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Editorial: Protect democracy, pass election reform

Congress is on the verge, finally, of passing legislation that would protect the electoral process from a rogue president seeking to cling to power by overturning the will of the American people.

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US senators eye narrow fixes to raise bar for election challenges

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell threw his support Tuesday behind a bipartisan bill that would raise the bar for challenging presidential election results, boosting chances it will clear Congress this year.

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Congress eyes strongest response yet to Jan. 6 attack

House Democrats are voting this week on changes to a 19th century law for certifying presidential elections

The Independent UK

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Panels in both chambers to take up presidential elector overhauls

WASHINGTON — With the calendar winding down on a 117th Congress that began with rioters storming the Capitol, lawmakers in both chambers on Friday announced plans to take up bills that overhaul a 135-year-old law governing the counting of presidential electoral votes.

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Panels in both chambers to take up presidential elector overhauls - Roll Call

House and Senate committees both announced Friday they will take up bills to overhaul the Electoral Count Act.

Roll Call

Editorial: Talking about voter suppression amid record turnout

Today’s list of oft-discussed, yet mythical, beings includes Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the people legally entitled to vote but prevented from doing so by a “voter suppression” law.

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‘One night a year’: Softball game gets personal for Sen. Amy Klobuchar

WASHINGTON — Whether it’s the Congressional Women’s Softball Game, a Senate hearing or simply when someone sits down in her office, Sen. Amy Klobuchar is always ready to set the scene.

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‘One night a year’: Softball game gets personal for Sen. Amy Klobuchar - Roll Call

This year’s Congressional Women’s Softball Game may come later in the year, but it still raises money for breast cancer research and support.

Roll Call

Democrats face big legislative to-do list in sprint to midterms

Senate Democrats, fresh off a string of legislative victories, return to Washington this week with a packed agenda before November’s midterm elections, including passing billions more in Ukraine and pandemic aid.

Tribune News Service

Klobuchar, Murkowski raise concerns over work permit delays

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of senators have raised concerns about lengthy work permit delays at a federal immigration agency, which they say have kept Ukrainian refugees and other constituents out of work for months and aggravated workforce shortages.

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Klobuchar, Murkowski raise concerns over work permit delays - Roll Call

A bipartisan pair of senators raised concerns about work permit delays at USCIS that they say has hurt Ukrainian refugees.

Roll Call

In new gun law, a quiet breakthrough for victims of abuse

Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when a new bipartisan gun safety law made it more difficult for intimate partners convicted of domestic abuse to obtain firearms

The Independent UK

Americans View Marijuana Much More Favorably Than Alcohol

Plus: college majors shifting, Klobuchar's media bill, and more...

Reason

Klobuchar's Media Bill Won't Save the Press

It'll just lend a hand to the outlets the senator prefers.

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Courts Split on Whether the Feds Can Overturn These State Abortion Bans

Plus: "Reparations" for the news industry, the disappearance of starter homes, and more...

Mic

The biggest political controversy right now is state fair season

Do we really have to endure puns about butter from Mayor Pete?

Axios

Sen. Klobuchar says Trump " isn't king" after Mar-a-Lago search

"The law is king," Klobuchar said. "The president isn't king. And I would add to that, the former president isn't king."

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Editorial: Protect democracy, pass electoral reform

The proposed Electoral Count Reform Act, which would make explicit the process for certifying the Electoral College vote that determines the outcome of a presidential election, should never have been necessary.

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Both Democrats and Republicans Want To Break Up Big Tech. Consumers Would Pay the Price.

Government often proves to be biased against large, successful companies that legislators don't understand well but customers love.

Axios

Congress' push to regulate Big Tech is fizzling out

Antitrust legislation will be tough to pass in the fall, with lawmakers distracted by midterm elections.

Chicago Tribune

Highland Park mayor testifies before US Senate, calls for assault weapons ban: ‘Today is the day to start saving lives’

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering testified before members of Congress Wednesday in support of an assault weapons ban as she described the “horrific mass shooting” at the town’s Fourth of July parade that left seven people dead and at least 48 others shot and injured.

Salon

GOP block to bill to travel for abortion

Sen. Amy Klobuchar tears into GOP over 10-year-old rape victim as Republicans threaten to ban interstate travel

The Guardian - US

US law overrules states on abortions in medical emergencies, health secretary says

Biden administration says physicians must continue to offer procedure in such cases

Axios

Klobuchar, Warren press Meta on "censoring" of abortion posts

The senators' inquiry kicks off an expected barrage of challenges for tech platforms over abortion content.

The Independent UK

Facing threats, some election workers weigh whether to stay

Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump

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