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The Latest Breaking News on US Politics

What’s next for CPS after Johnson’s win, flowers for George Freeman and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Money pours into early days of Adam Frisch’s second campaign to unseat Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert

DENVER — In just over seven weeks since Adam Frisch announced his second campaign to unseat far-right incumbent U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, he’s boosted his war chest by well over seven figures, his campaign announced Thursday.

The Denver Post

Supreme Court says 12-year-old transgender girl may compete against girls in West Virginia

WASHINGTON — In its first decision involving transgender students and sports, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused West Virginia’s bid to bar a 12-year-old transgender girl from competing on the girl’s track team at her middle school.

Los Angeles Times

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At least 20 states ban trans women and girls from sports that match their gender

Republican lawmakers across the US are rapidly advancing legislation targeting trans youth while members of Congress introduce national bills that mirror proposals dominating state capitols

The Independent UK

IRS pledges better customer service, no new agents with guns

The IRS is outlining how it plans to use an infusion of $80 billion for improved operations

The Independent UK

Pressure grows on Weisselberg to flip

"I think there will be another chapter" former Manhattan special assistant district attorney predicts

Salon

Bannon urged RFK Jr. to challenge Biden

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed to run against Biden in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary

Salon

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Next mayor has his work cut out for him

Being the Defund-the-Police guy is actually liberating.

Chicago Sun-Times

DeSantis lays out Florida as blueprint for Republican success in Michigan speech

MIDLAND, Mich. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted recent GOP victories in the sunshine state as a roadmap for national Republican wins as he spoke Thursday to a packed crowd of Michigan Republicans.

Tribune News Service

Is Donald Trump in jail?

The ex-president appeared for a historic arraingment in New York on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Clarence Thomas faces impeachment calls after reports of undisclosed gifts

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemns ‘shocking corruption’ after ProPublica report details luxury items from top Republican donor

The Guardian - US

Trump’s Arrest Is ‘Karma,’ Says Wrongfully Accused Man Who Former President Wanted To Be Executed

Yusef Salaam, one of five Black and Latino men dubbed the Exonerated Five, calling out Donald Trump for them to be executed

Zenger

House GOP subpoenas ex-prosecutor in escalation of Manhattan DA investigation

The Manhattan DA’s office told attorney Mark Pomerantz not to cooperate.

Axios

House Republicans subpoena former prosecutor in Trump case

House Republicans have subpoenaed one of the former Manhattan prosecutors who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last year in a clash over the direction of the probe

The Independent UK

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Salon

Wisconsin GOP wants to impeach new judge

Even other Republicans decried using "impeachments to overturn elections"

Zenger

Amendment To Require Direct Partisan Primary Elections Will Be Decided By Arizona Voters In 2024

Voters in Arizona will decide on an amendment requiring direct partisan primaries allowing parities to nominate their candidate

Axios

How to face Congress

Carefully crafted, long-term communication strategies are key.

The Texas Tribune

Former elections chief Chris Hollins drops bid for Houston mayor

Facing a crowded field, Hollins, who served briefly as Harris County clerk in 2020, announced Thursday he will instead run to be Houston’s chief financial officer.

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The Independent UK

Ex-head of Michigan marijuana board charged with bribery

Federal authorities say the former head of a Michigan medical marijuana licensing board accepted $110,000 in bribes to influence his decisions

Salon

NC Dem leaves party — giving GOP control

Tricia Cotham accused of "bait-and-switch" after constituents "overwhelmingly for a Democrat to represent them"

Ballotpedia

Recent party switches give Republicans two new legislature-wide veto-proof majorities

Over the past month, two state legislators—Louisiana Rep. Francis Thompson and North Carolina Rep. Tricia Cotham—left the Democratic Party to join the Republicans. Both changes gave their new parties legislature-wide veto-proof majorities in their respective states.

Los Angeles Times

Kari Lake, Marjorie Taylor Greene bank on defending Trump to boost their political fortunes

PALM BEACH, Fla. — As supporters awaited former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago after his Tuesday arraignment, Kari Lake walked into a ballroom of people cheering and chanting her name.

Salon

Trump judge and family facing threats

Officials boost security and scrub online bios amid "troubling" posts on Truth Social

The Independent UK

Donald Trump Jr confirms he signed father’s porn star ‘hush money’ check

In the criminal indictment unsealed on Tuesday, prosecutors allege a check made out to Mr Trump’s former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen was falsely recorded in the Trump Organization’s business records

The Conversation

Trump’s latest personal attacks on judges could further weaken people's declining trust in American rule of law

When former President Donald Trump was arraigned in a Manhattan criminal court on April 4, 2023, Judge Juan Merchan warned him to “refrain” from making social media posts that could incite violence or “jeopardize the rule of law.”

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