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Friday, 4 August 2023

A different type of Trump show comes to D.C.

Donald Trump came to Washington D.C. on Thursday to be arraigned for the third trial he’s faced this year. But the day wasn’t strictly spent on legal matters. His team treated it as a political one too, with care given to all of the history and theatrics that accompany an ex-president’s booking at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse. Trump arrived aboard his jet in the...

Kagan enters fray over Congress’ power to police Supreme Court

PORTLAND, Ore. — Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday jumped into the heated debate over ethics at the Supreme Court, arguing that Congress has broad powers to regulate the nation’s highest tribunal despite the recent claim from one of her conservative colleagues that such a step would violate the Constitution’s separation of powers. Kagan’s comments, at a judicial conference...

AP Psychology 'effectively banned' in Florida over sexuality lessons, College Board says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has “effectively banned” a high school Advanced Placement psychology course from being taught in the state because it includes lessons on sexual orientation and identity that violate state law, the College Board said on Thursday. The decision not only deepens a raging dispute between the struggling Republican presidential candidate...

House Armed Services chair threatens subpoena over Space Command pick docs

“It now appears you have something to hide, otherwise a forthright response to the committee’s patient and numerous requests would have already come," Mike Rogers said. from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/MxDF9GR via IFT...

Trump arrives at courthouse to face new charges

Former President Donald Trump arrived at the federal courthouse in Washington Thursday to be processed by authorities ahead of his arraignment on charges that he sought to derail the transfer of presidential power in 2020. Trump was expected to plead not guilty to four felony charges stemming from his months-long bid to seize a second term despite losing the election to President...

It’s not just the Trudeaus: Politics is bad for marriage

OTTAWA, Ont. — Government towns can take down even the healthiest marriages. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, a storybook political power couple whose relationship was deeply ingrained in the Liberal Party's rise to power in 2015, jointly announced a legal separation Wednesday. The three Trudeau kids will stay at Rideau Cottage, a secure...

U.S. military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels, four American officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. America didn’t even take the step during the “Tanker War,”...