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Election legislation roundup: Texas House of Representatives

As of Nov. 26, Ballotpedia has tracked 201 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 201, Ballotpedia tracked one from Nov. 20-26. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is below:

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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Senate

As of Nov. 26, Ballotpedia has tracked 30 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 30, Ballotpedia tracked one from Nov. 20-26. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is below:

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Trump embraces Jan 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from them

Defence attorneys have made clear their strategy involves distancing former president from the horde of rioters

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Five new candidates declare in Texas

Ballotpedia tracked five new state-level candidates in Texas between Nov. 20-26. This was equal to the number of candidates tracked last week.

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Democrats mock Biden impeachment inquiry as GOP trying to make Trump happy

Republicans insist evidence is ‘alarming’ but are walking back Hunter Biden public hearing as Democrats say they have nothing incriminating

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Nikki Haley builds momentum as best bet to knock off Trump in Republican primary

If the GOP field consolidates, she could end up becoming the Trump alternative that independents, moderates and disenchanted Republicans have been hoping for, S.E. Cupp writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Arizona voting officials charged for refusing to certify 2022 election results

Republican county supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd initially refused to certify their county’s election results

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #87

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Trump lawyers cite Russian interference

Trump repeatedly rejected claims Russian interference in 2016. Now his attorneys are citing it in court filing

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Arizona GOP county officials face charges after refusing to certify election on time

Republican officials of Arizona's Cochise County face criminal charges after they risked more than 47,000 people's votes for the 2022 midterm elections by refusing to certify them by the deadline.

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Rosalynn Carter’s funeral held in Plains, Georgia, where she and her husband were born

The former first lady had her intimate funeral at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where she and her husband spent decades welcoming guests and where a wooden cross Jimmy Carter fashioned in his woodshop is displayed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Moderate GOP governor reveals who he’ll vote for in Trump-Biden matchup

Chris Sununu has long warned Republicans against nominating Trump again in 2024

The Independent UK

Representative George Santos Santos Vows to Fight Expulsion, But Many Believe His Time in Congress is Over

Santos said he won't seek reelection after an investigation found "substantial evidence" of him violating federal criminal laws. Republicans want him to resign

Latin Times

Allie Phillips is running for office in the district where she was denied a life-saving abortion

Allie Phillips is running for office in her district in Clarksville, Tennessee, following a traumatic abortion experience earlier this year. She spoke with Andrea Blanco about how she’s one of the first women to run for office who has been directly impacted by the overturning of Roe v Wade.

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Trump vows to save young voters from ‘crushed dreams’ in op-ed

Former president pushes notion he’ll revive US economy even as his lack of pandemic leadership did ‘enormous damage’

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Schumer warns of ‘five-alarm fire’ from rising anti-semitism as he condemns ‘double standards’

The New York Democrat is the highest-ranking Jewish-American elected official in US history

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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

In 2023, 41 statewide measures were certified for the ballot in eight states, 10 more measures than the average number certified in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. There are no more pending state ballot measures for 2023. The final election for state ballot measures was on Sat., Nov. 18…

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Fascist money gets off the GOP sidelines

The Koch network finally endorses Nikki Haley for the GOP nomination as Robert and Rebekah Mercer return to Trump

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George Santos to face expulsion vote on Thursday, House speaker says

Mike Johnson says ‘we’re going to allow people to vote their conscience’ over Republican, fabulist and accused fraudster

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Pence’s son reportedly convinced him to stand up to Trump over January 6

Former vice-president had planned to skip process to certify Joe Biden’s election victory but changed mind after son’s plea

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Students for Trump founder arrested, accused of striking girlfriend with gun

Ryan Fournier, 27, charged with domestic assault on a female and assault with a deadly weapon over incident in North Carolina

The Conversation

LGTBQIA+ sanctuary declarations help cities take a stand to defend rights -- but may not have much actual legal impact

Several cities and towns, mostly in the American Midwest and South, are responding to a surge of proposed and approved legislation that restricts gay and transgender people’s rights by declaring they are “sanctuaries” for people who identify as LGBTQIA+.

Salon

Trump's up in polls — but he may blow it

Trump is running on the Big Lie and a promise to take away Obamacare — both are losing strategies

Chicago Sun-Times

Five years ago today: Butcher paper signals FBI raid on offices of ‘untouchable’ Ed Burke — and changes Chicago history

Reporters could only speculate about what prompted the raid, but ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot admits she “rode that wave ‘till it crashed on the beach.”

Salon

Trump’s aberrant behavior gets worse

Mental health experts plot out what they believe is Trump’s increasingly psychopathic behavior

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