run in 2024

A presidential pact not to run for the White House in 2024

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Trump vs. DeSantis: Rivals' very different styles on display

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a leading Republican presidential prospect who has emerged as a potent force in national politics while avoiding the personal connections, intimate moments and unscripted questions that have long fueled successful White House bids

The Independent UK

Michigan Democrats are getting their way for the first time in nearly 40 years

For the first time in decades, Democrats run the show in Michigan, passing legislative priorities they've been after for years: repealing a 1931 abortion law, repealing right-to-work and more.

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Q&A: New Majority Whip Tom Emmer is here to listen to colleagues, not bully them

WASHINGTON — Warm and cuddly is not the approach you’d expect from a former college hockey star who’s now in a position called “majority whip,” but that’s how the House Republican Conference’s new No. 3, Tom Emmer, describes his job.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Ambassador Garcetti breaks the curse on LA mayors’ political ambitions

Congratulations to Eric Garcetti, and not just for becoming the U.S. ambassador to India.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Reframing judicial elections — not 'who should we elect,' but 'why should we elect them at all?'

The nation is watching Wisconsin as a state Supreme Court race with major implications for democratic outcomes—at both state and national levels—becomes an all-out spending war on behalf of the liberal and conservative candidates. No one expects the record-breaking spending or heated partisan rhetoric to die down until the race…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Florida’s surgeon general picks a fight with the CDC, and DeSantis scores political points

The feds took on Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo last week in a highly critical letter responding to the state’s top doctor’s fear-mongering claims about COVID vaccine risks.

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California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform San Quentin State Prison, a facility in the San Francisco Bay Area known for maintaining the highest number of prisoners on death row in the country

The Independent UK

Santos refuses to quit, brazenly says 'truth still matters'

Besieged Republican Rep. George Santos is carrying on in Congress despite calls for him to resign after he admitted to fabricating many aspects of his life story

The Independent UK

Chicago mayoral candidates debate who would tax and spend responsibly

CHICAGO — Chicago mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson highlighted their campaign strategies Thursday evening in a contentious debate where they were given the opportunity to ask one another a question.

Chicago Tribune

KY legislature bans gender-affirming care for kids after last-minute swap

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky General Assembly voted Thursday to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids as a part of an omnibus anti-LGBTQ bill, following a last-minute committee substitute.

Tribune News Service

From handshakes to hand grenades: Vallas lobs his own verbal bombs in lively debate with Johnson

During their first televised debate last week, Brandon Johnson was the undisputed aggressor. That night, Paul Vallas played it safe by trying to remain above the fray. On Thursday, it was a dramatically different Vallas who showed up to debate his runoff opponent at ABC7 Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden Appears On The Daily Show Interviewed By Kal Penn Supporting LGBT Rights And Shots At DeSantis

In a rare sit-down interview, President Joe Biden shared his thoughts on LGBTQ rights and where he stands on issues ahead of 2024

Zenger

When a professor makes obnoxious remarks on race and culture, is it a matter of academic freedom?

UPenn law professor Amy Wax is upping the ante on obnoxious public remarks and almost daring the law school at which she teaches to punish her.

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Maryland Senate overwhelmingly passes Child Victims Act

BALTIMORE — The Maryland Senate voted, 42-5, to pass Senate Bill 686, which would remove the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits and allow survivors to file lawsuits regardless of when their abuse happened.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jurors in ComEd bribery trial get a lesson in machine politics — in Michael Madigan’s own words

For the first time Thursday, jurors in the bribery trial of Michael McClain and three other political power players heard Madigan’s voice on secret recordings.

Tribune News Service

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Trump blasts DeSantis for insurance company ‘bailout’ legislation

Tribune News Service

Prosecutors oppose release for man charged in attack on Rep. Angie Craig

WASHINGTON — A federal prosecutor reiterated the government’s opposition Thursday to releasing a man accused of attacking Minnesota Democratic Rep. Angie Craig last month in an elevator at her Washington, D.C., apartment building.

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Former Brooklyn newspaper editor arrested for role in Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots

NEW YORK — A Manhattan man who was once the chief editor of the Jewish Press was arrested Thursday and hit with felony charges for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on Capitol Hill, federal prosecutors announced.

The Independent UK

VIDEO FOR YOU: Maryland gov. gives wide-ranging interview

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Reason

Such Discovery Behavior Is Downright … Satanic

From Judge Angel [sic] Kelley's order today in The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. City of Boston (D. Mass.): Following a status conference regarding the parties' dispute on the status of discovery, the Court resolves it with an order that discovery is officially closed. "The [C]ourt has broad power to control…

The Independent UK

Iowa lawmakers send school bathroom bill to governor

Transgender students won't be allowed to use a public school restroom in Iowa that aligns with their gender identity under a bill that Gov. Kim Reynolds is is expected to sign into law

The Independent UK

The AP Interview: Gov. Wes Moore reflects on first 2 months

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he’s aiming for “the most full assault on child poverty” to ever happen in Maryland during his first legislative session

Chicago Sun-Times

Stance on SAFE-T Act’s no-cash bail may prove dangerous for mayoral candidates

Voter vehemence on both sides of the proposed new bail law could cost the candidates votes.

Tribune News Service

Last-minute move revives ban on gender-affirming care for Kentucky youth. House OKs it

FRANKFORT, Ky. — In a last-minute switch Thursday, Republicans revived an omnibus anti-LGBTQ bill, which includes a ban on gender-affirming health care for Kentucky’s transgender youth.

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