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Biden launches new push to limit health care costs, hoping to show he can save money for families

President Joe Biden plans to roll out a new set of initiatives Friday to reduce health care costs

The Independent UK

Bidenomics moves onto health care

The Biden administration is launching a crackdown on hidden fees in health care.

Axios

Editorial: DeSantis has yet to explain why just 20 ex-felons were singled out on voting charges

Most Floridians have heard of the high-profile arrests of former felons by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ elections police force. And they might have felt little sympathy for those arrested on election-fraud charges, based on the fact that they had previously been convicted of some of the worst crimes society can imagine:…

Orlando Sentinel

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Jay Ambrose: Being fair to each other helps us all

The Supreme Court just acted to get rid of decades-long practices at colleges and universities that have been an illegal, unconstitutional, unprincipled means of discriminating against qualified applicants wanting entry as students. Some instead granted admission in accordance with skin color, which happened in this case to be black, the…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Shred this ruling: Federal judge’s injunction on government communication with social media is unsound

In his July 4 ruling blocking the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies on issues of content, Louisiana Federal Judge Terry Doughty quickly showed himself to be a deeply unserious jurist, writing that the case “arguably involves the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history.”…

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Michael Hiltzik: Bidenomics has been a boon for working class voters. Why don't they give him credit?

No one doubts that the fiscal buzzword of the moment is "Bidenomics." The question at hand is whether President Joe Biden will be able to wear it proudly as a badge, or his Republican adversaries will hang it around his neck like an albatross.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Bombing Mexico to stop drug cartels from supplying US with fentanyl is a terrible idea

The early stretch of the 2024 presidential campaign is underway — and with it a boatload of bad ideas and policy initiatives. One of the worst but increasingly popular proposals, uttered by several politicians aspiring for the highest office in the land, is to use the military to combat the…

Chicago Tribune

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Being a lawmaker is the latest leap for career-hopping Kiggans

WASHINGTON — When Jen Kiggans decided to run for Virginia’s state Senate in 2019, she cited Elaine Luria as her inspiration. That was odd enough — Luria’s a Democrat while Kiggans is a Republican. But things got stranger still just three years later, when Kiggans decided to run for Congress…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Josh Hawley rings in July 4 with fake quote with antisemitic, white nationalist roots

Maybe it’s time for Josh Hawley to get out of the history business.

Tribune News Service

Special counsel zeroing in on ‘unhinged’ Oval Office meeting when Trump hosted conspiracy theorists – report

The meeting ended in shouting and insults, according to reports

The Independent UK

Missouri Gov. Parson vetoes bill enabling more compensation to wrongfully convicted

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday evening vetoed a sweeping public safety bill that would have allowed more people who were wrongfully convicted to receive compensation from the state.

Tribune News Service

At Iowa event, Trump plans to go after DeSantis over ethanol

Former President Donald Trump plans to headline his largest Iowa campaign event in nearly four months with a speech to thousands at an arena in the western part of the state

The Independent UK

First GOP debate next month faces threats of boycott as lower-polling candidates scramble to qualify

Seven weeks before the premiere debate of the 2024 GOP primary, anxiety is building that the event could prove messy and divisive for the party

The Independent UK

Asian Americans feel particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters

Several new voting laws in mostly Republican-led states impose criminal penalties or fines for helping people register to vote

The Independent UK

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California officials join Texas sheriff in calling for federal investigation into DeSantis migrant flights

Axios

Biden admin says Trump appointed judge's "vague" social media order causing "harm"

The DOJ tonight asked for a stay to the order limiting officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies.

Al Jazeera

DeSantis campaign brings in $20m in donations, trailing Trump

Trump remains the leader in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, despite ongoing legal battles.

Los Angeles Times

California officials join Texas sheriff in calling for federal investigation into DeSantis migrant flights

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to open an investigation into the transportation of migrants to Sacramento as part of a program overseen by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ousted from far right Freedom Caucus after fight with Lauren Boebert

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been kicked out of the biggest conservative club in Congress over her nasty feud with fellow MAGA stalwart Rep. Lauren Boebert.

Tribune News Service

Marriage built to last: Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 77th anniversary

ATLANTA — Numbers don’t lie. Especially when they are so beautiful.

Tribune News Service

Prosecutor describes 'multiple crimes' in Michigan voting equipment investigation

PONTIAC, Mich. — Prosecutors investigating supporters of former President Donald Trump who pushed to obtain voting equipment in Michigan after the 2020 election told a judge in May they're examining "multiple crimes" spanning "multiple counties," according to a court transcript.

Miami Herald

New details released from Trump search warrant: Security footage ‘core’ of the case

MIAMI — A newly released version of an FBI affidavit for a search warrant of Donald Trump’s Palm Beach estate adds a few key details of how and when investigators discovered and obtained security camera footage that shows boxes allegedly filled with classified documents being moved around his Mar-a-Lago property.

Miami Herald

DeSantis pulls in $20 million for presidential bid in first six weeks of campaign

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign announced Thursday that it raised $20 million in the first six weeks of his candidacy.

The Independent UK

DeSantis campaign video crossed a line for gay right-wing pundits despite governor’s record on LGBT+ rights

LGBT+ influencers condemned a meme-filled video approvingly calling his agenda ‘totalitarianism in disguise’

Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson unveils ‘blueprint to transform’ Chicago, revealing ‘how we will govern’

The mayor called the 223-page document the “foundation for how we will lead our city well into the future.” It’s loaded with ambitious, politically explosive ideas.

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