Category: USA
Washington governor signs bill eliminating death penalty in state
Fox News Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, signed a bill this week officially abolishing the death penalty in the Pacific Northwest state nearly 10 years after he initiated a moratorium on capital punishment and five years after the state supreme court struck it down as “unconstitutional.” “It’s official,” the governor wrote on Twitter Thursday.…
Read MoreUS Supreme Court preserves broad access to abortion pill
Jerusalem Post “As a result of the Supreme Court’s stay, mifepristone remains available and approved for safe and effective use while we continue this fight in the courts,” Biden said. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-739931
Read MoreAbortion has become politically fraught for Republicans.
New York Times Republicans have struggled to find consensus https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/us/texas-abortion-pill-republicans.html
Read MoreRead the Supreme Court decision.
New York Times The ruling, which protected access to the abortion pill for now, was issued on Friday evening. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/us/read-the-supreme-court-decision.html
Read MoreJack Teixeira Posted Sensitive Intelligence More Widely Than Previously Known
New York Times A Discord user matching the profile of Jack Teixeira distributed intelligence to a larger chat group, days after the beginning of the Ukraine war. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/us/politics/jack-teixeira-leaks-russia-ukraine.html
Read MoreTrump campaign cites progressive groups, Joy Reid’s blog in attacks on Ron DeSantis
Fox News Former President Donald Trump’s campaign on Friday launched multiple attacks on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential rival in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, citing multiple progressive groups and far-left MSNBC host Joy Reid’s blog in doing so. In a press release titled, “The Real Ron DeSantis Playbook,” Trump’s campaign…
Read MoreTestimony Suggests Trump Was at Meeting About Accessing Voting Software in 2020
New York Times In a letter to federal officials, a liberal-leaning group highlighted testimony to the House Jan. 6 committee that described then-President Trump attending a meeting about the plan in December 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/us/trump-voting-software-2020-election.html
Read MoreBiden admin appears to give pass to Chinese-backed green energy plant
Fox News The Biden administration appears to have green-lit a project proposed by Chinese-controlled battery company Gotion to build a factory in the U.S. after a short review. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) — an interagency taskforce overseen by the Department of the Treasury and tasked with reviewing certain foreign…
Read MoreVermont Gov. Scott signs bill raising marriage age to 18 into law
Fox News A new Vermont law that raises the eligibility age for marriage to 18 takes effect in July. VERMONT SENATE PASSES BILL RAISING MARRIAGE AGE TO 18 Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed the legislation on Thursday, making Vermont the eighth state in the country to end child marriage. Supporters said it will reduce domestic…
Read MoreCorrections & Amplifications
Wall Street Journal Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of April 22-23, 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/corrections-amplifications-d346cf12
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