Hunter Biden guilty plea in doubt over immunity questions
Even if the legal turmoil that has surrounded Hunter Biden for years is wrapped up, the political battle will continue.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/26/hunter-biden-plea-deal/
Neo-Nazis Surged Into Central Florida And Found A Tough-Talking Sheriff Who’s Determined To Take Them Down
> Mike Chitwood is a second generation Philly cop who’s waging a “war on anti-Semitism.”... #antisemitism #nazi #florida #politics
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/anitsemitism-florida-sheriff-mike-chitwood
Trump Tries To Flatter Judge Cannon On TV As She Decides Whether To Postpone His MAL Trial
Former President Donald Trump seemed to be trying to flatter his way out of part of his ongoing legal troubles by praising Judge Aileen Cannon — the U.S. District judge from Florida overseeing Jack… #politics
Former President Donald Trump seemed to be trying to flatter his way out of part of his ongoing legal troubles by praising Judge Aileen Cannon — the U.S. District judge from Florida overseeing Jack…
Iowa Republicans Ram Through Six-Week Abortion Ban In One-Day Special Session
Iowa Republicans, following Gov. Kim Reynolds’ (R) lead, passed a six-week abortion ban late Tuesday night after completing the entire legislative process in a one-day special session. #politics
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/iowa-republicans-six-week-abortion
Newly Unearthed Emails Show Trump Attorneys Coordinating Fake Electors
Faced with loss in the 2020 election, Trump campaign attorneys built an elaborate mind palace in which the former president could steal victory from the jaws of defeat. The problem was… #politics
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/fake-electors-emails
US abortion pill access could hinge on whether doctors had right to sue
A prominent U.S. lawsuit to ban the abortion pill mifepristone has focused on the drug's safety and approval process. But the outcome may ultimately rest on a different issue: whether Ingrid Skop, an anti-abortion doctor in Texas, and other physicians behind the lawsuit can justify suing in the first place. #health #medicine #abortion #news
A prominent U.S. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/five-doctors-backing-us-legal-case-against-abortion-pill-2023-06-29/" target="_blank">lawsuit</a> to ban the abortion pill mifepristone has focused on the drug's safety and approval process. But the outcome may ultimately rest on a different issue: whether Ingrid Skop, an anti-abortion doctor in Texas, and other physicians behind the lawsuit can justify suing in the first place.
Trump Made Disturbing Comments About Having Sex With Ivanka, Ex-Staffer Claims
> The ex-president talked about his daughter's breasts and "what it might be like to have sex with her," a former Trump administration official writes in a new book.... #politics
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-sexual-comments-ivanka_n_649c2f4be4b030804bc2158f
Deputies accused of abusing Black men are fired by Mississippi sheriff amid federal probe
All five Mississippi deputy sheriffs accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth have been fired. #news
All five Mississippi deputy sheriffs accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth have been fired. Michael Corey Jenkins and his friend Eddie Terrell Parker say on the night of Jan. 24, deputies from the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department burst into a home without a warrant. Jenkins and Parker say the deputies beat them, assaulted them with a sex toy and stunned them with Tasers repeatedly over roughly 90 minutes. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey says the deputies involved have been fired, but he did not name the deputies or confirm how many were fired or address specific allegations. The Jan. 24 episode led the Justice Department to open a civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department.
Supreme Court Rejects Right-Wing ‘Theory’ That Would Have Upended American Elections
The Supreme Court rejected the independent state legislature theory in a bombshell decision Tuesday, turning back a right-wing attempt to vest the sole power in administering federal elections with state legislatures. #politics
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme-court-independent-state-legislature-reject
The Supreme Court rejected the independent state legislature theory in a bombshell decision Tuesday, turning back a right-wing attempt to vest the sole power in administering federal elections with state legislatures.
Ted C. Howard