House GOP's spending plans could threaten key Senate races Several House Republicans are likely to run for Senate. Axios · Mar 11, 2023
Why Biden is making moves to the middle, especially on crime The White House is positioning the president to the middle on crime in an effort to blunt attacks in next year's presidential election from former President Trump and Republicans. WEKU · Mar 11, 2023
Trump calls the latest special counsel a 'monster.' His lawyer used to call him a friend Former President Donald Trump went on the attack when Jack Smith was named the latest special counsel to investigate the former president, calling him a “fully weaponized monster” whose Obama-era ties made him a “political hit man.” Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023
Editorial: When did libraries become the bad guys? Hillsborough County, Florida’s fast-growing suburbs in the south and east face many problems. A rogue library system isn’t among them. We’re not sure where Michael Owen, a newly-elected Republican county commissioner, is going with this campaign. But no one should want Hillsborough to reprise an ugly chapter by entangling itself… Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023
Editorial: GOP should openly debate Biden’s budget proposals One of the first things you are likely to hear about President Joe Biden’s proposed 2024 budget is how it doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in the Sahara of being approved by the Republican-controlled House. That’s undoubtedly true, if you’re talking about Biden’s proposal in its current form. Chicago Tribune · Mar 11, 2023
West Virginia Senate passes modified transgender care ban West Virginia’s Republican supermajority Senate passed a bill Friday that would ban certain health care for transgender youth The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023
Sen. Rick Scott weighs in against Florida proposed 6-week abortion ban, contrasting DeSantis TAMPA, Fla. — Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott weighed in against several proposals backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday, including a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023
GOP showcases states with added voter ID laws as model for country Republicans are highlighting states that have tightened voting laws — especially with added voter identification requirements — like Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Ohio as models to increase election integrity, drawing a fight with Democrats over what constitutes a successful election. Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023
Michael Cohen to testify Monday in Trump hush-money probe Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is scheduled to testify Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush-money payments made on the former president’s behalf The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023
Texas families would get $8,000 in tax dollars to send students to private school in sweeping ‘parental rights’ bill backed by Lt. Gov. The bill, which has the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, will create new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught. It will face a tougher test in the House. The Texas Tribune · Mar 11, 2023
Chicagoans should start talking about why they’re so afraid in the first place White voters can’t actually be afraid of violent crime because data shows they don’t really experience violent crime. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2023
No Labels secures ballot access in Oregon for 'unity ticket' No Labels has secured access to the ballot in Oregon The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
Yellen, House Republicans spar over tax increases, debt limit WASHINGTON — House Republicans slammed the Biden administration’s tax proposals in a hearing with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen on Friday, giving the president’s latest budget request an icy reception. Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene and House GOP want to visit January 6 defendants in jail Oversight Committee Republicans are investigating Washington DC’s jail but activists say their years of warnings about the prison’s mistreatment of its mostly Black population fell on deaf ears The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
Chicago Tribune · Mar 10, 2023 Race, always an issue in Chicago politics, was a key factor behind creating runoff for mayor CHICAGO — Chicago’s April election between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson features candidates with some of the starkest political differences in a head-to-head matchup since the city started having mayoral runoffs more than two decades ago.
Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023 Whitmer, LGBTQ+ community targeted with death threats in new extremism case DETROIT — FBI agents have uncovered new threats to kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, along with other Democratic politicians, law enforcement officers and those in the LGBTQ+ community, according to a criminal case unsealed Friday that marks the latest crackdown on violent antigovernment extremism in Michigan.
Ballotpedia · Mar 10, 2023 ICYMI: Top stories of the week Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of March 6-March 10.
Salon · Mar 10, 2023 GOPers refuse to condemn white supremacy Not one Republican joined effort to condemn white supremacy and the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 GOP-led Kentucky Senate passes bill to limit drag shows Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill to put limits on drag shows
Ballotpedia · Mar 10, 2023 Election legislation roundup: North Carolina House of Representatives As of March 5, Ballotpedia has tracked 10 election-related bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 10, Ballotpedia tracked two from Feb. 27-March 5. Democrats sponsored one, while Republicans sponsored the other. The two bills are:
Ballotpedia · Mar 10, 2023 Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly As of March 5, Ballotpedia has tracked four election-related bills in the Wisconsin House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the four, Ballotpedia tracked one from Feb. 27-March 5. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is:
Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023 Sen. Hawley says some people charged for entering Capitol on Jan. 6 ‘didn’t do anything wrong’ KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Jan. 6, 2021, Lloyd Casimiro Cruz Jr., 40, of Polo, attended the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C. After the rally, he walked down to the U.S. Capitol, where he saw people breaking windows and fighting with police. He then walked into the Capitol…
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 GOP leader's LGBTQ social media activity called hypocrisy Tennessee’s Republican lieutenant governor has apologized after revelations that he interacted on social media with nearly nude photos of a young gay model, as well as other posts by the man and other LGBTQ personalities
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 Cap on compensation for harm to workers headed to governor A bill that would cap some of the damages West Virginia workers and their families can receive if their employer deliberately puts them in harm’s way on the job is headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice
Ballotpedia · Mar 10, 2023 Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly As of March 5, Ballotpedia has tracked 128 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 128, Ballotpedia tracked six from Feb. 27 to March 5. Democrats sponsored five, while Republicans sponsored one. The six bills are: