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Ban social media for kids? Fed-up parents in Senate say yes

Legislation introduced by four senators aims to prohibit all children under the age of 13 from using social media and would give parents more control over what teenagers under the age of 18 can access

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Wisconsin judge to hear first arguments in abortion lawsuit

A Wisconsin judge is set to hear arguments Thursday in a lawsuit challenging the state's 174-year-old abortion ban

The Independent UK

"Nobody believes her": Republicans believe debt ceiling cliff is further than Yellen claims

Deadlines only work if all the parties actually believe that they are real.

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Trump calls rape claim ‘ridiculous’ in taped testimony

Recorded testimony from Donald Trump has been played to a federal jury as he tries to defend a rape allegation at a civil trial without appearing in court.

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No defense witnesses in Trump rape trial

"It's coming out through the questioning of their witnesses. That's our entire defense," said Trump's lawyer

Salon

Downstate Danville backs abortion pills ban, defying legal risks

The city council bans shipping and mailing of abortion pills in a vote Tuesday in defiance of state law protecting the procedure. Abortion advocates are mulling a challenge.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s 2024 Democratic Convention: Kaitlin Fahey named host committee interim executive director

Fahey said her duties as interim executive director means putting the initial team in place and being the liaison between the DNC and local leaders.

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Trump calls rape claim 'ridiculous' in video testimony at civil trial

Donald Trump denied raping writer E. Jean Carroll in a deposition video played on Wednesday for a Manhattan federal jury, as the former U.S. president sought to defend himself in a civil trial without testifying in person.

Reuters

Illinois city backs abortion pills ban, defying legal risks

An Illinois city is supporting a ban on the mailing or shipping of abortion pills

The Independent UK

AOC: Dianne Feinstein should resign

"I think criticisms of that stance as 'anti-feminist' are a farce," said the New York Democrat

Salon

Trump hits Biden as ‘disrespectful’ for not attending Charles’ coronation ceremony

No US president has ever attended coronation of a British monarch

The Independent UK

Mississippi governor touts tax cuts, teacher pay raise, jobs

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has told supporters at one of his first large-scale campaign events Wednesday that he has fulfilled promises to cut taxes, increase teacher pay and promote job development

The Independent UK

Florida Takes The Lead Against Antisemitism

The Florida Jewish community received constitutional and legal analysis in support of the bill from Kenneth L. Marcus.

Zenger

GOP subpoenas FBI over whistleblower's claims about Biden

A top House Republican has subpoenaed the FBI director for what he claims are bureau records related to President Joe Biden and his family

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Evening Standard

Trump accuses Biden of disrespecting the King by not attending Coronation

The former US president speculated that his successor would be ‘sleeping’ instead of attending the ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Zooey Zephyr responds to her political silencing and Montana’s attacks on trans children: ‘I show up with my head held high’

Wave of anti-trans bills won’t stop Montana representative, or the state’s LGBTQ+ community, from moving forward, Zooey Zephyr tells Josh Marcus

The Independent UK

Donald Trump says Ireland has done a good job luring US companies

Mr Trump visited Scotland before arriving in Ireland.

Salon

Colin Allred challenging Ted Cruz in '24

Allred, elected in 2018, is a rising Democratic star. Cruz unsuccessfully sought GOP's 2016 presidential nomination

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Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court ethics hearings face tough, but necessary, road to reform

The hearings, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, began this week and are perhaps the only vehicle, at this stage, to leverage public pressure that could lead to an ethics code for the nation’s highest court.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s new interim top cop, ComEd 4 found guilty and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Independent UK

New North Carolina abortion limits on legislative fast track

North Carolina lawmakers have started debating a package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state’s ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to 12 weeks

Chicago Sun-Times

Back-channel search for Chicago’s top cop? Not this time, says president of civilian oversight panel

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson’s transition team members “have not tried to influence our process. They have not tried to submit names,” said Anthony Driver, president of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, which is conducting the search.

The Independent UK

Florida Republicans pass pronoun, diversity bills

Florida Republicans have approved two bills that will restrict the use of preferred pronouns in schools and ban diversity programs in colleges

The Independent UK

Iowa Democrats' plan: Hold 1st caucuses, report votes later

Iowa Democrats are proposing a novel way to get around their demotion from the leadoff spot on the party’s presidential nominating calendar: They would still put on the first-in-the-nation caucuses but would be open to withholding the results until after other states hold their contests

Salon

New testimony chips "away at any doubts"

Carroll's legal team is demonstrating Trump's "propensity to sexual abuse," former prosecutor says

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