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Driver accused of intentionally driving into Australian lawmaker was not a known threat, police say

A driver accused of intentionally injuring Australian lawmaker Helen Haines by hitting her with his car appeared in court on Wednesday. Brendan Nugent didn't apply for bail or enter a plea to the three charges he faces. Police are still investigating his motivations. Haines remains in critical condition after the incident, which shocked a nation where…

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Stitt praises federal court ruling on Oklahoma EPA authorityGov. Kevin Stitt praises a Tenth Circuit ruling upholding EPA approval of Oklahoma’s authority to administer federal environmental programs on tribal lands.

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Florida Is Set to Carry Out 18th Execution This Year and Moving Closer to Tying RecordMIAMI (AP) — Florida is set Tuesday to carry out its 18th execution of the year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term.

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Federal appeals court upholds Florida’s social media lawNews Service of Florida — Florida’s law banning minors under 14 from getting their own social media accounts is likely constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, throwing out a lower court’s preliminary injunction against the law. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals had previously stayed the lower court’s ruling blocking the law, pending the…

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'It will be a nightmare': Fireworks as Trump ally accuses DOJ of boosting Dems in midtermsFar-right activist Laura Loomer is in an open fight with President Donald Trump’s attorney general over a top Justice Department official. She says his handling of a high-profile veterans case could cost Republicans in the midterms. On Monday, before Trump’s rally in North Carolina, Loomer went after Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward on X. She…

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Another Bush family member breaks ranks in Texas — and takes subtle jab at TrumpNeil Bush, the younger brother of ex-President George W. Bush, says he cast his ballot for Democrat James Talarico over Republican Ken Paxton in Texas' U.S. Senate race, according to Newsweek. Bush, 71, the son of George H.W. Bush and head of his father’s Points of Light nonprofit, wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday that he’d voted early for Talarico. He…

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Today in Supreme Court History: October 20, 197310/20/1973: The Saturday Night Massacre occurs. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 20, 1973 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Nutjob Judge Ana Reyes Rages Over Trump’s Attempt To Fix Up Ugly Golf CourseA couple dozen attorneys are listed on the case, including Norm Eisen and Abbe Lowell, and the roll call of law firms is a laundry list of D.C. powerhouses like Covington & Burling.

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SCOTUS Can Strike Major Blow Against Dems’ Barfare Campaign To Punish Trump AlliesThe Oversight Project argues California courts overstepped their jurisdiction in disbarring Trump attorney John Eastman.

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An Australian lawmaker is critical but stable after being hit by a car, the prime minister saysAustralian prime minister says federal lawmaker Helen Haines remains in a hospital in a critical but stable condition. Anthony Albanese gave the update on Haines condition on Tuesday and praised a barber who helped restrain a driver accused of deliberately hitting the lawmaker. The 65-year-old independent politician was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser…

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Australian politician who was hit by car has lost both legsAustralian federal lawmaker Helen Haines had had both legs amputated after a driver allegedly rammed her repeatedly on Monday outside her electorate office, her husband says. The 65-year-old independent politician remains in a critical condition on Wednesday in a Melbourne hospital where she was flown by helicopter within hours of an apparent escalation…

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