United States Politics- Part Two

Book, Reviews, Commentaries, and Announcements

• Horatio Hillbilly by J .D. Vance Reviewed by Peter Quinn Commonweal

• Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson Reviewed by Nicholas Misukanis Commonweal

• The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink by Professor William lnboden Commentary by Cardinal Timothy Dolan Catholic Herald

• The Making of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman Reviewed by Paul Moses Commonweal

• Peril by Bob Woodward Reviewed by Alex Henderson AlterNet

• So Help Me God by Mike Pence Reviewed by Martin Pengelly The Guardian

• Unchecked: The Untold Story Behind Congress’s Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump by Rachael Bade and Karoun Demirjian Commentary by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Speechless by Michael Knowles Reviewed by Robert R. Reilly Catholic World Report

• The Breach by Denver Riggleman, Commentary by Kathryn Watson CBS News

• Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America by Maggie Haberman Commentary by Jeremy Herb CNN

• The Big Lie by Jonathan Lemire Excerpt by Jonathan Lemire Vanity Fair’

• I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House by Stephanie Grisham Commentary by Kristyn Burtt Microsoft News

• Joe Biden and Catholicism in the United States by Massimo Faggioli Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• The Cult of Trump, A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control by Steven Hassan Overview by Simon & Schuster

• JFK Volume One 1917-1956 by Fredrik Logevall Reviewed by Rebecca Tinsley Independent Catholic News

• A Promised Land by Barack Obama Commentary by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service

• Voting and Faithfulness by Nicholas Cafardi Reviewed by Kathleen BonnetteU.S. Catholic

• Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez Reviewed by Alan Bean Baptist News

• Will He Go?: Trump and the Looming Election Meltdown in 2020 by Lawrence Douglas Commentary by Pamela Karlan The New York Reviews of Books

• Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump Reviewed by Anne Diebel The New York Review of Books

• Citizen Trump Reviewed by Gabriel Andrade Merion West

• The Fourth Beast: Is Donald Trump The Antichrist? by Lawrence R Moelhauser Reviewed by Lucy (last name withheld) Amazon

• Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man by Mary Trump Commentary by Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer The New York Times

• Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen Reviewed by Hari Kunzru The New York Review of Books

• The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis Reviewed by Fintan O’Toole The New York Review of Books

• Political Action. A Practical Guide to Movement Politics by Michael Walzer Commentary by TheNew York Review of Books

  
  

Film Reviews and Commentaries

• Flynn: Deliver the Truth. Whatever the Cost. Commentary by Stephanie Mencime Mother Jones

• The American by Sister Rose Patheos

Medical Journal Articles

• The Biden Administration’s Push to Lower Drug Prices Through March-In Rights by Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD; J. Jonas Anderson, JD JAMA July 15, 2024

General Articles and Commentaries

• 23 states, DC sue Trump administration over billions in lost public health funding by Jacqueline Howard CNN

• Killing Grants That Have Saved Lives: Trump’s Cuts Signal End to Government Work on Terrorism Prevention by Hannah Allam  ProPublica

• Worse than Chamberlain' Why Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine is in fact a betrayal of the United States by John Connelly Commonweal

• How to Recognize ‘What Is Right’? by Massimo Faggioli  Commonweal 

• Trump’s first executive orders present ‘profound challenges’ for climate activists by Jesuit Missions

• An Open Letter to JD Vance about IVF by Sister Renée Mirkes The Catholic World Report

• A Wicked Game by Miles Doyle Commonweal 

• Trump calls Zelensky ‘a dictator’ after Ukraine’s leader accuses him of living in ‘disinformation space’ by Ivana Kottasová, Kostya Gak and Svitlana Vlasova CNN

• Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy  by Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester ProPublica

• Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”

  by Peter Elkind ProPublica

• JD Vance and Pope Francis on the Order of Love

  by V. J. Tarantino Where Peter Is

• As Trump officials demonize faith-based partners, government grants are called heresy

  by Bob Smietana Religion News Service

• Jesuit Refugee Service says Trump funding freeze will impact more than 100,000 refugees

  by Madalaine Elhabbal Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show

  by Katelyn Polantz and Phil Mattingly CNN

• Former CRS chief: USAID closure 'could actually cause death'

  by Kate Scanlon  OSV News/The Pilot

• U.S., Venezuelan bishops: Ending temporary protected status for migrants ‘counterproductive’

  by Andrés Henríquez Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Minnesota bishops call for ‘generous but also prudent’ welcome of refugees

  by Tessa Gervasini Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Pope Francis takes aim at Vance's definition of 'ordo amoris' in letter to US Bishops

  by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service

• Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United States of America

  by Pope Francis

• JD Vance vs. the Vatican: Inside Pope Francis' fight for Catholic identity

  by Christopher White National Catholic Reporter

• JD Vance and Pope Francis on the Order of Love

  by V. J. Tarantino Where Peter Is

• As Trump officials demonize faith-based partners, government grants are called heresy

  by Bob Smietana Religion News Service

• Jesuit Refugee Service says Trump funding freeze will impact more than 100,000 refugees

  by Madalaine Elhabbal Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show by Katelyn Polantz and Phil Mattingly CNN 

• Former CRS chief: USAID closure 'could actually cause death' by Kate Scanlon  OSV News/The Pilot

• The 75 Million Americans Trump Never Mentioned in His Inaugural by David Suissa The Jewish Journal

