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Trump investigation in Georgia could include other states in sweeping racketeering case, report says

The 2024 Republican frontrunner’s attempts to overturn 2020 results could be at the centre of a RICO case

The Independent UK

Joe Biden gives first Oval Office address ahead of signing debt ceiling deal – as it happened

‘We averted an economic crisis and economic collapse,’ says president in address to the nation about deal, but will not sign bill before Saturday

The Guardian - US

Abortion plays key role in closely watched Virginia primary involving Democratic 'pro-life' lawmaker

One of Virginia's most closely watched nomination contests this election year features a rarity in today's politics: a self-described “pro-life” Democrat

The Independent UK

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America is in danger from irrational thinking

Historically, democracy always has been sustained, and nurtured by rational deliberation. If our habits of communication don’t change, what happens to this great experiment we call the United States?

Chicago Sun-Times

Key Trump aide gave DOJ more evidence

New report “is proof Jack Smith has more evidence than we even know," said MSNBC legal analyst Katie Phang

Salon

Joe Biden hails ‘big win’ as bipartisan debt ceiling bill reaches his desk

Compromise package to suspend debt ceiling passed US Senate late on Thursday with 63 votes to 36

The Guardian - US

Republicans trapped by Trump's Big Lie

Republican voters still believe that Trump won the last election in a landslide and the Democrats stole it from him

Salon

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DeSantis lashes out at reporter on New Hampshire campaign visit: ‘Are you blind?’

A Republican who unsucessfully ran for office in New Hampshire called the governor’s reaction ‘disappointing’

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Sharp differences over abortion among U.S. faith leaders and denominations

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The Independent UK

America's religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v. Wade's reversal.

In the year since the Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, America’s religious leaders and denominations have responded in strikingly diverse ways

The Independent UK

I could not, in good conscience, vote for the debt ceiling bill

This bill cuts programs for the most vulnerable, and is totally unnecessary – why doesn’t Biden invoke the 14th amendment?

The Guardian - US

Lauren Boebert didn’t turn up to vote on debt ceiling deal she furiously campaigned against

GOP Congresswoman tweeted or retweeted her opposition to the deal 23 times in the past week, then failed to show for Wednesday night’s vote. ‘Is anyone surprised?’ wrote one Democratic critic

The Independent UK

Congress Warned About Abuses of Presidential Emergency Powers

Legislators from both parties worry about unilateral power, but they use it when it’s convenient.

Reason

Joe Biden says he was 'sandbagged' after tripping as Donald Trump responds to fall

Joe Biden was onstage greeting graduates at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, US, when he turned to jog back towards his seat and fell yesterday

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - US

Kevin McCarthy’s victory lap over the debt ceiling bill could end early

Hard-right Freedom Caucus members argued the deal should have enacted deeper spending cuts and shorter borrowing limits

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US debt ceiling deal passes Senate, averting catastrophic federal default

Days before the 5 June default deadline, Joe Biden has indicated he will sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk. Plus, the work of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips goes on in the Amazon

Axios

TV networks battle for Republican debates

Debates can make or break a presidential candidacy.

The Conversation

The 'truther playbook': tactics that explain vaccine conspiracy theorist RFK Jr's presidential momentum

While incumbent Joe Biden is the favoured Democratic pick for the 2024 US presidential nomination, another more controversial candidate is gaining popular support in the polls. Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a self-described vaccine sceptic, announced his candidacy to run for president as a Democrat in April.

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Axios

The GOP battle to show who’s tougher on immigration

Governors are sending National Guard to the border and presidential hopefuls replay their harshest policies.

The Independent UK

Biden jokes he got ‘sandbagged’ in first comments after fall at Air Force graduation

President flashes broad grin after tripping over sandbag at graduation ceremony

Bangkok Post

US averts first-ever default with 11th-hour debt deal

WASHINGTON: United States senators voted to suspend the federal debt limit Thursday, capping weeks of fraught negotiations to eliminate the threat of a disastrous credit default just four days ahead of the deadline set by the Treasury.

The Independent UK

Senate passes debt limit bill after marathon 11 amendment votes to avoid default

The bill goes to President Joe Biden’s desk before the United States would default on its debt

Reuters

Trump, DeSantis trade barbs as 2024 campaign acrimony grows

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis traded barbs on Thursday over who could most quickly fix the economy and reform government agencies as the battle between the top two Republican contenders grew increasingly acrimonious.

Axios

Debt ceiling bill clears Senate, heads to Biden's desk

It means the U.S. will avert a potentially catastrophic default on its debt obligations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Todd Maisch dies at 57: Illinois Chamber of Commerce leader and business ‘champion’

State officials remembered Todd Maisch as an advocate for the business community who could find common ground between adversaries across political lines.

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