Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance A case brought by 20 metro Detroit voters raising concerns about Michigan’s new voting districts lowering Black voter percentages in Detroit-area districts will go to trial, a three judge panel in a Michigan federal court determined this week. At the end of 2021, the Michigan …
Read More »Trump Overstated Net Worth By Up To $2.2 billion, NY AG Says
The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James has alleged that former President Donald Trump overstated his net worth by hundreds of millions to over $2 billion each year between 2011 and 2021. These claims were made in an August 4 filing seeking a partial summary judgment in the …
Read More »Federal Judge Finds Giuliani Liable for Defaming Two Georgia Election Workers
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s erstwhile personal attorney, is legally liable for defaming Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, Georgia election workers who have endured death threats and harassment since Giuliani falsely accused them of committing fraud during the …
Read More »Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Suspends Presidential Campaign
Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix The last Republican to enter the 2024 race for president, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, became the first to step down from the contest Tuesday when he announced that he was suspending his struggling presidential campaign. His announcement comes less than a week after he failed to …
Read More »Tennessee Special Session Ends In House Scrum
Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout A special session of the General Assembly designed to improve public safety in the wake of the Covenant School mass shooting wrapped up with violence and anger. The House and Senate agreed to spend $110 million on an array of safety measures. But pushing, shoving and …
Read More »Proud Boys Sentencing This Week In Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy Case
The former leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, could face the longest prison sentence among any January 6th defendant as a federal judge prepares to hand down punishments for members of the far-right group convicted of seditious conspiracy charges related to the Capitol attack. The sentencing follows an all-day …
Read More »Alabama GOP State Rep. David Cole Arrested On Voter Fraud Charges
Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector Rep. David Cole, R-Madison, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a charge of voting at multiple or unauthorized locations. Cole, elected to the Alabama House of Representatives last year, was listed in the Madison County Detention Center on Tuesday afternoon. An official at the Madison County Sheriff’s …
Read More »Steve Scalise Announces He’s Undergoing Treatment For Cancer
Greg LaRose, Louisiana Illuminator U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced on social media Tuesday morning that he is currently undergoing treatment for cancer. He told followers on the platform formerly known as Twitter that he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma after undergoing tests. “After a few days of not …
Read More »‘Watershed Moment’: Biden Admin Unveils First 10 Drugs Subject to Medicare Price Negotiations
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a list of the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to direct price negotiations with Medicare, a key step toward curbing the pharmaceutical industry’s ability to drive up the costs of lifesaving medications at will. The list, released …
Read More »‘Hate will not prevail in America’: Biden Marks 60 Years Since March on Washington
Jacob Fischler, Pennsylvania Capital-Star The U.S. still hasn’t met the goals of the Civil Rights Movement, President Joe Biden said Monday, the 60th anniversary of one of the movement’s most iconic events. Six decades to the day after the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his …
Read More »Critics Say Texas GOP’s New Exception to Abortion Ban Is Meant to ‘Deceive Voters’
Julia Conley, Common Dreams Rights advocates said Monday that a new law set to go into effect this week in Texas may appear on its face to be aimed at ensuring that pregnant people experiencing medical emergencies can access abortion care—but warned that it could not only do little to …
Read More »Federal Judge Sets March Trial Date In Trump’s Election Interference Case
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has set a trial date for former President Donald Trump’s election interference case, scheduling it for March 4, 2024. This date falls during the Republican presidential primaries and the day before Super Tuesday, which could have significant implications for the 2024 presidential race. The decision …
Read More »Biden, Harris To Meet With King Family On 60th Anniversary Of March on Washington
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington by meeting with organizers of the 1963 event and the relatives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial during the …
Read More »Shooter Kills 3 Black People At Dollar General Store In Jacksonville
Diane Rado, Florida Phoenix A white man in his early 20s shot and killed three Black people Saturday at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, with Sheriff T.K. Waters saying the shooter “hated Black people.” “This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated Black people. he wanted to kill n——. …
Read More »Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Expected To Be Available In September, Federal Officials Say
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The Biden administration is gearing up for a fall vaccination campaign that not only includes updated COVID-19 boosters, but the annual flu shot and the newly approved RSV vaccine. “We’re going to be encouraging Americans to get their COVID-19 vaccine in addition to their annual flu …
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