• Federal appeals court upholds sexual abuse verdict against Trump by Kara Scannell CN

• Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes by Fatima Hussein The Associated Press 

• RFK Jr. attacked the CDC’s ‘fascism’ and likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church by Brandy Zadrozny NBC News

• Police report reveals new details from sexual assault allegation against Trump’s defense secretary nominee by Casey Tolan, Scott Glover and Sara Murray CNN

• Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having ‘resorted to crimes’

  by Eric Tucker and  Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press

• Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing by Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, John Fritze, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand CNN

• The challenges of being a Catholic voter by Greg Erlandson The Pilot 

• Voting for the ‘lesser of two evils’ by Tony Magliano The Catholic Herald

• US ‘Welcome Corps’ helps resettle LGBTQ+ refugees fleeing crackdowns against gay people by Michael Cory and Terry Shea The Associated Press

• In parroting a lie about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, Trump excites extremists

  by Odette Yousef NPR

• AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared

  by Dan Merika, Garnace Burke, and Ali Swenson The Associated Press

• The GOP has a surprising new target: the Catholic Church by Kevin Clarke U.S.Catholic

• The Dark, Neo-Nazi Origins of Trump’s Migrant Pet-Eating Conspiracy by Hafiz Rashid The New Republic 

• Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV by Eric Tucker and David Klepper The Associated Press

• US Army rebukes Trump campaign for incident at Arlington National Cemetery By Haley Britzky CNN

• Trump's Steve Bannon Caught Coordinating With Neonazi Terrorists To Indoctrinate MAGA Conservatives by jellis  Daily Kos

• FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument by The White House

• Is Trump’s GOP really flirting with authoritarianism? 7 signs for Catholics to consider. by Kathleen Bonnette America

• ABC host reportedly received death threats after Trump interview by Ramon Antonio Vargas The Guardian

• Going big on climate change, going bonkers on Trump by Michael Sean Winter National Catholic Reporter

• Trump’s ‘terrorizing’ plan to mass deport immigrants: ‘It would rip us apart’ by J.D. Long García America

• Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons by Michael B. Sisak and Michael Balsamo The Associated Press

• Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison by July 1 to serve contempt of Congress sentence by Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole CNN 

• Trump’s Obsession With Revenge: A Big Post-Verdict Danger by David Corn Mother Jones

• The Warped Electoral Logic Behind Trump’s Antisemitism by Charles Sykes The  Bulwark

• For the Women Who Accused the Trump Campaign of Harassment, It’s Been More Harassment by Marilyn W. Thompson  ProPublica

• Dan Rather ‘Vehemently’ Denounces Trump as President for One ‘Simple’ Reason by Dessi Gomez Currently/ATT/ Yahoo

• Cardinal Gregory Calls Biden a ‘Cafeteria Catholic’: He ‘Picks and Chooses by Catholic Vote

• The vindictive, unstable Trump should never be given power again by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter

• Inside the Historic Suit That the Gun Industry and Republicans Are on the Verge of Killing by Vernal Coleman ProPublica

• 80 years ago today, a priest who incarnated the ‘social gospel’ was martyred by John L. Allen Jr. Crux          

• Wisconsin fake elector settlement offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers by Sophia Tsreen The Associated Press

• Wisconsin fake elector settlement offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers by Sophia Tsreen The Associated Press

• Trump’s language of evil by Phyllis Zagano Just Catholic 

• Trump Booed as He Drops $399 Official Gold Sneakers at Sneaker Con by Mike Roe The Wrap/Yahoo

• 2 juveniles charged in mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade by Nick Ingram, Scott McPetridge and Jim Sauter The Associated Press

• Judge orders Trump and his companies to pay $355 million in New York civil fraud case by Michael M. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz and Jenifer Peltz The Associated Press

• Mark Rozzi, sex abuse survivor and victim advocate, leaving Pa. House at year’s end by Eric Scicchitano Meadville Tribune

• Trump is putting every racial, ethnic and religious minority at risk at a time of angry political polarization by Stephen Collinson CNN

• Trump Flagged for $40 Million in Undisclosed Cash Transfer by Kaitlin Lewis Newsweek

• New York appeals court reinstates gag order against Donald Trump in civil fraud trial by Lauren del Valle CNN

• Donald Trump Says He Never Swore Oath 'to Support the Constitution' by Ewan Palmer Newsweek

• I exposed Nazis — I know it’s time to call out Trump by Andrew Mitrovica Al Jazeera

• Ashley Dale: Four men jailed for more than 170 years after council worker ‘executed’ in her own home by Tara Cobham The Independent UK

• Trump goes all in on Nazi rhetoric, and the media gives him another free pass by Max Burns The Hill

• With ‘vermin,’ Trump crosses fully into Nazi territory by Robert P. Jones Religion News Service

• Judge denies motion to block Ivanka Trump testimony in New York civil fraud trial by Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb CNN

• Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary by Jill Colvin and Holly Ramer The Associated Press

• Holy Land: Violent settlers force Palestinian families to leave by Independent Catholic News

• Gaza: Evidence of war crimes as Israeli attacks wipe out entire families by Independent Catholic News

• Russian forces make renewed push to take eastern Ukraine towns with drones, missiles and mortars by Nebi Qena The Associated Press

• Minnesota wins at Iowa for 1st time since 1999, beating No. 24 Hawkeyes 12-10 for Floyd of Rosedale by John Bohnenkamp The Associated Press

