Giorno: 5 Aprile 2023

Missouri Tornado Kills Multiple People, Sows Destruction

A tornado that tore through southeastern Missouri on Wednesday caused widespread destruction and killed and injured multiple people, authorities said.

McConnell Steers Clear of Trump’s Legal Woes

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn’t spoken with former President Donald Trump since December 2020, and on Tuesday, while Trump was being arraigned in Manhattan, the Kentucky Republican and his top deputies remained silent.

Florida Senate passes DeSantis-backed bill banning transgender treatments for minors

The Florida Senate voted Tuesday to approve a ban on transgender treatments for children. The bill, SB 254, passed 27-12 in the chamber, where Republicans hold a supermajority. Introduced by Republican state Sen. Clay Yarborough, the legislation would prohibit anyone under age 18 from undergoing sex-reassignment surgeries or taking prescription-based cross-sex hormones to treat gender […]

Denver’s more moderate mayoral candidates pull far ahead in progressive field

Two of the more moderate candidates for Denver mayor in the unusually large and divergent field of 16 contestants pulled far ahead in initial results Tuesday night. If early results hold, Kelly Brough, the former president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, and Mike Johnston, a former state senator, could be pushed […]

Wisconsin voters approve cash bail amendment

It will be harder to get out of jail on bail before trial in Wisconsin under an amendment to the state constitution approved by voters on Tuesday. Judges will now be able to consider past convictions for violent crimes when setting bail for someone accused of a violent crime. They also will be allowed to […]

Nevada lawmakers consider bill to expand voting rights for pretrial detainees in jail

Lawmakers in Nevada’s Democratic-controlled Assembly heard a bill Tuesday that would expand already-existing voting rights to pretrial detainees in jails, marking the latest effort to make voting easier for pretrial detainees that is playing out in different forms nationwide. The bill would make an electronic absentee ballot system available to pretrial detainees that is currently […]

House GOP plows ahead with its own plan to cut spending after Biden rejects negotiations

House Republicans will forge ahead with their own plan to cut federal spending over the next several weeks after President Biden again rejected the idea of negotiating cuts with the GOP in the context of a broader deal to raise the debt ceiling. Biden made it clear last week he has no interest in negotiating […]

Brandon Johnson Elected Chicago Mayor

Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago’s next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing as the heavily blue city grapples with high crime and financial challenges. Johnson, a Cook County commissioner…

Italian infrastructure minister expresses renewed interest in building bridge to Sicily

Italy’s infrastructure minister sought Tuesday to rally international interest in Italy’s latest attempt to build a bridge linking Sicily to the Italian mainland, a dream since the times of ancient Rome which has been planned, discussed and designed by a succession of Italian governments and never gotten off the ground. Matteo Salvini vowed that the […]

Moscow hosts four-way talks aimed at Syria-Turkey rapprochement

Senior diplomats from Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iran wrapped up two days of talks in Moscow Tuesday, part of the Kremlin’s efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments. Russian and Turkish foreign ministries issued terse readouts, saying the diplomats have discussed preparations for a planned meeting of the four countries […]