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Lame-duck City Council makes power grab amid cries of foul

An unprecedented reorganization approved Thursday boosts its committee numbers to weaken the mayor’s authority, but critics say that task should have been left up to the incoming Council.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dates announced for President Joe Biden's visit to Northern Ireland

The five day visit will start in Northern Ireland before the US President moves on to Dublin

Belfast Live

Former congressman, Senate candidate Galifianakis dies at 94

A funeral will be held this weekend for former Democratic U.S. Rep. Nick Galifianakis, who represented central North Carolina for several years before two unsuccessful Senate bids

The Independent UK

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Donald Trump trying to lock down Texas before Ron DeSantis joins GOP race for president

WACO, Texas — In front of 20,000 supporters jammed into the Waco Regional Airport, Donald Trump slowly recited the names of 15 Texas elected officials who are endorsing his third campaign for the White House.

Tribune News Service

Biden’s five-day visit to island of Ireland to begin north of the border

US President Joe Biden is expected to fly into Northern Ireland on April 11.

The Independent UK

‘You can see the terror’: Trump’s tough guy posture over indictment isn’t fooling these insiders

Former insiders and confidantes of Donald Trump tell Andrew Feinberg the ex-president is incapable of understanding that he can’t intimidate or delay his way out of criminal charges now that he has been indicted

The Independent UK

Taking a giant leap backwards by getting rid of child labor laws

A law voiding restrictions on factory jobs for 14- and 15-year-old children isn’t about the white, suburban kids Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders gathers around her for photo ops.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Grand jury is leaving us hanging like Trump tried to do with Pence’

Late-night hosts discuss the New York grand jury’s two-week hiatus, a looming debt crisis and Fox News nudging Ron DeSantis

The Guardian - US

Will the indictment boost Trump’s chances for 2024?

The former president and his most ardent supporters seem sure that whipping up anger around the charge will help carry him to re-election. Eric Garcia speaks to analysts, campaigners and Republicans themselves about whether that’s really true

The Independent UK

Betsy DeVos-founded, Republican-funded school choice group backs Vallas campaign for Chicago mayor

The political committee’s contribution is a drop in the bucket of dollars pouring into the race in its final days. But it’s an indication that school privatization champions see an opportunity with Vallas’ candidacy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Schultz accused of lying under oath

At one point in the ex-CEO’s Senate testimony, Bernie Sanders reminded Schultz that it is illegal to lie under oath

Salon

Ripples from Wisconsin Supreme Court battle could reach the Hill

WASHINGTON — The fight to control Wisconsin’s highest court has thrust the Midwestern battleground into the national spotlight as Election Day closes in on a pivotal race that could dictate future abortion and redistricting measures — and have implications for 2024.

Tribune News Service

Trump grand jury reportedly examining second hush-money payment – as it happened

Prosecutors looking into $150,000 payment to Karen McDougal, Wall Street Journal reports

The Guardian - US

Trump appeals order for Mark Meadows to give evidence in January 6 probe

A three-judge appeals court panel recently rejected Mr Trump’s bid to keep one of his lawyers from testifying in another matter

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Progressives decry Biden’s pivot to center in run-up to 2024: ‘Feet to the fire’

From oil to immigration, the president’s reversal from his 2020 campaign pledges might turn away more voters than it attracts

Salon

Trump moves MAGA to hit softer targets

MAGA fans are too afraid of prison to riot, but rising hate crimes suggest they've turned their rage on minorities

Axios

Biden leaves House Dems fuming again over COVID emergency

"It's, like, Kindergarten-level cooperation."

Axios

First look: White House seizes on McCarthy's budget comments

"Our very first responsibility, we both should have to pass a budget."

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The Independent UK

Trump defends Putin from DeSantis attacks, says he can end Russia-Ukraine war ‘within 24 hours’

DeSantis called Putin a ‘war criminal’

Tribune News Service

GOP lawmaker calls for tracking homeless spending, working with Democrats on mental health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican lawmakers say that, before California spends even more money battling homelessness, the public deserves to know exactly how the tens of billions of dollars already put toward the epidemic are being spent and whether the state is getting results. Among the GOP lawmakers calling for greater…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Democracy has no off-years

As our country celebrates Women’s History Month and looks ahead to local elections this fall, it’s important for us to celebrate the everyday heroines in communities across the country who are the essential workers of our democracy: poll workers.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 committee shows Congress can’t enforce subpoenas alone

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee spent nearly a year trying to get former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to testify, winning a protracted court fight to defend its subpoenas and voting to refer Meadows for prosecution of contempt of Congress.

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: Kevin McCarthy is propelling the US toward default

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent a clear signal Tuesday: The chances of a debt limit breach and subsequent government default and economic calamity aren’t only very real, but fairly high. Probably higher than 50-50. Maybe a lot higher. And McCarthy has no idea how to get out of it.

Tribune News Service

Nedra Rhone: Limiting gender-affirming medical care doesn’t ‘safeguard the bright, promising futures’ of Georgia’s trans youth

When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill last week that prevents health care providers from providing certain hormones or surgical treatment to children to align with their gender identity, Rebecca Stapel-Wax said the news stopped her in her tracks.

The Independent UK

Trump and Pence expected to speak at NRA event, likely their first meeting after two years

The two Republicans last headlined the annual NRA convention in 2019

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