• Regarding Status and Opinion by Austin Kleman, SJ The Jesuit Post

• Former West Berkshire GP Robin Borthwick ‘confessed historic child sexual abuse to monk’, court hears by Richard Lemmer BerkshireLive

• Ireland’s worst paedophile priest Fr Tony Walsh could be hit with four new charges by Stephen Breen The Irish Sun

• Former St. Anne’s nun 8th person charged for alleged abuses at that residential school by Brett Forester CBC

• Handling of sexual harassment allegations poses a big threat to Josh Shapiro’s political identity by Mike Wereschagin and Ford Turner Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• Sen. Menendez is accused of being an unregistered agent of Egypt’s government in updated indictment by Larry Neumesister The Associated Press

• Pro-Life Principles and Politicians by Edward Mechmann The Human Life Review

• Democrats grapple with ‘shocking’ bribery allegations by Mary Cark Jalonick and Jake Offenhartz The Associated Press

• New York judge finds Donald Trump liable for fraud By Kara Scannell CNN

• Rubio and 7 Senate Colleagues Press Wray for Answers on FBI’s Anti-Catholic Memo by Catholic Vote

• Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress by Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz CNN

• Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him by Kate Brumback and Eric Tucker The Associated Press

• In targeting Catholic Charities, Republicans amplify right-wing Catholic fringe by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

• Chris Christie Attacks Republican Governors For Banning Child Sex-Change Procedures by Zach Jewell Daily Wire

• Citing antisemitism and bigotry, Jewish and Asian Democrats call on Republicans to disinvite RFK Jr. from testifying by Ron Kampeas Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Right-Wing Websites Connected to Former Trump Lawyer Are Scamming Loyal Followers With Phony Celebrity Pitches by Craig Silverman ProPublica

• Republicans ridicule, Democrats defend FTC chair on antitrust, ethics by Taylor Giorno The Hill

• The GOP’s Anti-trans Crusade Has Come Up Against a Legal Wall—For Now by Caleb Ecarma Vanity Fair

• Chris Christie Attacks Republican Governors For Banning Child Sex-Change Procedures by Zach Jewell Daily Wire

• Chris Christie Attacks Republican Governors For Banning Child Sex-Change Procedures by Zach Jewell Daily Wire

• One Year After Dobbs Decision, Pro-Life Work Has Just Begun, Say DC Rally Speakers by The Tablet

• Survey: Jewish voters strongly favor Biden over Trump in possible 2024 rematch by Ron Kampeas Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Trump Walks Out of Fox News Interview in Anger by Inter News Group

• Trump indicted for second time in three months over Mar-a-Lago secret papers by Andrew Feinberg The Independent

• Huge Jan. 6 Funder Is Pouring Money Into the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election by The Intercept

• Jury finds Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in E. Jean Carroll case by Maureen Chowdhury, Tori B. Powell and Mike Hayes CNN

• Democratic congressman’s staff attacked by man with baseball bat by Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Melanie Hicken CNN

• Sen. Tuberville criticized for remarks on white nationalists: ‘I call them Americans’ by Meg Kinnard The Associated Press

• Trump Gets Handed Social Media Muzzle in NYC Hush Money Case by Kaitlin Lewis Newsweek

• Judge orders Trump to attend lecture on how not to use evidence to attack witnesses: report by Tatyana Tandanpolie Salon

• Michael Flynn sues conspiracy theorist over lurid QAnon claims by Travis Gettys Raw Story

• DeSantis nominee who pushed preaching about Jesus to students has his confirmation blocked by Brad Reed Raw Story

• ‘‘A nasty person’: Trump lashes out at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in town hall by Gideon Rubin Raw Story

• House Republicans pass transgender sports ban for schools by Susie Wong NBC Mews

• Wall Street Journal Hits Republicans With The Harsh Truth About Donald Trump by Lee Moran Yahoo News

• Federal prosecutors file criminal charges against New York congressman George Santos by Richard Hall The Independent

• Jury finds Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in E. Jean Carroll case by Maureen Chowdhury, Tori B. Powell and Mike Hayes CNN

• House Republicans pass transgender sports ban for schools by Susie Wong NBC Mews

• Judge throws out Trump’s New York Times lawsuit and saddles him with legal costs by Graeme Massi The Independent

• Ron DeSantis Bill Against Chinese Citizens in Florida Sparks Outrage by James Dickerton Newsweek

• LGBTQ lawmaker to GOP: 'I’m literally trying to exist' by The Associated Press

• President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold a joint news conference at the White House. by Eric Bradner and Steve Contorno CNN

• Ron DeSantis accused of 'public corruption' by former House GOP colleague by Tom Boggioni Raw Story

• Text messages show Trump operatives wanted to use breached voting data to keep GOP control of the Senate: report by Sky Palma Raw Story

• Minneapolis OKs dawn Muslim prayer call, 1st for big US city by The Associated Press/ABC News

• White House appoints new Muslim community liaison by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

• Rep. Hakeem Jeffries once defended uncle’s antisemitic speech and Louis Farrakhan, report says by Ron Kampeas Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• DeSantis 'is not a good guy,' says former Guantánamo detainee by Alexander Nazaryan Yahoo News

• 'Total debacle for the GOP': Chuck Todd says Republicans are freaking out over abortion pill ban by David Edwards Raw Story

• Two killed, including a teen, as gun violence in Israel continues by The Jerusalem Post

