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Biden in Utah to mark anniversary of PACT Act expanding veterans benefits

President Joe Biden will commemorate the first anniversary of a bipartisan law that is delivering the largest expansion of veterans benefits in decades with a visit to a Veterans Affairs hospital in Salt Lake City on Thursday

The Independent UK

Indictment shows White House lawyers struggling for control as Trump fought to overturn election

The latest federal indictment against Donald Trump vividly illustrates the extent to which the former president’s final weeks in office were consumed by a struggle over the law, with two determined groups of attorneys fighting it out as the future of American democracy hung in the balance

The Independent UK

Mar-a-Lago property manager and Trump's aide are due back in court in the classified documents case

The property manager of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and an aide to the former president are due back in federal court in Florida to face charges in the case accusing Trump of illegally hoarding classified documents at his club

The Independent UK

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Trump says ‘young racist’ Georgia DA had an affair with a gang member – days before she’s due to indict him

Fulton County DA Fani Willis expected to charge former president in coming weeks

The Independent UK

Joe Biden says he ‘never talked business’ with son Hunter’s partners

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden restated he never discussed business with Hunter Biden’s associates, responding to testimony from one of his son’s former partners that he listened in on their calls and dined with them.

The Times of India

Trump says he won't sign Republican loyalty pledge, flouting debate requirement

Former President Donald Trump says he won’t sign a pledge to support the Republican nominee if he loses the GOP presidential primary

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court has already rejected a key part of Trump’s defence

The ‘independent state legislature’ theory that animated Republican attempts to overturn elections is dead. The former president’s lawyers and right-wing pundits want to bring it back to life, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Kentucky roundup

Kentucky is holding elections, including for judicial offices, on Nov. 7, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Biden reelection campaign offering joint meeting with Obama as ex-president enters 2024 fray early

President Joe Biden is raising money for his reelection campaign by offering donors the chance to meet himself and Barack Obama, meaning the former president will be entering the 2024 political fray earlier than he did during last year’s midterms or the last presidential election

The Independent UK

Two new candidates declare in New York

Two new candidates declared their intent to run for state-level offices in New York between July 31 and Aug. 6, according to Ballotpedia’s ongoing tracking. This was two more candidates than the prior week.

Ballotpedia

The U.S. tendency to mythologize presidents may explain Donald Trump's appeal

Donald Trump faces three separate indictments — over 70 criminal and felony counts — with additional charges likely to come in the days ahead.

The Conversation

Trump campaign runs ad attacking Georgia DA who’s expected to indict him

Fulton County DA Fani Willis has been investigating former president’s alleged attempts to overturn loss to Joe Biden in state

The Independent UK

Opponents of Maine's new abortion law won't seek to nullify it through a referendum

Groups opposed to Maine's new law expanding access to abortions won’t attempt to nullify the new statute through a so-called People’s Veto referendum

The Independent UK

Lawsuit says Tennessee's US House and state Senate maps discriminate against communities of color

Tennessee is facing a lawsuit over a congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year’s elections

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Trump requests to review classified documents at Mar-a-Lago ahead of trial

Trump’s lawyers asked for a secure facility to be reinstalled at the same Mar-a-Lago club where he hoarded classified documents

The Independent UK

Trump wants permission to discuss classified evidence at location where he hoarded classified documents

Mr Trump’s home previously had a facility certified for discussion and storage of classified information

The Independent UK

Former NYPD inspector pleads guilty to obstructing probe of NYC mayor's failed presidential bid

An ex-police official has pleaded guilty to blocking an investigation into the misuse of city resources by former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during the Democrat’s failed presidential campaign

Chicago Sun-Times

Leo Louchios, an adviser to Jesse White and Alexi Giannoulias and Greektown staple, dies at 66

Mr. Louchios was a behind-the-scenes giant in the Greek community and a staple in city, county and state politics for more than two decades.

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The Independent UK

Federal trial to decide whether ex-chief of staff lied to protect his boss, Illinois House speaker

A federal prosecutor has told jurors that evidence would show a former chief of staff to longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan lied to a grand jury to protect his boss

The Guardian - US

‘Ohio saw through the con’: abortion rights advocates celebrate Issue 1 result

While anti-abortion activists vow to ‘continue the fight’, supporters of abortion retain hope for November election

Chicago Sun-Times

Keeping campaign promises will take time, top Johnson aide says: ‘Nothing can be done in a single year’

The pace of progress will depend on the amount of new revenue Mayor Brandon Johnson can get and when he can get it, Chicago’s COO John Roberson said.

The Independent UK

Contentious Mississippi GOP primary race for lieutenant governor exposes rift among conservatives

A Republican primary challenger has spent months telling people that first-term Mississippi Lt_ Gov_ Delbert Hosemann is insufficiently conservative and labeling him “Delbert the Democrat.”

Salon

Trump vows to keep talking — risks jail

Trump vowed to defy a potential protective order. He could be hit with more charges or even held in contempt

The Guardian - US

‘No Republican party’ in US today, says anti-Trump conservative judge

J Michael Luttig, who advised Mike Pence not to try to overturn 2020 election, says former president has destroyed GOP

Chicago Sun-Times

Republicans are ignoring voters who want abortion rights

Has anybody told Republicans that their anti-abortion measures are unpopular and failing all over the country, even in red states like Ohio?

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