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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Expert: Trump not "as innocent" as Pence

Pence didn't know about the docs and returned them — "all of which is in marked contrast with Donald Trump"

Salon

Mississippi absentee ballot law harms voters with disabilities, lawsuit says

A lawsuit is seeking to block Mississippi’s new restrictions on absentee ballots

The Independent UK

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Oath Keeper convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot gets 3 years in latest extremist sentencing

A Florida man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges — the latest in a historic string of sentences in the Jan. 6

The Independent UK

US investigators end probe into former VP Pence classified docs

The lack of charges in the probe removes one headache for Pence before his anticipated presidential campaign launch.

Al Jazeera

Pence will not face charges over classified files found at Indiana home

Former vice-president, expected to announce bid for White House, told by letter that justice department would not be filing charges

The Guardian - US

Ga. Trump probe grows over new evidence

"Subjects of criminal investigation aren't usually reckless enough to go on national TV and admit corrupt intent"

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Ken Paxton impeachment moves to Texas Senate, where conflicts of interest, political intrigue await

Senators have been publicly silent, citing their role as jurors with a weighty decision: whether to remove one of the state’s top Republicans from office.

The Texas Tribune

State Supreme Court: Ohio abortion question will go forward as single issue

In a blow to abortion opponents in Ohio, a fall ballot issue aimed at enshrining access to the procedure in the state’s constitution won't be split into two separate issues: one about abortion and one involving other reproductive care

The Independent UK

Don’t be fooled – Trump’s presidential run is gaining more and more momentum

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear: Trump is leading the other Republican contenders, and Biden is far from safe

The Guardian - US

Deal approved, Biden will address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office Friday evening

President Joe Biden will speak Friday evening from the Oval Office as he addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit

The Independent UK

Three special elections called so far in the 118th Congress

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I., 1st) resigned from Congress on June 1 to become president of the Rhode Island Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Providence. A special election to replace him is scheduled for Nov. 7, 2023.

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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

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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

Chicago Sun-Times

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?

Salon

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

The Guardian - US

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

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Salon

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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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 Independent UK

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

Reason

Congress Warned About Abuses of Presidential Emergency Powers

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

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