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Colin Allred, former NFL player, announces Democratic challenge to Ted Cruz in Texas

The Democratic congressman faces an uphill battle in a presidential year

The Independent UK

Federal Reserve increases interest rates by a quarter point to 16-year high – as it happened

Central bank announces 10th straight increase – follow all the latest news

The Guardian - US

Psychologist expected to tell Trump rape trial of harm to E Jean Carroll

Trauma specialist Dr Leslie Lebowitz likely to explain advice columnist’s behaviour during and after alleged attack

The Guardian - US

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Exhausted: Trump fatigue kicks in early

Republican voters are finally growing weary of their dear leader

Salon

Dallas Democrat Colin Allred announces 2024 challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz

Allred was first elected to Congress in 2018 and quickly became a rising Democratic star. Cruz is Texas’ junior senator and unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.

The Texas Tribune

Democrats eye young voters for an edge in 2024 election

"We have to engage young voters not only in the two weeks before the election, but in the two years before the election."

Axios

Jack Lew had a front-row seat to debt ceiling fights under Obama. Here's his advice

The U.S. came dangerously close to defaulting on its debt in 2011. Jack Lew, chief of staff and then treasury secretary under President Obama, offers some advice to the current administration.

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Donald Trump ‘had 40 zillion hands as he groped me in tussle on plane’

Alleged victim, Jessica Leeds, claimed the former US president pounced on her “out of the blue” whilst on a plane

Evening Standard

How to weaponize Republicans' propaganda

It's far past time to stop calling the GOP the party of "family values"

Salon

Texas Senate advances amendments regarding relationship between parents, children, and educators

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 3, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Why Steve Bannon and Alex Jones love RFK

Fascists know their path to victory goes through turning more Americans into QAnon-style conspiracy nuts

Salon

Biden's re-election bid is off to a slow start

Biden announced his re-election bid before his campaign team was ready to go.

Axios

Biden officials reach out to Republicans to help confirm judges

The new approach reflects the reality of both a close Senate and Sen. Feinstein's absence

Axios

LGBT+ protesters detained at Texas capitol ahead of vote to ban gender healthcare for children

Protests force bill blocking medical care to trangender youth to be sent back to a committee

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History, civics scores of US students dipped amid pandemic

Test scores in history and civics have declined slightly for eighth grade students in the U.S., according to results that show an increasing number of children lack a basic understanding of either subject

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman testifies Donald Trump sexually assaulted her on a plane ‘with 40 zillion hands’

A woman testified in writer E. Jean Carroll’s civil case that Donald Trump molested her on a flight to New York in the 1970s. Trump has denied both women’s charges.

Reuters

North Carolina Republicans reach agreement on 12-week abortion ban

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina said on Tuesday they had reached agreement on a plan to limit most abortions to the first trimester of pregnancy, a sharp drop from the state's current limit of 20 weeks gestation.

Zenger

Federal Judge Hands Teachers Union A Win In Its Battle With Indiana Legislature

Reagan-appointed judge throws out state laws making it easier for teachers to quit unions or stop paying dues.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Guilty verdicts in ComEd bribery trial are a bad omen for Mike Madigan, but a good sign for Illinois

After weeks of testimony in the federal trial of four Mike Madigan allies, the jury wasn’t willing to give a pass to the old, corrupt ways of doing business. The rest of us shouldn’t be either.

Axios

Debt-ceiling countdown sparks scramble for Plan B

Top Biden officials are privately debating a controversial escape hatch.

The Independent UK

North Carolina Republicans announce abortion bill agreement

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say there’s agreement within their chambers on backing a measure that would prohibit abortion in nearly all cases after roughly the first trimester of pregnancy

Chicago Sun-Times

ComEd verdicts jolt Illinois political world — sparking strong reactions from Republicans (and a few Democrats)

“This guilty on all charges verdict has proven what Republicans have already known. We need real ethics reform,” Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie said at a news conference in Springfield after the verdict.

Al Jazeera

Woman recounts alleged Trump sex assault during civil rape trial

Jessica Leeds says she was sexually assaulted by Trump years before he allegedly raped writer E Jean Carroll.

The Independent UK

Judge rejects trans Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr’s effort to regain seat after being barred from legislature

ACLU of Montana says it might appeal ruling

The Independent UK

Court hears appeal by prosecutor suspended by DeSantis

Federal judges on Tuesday heard arguments over whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wrongly suspended an elected state prosecutor last year because of comments he made opposing abortion prosecutions

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