• Party gap on environment-economic growth tradeoff widens to record in Gallup by Jared Gans The Hill

• Opinion: Why expelling me from the legislature backfired on Tennessee Republicans by Justin J. Pearson CNN

• Complaint alleges Rep. Bryan Slaton had “inappropriate relationship” with an intern by Zach Despart. James Barragan, and Patrick Sviteck The Texas Tribunes

• After weeks of silence, NY Rep. Ritchie Torres says he opposes Israeli judicial overhaul by Jacob Henry Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention by Ethan Cohen and Jeff Zeleny CNN

• Caitlyn Jenner, Gay Republican Leader Vow to Take On 'Rainbow Mafia' by Thomas Kina Newsweek

• Facing Injury and Surgical Recovery: A Jewish Perspective by Nina Afremov TCJewfolk

• Fox News panel justifies death threats to Stormy Daniels: 'Take the money and keep your mouth shut' by David Edwards Raw Story

• DOJ warrant cites fresh evidence Trump may have moved his documents around to hide them after FBI searches by Sarah K. Burris Raw Story

• 'Get off the sauce, Lindsey': Former GOP adviser urges 'parasite' Graham to dump Trump by Tom Boggioni Raw Story

• Sarah Huckabee Sanders Accused of Hypocrisy Over Request for Federal Aid by Ewan Palmer Newsweek

• Republicans engage in Holocaust revisionism to justify their pro-gun platform by LGBTQ Nation/MSN

• Biden Administration Releases Report Saying It Is 'Vital' to 'Affirm and Support' an LGBTQI+ Child’s (Preferred) Identity by Susan Jones CNSNews

• U.S. House passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ with amendments on transgender issues by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Alex Jones issues a violent prophecy for Donald Trump's future by Sarah K. Burris Raw Story

• Ginni Thomas-led group got huge donation from think tank requesting a Supreme Court hearing by Travis Gettys Raw Story

• GOP rift exposed as senators warn McCarthy against Iraq vote by Alexander Bolton The Hill

• Sanders, Mullin get in back-and-forth over Vermont senator’s net worth during hearing by Julia Mueller The Hill

• Trump Attacks on Manhattan DA Are ‘Ill-Advised,’ His Attorney Admits by Peter Wade Rolling Stone

• US bishops reject ‘eco-friendly’ alternatives to burial and cremation by CathNews

• Catholics in China suffering ‘intense persecution’ by CathNews

• As Italy faces new migrant records, Pope welcomes controversial NGO by Crux

• Why a Trump indictment will matter so little to most of his Christian supporters by Robert P. Jones Religion News Service

• Analysis: Biden’s Budget Request Emphasizes HIV, HCV Goals by Jen Laws HIV/ HCV Update

• Trump warns of ‘potential death and destruction’ if he is charged in hush money probe by Rose Horowitch NBC News

• Prosecutors accept deal with George Santos in Brazilian fraud case by Julia Vargas Jones CNN

• Top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries warns Trump’s incendiary rhetoric might ‘get someone killed’ by Alex Woodward The Independent

• Donald Trump wants you to think he's constantly the victim. Maybe he's just a bad dude. by Ingrid Jacques USA TODAY

• Sources: Special counsel claims Trump deliberately misled his attorneys about classified documents, judge wrote by Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, and Lucien Bruggeman Yahoo

• Meet Machaela Cavanaugh, the Nebraska Senator Who Filibustered for Three Weeks on Behalf of Trans Rights by Emma Specter Vogue

• Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest by Michelle L. Price, Jill Colvin, and Eric Tucker The Associated Press

• Jan. 6 Report: Trump ‘Lit That Fire’ of Capitol Insurrection by The Skanner

• Biden issues executive order on guns, calls on Congress to reduce gun violence by Kate Scanlon OSV News/Angelus

• Pence says history will hold Trump 'accountable' for Jan. 6, rebukes him for endangering his family by David Jackson USA TODAY

• Freshly-censured Trump lawyer called out for mocking Mitch McConnell fall with tortoise video.McConnell was hospitalised on Wednesday night after falling and injuring himself at a private dinner at a Washington DC hotel by Graeme Massie The Independent

• Republican Demands All Jan. 6 Prisoners Be Released: 'I've Seen Enough' by Ewan Palmer Newsweek

• Low-key reception for Trump at conservative summit as 2024 race speeds ahead by Tom LoBianco Yahoo

• Biden administration seeks to rescind Trump-era rule about faith on campus by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service

• In Florida, Latino evangelicals mobilize against DeSantis’ crackdown on immigrants by Alejandra Molina Religion News Service

• Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes booted from CPAC for promoting 'hateful racist rhetoric' by Sarah Elbeshbishi USA TODAY

• Editorial: Democrats must call for Rep. Zabel’s resignation by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• Trump LOSES It Ahead Of CPAC Speech — Accuses ‘Animal Prosecutor’ Of ‘Trying to TORTURE My People’ by Mediaite

• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis taps ex-pastor to Disney oversight board who once said men are turning gay because 'there's estrogen in the water from birth control pills' by Sarah Al-Arshani Business Insider

• How an Anti-Abortion Law Firm Teamed Up With a Disgraced Kansas Attorney to Dispute the 2020 Election by Megan O’Matz ProPublica

• House Ethics Committee announces investigation into embattled Rep. George Santos by Gregory Krieg, Clare Foran and Fredreka Schouten CNN/KEYT

