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Five years after George Floyd’s death, why misinformation still persists

Five years after Floyd’s killing, false claims of overdose fuel calls for Trump to pardon the police officers involved.

Al Jazeera

The rules behind Pope Leo remaining a US citizen now he’s a foreign head of state

Other US citizens have served as foreign heads of state

The Independent UK

Original Sin: how Team Biden wished away his decline until it was too late

Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson issue a stinging verdict on a cover-up that may have cost Democrats the 2024 election

The Guardian - US

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After years of tension, Texas House emerges as cooperative partner for Dan Patrick and his conservative agenda

A 2024 war among Republicans tilted the House to the right. Now more closely aligned with the Senate, Speaker Dustin Burrows has accelerated action on bail, school vouchers and social issues.

The Texas Tribune

How did 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement change the world? Our panel responds

Five years ago, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. Writers and activists from Brazil to Berlin talk about the protests, hope and disappointment that followed

The Guardian - UK

Circuit Justice Kagan Never Bothered Calling For A Reply In Trump v. AFGE

The District Court succeeded its TRO with a PI, rendering the government's application moot.

Reason

Texas DEI ban in public schools approved in the House

Senate Bill 12’s supporters say DEI programs use class time and public funds to promote political agendas.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key vote

A push to put the Ten Commandments on display in all Texas public school classrooms is closer to reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk

The Independent UK

Texas will require public school classrooms to display Ten Commandments under bill nearing passage

The House has approved Senate Bill 10 even though a similar Louisiana law was deemed unconstitutional. Supporters say Christianity is core to U.S. history.

The Texas Tribune

Thoughts on the Oral Argument in the Oregon Case Against Trump's IEEPA Tariffs

Like that in the similar case filed by Liberty Justice Center and myself, this one indicated judicial skepticism of Trump's claims to virtually unlimited power to impose tariffs.

Reason

Political appointees would have more control over Texas universities’ courses and hiring under bill approved in House

Senate Bill 37 would give more power to university regents, who are appointed by the governor, to vet and veto new curricula and administrators.

The Texas Tribune

Trump Admin Creates New 'Style Guide' Banning Use of Rhetoric Referring to Threat of White Supremacism

US State Department employees were recently issued a new internal "style guide" banning the term used to describe threats posed by white supremacist groups.

Latin Times

Trump’s West Point graduation address veers from US-first doctrine to politics

US president pans previous administrations for fighting foreign wars and ‘wasting our time, money and souls’

The Guardian - US

Trump to cadets: "We will not fail you."

Trump addresses USMA cadets with his own successes, some advice and a "culture of winning"

Salon

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Experts: NJ charge to backfire on Trump

The charges brought by Trump's former personal attorney are unlikely to hold up in court

The Guardian - US

‘Fiscally irresponsible’: Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

Bill will make permanent huge tax cuts to the wealthy and cost the government $4.6tn over the next 10 years

The Guardian - US

Trump to address West Point graduates as he tries to impose agenda on military

President’s visit to military academy occurs as books are banned and clubs disbanded in line with anti-DEI police

The Texas Tribune

Overriding a Texas governor’s veto can be impossible. Lawmakers are trying to change that.

The state constitution’s legislative calendar — not a vote threshold — makes it hard to overrule the governor. Legislators are crafting an amendment that would make more overrides possible.

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: judge puts a stop to ban on Harvard’s foreign students – for now

Temporary reprieve comes after the leading university sued the Trump administration – key US politics stories from Friday 23 May at a glance

Reason

District Court Declines to Stay Order Reinstating Fired U.S. Institute of Peace Board Members, Holds Trump v. Wilcox Doesn't Apply

From today's order by Judge Beryl Howell (D.D.C.) in U.S. Institute for Peace v. Jackson: [On Monday, t]his Court declared… The post District Court Declines to Stay Order Reinstating Fired U.S. Institute of Peace Board Members, Holds Trump v. Wilcox Doesn't Apply appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

A Planned Parenthood affiliate plans to close 4 clinics in Iowa and another 4 in Minnesota

A Midwestern affiliate of Planned Parenthood says it will close four of its six clinics in Iowa and four in Minnesota within a year

The Guardian - US

US officials visit Alcatraz amid Trump’s plan to reopen island prison

San Francisco authorities say officials from Bureau of Prisons visited famous site last week and plan to return

The Guardian - US

Drastic cuts under way bending US national security council to Trump’s will

Staff to be cut as office meant to formulate national security policy is reduced to implementing the president’s ideas, under watch of trusted aides

The Independent UK

US Justice Department pardon lawyer pledges 'hard look' at plot to kidnap Michigan governor

The U.S. Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he is going to take a “hard look” at two men who are in prison for leading a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020

Latin Times

Trump Instructs Republicans to 'Erase' January 6 Riots From History, Congressman Says

Democrats accuse Trump and Republicans of attempting to erase the memory of the January 6 attack by refusing to install a legally mandated plaque honoring police officers who defended the Capitol.

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