Political Wire: “Several Republican lawmakers are seeking ways to sanction Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she brought criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and 18 allies,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. “Trump backers are going after Willis using a new state law approved by Gov. Brian Kemp that creates a state commission with power…

Axios: “Democrats are mobilizing for what they widely view as the next major referendum on abortion rights: this fall’s Virginia state legislature elections. Why it matters: Virginia is the lone southern state that hasn’t banned or restricted abortion since the Supreme Court struck down federal protection of the procedure and provides another off-year test of its potency as…

Jacobin: “For years, Allyson Ho has received payments from the Alliance Defending Freedom. When the right-wing advocacy group argued a case in her husband’s court, Judge James Ho cast a decisive vote to cut off remote access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Judge James Ho, who was nominated in 2017 by President Donald Trump, wrote…

News Channel 5: “Race relations have become so strained in the Tennessee General Assembly that a simple resolution to honor an elderly civil rights leader sparked controversy earlier this year, as Republicans in power insisted it had to be amended to eliminate any reference to “oppressed people.”… Faison had an amendment to remove any reference…

WAFF: “The NAACP has a message for Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville: Stop your protest. The Pentagon says Sen. Tuberville’s block of hundreds of military promotions is impacting readiness across the world and on a granular level those service members and their families. “Senator Tuberville, you represent Alabama. You’re supposed to be for the people. But…

UPI: “Members of Metroplex Atheists, a north Texas organization, plan to march Saturday in downtown Fort Worth while carrying banners that advertise an upcoming seminar about the dangers of Christian nationalism. In addition to publicizing the panel discussion — titled “Keep God Out of Our Public Schools” and scheduled for Aug. 26 at the Fort…

AL Political Reporter: “Questions are swirling regarding whether or not Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s, R-Alabama, recent stock trades are an example of insider trading, according to a report by Newsweek . Tuberville caught the eye of financial services website, Quiver Quantitative, who posted on social media last Monday about Tuberville’s trade in a biotech company called Humacyte. Humacyte is a…

WaPo: “After Donald Trump was indicted for the fourth time, a handful of Georgia Republicans at the heart of the case issued a sharp political rebuke of the former president. Ex-lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan argued that Republican voters should assess the damage Trump has wrought and “hit the reset button.” Gov. Brian Kemp refuted Trump’s false election…

Richmond Times-Dispatch: “The city of Richmond and the Richmond Police Department are more than a month late in complying with the terms of a legal settlement agreed upon with protesters and independent journalists from summer 2020. The suit, begun in 2022, sought damages under a claim of First Amendment retaliation and excessive force related to those who were…

NY Times: “A Texas woman has been charged with threatening to kill Tanya S. Chutkan, the federal judge in Washington who is overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s prosecution on charges of seeking to overturn the 2020 election. The woman, Abigail Jo Shry, of Alvin, Texas, called Judge Chutkan’s chambers on Aug. 5, two days…