Grifty Tribune: The Trump Dump
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GENERAL ELECTION–STATE OF PLAY
- States where abortion is on the ballot in the 2024 election
“Voters in about a dozen states could decide the fate of abortion rights in November with constitutional amendments on the ballot in a pivotal election year — including in several battleground states that will be key to deciding the presidential race and which party controls Congress.”
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/abortion-ballot-measures/ )
RFK Jr. rules out Libertarian presidential run
“Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Saturday ruled out running as a Libertarian.” (https://apple.news/AOtthZk48RtOWffIxyUgfLg )
- THE RFK JR. STRATEGY CLICKS INTO FOCUS
- As the race between Trump and Biden gets uglier, Kennedy is focusing on ballot access. (https://apple.news/A0Fa-JwuMSnKaKTtMZ8_qPA )
SCOTUS
- The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states
- “It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas.” (https://apple.news/AgbB_Hz0_SZSvZeRPJdMzOw )
- Supreme Court Takes Up Jan. 6 Case That Could Affect Hundreds of Prosecutions
- “Justices to decide whether Enron-era obstruction law applies to rioters’ disruption of Congress” (https://apple.news/APSrlh_7GSJ-Z5fQigCaUXQ )
CONGRESS
'I am not resigning': Johnson at risk as he forges ahead on Ukraine, Israel aid
Another GOP lawmaker said Tuesday they'd join a motion to remove Johnson. (https://apple.news/A_qwNqRUCQcS5BWEL_vyXTw )
- House Republicans Ridiculed into Dropping “Appliance Week”
- “Republican representatives hastily scrapped plans for bills opposing regulations on household appliances.” (https://newrepublic.com/post/180697/republicans-woke-appliances-israel-iran )
POTUS CANDIDATE: BIDEN
POTUS CANDIDATE: TRUMP
TRUMP’S PRESIDENTIAL-IMMUNITY THEORY IS A THREAT TO THE CHAIN OF COMMAND
“Subordinates need to know that the commander in chief is bound by the same laws as everyone else.” (https://apple.news/AT8wtGOezQySmUvJqdCe3fA )
Trump Media shares tank after company reveals plan to sell more stock
“Shares of Truth Social parent company have fallen 60% since March market debut as ex-president under financial pressure.” (https://apple.news/A450bN4_3QHOAgrxmAWZtuw )
TRUMP’S TRIALS
- Defendant is not above the law": N.Y. prosecutors urge judge to hold Trump in contempt
- “Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a motion Tuesday seeking to hold former President Trump in contempt for alleged violations of his partial gag order in the New York criminal case” (https://apple.news/A6i4MtqOJQB2v8BBw5QCCVg )
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MISCELLANEOUS
- What Liberals Get Wrong About ‘White Rural Rage’ — Almost Everything
“The ‘White Rural Rage’ narrative gets the research wrong. I know, because some of it is mine.” https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/05/white-rural-rage-myth-00150395 )
- An Honest Assessment of Rural White Resentment Is Long Overdue
- “We say very clearly that rural America is hurting. But we refuse to justify attitudes that some scholars try to underplay.” (https://newrepublic.com/article/180570/trump-rural-white-resentment-honest-assessment )
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