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Michigan Republicans fight effort to repeal ban on unmarried cohabitation

Law signed in 1931 is rarely enforced but carries penalty of prison time and $1,000 fine

The Guardian - US

Texas looms large in 2024 presidential race as Trump, others angle for early support

The former president is courting state support as other GOP candidates try to emerge from his shadow, including Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley.

The Texas Tribune

Chris Christie boasts he’s the only Republican who can take down Trump

Chris Christie boasts that he’s the only Republican who can take down former President Donald Trump but insists he’s not interested in being just a political “paid assassin.”

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About half US Democrats want Joe Biden to run again: Poll

Democrats approve of job the president is doing and would back him, but they have concerns about his age, poll shows.

Al Jazeera

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene angers Democrats and fellow Republicans alike with attention-grabbing antics

Controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is angering Democrats and fellow Republicans alike with her attention-grabbing outbursts as the GOP House of Representatives tries to get traction for its investigations of the Biden Administration.

Tribune News Service

Judge scolds 1/6 lawyer, but won't seek disciplinary action

A federal judge reprimanded an attorney whose withdrawal from a Jan. 6 defendant’s case led to a delay in the jailed man’s trial but the judge declined to refer him for disciplinary action

The Independent UK

Texas lawmakers advance bill to force schools to display Ten Commandments

State senators advance bill for consideration by house in what critics say is basic violation of separation of church and state

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When is the E Jean Carroll rape and defamation trial against Donald Trump?

After years of delays and denials, Donald Trump will finally have to answer to allegations that he raped the TV talkshow host and author E Jean Carroll in court

The Independent UK

Kellyanne Conway says Ron DeSantis needs to lay off the ‘culture wars’

The former Trump campaign leader argues that DeSantis’ war with Disney will hurt him

The Independent UK

Will Texas’ efforts to dismantle DEI risk NCAA compliance for college sports?

Would college sports be impacted by a Texas Senate proposal to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education?

Tribune News Service

How old is Joe Biden and how does he compare to other world leaders?

The US president does not even make the top ten of eldest statesmen

The Independent UK

Florida state legislature approves constitutional amendment to make school board elections partisan

The Florida State Senate gave final approval to House Joint Resolution 31, a constitutional amendment to make school board elections partisan.

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Ron DeSantis is flaming out – and Trump is on course for a Republican coronation

The Florida governor’s flaws are glaringly apparent. Right now, it’s hard to see the nominee as anyone other than Trump

The Guardian - US

A race to the bottom of the culture wars

Culture war issues cause Trump and DeSantis to wrestle, but the party is actually pretty united

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The Guardian - US

Feinstein absence blocks push for supreme court chief Thomas testimony

Asked if he will subpoena John Roberts over allegations against Clarence Thomas, Senate judiciary chair says: ‘I don’t have a majority’

The Independent UK

North Dakota governor signs law criminalising trans health care for minors

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a veto-proof bill into law that restricts transgender health care and criminalizes providers who give gender-affirming care to people under 18

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Donald Trump is the world’s most innocent criminal

The show-trials of former/future US President Donald Trump are the hottest anti-climax on Broadway, writes maven of mirth Tim Ferguson

The Guardian - UK

DeSantis to meet UK foreign secretary with eye on US presidential bid

Florida governor lines up four-nation tour in attempt to boost credentials as credible leader on world stage

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Biden moving toward launch of bid for re-election in '24

President's team has told outside vendors to prepare logistics for announcement by early next week.

Ballotpedia

An update on Article III judgeship nominations

Welcome to the Friday, April 21, Brew.

The Independent UK

Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with song

A song featuring ex-President Donald Trump and a choir of prisoners charged with crimes related to the deadly Capitol insurrection briefly took the No. 1 spot on iTunes last month, edging out Taylor Swift

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Newsom's promise to appoint a Black woman for a Senate vacancy creates a quandary

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom promised two years ago to appoint a Black woman to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein if she resigned. If he merely appointed a temporary "caretaker" would that honor his pledge?

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: Why are we stuck with a Supreme Court justice who doesn't follow the law?

No sooner had Donald Trump finally been fingerprinted and booked than we Americans were reminded of that other V.I.P. scofflaw who, by his repeat offenses, has long mocked our national conceit that no person is above the law.

WEKU

North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

Gender-affirming care for minors has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations, but it has come under attack in many conservative legislatures.

Los Angeles Times

Mexico's president, saying the US is suffering from moral decay, offers some advice

Mexico's leader has some advice for the United States.

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