NY Times: “Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Texas who was a leading voice for racial justice and progressive causes during three decades in the House, died on Friday in Houston. She was 74. Her death was announced in a statement by her family that did not list a cause. She said in June that she…
Month: July 2024
Results of One of the Biggest Studies on Guaranteed Income, Undertaken in IL and TX, Are In
The 19th: “For eight years, researchers have been quietly putting together the largest, most comprehensive study on programs that give people a monthly stream of cash — no strings attached. Over time, does that income transform people’s lives? The data is now in. Put together by OpenResearch, the nonprofit lab founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman,…
“The 4 legal questions that will decide the fate of Arkansas’s abortion rights ballot initiative “
AR Times: “What a mess. As readers of the Arkansas Blog know, last week was a whirlwind for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment, the ballot initiative seeking to reverse the state’s abortion ban. On July 5, Arkansans for Limited Government, the group pushing the measure, celebrated meeting the threshold for signatures to qualify for the ballot in November — turning…
“Downtown Nashville businesses reportedly threatened after neo-Nazi protests”
WKRN: “New developments and allegations of threats have come to light following a neo-Nazi demonstration that led to a fight in downtown Nashville last weekend. The Metro Nashville Police Department reported 29-year-old Ryan Scott McCann, of Ontario, Canada, was part of a group of neo-Nazi protesters carrying swastika flags and spreading white supremacist rhetoric at…
“Texas city to vote on ban on people helping patients traveling for abortion”
The Guardian: “A city nestled in the northern tip of Texas, which was at the heart of a major US supreme court case over abortion rights this year, has found itself at the forefront of the abortion wars once again. Come November, residents of Amarillo, Texas, will vote on an ordinance that would declare Amarillo a “sanctuary…
“As Biden fights calls to exit race, Harris rallies supporters in North Carolina”
WaPo: “As President Biden convalesced from covid and battled the biggest political crisis of his presidency Thursday, Vice President Harris appeared before a roaring crowd of supporters in North Carolina in what amounted to an audition for the role of Democratic nominee for president. …Harris’s appearance also marked a return to normal campaigning. The Biden campaign resumed…
With 20 Minutes to Spare, SCOTUS Stays Execution of TX Man
WaPo: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a last-minute stay of execution to a Texas man who for more than a decade has requested DNA testing to prove his innocence in a 1998 killing. Ruben Gutierrez was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death 25 years ago. He was scheduled to receive a lethal injection at…
Illegal Border Crossings Have Plunged Under Biden’s Watch
Political Wire: ““Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plunged 29 percent in June, the lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, according to figures released Monday that provide another window on the impact of a new rule to temporarily suspend asylum,” the AP reports.”
“McCarthy Suggests Matt Gaetz Should Be In Prison”
Political Wire: “Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told NBC News that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) “probably shouldn’t be on the streets.” Said McCarthy: “He had an ethics complaint four years ago that he paid an underage girl and she had come to ethics. And he came to me to try to leverage me to stop the ethics…
“Judge Dismisses Classified Documents Case Against Trump”
NY Times: “The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case threw out all of the charges against him on Monday, ruling that Jack Smith, the special counsel who filed the indictment, had been given his job in violation of the Constitution. In a stunning decision delivered on the first day of the…