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Lightfoot put Knudsen in 43rd Ward seat — and into runoff against challenger Comer

Five months after a City Council appointment from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. Timmy Knudsen only got about a quarter of the vote in February. Now he’s lining up other Democratic support to survive a runoff with Brian Comer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

Through March 24, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 75 vacancies. Seventy-three of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships.

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How Bad Are Your State's Occupational Licensing Requirements?

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Reason

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Barack Obama still draws a crowd

Former US president Barack Obama has met the Prime Minister and taken a sandy stroll after arriving in Australia.

The New Daily

Watch: Gambling crackdown, Obama lands in Sydney, Climate change breakthrough

Watch: New measures to protect families from gambling harm. Former US President Barack Obama has touched down in Sydney ahead of his Australian speaking

The New Daily

Top Democrats warn Biden: Don’t restart family detentions

WASHINGTON — Top Democrats are warning President Joe Biden against restarting the controversial practice of detaining migrant families who cross the U.S. southern border without authorization.

Los Angeles Times

Congress revisits approval for Iraq invasion, recalling change of heart on Vietnam

In terms of domestic politics, the Iraq War followed the trajectory of the Vietnam War, which also relied on a resolution supporting the use of military force that Congress passed and later repealed.

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1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand

More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.

WEKU

Letter from another America: Justin Webb on Alistair Cooke

The BBC host, once a foreign correspondent in the US, hopes to introduce a great predecessor to a new audience – warts and all

The Guardian - US

40 years ago 'A Nation at Risk' warned of a 'rising tide of mediocrity' in US schools – has anything changed?

The National Commission on Excellence in Education’s release of a report titled “A Nation at Risk” in 1983 was a pivotal point in the history of American education. The report used dire language, lamenting that “the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of…

The Conversation

Trump urges court to uphold his absolute immunity claim in Jan. 6 lawsuits

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court to disregard the Justice Department’s decision to reject his claim of absolute immunity against civil lawsuits seeking to hold the former president responsible for the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

Tribune News Service

Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

WEKU

Prince Philip terrified President Obama's security with bold demand they couldn't refuse

The late Duke of Edinburgh was clearly intent on driving the high-profile guests to lunch himself when they arrived at Windsor Castle - even if it did terrify the security detail

Daily Mirror

Candidates for open City Council seats in South Side’s 4th, 5th Wards focus on public safety, development

A state lawmaker and the outgoing incumbent’s chief of staff are vying for the open seat in the 4th Ward. And just to the south, a lawyer is competing against a religious charity director in the 5th Ward.

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Daily Mirror

Winnie the Pooh horror movie 'banned' in Hong Kong and Macau

While new horror flick Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has already been released in the US in February and has been shown in cinemas across the UK in March, it has been banned Hong Kong and Macau

Inverse

Why Biden, Trump, and Obama Arguing Over Video Games Is YouTube's New Obsession

Spirited fights are nothing new in politics. But finally, America’s leaders have decided to focus on what really matters: which Dark Souls game is actually the best.

Los Angeles Times

Jean Guerrero: Americans are terrified of other Americans. How to stop the polarization

A few months ago, I knocked on the front door of a house in El Centro while searching for Republicans to interview for a story. An elderly white man opened the main door of the house but left the screen door closed. I struggled to see him through the screen…

Salon

Host: Execute Obama if Trump is indicted

“Military, join us and put all of them up against a concrete wall,” said podcast host Pete Santilli

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Reason

Two Decades Later, the War in Iraq Is Over—Right?

There’s no vital U.S. interest served by this indefinite advise-and-assist mission in the region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bremer Acknowledges 'Mistakes’ in Disbanding Baath Party, Iraqi Army

When I was about to have this conversation with Ambassador Paul Bremer, an Iraqi-American friend whispered in my ear: “This is not just an ambassador. He is a president, who ruled Iraq for more than a year!” In his capacity as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority after the war…

The Guardian - US

US banks want socialism for themselves - and capitalism for everyone else

When banks like Silicon Valley Bank collapse, money floods to bigger ones like JPMorgan. Clients know they’re ‘too big to fail’

The Guardian - UK

War, insurgency, IS and instability: Iraq since the 2003 US invasion

Key events in Iraq since US-led forces invaded to oust Saddam Hussein 20 years ago

The Guardian - UK

The US was prepared to bomb the Middle East into shape. In Ukraine, it seems no less self-serving

Washington split with old allies in order to pursue its own interests in Iraq, says Guardian chief leader writer Randeep Ramesh

Axios

20 years on, most Americans say Iraq invasion was the wrong decision

The war has shaped a generation of U.S. foreign policy.

The Guardian - US

Trump deregulated railways and banks. He blames Biden for the fallout

In true hypocritical manner, the ex-president has quickly forgotten why the two sectors are in shambles

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