• Trump can be sued by police over Jan 6, Justice Department says by Andrew Feinberg The Independent

• GOP senator's bill would give pro-life pregnancy centers security upgrades amid attacks by Houston Keene Fox News

• US Bishops Urge Senators to Oppose Revival of the Equal Rights Amendment by Jonah McKeown Catholic News Agency/ National Catholic Register

• Trump Stiffed Local Cops. Now It’s Coming Back to Bite Him. Months or even years later, the Trump campaign still hasn't paid some local departments for the overtime pay they earned after working his rallies. by Jake Lahut The Daily Beast

• 'These conflicts always come home': Condoleeza Rice gives right-wing Republicans a history lesson by Brandon Gage AlterNet

• Blinken describes confronting China about spy balloon, warns against military support for Russia,He told ABC's "This Week" Beijing is considering providing lethal aid to Moscow. by Shannon K. Crawford ABC News

• Texas border Republican accuses GOP of using immigration for politics by Matthew Choi The Texas Tribune

• QAnon 'time traveler' cozies up to mainstream GOP after leaving prison by Travis Gettys Raw Story

• Sidney Powell cites woman who claimed to be headless, time-traveling entity in email pushing election conspiracy theories by Shawn Johnson Business News

• Read the released portions of the Georgia special grand jury report by CNN

• Trump endorses extreme MAGA candidate Wisconsin Dems are reportedly 'giddy' to face by Brad Reed Raw Story

• 8 'secret' legal fights between Trump and Jack Smith documented by CNN report by Raw Story

• Despite Decades of Mass Shootings in Texas, Legislators Have Failed to Pass Meaningful Gun Control Laws by Jessica Priest and Perla Trevizo ProPublica

• Trump was issued subpoena for folder marked ‘Classified Evening Briefing’ discovered at Mar-a-Lago by Hugo Lowell The Guardian

• Dianne Feinstein announces she won’t run for reelection in 2024 by Clare Foran CNN

• Kansas Republicans Want to Legally Ban Trans Women from Female-Designated Public Spaces by Matthew Rodriguez them

• Trump was issued subpoena for folder marked ‘Classified Evening Briefing’ discovered at Mar-a-Lago by Hugo Lowell The Guardian

• Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'Black and Hispanic men' choose 'being in gangs and dealing drugs' over education by Brandon Gage AlterNet

• GOP fundraiser unloads on Trump: 'A metastasizing cancer' who will 'destroy the party' by Brad Reed Raw Story

• The GOP Is Starting to Plot Against Donald Trump by David Freedlander Politico

• Minnesota congresswoman assaulted in her DC apartment building by Gustaf Kilander Indepedentt.UK

• Missouri Republicans vote to allow children to carry guns by Graeme Massie Yahoo/Finance

• Bills that run contrary to Catholic values introduced at Maryland General Assembly by Gerry Jackson Catholic Review

• FEC slaps George Santos with a new ultimatum by Brad Reed Raw Story

• DeSantis says he won't fight with Trump over Truth Social photos with high schoolers: 'I don't spend my time trying to smear other Republicans' by Kimberly Leonard Insider

• Democrats pass resolution condemning ‘white religious nationalism’ by Jack Jenson Religion News Service

• Minnesota congresswoman assaulted in her DC apartment building by Gustaf Kilander Indepedentt.UK

• Missouri bill aims to outdo Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' by banning school staff from discussing sexual orientation with students by Sinéad Baker Insider

• Republicans have a serious antisemitism problem. It isn’t Ilhan Omar by Moustafa Bayoumi The Guardian

• 6 Key Details in the New Report on Jean Vanier’s Abuse by Mitchell Atencio and Betsy Shirley Sojourners

• “A Great Act of Disloyalty”: Trump Warns DeSantis If He Decides To Run For the White House in 2024 by Kelly Rissman Vanity Fair

• Fact Check: Did Ron DeSantis Ban AP African American Studies in Florida? by Tom Norton Newsweek

• Trump used records requests to get look behind scenes of talks over his taxes by Jason Leopold and Laura Davison, Bloomberg News/Gwinnet Daily Post

• Jamie Raskin Predicts Donald Trump's 'Almost Inevitable' Indictment by Aila Slisco Newsweek

• Trump Tried to OutTransphobe DeSantis With Proposed Trans Youth Health Care Ban by Samantha Riedel them

• Mike Lindell Swore He’d Win the RNC Chair Race. He Got Smothered by Jake Lahut and Zachary Petrizzo Daily Beast

• The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public by Politico/Yahoo

• “A Great Act of Disloyalty”: Trump Warns DeSantis If He Decides To Run For the White House in 2024 by Kelly Rissman Vanity Fair

• Fact Check: Did Ron DeSantis Ban AP African American Studies in Florida? by Tom Norton Newsweek

• Trump used records requests to get look behind scenes of talks over his taxes by Jason Leopold and Laura Davison Bloomberg News/Gwinnet Daily

• Looking to solve a Harrisburg problem, Pa. House Speaker Rozzi turns to Pittsburgh for advice by Kim Lyons Pennsylvania Capital-Star

• Deorge Santos – live: Congressman accused of making vile joke about Hitler, Jews and Black people on Facebook by John Bowden and Maroosha Muzaffar Independent.UK

