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Republicans Urge Biden to Deny Entry Visa for Iran’s Raisi

Several Republican senators have urged the US administration to deny visas for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September.

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Iran’s Raisi Plans to Address UN in New York Despite US Sanctions

Iran's ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi plans to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly next month despite US sanctions against him, the government's spokesman said on Tuesday. "The preliminary planning has been done for the president's attendance at the UN General Assembly session," Ali Bahadori-Jahromi told a weekly…

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Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court upholds state’s mail voting law

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s mail voting law is constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, upholding the 2019 measure that allows any voter to use mail ballots and removing a cloud of uncertainty heading into the midterm elections.

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US state court approves Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting expansion

A decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could help more people vote ahead of crucial elections in November.

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Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court upholds the state’s mail voting law

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Kentucky’s attorney general can now enforce trigger law banning abortion, court orders

A request by Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron to enforce Kentucky’s trigger law banning nearly all abortions has been temporarily granted.

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Derges resignation only irregular officeholder transition in Missouri for July 2022

In July, there was one irregular officeholder transition in Missouri for offices within Ballotpedia’s coverage scope. We define irregular officeholder transitions as transitions that occur due to resignation, death, appointment, or winning of a special election in positions such as a state executive office, a seat in the General Assembly,…

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Egypt Calls on Insurance Industry to Contribute to Africa’s Transformation into Green Economy

Egypt’s Finance Minister Mohamed Maait called on the global insurance industry to actively contribute to Africa’s transformation into a green economy. He urged this industry to be a part of the solution to climate change by supporting investment in green projects. Maait made the remarks during his participation in the…

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‘I feel they are taking our rights away’: Tensions rise as Indiana Legislature meets in special session to debate abortion ban legislation

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana — As the Indiana Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure committee meeting was about to start Monday morning, people packed the hallways outside the Senate chamber and viewing area — the majority of people yelling slogans supportive of abortion rights — as the General Assembly gathered for a special…

Tribune News Service

Challenge to N.C. Statute That Bans Lies About Candidates

Grimmett, Ralston Lapp Guinn Media Group & Josh Stein for Attorney General Campaign v. Circosta (M.D.N.C.), filed yesterday, seeks to invalidate N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-274(a)(9), which makes it a crime: For any person to publish or cause to be circulated derogatory reports with reference to any candidate in any…

Reason

Russia Defends Veto of Aid to Northwest Syria for One Year

Russia defended its veto of a UN resolution that would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the opposition-held northwest from Turkey for a year, insisting that its demand for only a six-month extension was essential and accusing Western nations of using "sly" tactics and trying "to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gun-makers have long been shielded from liability after mass shootings. That’s starting to change

As Highland Park officials ponder their legal response to the Independence Day mass shooting that killed seven people and injured dozens more, a slow-moving case just over the state line suggests one possible path.

Chicago Tribune

What you need to know about Maryland GOP gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox

BALTIMORE — Maryland’s Republican Party just got turned on its head.

Tribune News Service

Prince Harry challenges divided world to reclaim democracies

Britain’s Prince Harry is challenging people everywhere to adopt Nelson Mandela’s spirit of hope in an uncertain and divided world to reclaim democracies and leave a better future for children

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Britain's Prince Harry to keynote Mandela day UN celebration

Britain’s Prince Harry will address the U.N. General Assembly at its annual celebration of Nelson Madela International Day

Chicago Tribune

GOP governor nominee Darren Bailey apologizes for comments after Highland Park parade shooting but struggles to move past controversy

CHICAGO — A week after becoming the Republican Party nominee for governor, state Sen. Darren Bailey sought Thursday to pivot from his bungled response to the mass shooting in Highland Park by declaring more gun control laws weren’t necessary, saying state funds needed to be better directed for mental health…

Daily Record

Homecoming for Church of Scotland's Moderator of the General Assembly

Rt. Rev. Dr Iain Greenshields was delighted to be back in Larkhall on Sunday.

Reason

S. Ct. Marshal Asks for Enforcement of Va. Residential Picketing Ban; Can That Ban Be Rendered Constitutional?

I wrote a few minutes ago that the Maryland residential picketing ban, mentioned in the Marshal of the Supreme Court's letter to Maryland enforcement authorities, is unconstitutional under Carey v. Brown (1980), because it has an exception for labor picketing. I've just learned from Josh Gerstein of Politico (thanks!) that…

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Trump probe: Fulton judge hears from lawmakers challenging subpoenas

At least two Republicans lawmakers will be required to testify before the Fulton County special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and Georgia’s 2020 elections, a superior court judge indicated Friday.

The Independent UK

Judge mulls rules for lawmaker special grand jury questions

A judge is considering what guidelines to place on questions that can be asked of Georgia state lawmakers called before a special grand jury investigation into possible attempts to influence the 2020 election in the state

Tribune News Service

Expanding abortion access, plugging loopholes in police accountability among the new Maryland laws taking effect Friday

The Maryland General Assembly passed 834 bills over 90 days in 2022, ranging from the odd, like a prohibition on declawing cats, to the routine, like expanding transportation options, by the time lawmakers adjourned for the year at midnight April 11.

Ballotpedia

Missouri General Assembly considered an average of 1,866 bills between 2011-2022

Between 2011 and 2022, the Missouri General Assembly considered an average of 1,866 bills and passed an average of 93 bills. The General Assembly passes an average of 5.2% of considered bills each year. In 2022, the Missouri House and Senate considered an above average number of bills (2,105), but…

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"Putin has become a terrorist": Zelensky urges UN to expel Russia

Russia must be "brought to justice" or it "could bring terrorist activity" to other European countries and Asia, Zelensky said.

Tribune News Service

State policy changes intensify in wake of Supreme Court decision

In the hours after the Supreme Court signaled an end to the national right to abortion Friday, a cascade of abortion bans began to take effect across the country.

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No state officials resigned, died, or were appointed in Missouri in June

In June, there have been no irregular officeholder transitions in Missouri for offices within Ballotpedia’s coverage scope. This includes the resignation, death, appointment, or winning of a special election in positions such as a state executive office, a seat in the General Assembly, or a non-district judgeship.

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