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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Wisconsin are threatening to impeach a recently elected state Supreme Court justice and raised the possibility of doing the same to the state’s election director. A Georgia Republican called for impeaching the Fulton County prosecutor who brought racketeering charges against former President Donald Trump. None of the targets met the bar traditionally set for impeachment — credible allegations of committing a crime while in office. Over the past two years, Republicans also have sought to pry Democrats and nonpartisan executives from office through recalls, legislative maneuvers and forced removals, even when no allegations of wrongdoing have surfaced. They’re upset with her over a legal settlement as voting began in 2020 that eased some rules for mailed ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic beyond what state law permitted.

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CNN —A band of House Republicans made a historic move this week to punish their own leader, sending the House into chaos by ousting Kevin McCarthy as speaker. For Democrats, the House GOP drama puts them in a wait-and-see mode. Scalise, Jordan make their pitchesBoth Scalise and Jordan have spent the past several days making their pitches to different constituencies in the GOP conference. Democrats waiting on the sidelinesBiden jabbed at House Republicans on Friday while saying he was willing to work with whomever was ultimately elected by the House to be speaker. House Republicans, it’s time for you to do your job,” Biden said at a White House event touting the economy’s better-than-expected job numbers Friday.

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They can also rile up Trump's own party, which then incorporates the former president's vendettas and impulses into its own agenda. Though most in his party have stayed quiet, Trump's comments about Milley horrified some Republicans. On the debate stage last week, Trump’s rivals for the GOP nomination didn't address the former president's more incendiary rhetoric. Democrats, including Biden, have warned that Trump and supporters in his Make America Great Again movement are a threat to American democracy. At last week's California Republican Party convention in a hotel ballroom in Anaheim, Trump’s rhetoric reached yet another level.

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☆ Marty Baron takes aim at Fox News, Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ aspirations, and Republicans ‘wreaking havoc on the country’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Baron’s book comes at a perilous moment for American democracy and the news media tasked with covering its erosion. I think the coverage of the latest chaos has been very good, based on what I’ve read. The party is proving to be ungovernable, and that is wreaking havoc on the country as a whole. I’d like to see substantially more coverage of what a second Trump administration would do upon taking office. If news organizations believe Donald Trump is a threat to democracy and the country’s framework of government, should they remain totally neutral in covering his candidacy?

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☆ Long US shutdown is avoidable but seems inevitable
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Ben Winck | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Their requests are so extreme that the measures stand no chance of passing in the Democratic-controlled Senate, which is required to avoid a shutdown. While it could be either avoidable or short-lived, a longer shuttering of the U.S. government seems inevitable. Both chambers of the U.S. legislative branch are making last-ditch efforts to dodge a shutdown before the Sunday deadline. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Sunday she opposes the budget’s $300 million charge for training Ukrainian troops – that amounts to 0.02% of the total $1.5 trillion budget. The last stoppage, which lasted a record seven weeks between 2018 and 2019, was only solved through compromise between House Democrats and Senate Republicans.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump, McCarthy, Joe Biden, “, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: Reuters, Congress, U.S . House, Democratic, Republican, House Republicans, Justice Department, Internal, House Democrats, Senate, Republicans, Thomson Locations: U.S, Mexico, Ukraine

When David C. Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware, asked for special counsel status, the Justice Department says Mr. Garland approved his request quickly. A widely respected federal judge before becoming attorney general, Mr. Garland has become a favorite target of House Republicans after the Justice Department launched investigations that resulted in felony charges against former President Donald J. Trump. At the heart of the issue are assurances Mr. Weiss and Mr. Garland have given to lawmakers that Mr. Weiss had ultimate authority over the Hunter Biden case and when and where to bring charges. But they have vouched generally for the statements about Mr. Weiss’ limited authority, describing a more nuanced scenario in which Mr. Weiss had sought to partner with prosecutors in Washington, D.C., and California, only to be rebuffed, causing him to try a different approach. When Mr. Weiss eventually asked for special counsel status, the Justice Department says Mr. Garland approved his request quickly.

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There’s another one attacking President Trump,” Committee Chairmen Jim Jordan of Ohio said in his opening statement. “The Justice Department’s got both sides of the equation covered.”Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana alleged that the public no longer trusts the Justice Department. The Justice Department works for the American people.”The hearing comes shortly after the Justice Department indicted Hunter Biden on federal firearms charges. Republicans have alleged that the Justice Department interfered with the Hunter Biden investigation. The topic is sure to stick around as Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Biden will put a particular focus on how the Justice Department handled Hunter Biden’s case.

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☆ Zelensky urges unity in dramatic UN address
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a global front against Russian aggression in a dramatic speech delivered Tuesday during the UN General Assembly – his first in-person address to the global body since Russia’s 2022 invasion. Zelensky addresses the United Nations General Assembly on September 19. In a warning to other nations over “shady” cooperation with Russia, the Ukrainian president also invoked the death of Russian Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin last month. The Russian representative in the General Assembly hall was shown on UN cameras taking notes and checking his phone throughout the speech. Zelensky is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden and travel to Washington later this week.

