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This congressman says Muslims ‘don’t belong’ in the US. How does he keep winning a district with so many?

Andy Ogles’ election victories in Tennessee are a product of an electoral system broken by gerrymandering

The Guardian - US

Outrage erupts in California as serial child molester granted parole, Newsom says his ‘hands are tied’

Outrage and political backlash have erupted across California after state parole officials approved the release of David Allen Funston, a convicted serial child rapist serving multiple life sentences, under the state’s controversial elderly parole programme.

The Times of India

Growing number of California sheriffs no longer respond to mental health calls

A shift away from police-led responses spreads, but gaps in crisis teams leave some communities exposed

The Guardian - US

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Australians enlisted to help flush out hidden dunnies

Dunno where to find the dunny? Australians are being called on to flush out the nation's best-kept secret - the elusive public toilet.

AAP

Ben Whishaw as Nick Cave? Score some leftfield music biopic ideas here

Priscilla, Maestro and the upcoming One Love revolve around pitch-perfect impersonations of A-list icons. But what about the bangers yet to be greenlit about less mainstream musicians?

The Guardian - UK

Why thousands of UAW autoworkers are voting 'no' on Big 3's 'life-changing' contracts

After a six-week strike, the United Auto Workers union reached record contract deals with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. But as workers vote on the deals, some say it's not enough.

WEKU

UAW members aren't all assembling cars. More and more are unionized grad students

At its peak, the United Auto Workers union had 1.5 million members. Today, the "A" in UAW might as well include academia, as roughly 100,000 of the union's 383,000 members work in higher education.

WEKU

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Lawsuit says Tennessee's US House and state Senate maps discriminate against communities of color

Tennessee is facing a lawsuit over a congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year’s elections

The Independent UK

The Taylor Swift Official State Sandwich: Politicians understand that Swifties are a key demographic

Like any millennial pop music fan active on social media, I’ve been following Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour – the surprise songs, the scramble to get tickets, her brief romance with that guy from The 1975 with a history of racist comments.

The Conversation

Sacramento Sheriff is sharing license plate reader data with anti-abortion states, records show

In 2015, Democratic Elk Grove Assemblyman Jim Cooper voted for Senate Bill 34, which restricted law enforcement from sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with out-of-state authorities. In 2023, now-Sacramento County Sheriff Cooper appears to be doing just that.

Tribune News Service

Sacramento sheriff reverses stance, agrees to provide warm clothing to jail inmates

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper has reversed his position on providing cold-weather gear to jail inmates, with the county informing advocates late Tuesday that the sheriff will use inmate welfare funds to buy warm clothing for all inmates, advocates say.

Tribune News Service

Voters choosing new rep in redrawn Nashville district

Tennesseans are choosing whether far-right conservative Andy Ogles or Democratic state Sen. Heidi Campbell will represent Nashville's newly carved up congressional district

The Independent UK

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Nurse faces charges in fiery LA crash that killed 5

Tribune News Service

Mayor wins Tennessee GOP primary in redrawn 5th District

Andy Ogles, the mayor of Maury County, won the Republican primary Thursday in Tennessee’s 5th District, which was redrawn this year to make the GOP nominee heavily favored to flip the seat in November.

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Roll Call

Mayor wins Tennessee GOP primary in redrawn 5th District - Roll Call

Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles won the GOP primary in Tennessee's 5th District, where new lines make him the favorite in November.

WEKU

Today in Nashville, 9 Republicans run for a seat redistricted out of Democrats' reach

GOP lawmakers in Tennessee have redrawn Nashville from one Democratic congressional district into three GOP-leaning districts. Democrats will have a difficult, if not impossible, time getting elected.

Tribune News Service

Primaries continue with Tennessee voting on Thursday

WASHINGTON — Primary voters in Tennessee head to the polls Thursday to pick candidates for the November elections, including a GOP nominee in a House district that Republicans are looking to flip.

Roll Call

Primaries continue with Tennessee voting on Thursday - Roll Call

Nine Republicans are running in a more GOP-friendly 5th District, where Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper is retiring.

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Reason

The Dubious and Doomed 'Assault Weapon' Ban That the House Approved Today May Cost Democrats This Fall

Recent polling suggests that Americans are starting to recognize that such laws make no sense.

Roll Call

At political road race, Rep. Jim Cooper eyes the finish line - Roll Call

As captain of team “Not Running for Re-Election,” Rep. Jim Cooper is running the Capital Challenge race for the last time as a House member.

Salon

Tenn. GOP boots Trump pick from ballot

“I voted for Trump,” a Republican lawmaker said, “but I don’t want him coming out here to tell me who to vote for”

The Independent UK

Biscuits or bratwurst: GOP weighs its convention choices

Republicans are deciding whether to hold their presidential nominating convention in 2024 in Milwaukee, the largest Democratic stronghold in battleground Wisconsin, or in Nashville, Tennessee, a Democratic city in a GOP-controlled state

The Independent UK

GOP positions to grab left-leaning Nashville in US House map

Voters in Nashville are facing the potential of congressional representation mostly at odds with their political views

The Guardian - US

Republicans just wiped out a Democratic district. Here’s how

The Tennessee legislature’s splintering of Nashville is just one example of the gerrymandering taking place across the US

Salon

MAGA battle: Trump "completely wrong"

TrumpWorld in an uproar as Candace Owens, Madison Cawthorn oppose Trump's pick in Tennessee congressional race

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