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Debt ceiling vote: takeaways and how the Illinois congressional delegation voted

When Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., was sure there were enough votes to pass the debt ceiling measure, she voted no. But if her vote was needed, she would have been a yes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken Paxton

Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for impeachment against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton

The Independent UK

Republican senator sparks laughter as he tells witness: ‘I don’t want reality!’

Markwayne Mullin again makes headlines for his conduct in a committee hearing

The Independent UK

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US debt ceiling deal narrowly passes Senate averting catastrophic federal default

With just days before the 5 June default deadline, president Joe Biden has indicated he will sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk

The Guardian - US

Trump and Maga allies mock Biden for Air Force graduation fall: ‘Not inspiring’

The 80-year-old president will run for another four years in White House in 2024

The Independent UK

Doctors and Patients Strike Back Against Hospital Monopolies

South Carolina will now only require a certificate of need for long-term care facilities, opening the health care market to smaller providers.

Reason

DeSantis says ‘petty and juvenile’ Trump can thank his own behaviour for 2020 loss

Florida governor says ex-president’s attacks are a ‘huge mistake’

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People with felony convictions can now vote in Minnesota; secretary of state celebrates

People are celebrating Minnesota’s new law that restores voting rights to people who have left prison

The Independent UK

Man pleads guilty to assaulting Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in DC apartment building

A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment building in February

The Independent UK

Texas State Legislature Sends 13 Ballot Measures To The November Ballot During Its Regular Session

Texas voters will decide on 13 constitutional amendments this November when voters decided on 17 measures.

Zenger

Trans activist slams Trump for using footage of them in campaign ad: ‘They want to eradicate us’

James Rose says former president used the footage against their will

The Independent UK

Biden trips and falls on stage at Air Force graduation; White House says he's 'fine'

President Joe Biden fell on stage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation on Thursday

The Independent UK

Ald. Walter Burnett says nothing nefarious about how he spent unaccounted for $165K — otherwise, ‘I’d be in jail’

“My accountant and my lawyers are working on that. It’s fine. It hasn’t gone anywhere. We’ve just got to reconcile it. And it will be reconciled,” Burnett said Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

GOP targets Social Security, Medicare

McCarthy intends to announce a bipartisan "commission" to examine ways to cut vital programs

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Joe Biden ‘trips and falls’ at graduation ceremony as staff race over to his aid

Joe Biden tripped on a sandbag and collapsed to the ground while White House staff rushed to his aid. He got up himself, however, and walked away, pointing at the sandbag

The Independent UK

Governor raises pride flag over Wisconsin Capitol in show of support for LGBTQ+ community

State workers acting on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' orders have raised the gay pride flag over the Wisconsin Capitol in a sign of support for the LGBTQ+ community amid attacks from conservative lawmakers across the country

The Independent UK

Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is nothing if not a political survivor

Chicago Sun-Times

Inside the political survival of Chicago City Council dean

Ald. Walter Burnett expected to be stuck in the political wilderness. Instead, he became vice-mayor, with a $400,000 budget, keeping the staff he had as chair of the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety.

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Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, teeing it up for Biden veto

A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan has passed the Senate and now awaits an expected veto

Salon

Audio "fatally undermines" Trump defense

Audio could make Trump's declassification claims "irrelevant" because "it would still be a crime," expert says

The Independent UK

Biden and McCarthy’s debt limit deal went through – but there are winners and losers

Student debtors and SNAP recipients will pay a price

The Independent UK

Baseball legend Steve Garvey considering US Senate bid in California, energizing beleaguered GOP

Republicans haven't won a U.S. Senate race in heavily Democratic California since 1988

The Independent UK

Governor raises gay pride flag over Wisconsin Capitol in show of support for LGBTQ+ community

WEKU

Texas Republicans target how elections are run in Democratic-leaning Houston area

Texas Republican lawmakers sent bills to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk that would dramatically interfere with elections administration in the state's largest, Democratic-run county.

Reason

CBO: Debt Ceiling Deal Means 78,000 More Able-Bodied, Childless Adults Could Get Food Stamps

New work requirements will target those over age 50, but the debt ceiling deal also loosens existing work requirements for those under age 50.

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