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New York Times:
Bragg Sues Jim Jordan in Move to Block Interference in Trump Case  —  Mr. Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, had subpoenaed a former prosecutor who worked on the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into former President Donald J. Trump.  —  The Manhattan district attorney …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Manhattan DA sues Rep. Jim Jordan to block GOP inquiry into Trump case  —  Bragg says the subpoena issued by the committee would cause “imminent irreparable harm if the secret and privileged material is compelled to be disclosed.”  —  WASHINGTON — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Manhattan DA Sues Jim Jordan Over Trump Indictment Attacks  —  Alvin Bragg accused Republicans of carrying out an “unprecedently brazen and unconstitutional attack” on the prosecution of Donald Trump.  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a federal lawsuit against Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Right-wing judges may cripple the GOP  —  U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk's widely panned ruling blocking the Food and Drug Administration's approval more than 20 years ago of an effective and safe medication, mifepristone, used both for medical abortions and to treat miscarriages …
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Dueling abortion pill rulings put Biden administration in legal pickle
Anita Chabria / Los Angeles Times:
It's not about babies. Abortion restrictions are about power
Reuters:
Tennessee Democrats push to bring second expelled lawmaker back to House  —  Tennessee Democrats on Tuesday will press for the reinstatement of the second of two state representatives who were expelled for leading a rule-breaking gun policy protest on the floor of the statehouse, after the first was reinstated on Monday.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
How redistricting brought Tennessee to this moment  —  Politics watchers note that Republican efforts in the state to minimize representation of Democrats — on both the federal and state levels — has actually been years in the making.  —  Political and racial tensions in Tennessee erupted …
Sam Karlin / The Advocate:
Another Louisiana House Democrat has switched parties to Republican
Associated Press:
Judges block Tennessee move to cut Nashville council in half
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention  —  The Democratic convention, to run from Aug. 19-22, 2024, is expected to draw up to 50,000 visitors to Chicago.  Chicago last hosted a convention in 1996.  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee selected Chicago to host …
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New York Times:
Chicago Will Host 2024 Democratic Convention as Party Returns to Midwest  —  For their flagship gathering, President Biden and Democrats chose a city in the heart of a battleground region, which had argued that it embodied the party's liberal values.  —  President Biden and his party …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Democrats choose Chicago as the site of the 2024 convention
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Trump Files Appeal To Stop Pence From Testifying In Jan. 6 Investigation: Reports
CNN:
Stephen Miller returns to grand jury to testify about January 6 conversations with Trump
Discussion: Alternet.org and Bloomberg
Melissa Brown / The Tennessean:
Gov. Bill Lee calls for ‘order of protection law’ to keep guns away from dangerous individuals  —  Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday will sign an executive order aimed at strengthening background checks for firearm purchases, in addition to calling for lawmakers to pass an order of protection law …
Washington Post:
Meet the young Democrats waging war on MAGA from behind enemy lines  —  Catalyzing events in U.S. history have a tendency to shape generations of public officials.  In the 1920s, Prohibition and the GOP's depression economics gave rise to the New Deal Democrats.
John Nichols / The Nation:
Wisconsin Is Finally Coming Out of Its Scott Walker Nightmare  —  The ex-governor seems terrified that the state's recent elections could threaten the conservative domination he helped create—and he should be.  —  Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, the anti-union zealot whose scorched-earth …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Washington Post:   How Wisconsin liberals set record campus turnout in court election
Jonathan Shaw / Harvard Magazine:
Ken Griffin's Naming Gift for the Graduate School  —  KENNETH C. GRIFFIN '89, founder and chief executive officer of Citadel LLC, the multibillion-dollar hedge-fund and financial-services company, has donated $300 million to Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS).
Discussion: Observer
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The Harvard Crimson:
Hedge Fund CEO Ken Griffin '89 Makes $300M Donation to FAS, Harvard to Rename GSAS in His Honor
Washington Post:
Popular handgun fires without anyone pulling the trigger, victims say … One warm afternoon in May, Dwight Jackson was getting dressed for a visit to his favorite cigar lounge.  He slipped his holstered SIG Sauer P320 pistol onto his belt, put on a button-down shirt and leaned across his bed for his wallet.
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Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
Biden Administration Proposes Evenly Cutting Colorado River Water Rations  —  As the river shrinks, the Biden administration is getting ready to impose, for the first time, reductions in water supplies to states.  —  WASHINGTON — After months of fruitless negotiations between the states …
KFF:
Americans' Experiences With Gun-Related Violence, Injuries, And Deaths  —  Key Findings  — Experiences with gun-related incidents are common among U.S. adults.  One in five (21%) say they have personally been threatened with a gun, a similar share (19%) say a family member was killed by a gun …
Associated Press:
Police: Louisville shooter legally bought gun a week ago  —  The shooter who opened fire at a Louisville bank legally bought the weapon from a local dealership a week ago, police said Tuesday.  Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said at a news conference …
Kerry Byrne / Fox Business:
Bud Light suffers bloodbath as longtime and loyal consumers revolt against transgender campaign  —  'In Bud Light's effort to be inclusive, they excluded almost everybody else,' says a St. Louis bar owner  —  Bud Light suffered a bloodbath this past weekend.
Hannah Hartig / Pew Research Center:
By more than two-to-one, Americans say medication abortion should be legal in their state  —  With the future of abortion pills in legal jeopardy, more Americans say medication abortion should be legal than illegal in their state, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Discussion: Political Wire
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Florida GOP legislator apologizes after calling transgender people ‘mutants’ and ‘demons’  —  State Rep. Webster Barnaby made the remarks at a hearing to discuss legislation known as the Safety in Private Spaces Act.  —  A Republican state legislator in Florida apologized Monday …
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
U.S.-Born Children, Too, Were Separated From Parents at the Border  —  A government task force is tracking the fates of U.S. citizen children taken from migrant parents during the Trump administration.  Some have spent years in foster care.  —  LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration …
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Democrat seeking to replace Rep. Katie Porter drops out of race after suffering fall, brain injury  —  Rep. Katie Porter is abandoning the House to run for Senate  —  Former Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif, formally withdrew from the race to replace Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif, Tuesday, saying he had suffered a fall and a brain injury.
Raw Story:
‘Devastating’: GOP Texas gov. moves to pardon man convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester  —  Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott says he is “working as swiftly” as possible to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was just convicted Friday of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester …
Slate:
The Effort to Suppress the Vote Is Spreading to the Republican Mainstream  —  They've been at it for a long time, and they're picking up steam.  —  It's bad enough when a trio of voter suppression groups led by charlatans gets together at an annual secret conference sponsored in part …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump fan gets 4-year sentence for hitting officers with a fire extinguisher on Jan. 6  —  Robert Sanford, a retired firefighter, sought “cult deprogramming” after the Jan. 6 riot, in which he used a fire extinguisher to assault officers who were protecting the U.S. Capitol.
 
 
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FiveThirtyEight:
Over 66,000 People Couldn't Get An Abortion In Their Home State After Dobbs
Discussion: Political Wire and The 19th
Washington Post:
GOP eyes new work requirements for millions on Medicaid, food stamps
Bloomberg:
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Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
CNN:
Investigations of leaked Pentagon documents take shape as DOJ probes source of leak
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Sinema's Senate Seat Draws First Major Republican Contender
Adam Zivo / National Post:
Pediatric trans care is often conversion therapy for gay children
America First Legal:
America First Legal's Investigation Reveals the Biden White House Was Involved With the Mar-a-Lago Raid and that NARA Misled Congress; AFL Launches Additional Investigation
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Pressured by Their Base on Abortion, Republicans Strain to Find a Way Forward
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