• Mike Lindell Swore He’d Win the RNC Chair Race. He Got Smothered. by Jake Lahut and Zachary Petrizzo Daily Beast

• A GOP-backed bill in Oklahoma would fine drag performers up to $20,000 and have them face up to 2 years in jail for performing in front of a minor by Katie Balevic Business Inside5

• Trump news – live: Trump in mob photo scandal as Georgia judge weighs whether to release grand jury report by John Bowden and Alex Woodward Independent.U

• Marjorie Taylor Greene Pushes 'How To Steal An Election' Conspiracy Video by Darragh Roche Newsweek

• Donald Trump withdraws lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James by Aaron Katersky ABC News

• Judge fines Trump, lawyer for ‘frivolous’ Clinton lawsuit by Jill Colvin The Associated Press

• Disabled veteran: George Santos took $3k from dying dog’s GoFundMe by MSNBC

• Embattled U.S. Rep. Santos was drag queen in Brazil pageants, say associates by Reuters

• After historic election, historic challenges await Pa. Gov. Shapiro | Wednesday Morning Coffee by John L Micek Pennsylvania Capital-Star

• George Santos Used Fake Name for GoFundMe to Dupe Jewish Donors, Ex-Roommate Says by Justin Baragona Daily Beast

• Trump chides onetime evangelical supporters who haven’t endorsed him by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

• Marjorie Taylor Greene & Lauren Boebert allegedly got into screaming match in women's restroom by LGBTQNation

• Republican wants to expand definition of "child pornography" to make it easier to ban LGBTQ+ books by Molly Sprayregen LGBTQNation

• 'National embarrassment': GOP lawmaker faces furious backlash after comparing women's reproductive systems to cattle by Sky Palma Raw Story

• With Pelosi Out, and Pro-Life Members of Congress at the Helm, House FINALLY Passes Critical Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act by Jordan Sekulow ACLJ

• The True Meaning of Superman. A new congressman just swore in on a Man of Steel comic book. There’s a very Jewish lesson there. by Daniel Z Feldman Tablet

• Trump Organization sentenced to maximum fine following tax fraud conviction by Aaron Katersky ABC News

• Former Catholics for Trump co-chair accused of sexual assault by Brian Fraga The National Catholic Reporter

• Nassau County GOP calls for Santos to resign by Gregory Krieg and Shania Shelton CNN

• Mark Green's Anti-Trans Comments Resurface After Winning Committee Gavel by Zoe Strozewski Newsweek

• Ginni Thomas tears into Kevin McCarthy in joint letter with ex-Trump attorney Cleta Mitchell by David Badash The New Civil Rights Movement/AlterNet

• Brazilian law enforcement officials to revive fraud case against GOP's George Santos: NYT by Brad Reed Raw Story/AlterNet

• Watch: MSNBC panel roasts 'punk' Kevin McCarthy after Matt Gaetz tweets humiliating photo of him by Tom Boggioni Raw Story/ AlterNet

• Mark Milley’s testimony reveals Trump plan to get back at retired military officers who criticized him by Maya Boddie AlterNet

• 'Not going to back off': Expert identifies the criminal probe that should spook Donald Trump the most by Eric Dolan Raw Story/AlterNet

• Republicans delete tweet that appears to support Kanye West after he praises Nazis by David Smith The Guardian

• Revealed: Trump brazenly took tax losses he knew were fraudulent by David Cay Johnston DC Report/AlterNet

• Cassidy Hutchinson witnessed Mark Meadows burning important documents: Jan. 6 Committee by Maya Boddie AlterNet

• 'He was fine with the sedition and the bigotry': CNN analyst torches Steve Bannon for his criticism of Trump by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Democrats call for George Santos to resign over ‘whopping lies’ by Julia Mueller The Hill

• Republican Jewish Coalition denounces Santos for lies about his credentials by Kelly Hooper Politico

• DeSantis’s request for COVID vaccine probe denounced by health experts by Joseph Cho The Hill

• DeSantis-Trump differences come into view by Brett Samuels The Hill

• Former Reagan speechwriter rips Greg Abbott for his 'cruel' and 'heartless' immigration stunts by Alen Hendrson AlterNet

• Revealed: Trump wanted 10,000 National Guard soldiers to protect him on walk to the Capitol on J6 by Sarah K. Burrisan Raw Story/AlterNet

• Brooks, Moore vote against bill to protect victims of child sexual abuse by John H. Glenn Alabama Political Reporter

• A 'faker and liar' Far-right Republicans are turning their backs on Marjorie Taylor Greene over her latest betrayal by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Trump’s bigoted dinner guest Nick Fuentes favors burning women alive by Daniel Villarrealand The New Civil Rights Movement/AlterNet

• 28 House Republicans vote against bill to protect child sex abuse victims by Daniel Villarreal AlterNet

• Former Trump aide admits he ripped up records while in the White House by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Watch: Tucker Carlson goes bananas with over-the-top rant about Zelenskyy’s congressional meeting by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Sean Hannity — under oath — admits he 'didn’t believe' election lies 'for one second': deposition by Alex Henderson AlterNet

• Sean Hannity was 'actively misinforming' Fox News viewers during Sidney Powell interview: columnist by Alex Henderson AlterNet

• 'We shelter the ignorant, the racist': Adam Kinzinger delivers scathing obituary for GOP in farewell speech by Brad Reed Raw Story/MSN

