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Ethics committee decides against investigating Jamaal Bowman for pulling fire alarm

Democratic congressman has already paid a fine and will not face a subcommittee investigation

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Wife of Iowa GOP official found guilty on 52 counts of election fraud from 2020

Kim Phuong Taylor convicted on more than 50 counts for trying to help her husband get elected

The Independent UK

Trump’s fraud trial court flooded with credible death threats and antisemitic abuse

The judge and his chief clerk were indundated with violent messages after Trump’s attacks, filing reveals

The Independent UK

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Feds dropped in on Burger King owner the same day they raided Ed Burke’s aldermanic offices

“I was relieved when they said it before they got in the house that I’m not in trouble,” Shoukat Dhanani testified. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have let them in.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump-appointed judges dealt a ‘body blow’ to the Voting Rights Act

The latest test to landmark civil rights law is a ‘travesty for democracy’ that could head to the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Fulton County DA Fani Willis makes Trump courtroom debut

Georgia prosecutor pressed a judge to revoke bond for one of the ex-president’s co-defendants for witness intimidation

The Independent UK

House Speaker Mike Johnson calls abortion ‘an American Holocaust’ in resurfaced video

Louisiana congressman was virtually unknown outside of Washington before becoming third in line to the presidency

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House speaker Mike Johnson likened abortion to ‘American holocaust’

CNN airs clip from May last year in which then Louisiana congressman – a leading anti-abortion voice –made comparison

The Guardian - US

Former Illinois State Senate President James ‘Pate’ Philip dead at 93

The Republican Senate president was known for his influence in state government and often controversial blunt comments.

Chicago Sun-Times

OPINION - Donald Trump's unique position on abortion could make him the next President

Abortion is the safe wall behind which Joe Biden can age before our eyes, the struggling economy can keep gasping for breath, and Ukraine can worry not so much about its weapons, because abortion — its availability in some form massively popular with most Americans; its sanctioning viciously biting Republicans…

Evening Standard

January 6 rioter found guilty after judge calls defence argument ‘gobbledegook’

Taylor James Johnatakis was found guilty of seven charges for his role in 2021 attack to stop Biden from being certified as president

The Guardian - US

Colorado top-four ranked-choice voting initiative to be filed targeting 2024 ballot

Voters in Colorado could decide on a ballot initiative to adopt top-four ranked-choice voting in Nov. 2024. Kent Thiry, the former CEO of DaVita, said he plans to file the ballot initiative, which would change state executive, state legislative, and congressional elections. The new electoral system would go into effect…

Ballotpedia

Doom and gloom gives Trump the advantage

For years Republican politicians have been cultivating cynicism about government in order to depress voter turnout

Salon

Expert: "Graymail" worry in Cannon case

Ex-CIA lawyer says Cannon's shenanigans raise concerns that she is "deliberately" derailing schedule

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The Guardian - US

‘Openly authoritarian campaign’: Trump’s threats of revenge fuel alarm

Trump’s talk of seeking to ‘weaponize’ the DoJ and ‘retribution’ for opponents poses a direct threat to the rule of law and democracy in the US should he win a second term, experts say

Chicago Sun-Times

Rather than visiting Trump, House speaker should have stayed home

If there’s anyone a purportedly serious and newly installed House speaker should avoid, it’s a disgraced, coup-plotter of an ex president.

Salon

GOP's Jan. 6 release could backfire

Whatever, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mike Lee — no one actually thinks the FBI was behind January 6

Ballotpedia

New York becomes second state to pass law on readability of ballot measures this year

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School voucher fallout leaves Texas Legislature with no clear sense on next steps

Vouchers were left without a clear path forward after a decisive vote Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott, who had threatened lawmakers with more special sessions to pass the proposal, seems to have turned his attention to punishing voucher opponents in next year’s primary elections.

Salon

Feeding the insatiable MAGA movement

Many of Trump’s diehard followers are White Christians who have found a role model and outlet for their desires

Chicago Sun-Times

Burger King owner’s ‘gut feeling’ told him he should have hired Ed Burke’s law firm

Prosecutors called Shoukat Dhanani to the witness stand and played secretly recorded calls as they began showing jurors evidence of a second scheme outlined in Burke’s 2019 indictment.

The Guardian - US

Jill Stein formally launches 2024 White House bid as Green party candidate

Stein is latest in a series of mostly leftist figures to announce candidacies with the potential to erode Biden’s core support

Ballotpedia

Voters in six states decided on 32 constitutional amendments in 2023, the highest number of constitutional amendments during an odd-numbered year since 2003

In 2023, voters in six states decided on 32 constitutional amendments—the highest number of constitutional amendments on the ballot during an odd-numbered year since 2003. Voters approved 27 of the 32 proposed constitutional changes in 2023 for an approval rate of 84.38%.

The Independent UK

Trump-appointed judges dealt a ‘body blow’ to the Voting Rights Act

The latest test to landmark civil rights law is a ‘travesty for democracy’ that could head to the Supreme Court

The Guardian - US

Trump ally accused of intimidating witnesses will not be jailed, judge rules

Harrison Floyd’s social media posts lead Georgia judge Scott McAfee to call for clarity on what constitutes interference

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