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May 02 2023
News
Senate Judiciary Committee Scrutinizes Supreme Court Ethics Amid Mounting Scandals
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform today amid a mounting series of scandals among justices. In recent weeks, it’s been revealed that Justice Neil Gorsuch sold a property he co-owned to the head of a major law firm that has since had 22 cases before the Supreme Court. And ProPublica reports Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose gifts and
Democracy Now!Apr 04 2023
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Wisconsin Supreme Court poses high-stakes test for Democrats
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election on Tuesday will be Democrats’ first major test going into 2024 of whether the party can continue to galvanize voters over abortion rights and the fall of Roe v. Wade. The race has been one of the most expensive and consequential this year, as the justices could weigh in on issues like abortion, redistricting and possible legal battles over contested
The HillApr 30 2023
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Ocean Grove: Jersey Shore's Unique Victorian Town
In the mid-1970s, my friend and I were riding along Route 71, south of Asbury Park, New Jersey, ready to explore the Jersey Shore. I was riding in her green Camaro on Sunday afternoon, when we drove past a community entrance road that was chained shut with a safety barricade out front. “That’s Ocean Grove,” my friend said. “You can’t drive in there on Sunday; they have a law against it.” I was
The Epoch TimesApr 05 2023
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Winner Yet To Be Declared In Palos Park Mayoral Race
PALOS PARK, IL — The fat lady still hasn't sung in the Palos Park mayoral race, and residents may not know who their new mayor will be until later this week. Nicole Milovich-Walters ended the evening with 834 votes to opponent Ronette McCarthy’s 705, after a contentious campaign. The unofficial tallies include early voting and mail-in ballots received before the day of the consolidated
Patch.comMay 14 2023
Analysis
Democrats signal growing frustration with globalization
Democrats are sounding increasingly fed up with free trade agreements and some of the basic tenets of globalization that have defined the last several decades of U.S. trade policy, echoing some of the “America First” sentiments that put former President Trump at odds with the economic orthodoxies of his own party and a longstanding policy consensus about the good of trade liberalization.
The HillMar 26 2023
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Actor Jonathan Majors arrested in NYC for allegedly strangling girlfriend in violent domestic dispute
Hollywood actor Jonathan Majors was reportedly arrested in New York City this Saturday after a woman alleged that he’d assaulted her during a domestic dispute. The alleged victim is his girlfriend, according to TMZ’s law enforcement sources. “Per our law enforcement sources, police were told that the alleged victim is Majors’ girlfriend — and, according to her, they got into an argument while
Bizpac ReviewMay 05 2023
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Chatham voters head to the polls May 11 to decide on 3 override questions, charter change
On May 11, Chatham voters will head to the polls during the annual town election to weigh in on four ballot questions. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Chatham Community Center, 702 Main St. The first three questions are Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusion questions. The questions ask voters to approve funding to pay to design, build and equip a new Center for Active Living; to redesign,
Cape Cod TimesApr 16 2023
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Hungary Joins Poland in Banning Grain Imports From Ukraine
Hungary has joined Poland in banning imports of grain and other foods from Ukraine that have hit their domestic agriculture industries hard, in a diplomatic setback for Kyiv that may also have repercussions for the future of the Black Sea grain deal, a key wartime agreement.
Hungary’s agriculture minister said on Saturday that his country would restrict Ukrainian grain imports until the
New York Times (News)May 29 2023
Analysis
What is in the US debt ceiling deal?
The bipartisan deal agreed by US president Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has one main purpose: to stop America from defaulting on its debt in early June, when the Treasury is projected to run out of cash to pay all its bills. Here are the key provisions of the fiscal pact as it heads to Congress for voting.
The legislation raises the US’s $31.4tn debt ceiling for
Financial TimesApr 05 2023
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Tricia Cotham is now an NC Republican. How political party changes work
North Carolina Rep. Tricia Cotham announced her switch to the Republican Party, giving the GOP a supermajority in the House. Cotham represents House District 112, which covers the eastern tip of Mecklenburg County, including parts of east Charlotte and Mint Hill. Cotham’s voter registration on Wednesday remained with the Democratic Party, and the Mecklenburg County Board of Election said it
Charlotte Observer