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DeSantis’ Twitter misfire starts off campaign on wrong foot

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Twitter announcement for president was slammed by critics Thursday not just for its technical glitches but also as an awkward, wonky way to introduce the governor to the country.

Orlando Sentinel

Oath Keepers founder gets 18 years

The judge describes Rhodes as a threat who "wants democracy in this country to devolve into violence"

Salon

AOC rips Gaetz over "hostage" situation

“For all of this talk about negotiations, Republicans are not negotiating at all,” said Ocasio-Cortez

Salon

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When Republican Party is infected with Trumpism, can anyone else win nomination?

Most analysts, and plenty of Republicans, seem to know that Donald Trump can no longer win a national election. But can anyone else, including Ron DeSantis, win with Trump’s voters?

Chicago Sun-Times

Defiant far-right leader jailed over role in US Capitol attack

The founder of the Oath Keepers group has been sentenced to 18 years in jail over his role in the US Capitol riots.

The New Daily

Stewart Rhodes, the Texas-based leader of the Oath Keepers militia, given 18 years in prison for sedition

Rhodes was among the many Texans who played key roles in fomenting, planning or fueling the Jan. 6, 2021, violence at the U.S. Capitol.

The Texas Tribune

Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in lead-up to Jan. 6 insurrection – 4 essential reads

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 25, 2023, in the wake of his November 2022 conviction for seditious conspiracy. Rhodes led an effort to keep former President Donald Trump in office after Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, including…

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Biden calls for police reform on 3rd anniversary of George Floyd’s death

President Biden recognized the three-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death Thursday by reflecting on a conversation he had with Floyd’s daughter the day before his funeral.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis pushes past embarrassing campaign start, outlines travel schedule for early state visits

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is working to push past an embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign

The Independent UK

South Carolina’s 6-week abortion ban now law after Gov. McMaster signs bill. Up next? A lawsuit

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday signed a six-week abortion ban into law, triggering a court challenge filed by Planned Parenthood and its partners.

Tribune News Service

NC Republican lawmaker loses his leadership role after racist question on House floor

Two Republican members of the North Carolina House have resigned from leadership positions within their caucus.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis v Disney: Why Florida’s governor is at war with the Mouse

A year-long feud between the governor and Disney has boiled over into legal battles that could shape the company’s future in the state, Alex Woodward writes

The Independent UK

Biden releases new strategy to tackle rise in antisemitism, says 'hate will not prevail'

President Joe Biden has announced a new government strategy to fight hate, bias and violence directed at Jews

The Independent UK

SCOTUS takes up Chevron

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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At least 28 state legislators have been expelled since 2000

Last month, three elected officials were expelled from state legislatures: Reps. Liz Harris (R-Ariz.), Justin Jones (D-Tenn.), and Justin Pearson (D-Tenn.).

The Texas Tribune

State budget writers strike deal on $321.3 billion two-year spending proposal

The proposal would leave billions of anticipated tax revenue untouched at a time when the state has more money coming in than lawmakers are constitutionally allowed to spend.

Salon

"Game over" if Meadows flips on Trump

"I can think of no witness who would be more important," says former U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade

The Independent UK

On 3rd anniversary of George Floyd's death, Biden stops GOP-led effort to block DC police reform law

President Joe Biden on Thursday - the third anniversary of George Floyd’s murder - vetoed an effort led by congressional Republicans to overturn new District of Columbia law on improving police accountability

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Miami Herald

DeSantis picked Miami for initial campaign gathering, but will Miami pick him in ’24?

Democrats rolled out the attack wagon for Ron DeSantis on Wednesday in Miami, a Democratic city that the Republican governor almost turned red last fall.

Al Jazeera

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years

Sentence is the longest yet for a participant in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, led by Donald Trump supporters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes gets 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

In remarks before the judge handed down his sentence, Stewart Rhodes called himself a “political prisoner.”

WEKU

The first national strategy for fighting antisemitism is finally here. What's in it?

The landmark plan outlines over 100 steps that federal agencies will take within a year. But the Biden administration says it will only work if other individuals and institutions take action too.

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers chief gets 18 years for Jan. 6 plot to attack US Capitol

The leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers group was ordered to serve 18 years in prison for his role in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol and conspiring to use force to keep Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 presidential election.

The Independent UK

DeSantis dismisses climate change, calling it ‘politicisation of weather’

Florida governor repeats common misconception about climate change and fierce storms

The Guardian - US

Far-right Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years over January 6 attack

Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in Capitol insurrection

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