John Lauro, who is defending Trump against four felony charges brought by the government, said the ex-president’s campaign was speech protected by the First Amendment.
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As DeSantis seeks Disney probe, Iger accuses him of ‘anti-business’ stance
Disney CEO Bob Iger accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of retaliating against the company over its stance on LGBT issues.
States are ‘irresponsible’ in loosening child work rules, Labor Dept. says
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) on Tuesday signed legislation into law that eliminated age verification requirements for youth workers.
Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections
The Republican governor has signed a law that eliminates requirements for Arkansas to verify the age of children younger than 16 before they can take a job.
By firing his enemies, Trump made their taxes more interesting to the IRS
James B. Comey and Andrew McCabe became highly paid self-employed taxpayers, who are likelier to be audited by a research program.
Chasm opens between states over abortion pills and out-of-state care
The court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is likely to lead to the greatest tensions between states with competing laws since the Civil War.
Senate passes $107 billion overhaul of USPS, lauding mail agency’s role in pandemic response
President Biden is expected to sign the Postal Service Reform Act, which is a cornerstone of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s controversial 10-year postal restructuring plan.
IRS rushes to hire 10,000 workers but giant backlog expected to persist through 2022
It does not expect to resolve its backlog of 24 million tax returns until the end of the year.
Postal Service asks for temporary waiver from Biden vaccine requirement
In a letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Postal Service says its ability to deliver the mail would be hurt because employees would either leave over the mandate or be disciplined for disobeying it.