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VOL. 47 | NO. 25 | Friday, June 16, 2023 By Mark Sherman | Associated Press Updated 4:00PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the system that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children, rejecting a broad attack from some Republican-led states and white… Continue reading Supreme Court preserves law that aims to keep Native American children with tribal families

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 9, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has named Tom Perez, a former labor secretary and Democratic National Committee chairman, to be a senior adviser and his liaison to state and local governments as the White House turns its focus toward implementing Biden’s… Continue reading Biden bringing on ex-labor secretary, DNC chair Tom Perez to help with implementation push

VOL. 47 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 9, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of a history-making federal court appearance on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department’s efforts to get them back. Trump’s Tuesday afternoon appearance in Miami… Continue reading Trump arrives in Florida as history-making court appearance approaches in classified documents case

VOL. 47 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 9, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man who told his wife — and a federal jury — that he had “fun” at the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison for attacking police as he stormed the building. Markus Maly’s prison… Continue reading Man who told jurors he had ‘fun’ at the Capitol riot is sentenced to 6 years in prison

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 9, 2023 MIAMI (AP) — The Justice Department special counsel who filed charges against former President Donald Trump says in his first public statement that the country has “one set of laws” and that they apply to everyone. Jack Smith delivered a two-minute statement… Continue reading Prosecutor overseeing Trump case says US has ‘one set of laws’ that ‘apply to everyone’

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 9, 2023 MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump improperly shared a Pentagon “plan of attack” and a classified map related to a military operation, according to a sweeping 37-count felony indictment related to the mishandling of classified documents that was unsealed Friday and… Continue reading Trump described Pentagon plan of attack, shared classified map, indictment states

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 24 | Friday, June 9, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — The $5 million awarded to a columnist by a jury that concluded she was sexually abused in the 1990s by Donald Trump in a New York luxury department store should be reduced to less than $1 million, the… Continue reading Trump’s lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5M to less than $1M

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 23 | Friday, June 2, 2023 MEMPHIS (AP) — As LGBTQ+ advocates celebrate a federal judge’s ruling declaring Tennessee’s so-called anti-drag show law unconstitutional, questions remain over whether the law will be enforced after the court declared that the decision only applied to the state’s most populous county.… Continue reading Ruling on Tennessee’s anti-drag law leaves questions about enforcement, next steps

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 23 | Friday, June 2, 2023 NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Bill Beck, a Democrat who had served in the House of Representatives since 2015, has died. He was 61. Beck died on Sunday after having a heart attack, the House Democratic Caucus said in a statement. He… Continue reading Democratic Nashville lawmaker Beck dies from heart attack at 61