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Can Ken Paxton be forced to testify at his impeachment trial?

Lawyers for the suspended attorney general argue that compelled testimony would violate Paxton’s rights, but House impeachment managers disagree. The issue may be settled shortly after his trial begins.

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How a congressional resignation rewrote Utah’s election calendar

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Republicans' focus on Milwaukee shows Wisconsin will be a crucial state again in 2024

The Republican Party is shifting its attention to Milwaukee, a city that will host both the first GOP primary debate on Wednesday and the party's nominating convention next summer.

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In its first ad of the 2024 cycle, Planned Parenthood pins GOP candidates on abortion

As Republicans take the debate stage in Milwaukee, Planned Parenthood is launching ads on social media and streaming services quoting their positions on abortion.

WEKU

To expand abortion access in Texas, a lawmaker gets creative

Starting Sept. 1, limited abortion care will be legal in Texas in two pregnancy circumstances. Getting that through the conservative Texas legislature required "masterful and discreet" lawmaking.

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Experts: Trump is already disqualified

Indictments spell out exactly how Trump engaged in efforts to rebel against the Constitution, scholars say

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Afternoon Update: Ita Buttrose to step down as ABC chair; Mark Latham quits One Nation; and Lachlan Murdoch pays $1.3m

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Donald Trump says he’ll be arrested in Georgia on Thursday over schemes to overturn election

Trump has already appeared in court in New York, Florida and Washington DC

Evening Standard

From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches

The March on Washington of 1963 is remembered most for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech

The Independent UK

Want to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here's how to watch

It’s almost time for the first Republican presidential debate

The Independent UK

Donald Trump’s bond is set at $200,000 in Georgia case over efforts to overturn 2020 election

The deal bars Donald Trump, who is again running for president, from intimidating witnesses or victims, including on social media.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump says he will be arrested in Georgia on Thursday over alleged efforts to subvert 2020 election

Former president will be photographed, fingerprinted and weighed after he is arrested upon arrival at the Fulton County, Georgia jail on Thursday

The Independent UK

Donald Trump says he will go to Atlanta Thursday to be booked on Georgia charges

Former President Donald Trump faces 13 felony counts in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.

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Chicago woman charged with threatening to kill Donald Trump and his youngest son, Barron

Tracy Fiorenza, 41, allegedly wrote an email to Barron Trump’s school saying, ‘I will state that I will shoot Donald Trump Sr. AND Barron Trump straight in the face at any opportunity I get!’

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Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says

A federal appeals court is allowing Alabama to enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children

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Right-wing Freedom Caucus threatens to shut down government unless DOJ lays off Trump

Demands include Congress addressing the ‘unprecedented weaponisation of the Justice Department and the FBI’

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Georgia judge sets bond at $200,000 for former US President Donald Trump

Trump has announced on social media that he plans to arrive in Georgia to surrender himself to authorities on Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Expect Chicago’s migrant crisis to intensify as Democratic National Convention draws near, top mayoral aide says

GOP governors want to use the crisis to embarrass Democratic mayors, said Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s deputy chief of staff.

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Donald Trump says he will surrender to Fulton county authorities on Thursday

‘Can you believe it?’ ex-president says in post announcing his imminent booking for his alleged role in subverting the 2020 election

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Evangelical tells fellow Christians to ‘wake up’ and see Trump for hoax he is

‘I hope those who’ve come to believe Trump is here to save us wake up before it’s too late for us all’

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House Republicans subpoena IRS and FBI agents involved in Hunter Biden case

House Republicans have subpoenaed several FBI and IRS agents involved in the federal investigation into Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden

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Green jobs, clean energy projects are big wins for Biden

While no Republicans in Congress voted for the $350 billion clean energy package, jobs are being spread across red and blue states via the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Three years after plot to kidnap Michigan’s Gov Gretchen Whitmer failed, final defendants go on trial

The men, alleged members of an extremist gang, could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted, Graig Graziosi reports

The Independent UK

Trumpworld goes for blood after Ron DeSantis ‘listless vessels’ comment

DeSantis’s swipe at Trump voters puts an already staggering campaign firmly on the defensive

The Independent UK

School choice advocacy groups hammer away at Kentucky's Democratic governor in campaign ads

While Republican Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and vouchers in his education plans, school choice advocates have pumped millions into ads attacking his opponent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear

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