#Chicago to host 2024 Democratic convention

#Chicago to host 2024 Democratic convention

Democrats will hold their 2024 national convention in Chicago, according to three sources familiar with the decision.  The decision to hold the 2024 Democratic National Convention there will place the party and President Biden in the heart of a battleground region that has proven pivotal in the last several election cycles.  Party officials were torn…

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#Jim Jordan subpoenas FBI Director Wray

#Jim Jordan subpoenas FBI Director Wray

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has issued a subpoena to FBI Director Christopher Wray in connection with a now-withdrawn memo that explored avenues for gaining information on white supremacists’ interaction with local Catholic churches. The memo, a product of the Richmond, Va., FBI field office, discussed meeting with church leaders to review “the warning…

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#White House reignites GOP criticism with Afghanistan review

#White House reignites GOP criticism with Afghanistan review

The White House reignited criticism over its handling of the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan on Thursday when it released a 12-page review of the decision-making process that largely blamed the Trump administration for limiting President Biden’s options upon taking office. Republicans took issue with the White House’s characterization, and with comments from national security…

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#Warning signs flash for Republicans on abortion ahead of 2024

#Warning signs flash for Republicans on abortion ahead of 2024

Republicans are grappling with how they message on abortion in next year’s elections, after the party suffered a defeat in the highly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court race on Tuesday. Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s victory handed a majority to liberals on the court for the first time in 15 years, along with abortion rights activists…

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#Four things to know about the Texas abortion pill ruling

#Four things to know about the Texas abortion pill ruling

The Texas ruling against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, a pill that can be used for an abortion up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, could have major implications for abortion access throughout the country.  U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued his ruling, which could stop the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone,…

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#Biden’s Title IX proposal draws criticism in LGBTQ community

#Biden’s Title IX proposal draws criticism in LGBTQ community

Some LGBTQ advocates this week slammed the Biden administration’s proposed revision to Title IX, accusing the president of backtracking on his commitment to protecting transgender young people. The proposal, released Thursday by the Education Department, would prohibit the adoption of policies that “categorically” ban transgender athletes from school sports teams consistent with their gender identity, rebuking…

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#Five takeaways from a strong March jobs report

#Five takeaways from a strong March jobs report

Unemployment fell to 3.5 percent and the U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs in March as the labor market continued to show signs of strength, the Labor Department reported Friday. Wage growth appears to be cooling along with corporate profits, which are still way above their pre-pandemic levels, as inflation has been declining since the middle…

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