• How 'bully' Ron DeSantis is 'weaponizing state agencies' against trans Floridians: report by Alex Henderson AlterNet

• 'Treason out loud': Critics rip Marjorie Taylor Greene for 'fantasizing about killing her colleagues' by David Badash AlterNet

• Karl Rove: GOP will 'lose and lose and lose' if Donald Trump and his 'freakish candidates' stay in charge by Brad Reed AlterNet

• Trump lays into disloyal ‘Jewish leaders,’ ignoring calls to condemn Kanye, Fuentes. Ex-president shares conspiracy theorist’s article hailing steps he took for Israel while in White House, says Jewish leaders’ ‘lack of loyalty’ costing Israel congressional support by Jacob Magid The Times of Israel

• 'Don’t Say Gay' Florida GOP lawmaker quits a day after pleading not guilty to federal felony fraud charges by David Badash AlterNet

• What next for the Republican Party? by Kerry Boyd Anderson Arab News

• 'A liar and a thief and a grifter': Ex-Republican voter warns of the dangers of empowering Donald Trump by Brandon Gage AlterNet

• Trump calls for suspending the Constitution. The silence from Republicans is deafening. by EJ Montini USA Today

• Donald Trump secretly paid off millions in debt to North Korean-linked company while president by David Edwards AlterNet

• GOP Congressional candidate encourages violence over the information surrounding Hunter Biden laptops by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Trump Demands America Rip Up the Constitution, Make Him President by Althea Legaspi Yahoo

• Holocaust denial is embedded in the Trump administration,’ says historian by MSNBC

• 'He is so done': Ann Coulter doubles down on Republicans to abandon Donald Trump by Alex Henderson AlterNet

• How 'MAGA culture warriors' have escalated 'threats against teachers and school administrators': study by Alex Henderson AlterNet

• Nancy Pelosi condemns the 'shameless bigotry' of 'MAGA Republicans' against transgender Americans by Brandon Gage AlterNet

• 'Blood on your hands': Critics blast Boebert for spreading anti-LGBTQ hate after Club Q mass shooting by David Badish AlterNet

• Marjorie Taylor Greene asks GOPers to take pity on Capitol rioters by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Marjorie Taylor Greene tweets that 'communists and Democrat activists' got her banned from Twitter by Brandon Gage AlterNet

• Witness: Oath Keepers head tried to reach Trump after Jan. 6 by Lindsey Whitehurst The Associated Press/Yahoo

• Marjorie Taylor Greene Makes Alarming Promise About Ukraine If GOP Wins Congress by Lee Moran Yahoo

• Recognizing and addressing violence across the political spectrum by Russell Shaw The Catholic World Report

• Trump calls for Mitch McConnell to be impeached as Oath Keepers message to him revealed The latest on the former president’s legal woes and the January 6 investigation by Oliver O'Connell,Shweta Sharma, and Andrew Naughtie The Independent

• Clarence Thomas was 'key' to a plan to delay certification of 2020 election, Trump lawyers said in emails by Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz and Sara Murray CNN

• Report Shows Trump Officials Gathered Intel on Oregon BLM Protesters by Andrew Selsky The Associated Press

• Hand count halted in Nevada county as court rips pro-Trump official by Steven Rosenfeld Independent Media Institute/AlterNet

• 'Zombie populists' and their 'extraordinary staying power' should 'worry American readers': journalist by Alex Henderson AlterNet

• Study reveals how Republican policies are killing Americans by Kenny Stanci AlterNet

• The Biden Miracle. On the global stage, he may just rise from the rank of a ‘caretaker’ president to one of the greats by Bernard-Henri Levy Tablet

• Ted Cruz Went After a Pregnant Trans Preschool Teacher on Twitter. The sitting U.S. senator broadcast the teacher’s full name to his five million followers by James Facto them

• Fiona Hill warns Musk is 'transmitting a message' for Putin as DeSantis rushes to billionaire’s defense by David Badash AlterNet

• Sen. Tuberville faces backlash for comments on Democrats, crime and reparations by Melissa Quinn CBS News/Yahoo News

• 'Disgusting and unproductive': Maine GOP candidate compares NOAA lobster regulations to child rape by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Marjorie Taylor Greene defends the right to mock dead kids while her intern calls for blasphemy ban by Alex Bollinger LGBTQ Nation

• What next for the Republican Party? by Kerry Boyd Anderson Arab News

• 'A liar and a thief and a grifter': Ex-Republican voter warns of the dangers of empowering Donald Trump by Brandon Gage AlterNet

• 'A white nationalist problem': Washington State GOP gave money to an infamous 'pro-Nazi blogger' by Alex Henderson AlterNet

• Donald Trump's Nevada rally was an orgy of hate, ignorance, and right-wing propaganda by Hunter AlterNet

• Ted Cruz admitted to colleagues that all 'one hundred senators' knew Trump committed an impeachable offense: report by Tom Boggioni Raw Story

• Dr. Oz Stood in Front of One of Hitler's Cars at a Fundraiser and Had Jordan Peterson Call In by Susan Rinkunas Jezebel

• Drag queen featured in Marco Rubio campaign ad calls him a bigot by Coral Murphy Marcos The Guardian

• Justice Department insists to Trump’s attorneys that he return all documents marked classified by Kaitlan Collins CNN

• George Conway said Trump is threatening to incite violence if he gets indicted: 'It's just like January 6 all over again' by Yelena Dzhanova Insider

