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First Amendment defenders on Wednesday applauded a judge’s ruling that temporarily blocked Tennessee Capitol rules approved by state House Republicans, which earlier this week were used to remove gun control advocates from a subcommittee hearing. The ruling was handed down by Davidson County Chancellor Anne Martin hours after the ACLU …

Jacob Fischler, Wisconsin Examiner Eight Republican presidential candidates gathered onstage Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a heated first primary debate heavily influenced by former President Donald Trump, though the party’s front runner refused to attend the two-hour event. Trump instead recorded a competing 46-minute interview with former Fox News …

Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder Ten defendants in the Fulton County election interference case are still due at the county jail this week, but Thursday will be all about one of them: former President Donald Trump. Trump, who has agreed to a $200,000 bond, posted on Truth Social that he “will …

Former President Donald Trump’s election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis, surrendered to authorities in Georgia Wednesday on charges related to their efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. The charges are part of the ongoing investigation into Trump and his associates’ attempts to subvert …

Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday announced that Justice Natalie Hudson will be the next chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, making her the first person of color to serve in the position. Hudson, who is currently a Supreme Court associate justice, will be elevated to …

During a legislative hearing in Tennessee, families affected by a fatal school shooting in Nashville, along with other gun control advocates, were removed from the room by state troopers on the orders of a Tennessee Republican leader. The emotional scene unfolded during the second day of Tennessee’s special legislative session, …

Ariana Figueroa, NC Newsline Following the Supreme Court’s summer ruling against 40 million federal student loan borrowers who would have qualified for debt relief, the Biden administration crafted a-year-long delay in repayments. The policy, known as an on-ramp, is set to begin next month. Additionally, hours after the Supreme Court’s …

Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Texas sent three dozen migrants to Los Angeles as the city was struck by Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, which caused record rainfall and flooding in parts of the region. According to a coalition of immigrants rights …

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Maui, Hawaii, to meet with residents affected by the wildfires that have swept through the area this month, the deadliest wildfires in modern U.S. history. During his visit, President Biden surveyed the charred town of Lahaina, where around 850 people …

With Congress on August recess, the far-right House Freedom Caucus on Monday issued expected but unlikely-to-be-met demands for a stopgap funding bill that would avert an October government shutdown. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives are set to return to Capitol Hill on the first and second Tuesday …

Former President Donald Trump has agreed to a $200,000 bond in the Georgia criminal case against him, where he faces charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. This development is part of a broader legal battle surrounding Trump’s actions following his …

Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University Alabama GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville has come under scrutiny following reports that he recently sold the last remaining properties he owns in the state that he represents in the U.S. Senate. Instead, Tuberville appears to live almost full time at his beach house in …

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder The high-profile 2020 election interference case presented by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis against former President Donald Trump and his 18 allies presents a unique set of challenges, according to prosecution and election experts. Last Monday, a Georgia grand jury indicted 19 suspects, including Trump …

Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend another $667 million on rural broadband loans and grants, the department said Monday, marking the fourth round of Biden administration funding under a program that the 2021 infrastructure law invigorated. Nearly three-quarters of the funding, $493 million, will go …

Former President Donald Trump is seeking to delay his federal trial on charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and retain the White House. In a court filing, Trump’s attorneys recommended starting the trial in April 2026, over two years after prosecutors’ proposed trial date. Trump’s legal …