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Five Senators to Reintroduce College Athlete Bill of Rights

The bill has proposals on transfer limits, NIL, the ability to return to school after a professional draft and more.

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Bailey tries to explain past Holocaust remark after Pritzker, Jewish leaders and others denounce it

“The attempted extermination of the Jews of World War II doesn’t even compare on a shadow of the life that has been lost with abortion since its legalization,” Bailey said in a 2017 video. On Tuesday, Bailey tried to smooth out his earlier comments, saying in a statement the Holocaust…

Chicago Sun-Times

Three states’ Senate primaries will fill gaps in fall landscape

WASHINGTON — Voters in three states will pick Senate nominees Tuesday, with Missourians setting the general election contest to fill the seat being vacated by the pending retirement of a fixture in Missouri and Capitol Hill politics. In Arizona and Washington state, all eyes will be on who makes it…

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US faces new era of political violence as threats against lawmakers rise

Members of the House will now get up to $10,000 to upgrade their home security as experts warn such threats endanger the health of US democracy

The Guardian - US

He went from intern softball to the Congressional Baseball Game - Roll Call

Rep. Dean Phillips played softball, used the autopen and sweated through his suit when he worked for Sen. Patrick Leahy in the late 1980s.

Roll Call

GOP backs Pharma effort to sink reform

"Republicans are working hand in hand with Big Pharma to try to block Democrats from lowering drug prices"

Salon

Corporations fund GOP "Sedition Caucus"

"They value something much more—having political influence over lawmakers no matter how dangerous their views"

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Editorial: Freshman members of Congress should take a class about the Constitution

The beauty of our democratic system of government is that anyone can get elected. But that feature is also a bug. We suspect we aren’t alone among Americans who watch some of the antics on Capitol Hill and think, “How on Earth did that person get elected?” Sometimes it seems…

Tribune News Service

Federal workers rip Manchin on climate

"Strip Senator Manchin of his chairmanship of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee," staffers say

Salon

Donald Trump watched Capitol riots on TV in White House and ignored pleas from aides to intervene - inquest

Trump is also seen in a video where he admitted he didn't want to tell rioters that the election was over and that he was no longer the President

Irish Mirror

Hearing delivers gripping ‘finale’ full of damning details about Trump

Where the first seven hearings set out what Trump had done, this one told a fascinating story about what he did not do

The Guardian - US

Trump opted against calling off his loyalists during Jan. 6 Capitol riot, former aides tell select panel - Roll Call

Members of Vice President Mike Pence's Secret Service detail feared for their lives during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the select committe was told.

Roll Call

House Republicans praise Mike Pence for "courage" on Jan. 6

Pence spoke at a meeting with the Republican Study Committee, the largest bloc of House conservatives.

Axios

With the midterms in their sights, defending Trump isn't a Republican priority

"The RNC and Republicans on Capitol Hill know they are poised for a great election year and what's the biggest thing that could be a hurdle to that? Donald Trump," says one longtime GOP consultant.

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Edwards comeback denied, Parrott to face Trone in Maryland - Roll Call

Glenn Ivey beat ex-Rep. Donna Edwards in 4th District Democratic primary. In the 6th, the GOP picked Neil Parrott to face Rep. David Trone.

WEKU

Democrats say voters are watching the Jan. 6 hearings, but it's not their top issue

Voters are more concerned with inflation, according to Democrats in competitive races who are trying to gauge how the hearings will affect November's midterms.

Tribune News Service

Staff in several House offices begin the process of unionizing

Staffers who work for eight House Democrats are wasting no time in their plans to unionize, filing petitions Monday to kick off the process.

The Independent UK

AOC, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush’s offices among the first to unionise on Capitol Hill

Notably, Congress voted to allow unionisation in May.

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Benzinga

Donald Trump's Former White House Chief Could 'Get Pulverized' By Jan 6 Committee: Report

A legal advisor to former President Donald Trump said that Mark Meadows is going to get “pulverized” in the backdrop of Jan.6 committee hearings.

Chicago Sun-Times

In wake of Highland Park, Uvalde, other gun slaughters, activists in D.C. plead for assault weapons ban

Said Abby Brosio, who spotted the Highland Park gunman on a roof: “I am done being complacent and desensitized. I am certainly sick of everyone’s empty thoughts and prayers with no actions to back them up. Action is what is needed now.”

Los Angeles Times

Descendents band members aren't OK with former Oath Keepers spokesman wearing their shirt during Capitol hearings

Jason Van Tatenhove, a former spokesman for far-right extremists the Oath Keepers, testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill about the group's role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Independent UK

Trump White House counsel Cipollone meets with Jan. 6 panel

Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone has arrived on Capitol Hill for a private interview with the Jan. 6 committee

WEKU

The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?

Many people traded in slacks for sweatpants during the worst of the pandemic and are now figuring out what to wear back to the office. Here's what that looks like, from Wall Street to Capitol Hill.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Prosecute Donald Trump: Evidence of criminal intent too damning to ignore

For those who’ve dismissed the proceedings of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol last year as more about political theater than accountability, the testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson should change their minds. The one-time top aide to Mark Meadows, then-President Donald J. Trump’s chief…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Damning testimony brings Trump closer to the prospect of jail time

Tuesday’s blockbuster testimony before the House Jan. 6 Select Committee brought the American public directly into former President Donald Trump’s inner White House sanctum to understand his thinking and motivation as the Capitol insurrection was being planned and launched. The evidence and testimony strongly suggest that he knew an attack…

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