• 'Not worth the paper it's printed on': Experts torch Donald Trump's lawsuit against CNN by Sarah K. Burris AlterNet

• 'Everything has been a lie': Christian Walker drops damning new video blasting father’s 'lies' over abortion by David Badash AlterNet

• Video shows ‘steady stream’ leaving Trump rally after just 15 minutes by Shweta Sharm Independent

• 'Extreme arrogance and painful awkwardness': GOP donors dump on Ron DeSantis presidential hopes by Tom Boggioni AlterNet

• Donald Trump twice endorses Brazil's right-wing conspiracy theorist President Jair Bolsonaro by Brandon Gage Alter Net

• Donald Trump shares Truth Social photo proclaiming him as second only to Jesus by Joshua Zitser Insider

• Former RNC official slams 'spineless' Kevin McCarthy in brutal op-ed by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet

• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's husband files for divorce, saying marriage was 'irretrievably broken' in court docs by Business Insider

• Don’t call us 'Fascists': Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts media criticism of her feral hog hunting stunt by David Badash AlterNet

• 6 GOP-led states sue Biden over student loan forgiveness plan by Katie Lobosco CNN

• Trump has called several GOP donors who contributed money to Ron DeSantis asking them to stop boosting the Florida governor: by John L. Dorman Insider

• Her State Party Apologized For Her, But This GOP Nominee Continues To Spread Antisemitic Tropes by TC Jewfolk

• 12 GOP candidates refuse to say if they'll accept the midterm election results: 'We have become a nation of poor sports and cry babies' by Isabella Zavarise Insider

• ‘Last gasp of a dying cult’: Former GOP rep calls Trump's recent speech a 'QAnon fest' by Justin Klawans Raw Story

• Marjorie Taylor Greene appears to kick teenage gun control activist by Martin Pengelly The Guardian

• Trump's ex-chief of staff told him that 'the public will come to your grave and piss on it' if he didn't lower the flag in honor of McCain's death by Business Insider

• ‘Go to another country!’ Majorie Taylor Greene accused of kicking voting rights activist as she screams at organizers by Bob Brigham Raw Story

• Trump All but Calls For Another January 6 If He’s Indicted Over Classified Documents by Bess Levin Vanity Fair

• Idaho’s Far Right Suffers Election Loss to 18-Year-Old Climate Activist by Robert Mackey The Intercept

• Caught on Tape: Doug Mastriano Prayed for MAGA to ‘Seize the Power’ Ahead of Jan. 6 by Tim Dickenson Rolling Stone

• Wisconsin GOP candidate calls for ‘pitchforks and torches’ by Scott Bauer Religion News Service

• Democrats Set Their Sights on Marriage Equality in Final Sprint Before Midterms by Eric Lutz Vanity Fair

• Biden warns Trump and his closest followers are trying to undermine American democracy in combative speech by Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins CNN

• Mary Peltola, a Democrat, Defeats Sarah Palin in Alaska’s Special House Election by Blake Hounshell The New York Times

• Biden-Harris Administration Announce New Actions to Address Mental Health in Schools by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire/Skanner

• British filmmaker who followed Trump says the former president didn't feel any culpability for Jan. 6 riot: 'Not at all' by Taylor Ardrey Insider

• Exclusive-Former Republicans and Democrats form new third U.S. political party by Tim Reid Yahoo News

• The Cult of Donald Trump by James Risen The Intercept

• Trump blasts Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers as a 'RINO coward' after the GOP leader testified before the January 6 committee by John L. Dorman Insider

• Sen. Joe Manchin and His Wife Directed Millions to the Wildlife Area Surrounding Vacation Condo by Daniel Boguslaw The Intercept

• Pence Cements Break From Trump: 'No Room In GOP For Apologists For Putin' by CBS News Miami

• After a Texas school shooting, conservatives blamed ‘woke’ programs once approved by Republicans by Mike Hixenbaugh NBC News

• Trump incited Jan. 6 attack after 'unhinged' White House meeting, panel told by Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and Doina Chiacu Reuters

• Trump hid plan for Capitol march on day he marked as ‘wild’, panel says by The Washington Post/Flipboard

• Why is it so hard to force Donald Trump off the political stage? by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter

• Republicans announce bill banning drag queens from schools by Skyler Ashle WLNS

• Trumpsters Claim Dead Cows Are Proof of a Nefarious Plot to Starve Americans by Will Somme The Daily Beast

• Senator in 2010 deposition: 13-year-olds can consent to sex by Sean Murphy The Associated Press/ABC News

• Justice Department urged to address violent attacks on pro-life centers by Julie Asher Catholic News Service/Pilot

• Holcomb calls special session in July, Indiana lawmakers could pass abortion restrictions by Kaitlin Lange Indianapolis Star

• Which (Alleged) Crime Did Matt Gaetz Want a Pardon For? by The Daily Beast

• Congress Passes Biggest Gun Bill in Three Decades by Sam Brodey The Daily Beast

• Marjorie Taylor Greene Boasts Telling Reporter to 'Go Back to Your Country' When Pressed on U.S. Gun Violence by Virginia Chamle People

• Texas Republican Party passes resolution denying legitimacy of Biden's victory in presidential election by Melissa Quinn and Alan He CBS News

• Texas GOP party adopts anti-LGBTQ platform, refers to being gay as ‘abnormal’ by Brad Dress The Hill
  

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