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Appeals court upholds admissions policy at elite Virginia high school

A divided federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at an elite Virginia high school that critics say discriminates against Asian Americans

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Resolution would allow bulk Senate confirmation without unanimous consent

WASHINGTON -- Senate Rules and Administration Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar is proposing a change to expedite the process for confirming certain presidential nominees and reduce the backlog waiting for approval.

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Texas Senate votes to extend Medicaid for new moms after adding anti-abortion language

AUSTIN – The GOP-led Senate agreed to give a full year of health care coverage to low-income women who’ve just given birth, but tacked on anti-abortion language that could complicate the bill’s passage.

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State board of education president Pamela Pugh launches US Senate bid

Michigan State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh is launching her campaign Tuesday for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow, hoping to change the fact that there's no Black women currently serving in the upper chamber.

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Full-day kindergarten could soon be required in all Illinois

A bill requiring public school districts in Illinois to establish full-day kindergarten within the next four years passed the state legislature Friday and awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s approval.

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DeSantis envisions ‘quarter-century’ of far-right majority in the supreme court

Speaking to Christian media, the Florida governor suggested a 7-2 conservative majority in the high court if he is elected president

The Guardian - US

More than 6 in 10 say Biden's mental fitness to be president is a concern, poll finds

As President Joe Biden seeks a second term in office, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that a majority of Americans are concerned about his mental fitness.

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Critics say Biden is lying about how his son Beau died in Iraq – they are ignoring the full story

‘My son was a major in the US Army. We lost him in Iraq,’ the president told US marines during his Japan visit

The Independent UK

Who is Alvin Bragg? The Manhattan district attorney who could bring down Trump

The New York prosecutor has made history as the first person to ever bring charges against a former president, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Can Donald Trump run for president in 2024?

Trump claims he has been indicted by a grand jury over his handling of classified documents

The Independent UK

Juan Merchan: Who is the New York judge presiding over Trump’s case?

The judge overseeing Mr Trump’s case ran the trial which convicted the Trump Organization last year

The Independent UK

Nebraska lawmakers guard ‘clearly ill’ senator brought from hospital to help pass stricter abortion ban

State senator Julie Slama says she is recovering from serious illness while casting decisive vote to restrict abortion and trans healthcare

The Independent UK

NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida

Advisory implores current residents to “defeat the regressive policies of this Governor and this state legislature"

Salon

Salazar, Escobar to propose comprehensive immigration bill

WASHINGTON -- Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Texas Democrat Rep. Veronica Escobar have teamed up on a sprawling immigration bill that aims to revamp asylum processing, slash visa backlogs and provide a path to legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants.

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Ron DeSantis ‘to announce presidential run on Twitter with Elon Musk’ – as it happened

Florida governor reportedly to officially announce campaign on platform; McCarthy says debt deal possibly by 1 June

Salon

The new Daughter of the Confederacy

The Southern Pride of Marjorie Taylor Greene

The Guardian - US

A debt default would be catastrophic for the US – and Biden’s re-election chances

If Democrats believe they can win the ‘messaging wars’ about a default, they’re deluded. Republicans win either way

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden had better deliver on his promise to help with student loans – or the voters will make him pay

Just like Keir Starmer’s Labour, Biden’s Democrats need to stop taking young people’s support for granted. It’s not enough to say that they’re better than the competition

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The Independent UK

Martin Luther King’s daughter condemns Ted Cruz and backs calls for ‘racist’ Florida boycott

Texas senator used Dr King’s name in his own tweet attacking the NAACP, one of America’s oldest and best known antiracist institutions

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden and McCarthy hold ‘productive’ debt talks but no deal reached

If debt limit not raised, the US will default on its bills. Plus, the issue with DeSantis’s $13.5m police relocation program

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson starts a whirlwind tour of America (next stop, Vegas)

‘Wild horses couldn’t keep me away from the United States’, he told an audience in Texas

The Independent UK

Trump to face court in hush money case – so judge can warn him about Truth Social ranting

Trump was put under protective order after taking aim at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan when he was charged with 34 felonies last month

The Guardian - US

‘It destroys democracy’: Republicans bid to rewrite Ohio’s abortion rules

Anti-abortion legislators are trying to change the state’s ballot initiative rules to require a supermajority for a ballot to pass

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More absentee ballot drop box legislation introduced in 2023 than at this point in 2022

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Axios

Congress braces for grueling week as debt deadline nears

"I think we all know we're going to have to have our schedules in pencil."

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