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Poll: ‘Striking’ lack of mayoral campaign outreach to Latino, Black voters

A Northwestern University poll on the Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas contest for mayor finds Latino voters are still “up for grabs” while race and a generational divide are also key factors in the election.

Chicago Sun-Times

Young people in Chicago aren’t voting. Here’s why

Only 3% of ballots cast on Feb. 28 came from youth voters. So what’s the deal? “It’s obvious to me that young people in that city don’t feel empowered by their governance,” said author Della Volpe.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas bill advancing in the Senate would block minors from updating gender on birth certificates

Opponents of the bill call it a “power play aimed at making the lives of transgender children as difficult as possible.”

The Texas Tribune

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"Look, I just can't": Chris Christie pledges never to support Trump again

No potential 2024 GOP candidate has made such an explicit pledge.

Axios

US judge orders Pence to testify in January 6 attack probe

US media reports that the ruling may compel Mike Pence to speak about Donald Trump’s actions after the 2020 election.

Al Jazeera

Former Attorney General William Barr offers withering criticism, high praise for Trump — and kudos for DeSantis

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former Attorney General William Barr praised former President Donald Trump’s “very successful administration” — and offered scathing criticism of his former boss Tuesday during a South Florida appearance about his life and 22 tumultuous months in the Trump administration.

Tribune News Service

House panel hears complaints about Pennsylvania election

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are demanding to know how a shortage of paper ballots in Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County on Election Day 2022 affected thousands of voters.

Tribune News Service

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Chicago Corporation Counsel Celia Meza resigns

Meza, the first Latina to serve as the city’s chief attorney, told her staff another job opportunity was too great to pass up, sources say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ron DeSantis to deliver speech next month at conference in Israel, a nation in turmoil

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will travel to Israel next month as the country faces unprecedented protests over proposed reforms to its judiciary, an early foreign policy test of the potential presidential contender.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska?

A group of Nebraska lawmakers are filibustering all bills that come before the Nebraska Legislature in protest of a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical treatments for minors

The Independent UK

NYC grand jury investigating Trump’s ‘hush money’ deal with Stormy Daniels not expected to hear case for rest of the week

NEW YORK — A Manhattan grand jury weighing evidence against Donald Trump is not expected to hear about the “hush money” case for the rest of this week, two sources told the New York Daily News on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Bill that would give parents state funds to pay for private schools moves to the full Senate for a vote

Education savings accounts, which are similar to vouchers, are a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott this session. Texas senators also advanced a bill that would give raises and other benefits to teachers.

The Texas Tribune

Vallas says he’s running for mayor because ‘our house is on fire’

“Our downtown is half-vacant, a ghost town in the middle of the workweek. Our schools have lost a year of learning or more. Test scores have plummeted. Every public agency is facing a financial cliff,” Vallas told the City Club of Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump, Bush tax cuts drive national debt

“The United States does not have a high-spending problem; it has a low-tax problem,” the report concludes

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The Independent UK

McConnell opposes as Senate nears repeal of Iraq war powers

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he opposes repeal of the 2002 and 1991 authorizations of force against Iraq, arguing that that authority “bears directly on the threats we face today in Iraq and Syria from Iran-backed terrorists.”

Tribune News Service

Six-week abortion ban in Florida headed for full Senate vote. Law would be the strictest in nation

A proposed six-week ban on abortion cleared its last committee Tuesday and will head to the full Florida Senate for a vote.

Tribune News Service

Mike Pence ordered to testify about conversations with Trump ahead of Jan. 6 attack

Former Vice President Mike Pence has been ordered by a federal judge to testify about conversations with former President Donald Trump ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Independent UK

Video shows state lawmaker being arrested after telling police they didn’t have authority

State Rep Dean Davis said the officers didn’t have the power to arrest him because the legislature is in session. The officers felt differently

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McCarthy to Biden on debt limit: ‘You are on the clock’

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday wrote to President Joe Biden asking him to set a date for their next negotiating meeting on the debt limit by the end of the week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Who has endorsed Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson in the Chicago mayoral runoff?

Updating lists of prominent endorsements from key political figures and organizations for each of Chicago’s mayoral runoff candidates.

The Independent UK

Man charged with firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion office

Federal prosecutors have charged a man with firebombing a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group's office last year

Salon

Judge orders Pence to spill the beans

A federal judge rejected Pence's bid to dodge a grand jury subpoena in DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate approves bill restricting which college sports teams transgender athletes can join

The bill will now head to the Texas House where enough lawmakers have already expressed support to approve a similar bill. Gov. Greg Abbott has also said he supports the measure.

Reuters

DeSantis to travel to Israel ahead of likely 2024 White House bid

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, expected to be a top contender for the 2024 U.S. Republican presidential nomination, will travel to Israel next month as the country is being riven by a crisis that has led to widespread protests.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘How else can we help you?’ Jurors hear and see Madigan’s vast patronage system inside ComEd

The feds’ key witness, former ComEd Vice President Fidel Marquez, spent hours testifying Tuesday about how he and other ComEd executives fielded constant requests to find jobs for people he said were pushed for employment by Madigan, even when evaluations found their qualifications lacking.

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