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White House condemns Robert Kennedy Jr’s Covid claims as ‘vile’ – as it happened

Karine Jean-Pierre leads denunciation of Democratic presidential candidate’s remarks – follow the latest politics news

The Guardian - US

DeSantis resets 2024 bid with six months until voting starts

Ron DeSantis’s team sought to reassure donors about the rocky start to his presidential campaign bid by summoning them to Tallahassee for a briefing with senior staff and holding a reception at the Florida governor’s mansion on Sunday afternoon.

Tribune News Service

Progressive US congresswoman apologises for calling Israel ‘racist state’

Pramila Jayapal apologises after saying ‘we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a racist state’ at Netroots Nation event

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Trump's Big Lie is coming for the GOP

Trump will not stand for anyone else snatching away the nomination from him

Salon

John M. Crisp: We should acknowledge, rather than deny, our racist past

MAGA Republicans’ willingness to gum up the necessary functions of governance was on display last week in the House of Representatives.

Tribune News Service

Ohio's Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launches his campaign for US Senate

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is running for the U.S. Senate

The Independent UK

Democrats revive the Equal Rights Amendment from a long legal limbo -- facing an unlikely uphill battle to get it enshrined into law

Democrats in Congress are making a new push to get the long-dormant proposed Equal Rights Amendment enshrined into law. As legislation, it would guarantee sex equality in the Constitution and could serve as a potential legal antidote to the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,…

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GOP Sen. Mike Rounds says 'common sense' will yield bipartisan defense spending bill

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota says "a little bit of common sense" is needed to address the frustrations about a military spending bill in Congress right now.

WEKU

Lawsuit filed in Iowa to block Republicans’ six-week abortion ban

Abortion providers filed suit after state legislature’s recent special session in which restriction was passed with governor’s blessing

The Guardian - US

Republicans have their most diverse primary slate ever – yet they’re still denying racism exists

Critics say important breakthrough overshadowed by contenders’ reluctance to confront systemic racism in US

The Guardian - US

State legislative party switches in 2023 occurring at twice the 30-year average

Welcome to the Monday, July 17, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Democrats confident U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez will keep his South Texas seat in 2024 election

Republicans recently announced Mayra Flores’ comeback effort with great fanfare, but Democrats argue that a redrawn district — and Flores’ voting record — are hurdles the GOP can’t clear.

The Texas Tribune

Historic UPS strike looms

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined other New York lawmakers at a rally with members of the Teamsters union

Salon

Progressives in unlikely position as Republicans escalate attacks on FBI

Some Democrats wonder if cross-aisle push to include privacy protections into reauthorization of Fisa is now possible

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Commentary: Mike Pence: A man of character and integrity

If you care about liberal democracy here and abroad, while maintaining civility, it might be time to give Vice President Mike Pence a second look in the Republican primary election. Pence may be ideologically more conservative than many in the electorate, but he is a good and honorable man and…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The surreal possibility of another Trump term

In the wake of Donald Trump’s federal indictment, the former president remains legally eligible to run again — even if he is convicted, and even (bizarrely) if he is incarcerated, which is unlikely to occur before the election.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: It's time to end legacy admissions

When the U.S. Supreme Court recently voted to strike down affirmative action admissions programs at colleges and universities, it turned a spotlight on another system that has slid under the radar for far too long and also advantages some students over others on factors other than merit.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Michigan’s hate crime law is unconstitutional. Full stop

Last month, the Michigan House passed Bill 4474—legislation that would expand the state’s existing Ethnic Intimidation Act beyond current protections for religion, ethnicity and race, to categories including sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. HB 4474 would make it a felony hate crime offense to cause someone to "feel…

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With more people giving birth at home, Montana passed a pair of laws to make it easier

Ashley Jones’ three children were born in three different places — a hospital, a birth center, and at home.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: DeSantis tries to goad Trump into showing up for the GOP debate. He’s not wrong

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to get under Donald Trump’s skin this week by implying on a radio talk show that the ex-president arrogantly thinks he’s entitled to the Republican nomination and that he would be short-cutting the process if he doesn’t show up on the Milwaukee debate stage next…

Tribune News Service

Herschel Walker still sits on a mountain of campaign cash after Senate loss

More than seven months after losing his U.S. Senate bid, Republican Herschel Walker’s campaign still has nearly $4.5 million in its account. And some donors are pressing to get their contributions back.

The Independent UK

Donald Trump brands US a ‘third-world hellhole’ run by ‘perverts’ and ‘thugs’

Former president claimed American dream ‘dead’ under Joe Biden during Turning Point Action Conference

The Independent UK

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race

When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds seized the spotlight from a half dozen Republican presidential contenders on Friday by signing a restrictive abortion measure into law at an event meant to showcase the candidates, she embraced her front-and-center role in the 2024 presidential election

The Independent UK

Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight as arguments near

A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a more visible role as she weighs competing requests on a trial date and hears arguments this week on a key area of law

The Independent UK

GOP vs. FBI: A Republican campaign to stop a new FBI headquarters is revving up after Trump probes

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested recently he might block the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the suburbs of Washington

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