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China warns against US House speaker's plan to visit Taiwan

China on Monday warned against a reported plan by US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy to visit Taiwan this spring, urging Washington to abide by the one-China principle and refrain from doing anything that could affect bilateral relations.

Bangkok Post

No House dissolution yet

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he will not call for the dissolution of the House of Representatives yet despite having the legal grounds to do so after two amended organic laws for holding elections took effect on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Commentary: Here’s how the new Congress can promote good governance and boost public confidence

A string of historic bipartisan victories during the last Congress — including an update of the Electoral Count Act and transformational investments in infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing, veterans protections and new energy transitions — demonstrate that Congress really can work in a bipartisan and productive manner for the American people. With…

Chicago Tribune

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Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office

The House Ethics Committee and Santos’s own colleagues could have the final say

The Independent UK

Supreme Court denies lawsuits challenging vote disparity in 2021 election

The Supreme Court issued a unified ruling Wednesday that the October 2021 House of Representatives election -- in which the weight of the vote in a less populated constituency was up to 2.08 times greater than that of a vote in a densely populated one -- was constitutional.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Commentary: Farmworkers deserve a living wage

With a new congressional term kicking off, the agricultural lobby will fight to bring the Farm Workforce Modernization Act back for approval to alleviate the shortage of farmworkers across the country. The bill is now in limbo after Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives. Despite this, lawmakers could…

Tribune News Service

From resume lies to criminal charges: A timeline of George Santos’ many scandals

Examining a play-by-play of the strangest scandal to hit DC in recent memory

The Independent UK

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In George Santos’s district, setting of The Great Gatsby, cries of ‘imposter’ abound

George Santos rose to power by courting the same Long Island elite that Jay Gatsby fooled in F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, but the residents he represents see him as a Great American Nightmare, Richard Hall reports.

The Independent UK

Biden willing to discuss debt ceiling with Republican leader as default looms

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both indicated Friday they are willing to discuss raising the US debt ceiling, as Democratic and Republican lawmakers head toward a high-stakes clash over raising the nation's borrowing limit.

AFP

Turkish Intelligence Chief Holds Reconciliation between Mishri, Debeibeh

Turkish Intelligence Chief Hakan Fidan made a political reconciliation between Khaled al-Mashri, president of the Libyan State Council, and Abdel Hamid al-Dbeibeh, head of the interim Unity Government, during a surprise visit to Tripoli. In parallel, disagreements resurfaced between Al-Mashri and Aqila Saleh, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Redistricting litigation updates in five states

Welcome to the Thursday, January 19, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Commentary: Here comes Mr. Jordan

As one of its first acts after taking control of the House of Representatives, Republicans chose not to attack inflation, public health needs, a drought that threatens farmland in the rural West, or even the immigration crisis at the southern border, but rather “approved a GOP resolution to create a…

Tribune News Service

GOP has a plan: Next time coup better

Trump's not going to jail and major Republicans have faced no consequences. They'll absolutely try it again

Salon

Cannabis bill sidelined again

The House of Representatives set a record on Wednesday when a meeting was adjourned after just 22 minutes due to a lack of quorum, stalling consideration once again of the contentious cannabis and hemp bill.

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No clear election timeline yet: Wissanu

The Election Commission (EC) expects to spend about 5 billion baht on the coming general election, the exact timeline of which cannot yet be drawn up, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Republican seeking to raise Social Security age claims ‘people want to work longer’

The Georgia Republican says, ‘people come up to me, they actually want to work longer’

Salon

Fascists in the House: Danger is real

As Biden honored the heroes of Jan. 6 at the White House, their temporary victory became a mockery on Capitol Hill

The Conversation

Allegations that the charity George Santos claims to have run was fake highlight how scams divert money from worthy causes

Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican whose 2022 election to the House of Representatives flipped a seat previously held by a Democrat, faces pressure to resign for having reportedly lied extensively about his education, employment history and religious heritage. He also faces allegations that he may have participated in…

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The Street

Why Kevin McCarthy's Debt Ceiling Showdown Will Start Sooner Than You Might Think

The Republican controlled House of Representatives threatens to risk the faith and credit of the U.S. as it engages in controversy over paying bills already incurred.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Top US Lawmaker Objects to Potential F-16 Sale to Türkiye

The Biden administration has told Congress it is preparing the potential $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, sparking an immediate objection from a senior US lawmaker who has long opposed the deal. The State Department sent the informal notice…

Bangkok Post

House paves way for first Thai casino

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a full report of the proposal to set up a casino-entertainment zone in Thailand following a three-hour meeting to discuss the matter.

Al Jazeera

US President Biden to give State of the Union speech in February

Biden will likely push for bipartisanship as he faces an empowered Republican majority in House of Representatives.

Ballotpedia

Special elections to fill three vacancies in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives scheduled for February 7

Special elections to fill vacancies in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts 32, 34, and 35 are scheduled for February 7, 2023. The Allegheny County Democratic Party voted to nominate the District 32 candidate on December 11 and the District 34 and 35 candidates on December 17. The Republican Committee…

Reason

How Do We Solve a Problem Like George Santos?

The slippery slope of political fabulism, from the "Jew-ish" freshman representative to the president of the United States.

Reuters

U.S. House passes bill banning exports of reserve oil to China

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to ban releases of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve from being exported to China, though the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

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