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US Rep. Sean Casten, others evacuated from DNC headquarters during protest calling for Gaza cease-fire

Democratic members of Congress were attending a reception at party headquarters on Capitol Hill when demonstrators surrounded the building.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate passes temporary spending bill to avert government shutdown

The vote tees up two spending deadlines next year

The Independent UK

Mayor Johnson gets a green light on budget, but kicks the fiscal can down the road on migrant spending

With the city spending $40 million a month on the migrant emergency and no assurance of more state or federal aid, the long-term financial impact of Johnson’s budget is still very much up in the air.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Senator who threatened fight during hearing blames union boss: ‘He started it’

Markwayne Mullin, a former mixed martial arts fighter, said he ‘did not deal good with bullies’

The Independent UK

US congresswoman describes using fresh hot coffee to fend off attacker in her apartment building

Congresswoman gives first account of violent February altercation in new court documents

The Independent UK

Pat Fallon says he changed his mind about running for Texas Senate after pleas from his son and Mike Johnson

The second-term congressman pulled out of a run for Senate after both Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson courted him into their ranks.

The Texas Tribune

Texas appeals court weighing whether state bar can discipline Ken Paxton for challenging 2020 presidential election

The legal battle stems from the attorney general’s unsuccessful 2020 lawsuit that leaned heavily on discredited claims of election fraud in other states. Paxton’s lawyers argue that the bar’s lawsuit is an attempt to control how he runs his office.

The Texas Tribune

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Georgia prosecutors want Trump’s co-defendant jailed for witness intimidation

The leader of Black Voices for Trump ‘poses a significant threat of intimidating witnesses’

The Independent UK

One new candidate declares in Iowa

Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in Iowa between Nov. 6-12. This was one more candidate than the prior week.

Ballotpedia

One new candidate declares in New York

Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in New York between Nov. 6-12. This was one more candidate than the prior week.

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Cooperators may pull out over "threats"

Fani Willis is getting ahead of potential problems after Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell proffer videos leak

Salon

Lauren Boebert’s infamous theater night: What happened at the ‘Beetlejuice’ show?

Boebert and male friend appear to grope each other in public as she vaped and caused disturbance during musical production

The Independent UK

Blame Trump for Republican taunts, smackdowns and fights in Congress

Donald Trump ushered in a new kind of ugliness in the GOP. It’s worse than embarrassing, the direct result of a morally bankrupt president and the complicit and power-hungry political party that fed his ego.

Chicago Sun-Times

With one year till Chicagoans elect the school board for the first time, here’s what’s still being worked out

Lawmakers haven’t settled on a voting map and floated a last-minute proposal to accelerate moving to a fully elected board.

Chicago Sun-Times

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One new candidate declares in North Carolina

Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in North Carolina between Nov. 6-12. This was two fewer candidates than the prior week.

The Independent UK

Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values

U.S. bishops inside a Baltimore hotel approved materials on how Catholics should vote in 2024 elections

The Independent UK

Appeals court frees attorney from having to join, pay dues to Louisiana bar association, for now

A federal appeals court says a Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s public statements on health tips and LGBTQ rights, among other topics, cannot be forced to join or pay dues to the association

The Independent UK

Democrat Biberaj concedes in hard-fought northern Virginia prosecutor race

A high-profile Democratic prosecutor in northern Virginia who drew criticism from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has conceded defeat in her reelection bid

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The Independent UK

US congresswoman describes fending off attacker in her apartment building with hot coffee

Congresswoman gives first account of violent February altercation in new court documents

The Independent UK

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president Donald Trump faces 91 felony counts across four prosecutions as he runs for 2024 election

Chicago Sun-Times

Brandon Johnson’s first budget sails through City Council

The $16.77 billion plan, approved 41-8, holds the line on taxes and increases spending for an array of popular programs. But it also relies on one-time revenues and budgets far too little for the ongoing migrant crisis, on the hope that more state and federal help is on the way.

Salon

GOPer claims FBI "ghost buses" on Jan. 6

“Your day is coming!” Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., told FBI Director Christopher Wray

The Independent UK

FBI chief bats away bizarre Jan 6 ‘ghost bus’ conspiracy at hearing

The bureau’s director Chistopher Wray said he was unfamiliar with the term

The Independent UK

Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis could testify in election workers’ defamation trial

December trial will determine how much damage Trump’s ex-attorney caused two Georgia women

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Life’ at stake? Ominous prediction made as sentencing hearings loom in ComEd bribery case

It’s a sign of how serious all sides are taking the sentencing of Madigan confidant Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and onetime City Club President Jay Doherty.

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