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Texas carves out narrow exception to abortion ban in new Republican strategy

Law allows for termination if patient’s water breaks too early or in cases of ectopic pregnancy, but critics say it is not enough

The Guardian - US

‘Bring them to justice’: Georgia town residents demand answers in Trump election plot

People from Douglas say accountability is lacking for local officials involved in election machine data breach in 2021

The Guardian - US

Rural Texas sheriffs, stretched thin, are getting an injection of cash from state lawmakers

With little in local tax revenue to help pay staff, rural Texas sheriffs are often forced to do more with less. Lawmakers hope a new grant program will help rebuild the ranks of rural law enforcement.

The Texas Tribune

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A look at who is running this year’s presidential campaigns

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Ballotpedia

Jan. 6: Battle in America's endless war

Many Republicans believe violence may be necessary. After decades of overseas war, why should we be surprised?

Salon

Vivek Ramaswamy picked up steam at the GOP debate. How far could he go?

Ramaswamy has pitched himself as a younger, more extreme version of the former president. While he's gained in the polls, a GOP strategist warns "he'll never surpass Trump by trying to mimic Trump."

WEKU

Biden and Harris to meet King’s family on ‘I Have a Dream’ speech anniversary

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family to mark Monday’s 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

France 24

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Judge to hear arguments on Mark Meadows' request to move Georgia election case to federal court

A federal judge in Atlanta is set to hear arguments Monday on whether Mark Meadows should be allowed to fight the Georgia indictment accusing him of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election in federal court rather than in a state court

The Independent UK

Trump lawyers back in DC court as two sides differ over trial date in election subversion case

Lawyers for Donald Trump are due back in court Monday as a federal judge considers radically conflicting proposals for a trial date in the case accusing him of working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

The Independent UK

Biden is widely seen as too old for office, an AP-NORC poll finds. Trump's got other problems

A new poll finds rare agreement across partisan lines and in this case President Joe Biden is the unifying figure, though not the way he would prefer to be

The Independent UK

Former US President Donald Trump Brags About His Golfing Achievements

His claims suggest a performance that seemingly outshone even some of the top professional golfers on a renowned course.

Zenger

What to expect from Fani Willis’s first hearing on Monday in Trump’s Georgia case

Hearing concerns trial of ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows

The Independent UK

Trump legal team claims trial dates ‘by design’ clash with election campaign

Alina Habba said trials’ schedules would cause them to overlap and clash with voting, preventing the ex-president from campaigning

The Guardian - US

Former 2-term Republican Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist dies at 87

Former Tennessee governor Don Sundquist has died after a short illness

The Independent UK

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A House impeachment inquiry of President Biden is a 'natural step forward,' Speaker McCarthy says

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suggesting that an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden is becoming more likely

Salon

Mike Pence's bad Bible reading

The former veep's anti-abortion biblical quotation sounded deeply earnest — but it was a stitched-together fake

The Independent UK

Vivek Ramaswamy defends calling Ayanna Pressley part of ‘modern KKK’

‘This is backwards and harmful, but that is the point’ said Rep. Pressley’s spokesperson

The Independent UK

Trump's drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts

With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat

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The Guardian - US

DeSantis demolition law clears way for hit job on Al Capone’s Miami mansion

Gangster’s century-old house razed after Florida governor stripped municipalities of power to prevent leveling of historic buildings

The Independent UK

From Muhammad Ali to Chris Hemsworth: Celebrities with the same height and weight as Trump, per jail records

Ex-president surrendered himself on Thursday evening following a fourth criminal indictment – this time in Georgia

The Week

Trump’s violent rhetoric: a threat to the US justice system?

“And so it begins,” said Eugene Robinson in The Washington Post. “The masks, or hoods, are coming off.” It was only a matter of time before the angry rhetoric directed at the officials holding Donald Trump to account became “explicitly violent and racist”.

WEKU

Minnesota returns voting power to thousands. The question is whether they'll use it

A new law in Minnesota speeds up restoration of voting eligibility to the formerly incarcerated. Now advocates are fanning out to convince people to use those rights.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the sorry Trump circus and its impact on US democracy

It makes for entertaining TV, but the attention afforded the former president makes a mockery of America and its justice system

The Independent UK

Trump campaign reports raising more than $7 million after Georgia booking

For former President Donald Trump, a picture is worth

The Independent UK

The woman behind DeSantis’ story of ‘abortion survivor Penny’

Miriam Hopper—a Florida woman who goes by the name Penny—is an anti-abortion activist

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