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Connecting Thomas and Trump: corruption

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas operates by the same underlying principles of corrupt power as Donald Trump

Salon

House where King planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan

An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches has been sold to a historical museum in Michigan and will be moved to a site near Detroit for preservation

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The race to be the next mayor of Philadelphia

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First Thing: Lindsey Graham calls fellow Republican ‘irresponsible’ for defending Pentagon leaker

Conspiracy theorist and election denier Marjorie Taylor Greene says national guardsman Jack Teixeira has been treated unfairly. Plus, New Jersey to celebrate Bruce Springsteen Day

The Guardian - UK

A look at Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro's 'common ground' approach in one of the nation's most politically divided states

PHILADELPHIA — On an unusually warm morning in late March, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's convoy of black SUVs followed a winding gravel road down to a ninth-generation family farm in Lancaster County.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: A terrible Texas bill curbs college faculty from teaching about real ideas

So-called conservatives believe deeply in protecting the right of everyone on college campuses to express their opinions, including opinions others might find offensive — except when they don’t. They hate the idea of carving up colleges and universities into “safe spaces” — except when they are intent on sending liberal…

Tribune News Service

Historic elections of Chinese, Filipina members of City Council were long overdue

Now that voters have elected Nicole Lee and Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, the importance of representation in government cannot be overstated, the head of the Chinese American Service League writes.

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Commentary: Republicans won’t win back the youth vote with a culture war

Last week, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a budget that eliminated aid to local libraries amid a dispute over the constitutionality of a state ban on “explicit material” in public schools. Last month, legislators in Tennessee approved a law restricting drag performances on public property or anywhere minors might…

Tribune News Service

Trump’s House GOP allies take fight to Manhattan DA's turf

Republicans upset with Donald Trump’s indictment are escalating their war on the prosecutor who charged him, trying to embarrass him on his home turf

The Independent UK

Progressives focus on local-level wins to counter setbacks

For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments

The Independent UK

GOP leader McConnell returning to Senate after head injury

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell will be back at work in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, almost six weeks after a fall at a Washington-area hotel and undergoing extended treatment for a concussion

The Independent UK

‘Fed up’ Democrats launch campaign to take back seat after Tricia Cotham flips to GOP

Mecklenburg County Democrats cheered in excitement Sunday as party leaders vowed to win back N.C. Rep. Tricia Cotham’s seat after she switched to the Republican party.

Tribune News Service

New poll: DeSantis — not Trump — leads Biden in battleground states

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis narrowly leads President Joe Biden in the battleground states of Arizona and Pennsylvania, according to a poll of a hypothetical matchup between the two men in the 2024 presidential race.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘What happened to Donald Trump?’ DeSantis supporting super PAC launches attack ad against former president

The ad appears to be a rebuttal to a Trump-supprting super PAC’s attack against Mr DeSantis

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Andrew Gillum was almost elected Florida governor. Now he’s going on trial in federal court

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Five years ago, Andrew Gillum was one of the brightest stars in Florida politics.

The Independent UK

George Santos campaign operating at a loss this year, according to election filings

The New York Republican is facing rivals and investigations after numerous controversies

Los Angeles Times

Schiff reports major cash advantage over Porter and Lee in Senate race

In an early test of strength in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Adam B. Schiff has a notable financial edge over Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, according to federal campaign documents released Saturday.

Tribune News Service

Feinstein needs to decide her future in Senate soon, Klobuchar says

WASHINGTON — Dianne Feinstein, who has been absent from the U.S. Senate for weeks due to illness, needs to make a decision soon about her fate if she doesn’t recover enough to return for key votes in the closely divided chamber, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said.

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Lindsey Graham calls fellow Republican ‘irresponsible’ for defending Pentagon leaker

Conspiracy theorist and election denier Marjorie Taylor Greene says national guardsman Jack Teixeira has been treated unfairly

The Independent UK

He's been Mexico's voice abroad. Now he wants the presidency

He’s been the face of Mexico internationally for nearly five years and often the country’s leading voice in meetings with top world leaders — including volatile ones, like former U.S. President Donald Trump

Axios

Lindsey Graham "stunned" alleged Pentagon leaker had access to classified intel

"Some people need to be fired over this," Graham added.

Axios

Scoop: DeSantis super PAC strafes Trump in first TV ad

In the TV ad, the pro-DeSantis group says: “Donald Trump is being attacked by a Democrat prosecutor in New York. So why is he spending millions attacking the Republican governor of Florida?"

The Independent UK

In Tennessee, expulsions echo a decades-old protest movement

In barely two weeks, two young Black Tennessee state legislators have gone from neophyte politicians to national prominence

Chicago Tribune

How Black labor leaders propelled Brandon Johnson to the Chicago mayor’s office

CHICAGO — One warm evening last July, SEIU Local 73 President Dian Palmer got a call out of the blue from Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who wanted to meet.

Tribune News Service

The GOP is making it harder for college students to vote

Republican lawmakers are making it harder for students to cast ballots where they attend school, after the GOP suffered stinging recent electoral losses largely because of an historic surge in turnout from younger voters backing Democrats.

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