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He accused Russia of manipulating global food markets to seek international recognition of ownership of land it seized from Kyiv. [1/5]Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. We must act united to defeat the aggressor and focus all our capabilities and energy on addressing these challenges," he told the General Assembly. Zelenskiy accused Russia of kidnapping Ukrainian children. In March, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on suspicion of illegally deporting children from Ukraine.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Caitlin Ochs, Vladimir Putin, Gabriela Baczynska, Michelle Nichols, Howard Goller Organizations: UNITED, General, United Nations General, General Assembly, REUTERS, Kremlin, . Security, Thomson Locations: Moscow, New York, Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Morocco, Libya, New York City, U.S

☆ Why Does the Republican Field All Sound the Same? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Katherine Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

If we don’t control the border, it might not be our country, Mr. Scott said. We will repel the intrusion with force, Mr. DeSantis said. “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired watching the weaponization of the D.O.J. “You’re going to have housecleaning at the Department of Justice,” Mr. DeSantis said. It can be hard to remember what made Mr. Trump distinct eight years ago, because it has become the texture of our lives.

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☆ Texas Senate acquits AG Paxton in impeachment trial, keeps him in office
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Paxton, a Republican, has been dogged by corruption allegations since first taking office in 2014. He still faces a state trial on securities fraud and is under investigation by the FBI. Paxton, an ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, repeatedly insisted that he was innocent and that the impeachment trial is a political witchhunt. Paxton was overwhelmingly impeached by the Republican-dominated Texas House in May. The last impeachment trial of a statewide officeholder in Texas was in 1917.

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And he retains the shield of the attorney general's office in legal battles still to come. The former deputies' accusation that Paxton abused his power to help Paul were at the core of Paxton's impeachment. The judge overseeing it said in August that she would set a trial date after the impeachment trial. THE DISCIPLINARY HEARINGAlso on hold during Paxton's impeachment trial was an ethics case brought by the state bar. ___Find AP’s full coverage of the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at: https://apnews.com/hub/ken-paxton

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☆ More repression, yet more resistance: Iran one year after the Mahsa Amini protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in support of Amini, a young Iranian woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by the Islamic Republic's morality police, on Istiklal avenue in Istanbul on Sept. 20, 2022. Roughly one year ago, the death of a young Kurdish Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini in police custody lit the fuse that would set off months of protests that rocked Iran and its hardline government, creating the greatest challenge to its rule in decades. Amini, just 22 years old, was arrested for allegedly improperly wearing her hijab, the headscarf women are required to wear under Iran's highly conservative Islamic Republic. Iranian authorities claimed no wrongdoing and said Amini died of a heart attack; but her family, and masses of Iranians, accused the government of a cover-up. The protests spread across the country and evolved from being focused on women's rights to demanding the downfall of the entire Iranian regime.

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☆ Elon Musk's X is a 'chaotic environment' that raises serious questions about its data-privacy practices, DOJ says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

X, formerly Twitter, was fined $150 million for data-privacy violations before Elon Musk's takeover. In a court filing, the DOJ has hit back, questioning X's compliance with an FTC order. It also saw X face more robust requirements to maintain data privacy, including periodic assessments from a third party. After Musk's takeover saw top privacy executives quit, the FTC said it was tracking the company "with deep concern." AdvertisementAdvertisementIn Musk's first six months of owning the company, X's workforce fell 90%, down to about 1,000 employees, Insider reported.

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The House returns this week from a lengthy August recess to a jam-packed September, with an end-of-month deadline to avert a government shutdown quickly approaching, foisting intense pressure upon House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. With just one of 12 spending bills passed through the House, little time remains to take action to keep the government fully functional by the Sept. 30 deadline. And should McCarthy look to Democrats to sidestep conservative demands, some have warned that they’ll bring up a vote for his ouster. Instead, some suggest that launching a Biden impeachment inquiry is McCarthy’s only true bargaining chip with those on the right. And to complicate matters further, the two chambers have marked up the spending bills at different levels, making reconciling the legislation all the more difficult.

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To start, Congress faces a deadline to fund the government by the end of the month, or risk a potentially devastating federal shutdown. But starting a formal impeachment inquiry into Biden could help to appease Republican allies of Trump, who has emerged as the GOP frontrunner to confront Biden in the 2024 election for the White House. Woodhouse is now a senior adviser to the Congressional Integrity Project, which is preparing to criticize Republicans over the Biden impeachment. While the shutdown is the more pressing problem for McCarthy, the Biden impeachment inquiry is his bigger political gamble. McCarthy has signaled an impeachment inquiry is coming.

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☆ Investors have shifted to gold by the most since 2012, driven by central banks' buying spree, JPMorgan says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

As central banks pile up gold reserves, investors are also accumulating the precious metal, JPMorgan reports. But its uncertain the central bank momentum will last, with buy ups normalizing last quarter. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, foreign central banks have added to their gold reserves in an effort to be less dependent on the US dollar. However, this could have been due to turmoil in Turkey's local gold market, causing its central bank to increase sales. Central bank demand has driven the commodity's price beyond what would be suggested by real 10-year Treasury yields.

