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Ex-Trump aide appears at Miami court to testify before federal grand jury., AP source says

A former top aide to Donald Trump has appeared in federal court in Miami to for testimony to a grand jury investigating potential classified-document mishandling and obstruction at the ex-president’s Palm Beach property

The Independent UK

Pence’s historic challenge: can Trump’s loyal deputy become his nemesis?

The former vice-president has joined the Republican presidential field for 2024 but his White House experience may count for little

The Guardian - US

Debt deal's (surprising) biggest losers

Has Kevin McCarthy somehow defanged the House Freedom Caucus?

Salon

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Multiple witnesses subpoenaed in Florida in Trump Mar-a-Lago case

Unreported involvement of top prosecutor Jay Bratt in the Florida grand jury could suggest questions about Espionage Act violations

The Guardian - US

US elections 2024: Who is Republican challenger Mike Pence?

As Trump’s vice president, Pence offered evangelical ‘balance’ to White House but broke ranks to certify 2020 election.

Al Jazeera

Young lawyer who helped write voting rights bill 'star-struck' as he witnessed 1965 signing into law

Joel Finkelstein was an accidental witness to one of the seminal events during the Civil Rights Movement, the signing in 1965 of the Voting Rights Act

The Independent UK

Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King's side throughout often violent struggle for civil rights

Andrew Young, one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle, recalls the journey to the signing of the Voting Rights Act as an arduous one, often marked by violence and bloodshed

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Activist's fight against segregation evolved into political action to push for voting rights

Norman Hill was an activist in the early 1960s fighting against segregation when he made a switch to the labor movement, which at the time saw the push for Black voting rights as a way to boost membership in unions

The Independent UK

LBJ's daughter Luci watched him sign voting rights bill, then cried when Supreme Court weakened it

Luci Baines Johnson watched her father, President Lyndon Johnson, sign the Voting Rights Act in 1965, and she recalls asking him why the ceremony was in the U.S. Capitol instead of the White House

The Independent UK

Meadows testimony kept secret from Trump

Meadows' testimony before special counsel's grand jury seems to have been "kept secret from Trump team"

Salon

Voices from the violent civil rights era see attacks on voting rights as part of ongoing struggle

People at the epicenter of the fight for voting rights six decades ago are reflecting on the times and their struggles

The Independent UK

Trump ridicules Chris Christie’s weight in edited 2024 campaign launch video

Christie says Jared and Ivanka left White House ‘and months later’ received ‘$2bn from the Saudis’

The Independent UK

Mike Pence is jockeying against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination – joining the ranks of just one vice president who, in 1800, also ran against a former boss

Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork to declare his candidacy for president on June 5, 2023 – placing him in unusual ranks.

The Conversation

North Dakota governor Doug Burgum announces Republican presidential bid

Former Microsoft executive and venture capitalist, 66, stands as rank outsider against Trump and DeSantis

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For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support

Southern Baptists form a core part of the white evangelical Christian bloc that has reliably and overwhelmingly voted Republican in recent elections

The Independent UK

Mike Pence suffered the wrath of Trump. Now the ex-vice president wants his old boss’s job in 2024

Former vice president places himself in direct competition with Donald Trump, Joe Sommerlad reports

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Another marijuana legalization measure may be heading to the 2024 ballot

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Texas Republicans ended a patchwork of local rules they say hurt business. They also eroded powers of city councils.

Lawmakers delivered Gov. Greg Abbott a long-sought bill to stop local governments from enacting local laws that exceed state law on a number of fronts.

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Salon

Save the GOP? Media still believes

As a former Trump supporter and hardcore Republican, I'm here to say: Give up on rescuing the GOP. Kill it instead

Axios

Mike Pence 2024 video ignores Trump, slams Biden

Pence wants to share credit for certain accomplishments of Trump's administration.

WEKU

To keep immigrants from fleeing, Florida GOP focus on immigration law loopholes

Republican lawmakers in Florida are scrambling to convince established immigrant workers who already have jobs to stay, while making it inhospitable for newly arrived migrants.

The Independent UK

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum set to announce 2024 Republican campaign for president

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is set to announce his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday adding his name to the long list of contenders hoping to dent former President Donald Trump’s early lead in the race

The Independent UK

Virginia regulators expected to vote on Youngkin plan to withdraw from climate initiative

Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote on whether to advance Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to withdraw from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program

The Independent UK

As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe

As politicians and activists push for limits on discussions of race, gender and sexuality, some students say the measures targeting aspects of their identity have made them less welcome in American schools — the one place all kids are supposed to feel safe

The Independent UK

Pence to launch presidential campaign against Trump in Iowa, staking hopes on leadoff voting state

Former Vice President Mike Pence is staking his presidential hopes on Iowa as he launches his campaign for the 2024 Republican nomination in Des Moines on Wednesday

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