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State budget clears first hurdle with Senate vote — but elected school board map hits pause until next year

The state Senate passed the budget late Thursday, sending it to the House. But completion of a final map of the districts of Chicago’s new elected school board was pushed even further into the future, as both chambers voted to give themselves more time to draw it up.

Chicago Sun-Times

Steve Bannon border wall case in NY set for May 2024 trial

NEW YORK — Former Donald Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon will go on trial in New York next May on state charges that he defrauded contributors to a fund to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Tribune News Service

Doug Mastriano won’t run for US Senate after all

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Doug Mastriano says he won’t run for U.S. Senate.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton faces impeachment. Here’s how that works in Texas.

The Texas Legislature has never removed an attorney general. If the House votes to impeach, the Senate will hold a trial.

The Texas Tribune

How impeachment in Texas differs from the process outlined in the US Constitution

FORT WORTH, Texas — In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Attorney General Ken Paxton recommended impeaching the state’s top lawyer.

Tribune News Service

What to know about the Biden administration’s first-ever national plan to combat antisemitism

Special antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt said antisemitism ‘threatens not just the safety of Jews, but the strength of our democracy.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Sen. Tim Scott picks longtime ‘tacticians’ to help run South Carolina presidential operation. Who are they?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential campaign is tapping two longtime South Carolina political consultants to run his 2024 operations in the Palmetto State.

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In Miami, DeSantis supporters get campaign intel on how governor plans to beat Trump

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Anti-trans activists threaten Louisiana Republican who shot down gender-affirming care ban

‘Why would I want to handcuff a doctor and his or her decision? I think they know more about this than politicians’

The Independent UK

Would Oprah replace Dianne Feinstein in the US Senate? Her rep says no

LOS ANGELES — If California Sen. Dianne Feinstein leaves Congress before her term is over, she won't be replaced by Oprah Winfrey.

Los Angeles Times

FBI: Gardiner may have given developer who’d been ‘good to me’ ticket to Lightfoot reform inaugural during bribery scheme

Ald. Jim Gardiner has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing as a result of the feds’ investigation, which dates back more than three years. FBI affidavits show the feds spent a year struggling to view thousands of text messages.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hopeful tone pervades debt ceiling talks ahead of long weekend

WASHINGTON — Debt limit negotiations on Thursday morning had the feel of a deal starting to come together, with no in-person meetings scheduled but both sides working through various options in advance of the long holiday weekend.

Tribune News Service

Tim Scott makes a hollow pitch for Republican votes

I used to think Republicans lavished so much love on Black candidates because they were keen to prove that they harbored no racism, Mona Charen writes. But the mask has slipped so often since Trump. Scott claims, “I’m the candidate the left fears the most.” Translation: I’m the Black candidate…

Chicago Sun-Times

Analysis: No longer a ‘broken record,’ White House throws a few elbows with debt messaging

WASHINGTON — “Congress must act.”

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GOP leaders in Kansas back off threat to sue Democratic governor over education funding

Leaders of Kansas’ Republican-controlled Legislature have backed off a threat to sue the state’s Democratic governor for vetoing parts of a GOP education funding bill

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Trump workers moved classified documents at Mar-a-Lago before prosecutors arrived: report

Former President Donald Trump’s workers at Mar-a-Lago reportedly moved boxes of classified documents just a day before federal prosecutors came to collect papers pursuant to a subpoena.

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Leadership dynamics explain why there’s still no debt limit deal

WASHINGTON — Political calculations and concerns about legislative precedent within Congress and the White House have brought the government within a week of potentially failing to pay all of its debt obligations.

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House ethics panel recommends impeachment for Texas AG Ken Paxton

AUSTIN, Texas – In an historic move that portends the ouster of one of the most powerful Republicans in the state, a House ethics panel on Thursday recommended the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Minnesota governor signs paid family and medical leave act to give workers up to 20 weeks off

Minnesota workers will be entitled to paid time off when they’re seriously ill or to care for newborns and loved ones starting in 2026

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Florida mother behind ban on Amanda Gorman poem has Proud Boys links

Social media posts picture Daily Salinas at Proud Boys events and show she posted antisemitic content online

Miami Herald

In Miami, DeSantis supporters get campaign intel on how governor plans to beat Trump

MIAMI — A day after Ron DeSantis unveiled his presidential campaign, his top pollster met Thursday with a group of fundraisers at a Miami luxury hotel to outline exactly how they plan to knock down former President Donald Trump in the race for the GOP nomination.

The Independent UK

Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton after Republican investigation

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing a historic impeachment vote after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations

The Texas Tribune

Texas House committee issues 20 articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton

The attorney general, reelected last year by voters who shrugged off his scandals, is accused of a yearslong pattern of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking. The full House is expected to consider the articles soon.

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: New Jersey roundup

New Jersey is holding elections, including for legislative offices, on June 6, 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.

Evening Standard

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for January 6 Capitol riot

The founder of a far-right group involved in the insurrection riot at the US capitol has been jailed for eighteen years.

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