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New Star Trek Movie Director Is A Fan And Directed The ‘Black Mirror’ Trek Episode “USS Callister” ( trekmovie.com )
Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats ( apnews.com )
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities....
[Analysis] Americans' faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn't helping ( apnews.com )
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the U.S. House to a halt as two wars rage abroad and a budget crisis looms at home is feeding into a longer-term pessimism about the country’s core institutions....
[News] Judge fines Trump $5,000 over gag order violation in New York fraud trial - UPI.com ( www.upi.com )
Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A Manhattan Supreme Court judge on Friday fined former President Donald Trump $5,000 for violating a gag order placed on him during his civil fraud trial in New York....
[News] Executive at Donald Trump’s company says 'presidential premium' was floated to boost bottom line ( apnews.com )
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s top corporate deputies considered adding a “presidential premium” when calculating the value of his Trump Tower penthouse, Mar-a-Lago resort and other assets during his White House years, a gambit that would’ve padded his net worth by nearly $145 million, an executive at the former...
[News] McCarthy in fiery exchange with reporter blames Dems for bringing ‘chaos’ with ouster ( thehill.com )
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had a fiery exchange with reporters Friday about the House’s ongoing dilemma, blaming Democratic members for bringing “chaos to Congress.”...
[News] Election denier and 'MyPillow Guy' Mike Lindell confirms he's out of money, can't pay legal bills ( apnews.com )
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys who’ve been defending MyPillow chief executive and election denier Mike Lindell against defamation lawsuits by voting machine companies are seeking court permission to quit, saying he owes them unspecified millions of dollars and can’t pay the millions more that he’ll owe in legal expenses...
[News] McCarthy says he won’t give Democrats anything in exchange for support as Speaker ( thehill.com )
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that he would not give Democrats anything in exchange for their votes to help save his Speakership, after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) moved to force a vote on ousting him....
[News] Rep. Matt Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House ( apnews.com )
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the House in the days ahead....
[News] U.S. Supreme Court will not hear challenge to Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility - UPI.com ( www.upi.com )
Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case that seeks to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in 2024....
[News] California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat ( apnews.com )
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein....
[News] Attorney General Garland says in interview he'd resign if Biden asked him to take action on Trump ( apnews.com )
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an interview that aired Sunday that he would resign if asked by President Joe Biden to take action against Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. But he doesn’t think he’ll be put in that position....
[News] Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week and calls for new House leadership ( apnews.com )
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown....
[News] Government shutdown threat eases after House passes a 45-day funding plan, sending it to Senate ( apnews.com )
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown was suddenly easing Saturday after the House quickly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep agencies open, once Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage....
[News] Republicans reject own funding bill, US government shutdown imminent ( www.reuters.com )
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday rejected a bill proposed by their leader to temporarily fund the government, making it all but certain that federal agencies will partially shut down beginning on Sunday....
[News] Gen. Milley delivers defense of democracy and swipes at Trump in farewell address ( apnews.com )
JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley delivered a full-throated defense of democracy and not-so-subtle swipes at former President Donald Trump during a packed ceremony on Friday as he closed out his four, often tumultuous years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff....
[News] Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot ( apnews.com )
DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech....
[News] Despite Tuberville delay, U.S. Senate confirms 2 nominees for Joint Chiefs of Staff - UPI.com ( www.upi.com )
Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm two of President Joe Biden's appointees for the Joint Chiefs of Staff....
[News] Trump urges government shutdown in unlikely bid to 'defund' his criminal prosecutions ( www.reuters.com )
Sept 21 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump has urged fellow Republicans in Congress to shut down the government to thwart the federal prosecutions against him, although any funding lapse was unlikely to stop the cases from being pursued....
[Analysis] Speaker McCarthy is running out of options to stop a shutdown as conservatives balk at a new plan ( apnews.com )
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was running out of options Monday as he pushed ahead with a plan to keep the federal government from shutting down, but even including hardline border security provisions wasn’t enough to appease the far-right flank in his Republican House majority....
[Analysis] Republican legislatures flex muscles to keep power in closely divided North Carolina and Wisconsin ( apnews.com )
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In 2020, North Carolina seemed the model of an evenly-divided swing state. Then-President Donald Trump barely won, beating Democrat Joe Biden by just over a percentage point. Meanwhile, the state’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, won reelection by a relatively comfortable 5 points....
[Analysis] There's no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway ( apnews.com )
NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next....
[News] Special counsel lawyers seek gag order against Trump in election interference case - UPI.com ( www.upi.com )
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Lawyers working with Special Counsel Jack Smith have asked the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's election interference trial to issue a limited gag order, citing statements they say Trump has made "to undermine confidence in and intimidate individuals -- the court, the jury pool, witness and...
[News] Prosecutors: 'No valid basis' for Trump election interference judge to recuse herself - UPI.com ( www.upi.com )
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Prosecutors countered a request by former President Donald Trump to get the judge presiding over his upcoming federal election interference trial to recuse herself, saying there were no grounds for her to step aside....
[News] GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics ( apnews.com )
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official, prompting a legal challenge from Democrats who say the vote was illegitimate....
[News] Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney won't seek reelection in 2024, marking end to decadeslong political career ( apnews.com )
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he will not run for reelection, ending a storied two-decade political career that included the 2012 Republican GOP nomination for president and a term as Massachusetts governor....
[News] Judge denies Mark Meadows' bid to move Georgia election case to federal court - UPI.com ( www.upi.com )
Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Friday denied former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' request to move his Georgia election-interference case from state court to federal court....
[News] The AP Interview: Harris says Trump can't be spared accountability for Jan. 6 ( apnews.com )
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that those responsible for the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and the ensuing violence at the U.S Capitol must be held accountable — even if that means Donald Trump....
[News] Complaints over campaign comments by Wisconsin Supreme Court justice are dismissed ( apnews.com )
MADISON, Wis. (AP) —...
Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge ( arstechnica.com )
[News] DeSantis' redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says ( apnews.com )
A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any future U.S. congressional elections since it diminishes the ability of Black voters in north Florida to pick a representative of their choice, a state judge ruled Saturday....
[News] US Supreme Court's Thomas flew on GOP donor's jet, cites security risks ( www.reuters.com )
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted flights by private jet last year and cited security concerns around the court's controversial abortion decision to justify some of the private travel, according to a disclosure form released on Thursday....
[News] Liberal groups seek to use the Constitution's insurrection clause to block Trump from 2024 ballots ( apnews.com )
As former President Donald Trump dominates the Republican presidential primary, some liberal groups and legal experts contend that a rarely used clause of the Constitution prevents him from being president after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol....
[News] House Judiciary Committee expected to launch inquiry into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ( www.cnn.com )
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is expected to open a congressional investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as soon as Thursday, a source tells CNN – the same day former President Donald Trump is slated to surrender at the county jail after being charged for participating in schemes to...
[News] Giuliani heads to Georgia as others surrender in Trump election subversion case ( www.reuters.com )
ATLANTA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Rudy Giuliani, who served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer, said he was traveling to Georgia on Wednesday to surrender over state criminal charges that he sought to overturn the former U.S. president's 2020 election loss....
[News] Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates ( apnews.com )
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he will be skipping Wednesday’s first Republican presidential primary debate — and others as well....