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☆ One of the most successful VCs in cybersecurity, Ted Schlien, names 3 new trends to watch
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Julie Bort | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One of Kleiner Perkins longest-serving investors quietly launched a firm to specialize in security startups. Schlein sees three big new security markets, including an area he's "most scared about." That's partly because strong security startups tend to command higher-than-typical prices when acquired, Schlein says. Security startup trendsSchlein says he currently sees three big trends for next-gen cybersecurity startups. While at Kleiner, Schlein backed startup Apurio, and wrote a check at Ballistic for ArmorCode.

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☆ Congress is gearing up for a budget showdown. From funding for student-loan repayment to Social Security benefits, here's what's at stake.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Already, President Joe Biden has asked for short-term funding to help keep key programs running and head off a potential federal closure. Well, the federal budget year closes out on September 30. AdvertisementAdvertisementRepublicans already have conditionsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy has reportedly told his party members that he believes it'll be necessary to pass some sort of short-term funding measure, according to MSNBC. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer similarly told MSNBC that he has met with McCarthy and the duo agreed to try and move forward with short-term funding. While the benefits would still flow, Americans relying on those programs would likely see processing delays and limited customer service.

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The Senate returns Tuesday from a month-long recess as Congress gears up for a rocky September with a whole host of to-dos – including averting a government shutdown – before the fiscal year’s end. Accordingly, congressional leaders have made clear that a stop-gap measure to keep the government funded will be necessary. But even without the demands on the CR, reconciling the House and Senate's spending bills more broadly is expected to be a heavy lift this month, and perhaps beyond. Even so, some Senate Republicans were quick to come to McConnell’s defense. But questions about the leader’s health are expected to run in the background this week as the Senate gets to work on a number of priorities.

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☆ Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial for Texas’ Attorney General to Begin With Motions to Dismiss
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( J. David Goodman | David Montgomery | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

“We want the entire MAGA movement to understand that what’s going on in Texas is not just about Texas,” Mr. Bannon told his podcast audience this month. Yet those conservative credentials may not be enough to help Mr. Paxton survive what promises to be the most significant test he has faced. A well-funded political action committee, Defend Texas Liberty, has begun targeting some Republican members of the Texas House who voted to impeach Mr. Paxton. Mr. Abbott has not commented on Mr. Paxton’s impeachment. Mr. Paxton won handily and went on to easily win a third term in the November election.

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☆ Rudy Giuliani, who keeps telling courts he's broke, just got hit with a $132,000 bill from a judge
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rudy Giuliani automatically lost a defamation lawsuit brought by two election workers in Georgia. The judge said the "cloak of victimization" Giuliani wears in public won't fly in her courtroom. A jury will decide how much he will pay in damages to the election workers, in addition to the sanctions. AdvertisementAdvertisementGiuliani had broadcast false rumors that accused Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea' ArShaye Moss of fraud, and they sued him for defamation. He's also on the hook for another $43,684 in fees associated with his businesses' failure to hand over discovery evidence in the case.

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Export control laws restrict companies from sharing sensitive information and technology with certain individuals from other countries. Rebecca Bernhard, a Minneapolis-based labor lawyer who represents companies, said employers subject to export control laws often ignore the ban on citizenship-based bias in the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), exposing them to legal action. Out of more than 10,000 hires, SpaceX only hired one asylee during that period, according to the lawsuit. The DOJ did not directly cite its guidance in the SpaceX lawsuit, but used nearly identical language to describe the company's alleged violations. "Export control laws and regulations do not prohibit or restrict employers from hiring asylees and refugees; those laws treat asylees and refugees just like U.S. citizens," the department said.

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☆ Singer of ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Says It’s Not a Republican Anthem
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | More About Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It’s aggravating seeing people on conservative news try to identify with me like I’m one of them,” he said. “I see the right, trying to characterize me as one of their own. And I see the left trying to discredit me.”The left, he added, had misinterpreted his lyrics as being attacks on the poor when, he said, he was trying to defend them. “We’ve had years of people feeling depressed and hopeless and every time you look at the T.V. or get online everything’s negative.” He added that “corporate media and education” had helped to sow division.

Persons: Anthony, “, ”, “ I’ve, Billy Bragg, “ We’ve Organizations: Fox News, Politico Locations: Farmville, Va

☆ JPMorgan: The world's food supplies face a bleak future. These are the 3 biggest threats, and the companies best-positioned to tackle food insecurity.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Mark Reeth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Investors need to know exactly where the threats to the world's food supply are coming from, what themes are beginning to emerge in this new reality, and how they should be investing. New threats to the world's food supplyIn her report, Chang highlighted the ongoing problems affecting the world's food supply: war, weather, and the weaponization of food. One of the most devastating recently implemented restrictions on food supply is India's decision to ban the exportation of non-Basmati white rice. The combination of war, weather, and the weaponization of food has taken a toll on the world's food availability. And within food innovation, JPMorgan analysts like Philippine food and beverage maker Monde Nissin (MONDE PM) and Thailand-based seafood producer Thai Union (TU TB).

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