Around The Country

• Why progressives want Joe Biden to consider going it alone on the debt ceilingMay 22, 2023
  Rep. Ilhan Omar, right, and Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal, left, conduct a news conference with newly elected members of the caucus in Washington, DC, in 2022. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images They’ve urged Biden to invoke the 14th Amendment to tackle the issue solo. That could be complicated. As the US…
• Idaho college students slaying suspect Bryan Kohberger stands silent as judge enters not guilty pleas on murder chargesMay 22, 2023
  MOSCOW, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger, the suspect accused of fatally stabbing four Idaho college students, stood silent in court on Monday as a judge entered not guilty pleas on all murder charges.
• Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set to sign red flag lawMay 22, 2023
  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will give final approval Monday afternoon to a red flag law that aims to keep firearms away from those at risk of harming themselves or others as the state grapples with ways to slow gun violence in the wake of its second mass school shootings. Whitmer plans to sign the legislation…
• An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that US airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it – The Associated PressMay 22, 2023
  An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that US airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it  The Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News
• How Republican states are eroding local democracyMay 20, 2023
  Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee | Rogelio V. Solis for AP Republican leaders in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Texas are targeting Democratic communities and institutions Texas, Tennessee, and Mississippi — all led by Republican governors and legislatures — are pursuing efforts to diminish local control over policing, elections, and the courts in liberal and racially diverse areas.…
• Girl, 2, dies after Florida parents ‘decided to leave the child in the car’, authorities sayMay 20, 2023
  A 2-year-old Florida girl who fell asleep in her car seat died after she allegedly was left in a hot car on purpose by her parents, authorities said.
• Chasten Buttigieg accuses Republicans against trans ideology of being motivated by ‘clout, clicks and cash’May 20, 2023
  Chasten Buttigieg accused Republicans and conservatives opposed to trans ideology as being motivated by “clout, clicks and cash” in a Friday interview conducted as he tours the country promoting his new book. Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, spoke on Fox 11’s “The Issue Is” and cited statistics that he says show that 40%…