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Supreme Court will decide Trump ballot issue

Colorado’s high court ruled Trump should not be on the GOP primary ballot in that state, citing the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which bars insurrectionists from holding public office. Five Illinois voters filed a similar objection to Trump’s nominating petitions on Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

US Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be kept off ballots

The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign.

France 24

Trump dominates Iowa, DeSantis and Haley struggle to catch up

Join Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley as they try to catch up with Donald Trump in Iowa. Will history favor the front-runner or is there room for a surprise?

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The world in 2007 – when darts prodigy Luke Littler was born

English player, 16, was born into an era of Nintendo Wiis, Amy Winehouse, and the all-new iPhone

The Guardian - UK

The Electoral College is a ‘bad’ and ‘undemocratic’ system. So why does the US still use it?

In the most powerful democracy in the world, two of its last four leaders have been chosen by a minority of voters. The US’s Electoral College system is now functioning far from how its creators originally intended, Gustaf Kilander writes

The Independent UK

The world has lost a dissenting voice: Australian journalist John Pilger has died, age 84

John Pilger, a giant of journalism born in Australia in 1939, has died at the age of 84, according to a statement released online by his family.

The Conversation

Cabinet papers 2003: Howard government sends Australia into the Iraq war

By far the most significant decision the Howard government made in 2003 was to support the invasion of Iraq. Journalists and historians have long maintained there was no submission to full cabinet weighing the pros and cons of the Australian intervention. Cabinet papers from 2003 released today by the National…

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Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Black Democratic trailblazer, dies at 89

Johnson, the first Black woman elected to any seat in Dallas and the first Black Dallasite to serve in Congress, was a towering figure in Texas politics.

The Texas Tribune

Australia went to war in Iraq based on ‘oral reports’ to cabinet from John Howard

Cabinet papers from 2003 show there was no formal submission before decision was taken to join US-led ‘coalition of the willing’

The Guardian - AU

Why Russia and China have been added to Republicans’ new ‘axis of evil’

Former US president George W Bush’s concept of an “axis of evil”, introduced in his 2002 State of the Union address, came to define the flawed foreign policy decisions of his years in power.

The Conversation

Big pay raise means big tradeoffs under spending stalemate - Roll Call

Agencies will need to find room for a pay boost within budgets operating with no growth from last year, and with potential cuts ahead.

Roll Call

Will Trump provoke a crisis of legitimacy for the US supreme court?

The court can only rescue Trump from the Colorado ruling by shredding originalism and textualism. Will it?

The Guardian - US

Biden's Approval Rating Hits Historic Low Amid Immigration Crisis

Discover the current state of President Biden's approval ratings and the challenges he faces, from the economy to immigration, in this insightful analysis.

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Karl Rove suggests election interference in Michigan, further investigations expected

Delve into Karl Rove's take on the interference in Michigan's election certification. Explore the slow pace of justice and the potential outcomes.

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Former U.S. Attorney General slams Congress for failing on immigration

In this lively interview, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez voices his frustration with Congress's failure to address immigration issues and ca...

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Supreme Court faces unprecedented battle over Trump's insurrection case

Get ready for a wild ride as legal experts discuss the unprecedented battle at the Supreme Court over the application of the 14th Amendment to Trump. Buckl...

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The idea of a national African American museum went back 100 years before its opening

The museum celebrated the 20th anniversary of legislation that funded it this week, but it can trace its origins back to Black veterans who fought for the Union Army in the Civil War.

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Republican royalty to liberal heroine: Liz Cheney finds an anti-Trump niche

The ex-congresswoman is unapologetically conservative, but her decision to put democracy before party has made her an unlikely heroine

Reason

How Florida Fixed Its Vote-Counting Problem After the 2000 Election

Ballots should be counted quickly and accurately.

The Guardian - US

Oath and Honor review: Liz Cheney spells out the threat from Trump

The former congresswoman, a conservative Republican, was purged by her party. Her memoir makes chilling reading

The Guardian - UK

Sandra Day O’Connor obituary

First female justice of the US supreme court who cast the deciding vote in many of its most controversial cases

Al Jazeera

Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman to sit on US Supreme Court, dies at 93

The former justice served from 1981 until 2006, during a time of transition for the nation’s highest court.

The Independent UK

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, has died

Chicago Sun-Times

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

The court says she died in Phoenix on Friday, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness.

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